Kevin Sorbo

**Kevin David Sorbo** (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for the roles of Hercules on _Hercules: The Legendary Journeys_ and Captain Dylan Hunt in _Andromeda_.

### Early life

Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, where he attended Mound Westonka High School. He is the son of Ardis, a nurse, and Lynn Sorbo, a junior high school mathematics and biology teacher. He is of Norwegian descent and was raised in a Lutheran family. Sorbo was educated at Moorhead State University and worked as a model for print and television advertising in the 1980s.

### Career

Sorbo started his acting career in the late 1980s making guest appearances in several television series such as _1st & Ten_, _Murder She Wrote_ and _The Commish_. He was considered for and lost out to Dean Cain as Superman in _Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman_ and was a possible contender for the role of Agent Mulder in _The X Files_ which went to David Duchovny.

In 1994, he became famous for playing the role of Hercules in the television movie _Hercules and the Amazon Women_. This was the first in a series of television movies that served as pilots for the TV series _Hercules: The Legendary Journeys_ which ran from 1995 to 1999. The series was a huge ratings success throughout different countries becoming one of the most popular syndicated shows in television history and becoming Sorbo's most well-known role. He also guest-starred as Hercules in episodes of the spin-off series _Xena: Warrior Princess_ and provided the voice of Hercules in the animated movie _Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus_ which released in 1998. In between the years playing _Hercules_ he played his first leading movie role in _Kull the Conqueror_ (1997).

After Hercules came to an end he played the starring role of Captain Dylan Hunt in the science-fiction drama series _Andromeda_ from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, he played a recurring role on the final season of _The O.C_ and guest-starred in the sitcom _Two and a Half Men_. In 2007, he appeared in the direct-to-video movie _Walking Tall: The Payback_ which is a sequel to the 2004 movie _Walking Tall_ . He reprised his role in the second sequel _Walking Tall: Lone Justice_ which released later that year. He also starred in the Lifetime Channel movie _Last Chance Café_, the Hallmark Channel movie _Avenging Angel_, co-starring his real life wife Sam Sorbo and guest starred as a bounty hunter in the season 2 episode "Bounty Hunters!" of the series _Psych_. Most recently, he has appeared in the spoof movie _Meet the Spartans_ which opened at Number One at the U.S. box office charts.

### Personal life

Sorbo married actress Sam Jenkins on January 5, 1998.Their first child, son Braedon Cooper Sorbo (7 lb. 8oz), was born on August 22, 2001. Second child, son Shane Haaken Sorbo was born on March 31, 2004. His birth weight of 12 lbs. 6oz. broke the Nevada hospital's record. The couple's third child, daughter Octavia Flynn Sorbo (8 lb. 7oz) was born on October 16, 2005.

Sorbo is the spokesman and chair of _A World Fit For Kids_, a non-profit organization that trains teenagers to become mentors to younger children.

### Starring roles

|**Year**|**Title**|**Role**|**Other notes**|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|_Condition: Critical_|Dr. Thaddeus Kocinski|TV|
|1994|_Slaughter of the Innocents_|John Willison|TV|
|1994|_Hercules and the Amazon Women_|Hercules|TV|
|1994|_Hercules and the Lost Kingdom_|Hercules|TV|
|1994|_Hercules and the Circle of Fire_|Hercules|TV|
|1994|_Hercules in the Underworld_|Hercules|TV|
|1994|_Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur_|Hercules|TV|
|1995|_Hercules: The Legendary Journeys_|Hercules|TV series (1995-1999)|
|1997|_Kull the Conqueror_|Kull||
|1998|_Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus_|Hercules (voice)|Video|
|2000|_Andromeda"_|Captain Dylan Hunt|(2000-2005) TV series|
|2004|_Clipping Adam_|Father Dan||
|2007|_Walking Tall: The Payback_|Nick Prescott||
|2007|_Walking Tall: Lone Justice_|Nick Prescott||
|2007|_Something Beneath_|Father Douglas Middleton|Sci Fi Channel/RHI Films|
|2007|_Avenging Angel_|The Preacher|Hallmark Channel film|
|2007|_Last Chance Café_|Chance Coulter|Lifetime Channel|
|2008|_Fire From Below_|Unknown name|Andrew Stevens Entertainment|
|2008|_Meet the Spartans_|Captain||
|2008|_Prairie Fever_|Preston Biggs||
|2008|_An American Carol_||in production|
|2008|_Never Cry Werewolf_|||

### Guest-starring roles

|**Year**|**Title**|**Role**|**Episode**|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1988|_1st & Ten_|Barry|5.5 "...The Clock Runs Out"|
|1991|_Santa Barbara_|Delivery man|TV series|
|1992|_Cheers_|(uncredited)|10.18 "License to Hill"|
|1993|_Murder, She Wrote_|Michael Burke|10.5 "A Virtual Murder"|
|1993|_The Commish_|Mark|3.8 "Dying Affection"|
|1995|_Cybill_|Rick|1.11 "The Last Temptation of Cybill"|
|1995|_Xena: Warrior Princess_|Hercules|1.8 "Prometheus"|
|1996|_The Rosie O'Donnell Show_|Himself||
||_"Sin City Spectacular"_|Himself|1.3|
|1998|_Late Night with Conan O'Brien_|Himself||
|1998|_Mad TV_|Himself|4.5|
|1999|_Just Shoot Me!_|Scott|4.7 "An Axe to Grind"|
|2000|_"Xena: Warrior Princess"_|Hercules|5.12 "God Fearing Child"|
|2000|_"Celebrity Profile"_|Himself|"Kevin Sorbo"|
|2000|_Howard Stern_|Himself||
|2001|_Dharma & Greg_|Charlie|4.13 "Educating Dharma: Part 1"|
|2001|_Dharma & Greg_|Charlie|4.14 "Educating Dharma: Part 2"|
|2001|_The Howard Stern Radio Show_|Himself||
|2001|_Howard Stern_|Himself||
|2001|_Dharma & Greg_|Charlie|4.23 "The End of the Innocence: Part 1"|
|2001|_Dharma & Greg_|Charlie|4.24 "The End of the Innocence: Part 2"|
|2001|_The Big Breakfast_|Himself||
|2003|_According to Jim_|Darryl Buckner|2.19 "The Pass"|
|2004|_Hope & Faith_|Kenny|1.15 "Mismatch"|
|2004|_Live with Regis and Kathie Lee_|Himself||
|2005|_Love, Inc._|Father John|1.7 "Amen"|
|2006|_Two and a Half Men_|Andy|"Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Burro"|
|2007|_The O.C._|Frank Atwood|4.08 "The Earth Girls Are Easy", 4.09 "The My Two Dads", 4.12 "The Groundhog Day", 4.13 "The Case Of The Franks", 4.14 "The Shake-Up", 4.15 "The Night Moves", 4.16 "The End's Not Near, It's Here"|
|2007|_Psych_|Byrd Tatums|"Bounty Hunters!"|

### Producer

|**Year**|**Title**|**Role**|**Notes**|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001|_Andromeda_|Executive Producer|2001-2005 TV series|

### Director

|**Year**|**Title**|**Notes**|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1995|_Hercules: The Legendary Journeys_|TV series|

## Other websites

- Kevin Sorbo Official Web Site
- Official International Kevin Sorbo Fan Club
- Official European Kevin Sorbo Fan Club

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Kevin Sorbo
- **image**: Kevin Sorbo.jpg
- **caption**: Sorbo at Gatecon
- **birth place**: Mound, Minnesota, United States
- **birthname**: Kevin David Sorbo
- **spouse**: Sam Jenkins (1998–present)
- **website**: http://www.kevinsorbo.net