Life and Career
Durand was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. He is of French Canadian descent. Durand graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Thunder Bay. Durand is well known as a versatile character actor and has played series regulars on shows such as James Cameron's Dark Angel as Joshua, Agent Jay Swopes in the American remake of Touching Evil, as well as guest roles on CSI, CSI: Miami, ER, Without a Trace, Dead Like Me and others. He also recurred on the television show Stargate SG-1 as "Lord Zipacna" and on Lost during its fourth and sixth seasons, in which he played as the antagonist Martin Keamy for 12 episodes.
Durand's first big movie break came, when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska. He has acted alongside Ashton Kutcher in The Butterfly Effect as cellmate Carlos, the Chicano who aids him against disgruntled Aryans in lock-up. His other film credits include the role of Booth in Walking Tall, sidekick Red in Wild Hogs, the psychotic neo-nazi Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces, the title role in Otis E., Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, and the hired thug Tucker in the 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Recent film successes include, I Am Number Four in which he played The Commander and the role of Ricky opposite Hugh Jackman in Real Steel. In 2012, he co-starred in Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster and David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, the latter film opposite Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, and Samantha Morton. He will appear in The Truth with Andy García and Forrest Whitaker, and took on video game idol character Barry Burton in the 5th installment of the Resident Evil movie franchise, Resident Evil: Retribution. Durand's combined box office numbers total over 2.3 billion dollars worldwide. In 2013, he will be seen in the film The Mortal Instruments.
Durand married long-time girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010.
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