Kevin Smith

Biography

Kevin Smith was a New Zealand actor and musician, born in Auckland and raised in Timaru, known for playing Ares, Greek god of war, in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spin-offs Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules (1998). In 1987 he joined the cast of the touring production Are You Lonesome Tonight, playing the bodyguard JoJoe and serving as lead understudy. He then spent three years at Christchurch's Court Theatre, appearing in Much Ado About Nothing and A Streetcar Named Desire. He co-founded the live comedy group Scared Scriptless, appeared as Demian Vermeer on the soap Gloss, and played Paul Cosic in Marlin Bay, earning a New Zealand Film and Television Award in 1995 for best supporting actor. Smith first appeared on Hercules as Iphicles, then joined Xena as Ares; he played that role across the three series. His other screen work included Desperate Remedies, Channelling Baby, and three Lawless television movies, and he recorded with alternative bands.

38years old at death

Born March 16, 1963Auckland
Died February 15, 2002Beijing
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Also credited as Kevin Tod Smith

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 5 years1998 to 2003

Every film, newest first

2003RiverworldIMDb rating 5.1
1998Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount OlympusIMDb rating 5.5
1998Young HerculesIMDb rating 5.3

Genres

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A role that slipped away
Smith tried out for the main part in The Phantom, Paramount's big budget action movie, but Billy Zane ended up with the role.
A change of course
In 1989, Smith helped start a theatresports group in Christchurch called Scared Scriptless, and he performed live comedy with it.
Beyond film
Smith served as one of the lead singers for the celebrity band "The Wide Lapels", which gained fame for campy performances of the worst songs from the 1970s.
Beyond film
In New Zealand, Smith was a member of several lo-fi experimental bands. With Say Yes to Apes and Hyphen-Ears, he put out a few albums in the mid-1980s.

Kevin Smith movies on Netflix

Riverworld2003IMDb rating 5.1as Valdemar
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus1998IMDb rating 5.5as Ares (voice)
Young Hercules1998IMDb rating 5.3as Pelias / Ares

Worked with

Kevin Smith shares two films with Michael Hurst, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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