Biography
Date of Birth
19 December 1984, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Birth Name
Kevin Joseph Zegers
Nickname
Ziggy
Height
5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Mini Biography
Kevin Joseph Zegers started acting at the tender age of six. He has starred in more than 40 films, including Air Bud (1997), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and Transamerica (2005), and has also appeared in several modeling campaigns.
Kevin was born in Woodstock, Ontario, to Mary-Ellen (Veldman), a teacher, and James Zegers, a quarry worker. All of his grandparents were Dutch immigrants. He lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, agent Jaime Feld (CAA). Their daughters, Zoë Madison and Blake Everleigh, were born on August 17, 2015.
Trivia
He has two sisters: Krista and Katie Zegers. Katie has five children: twins Chloe and Mallory, Brady, Kobe and Finley.
Has an unusual distinction: Has played a young boy who bleeds from the hands (a "Stigmata") on two occasions (Shadow Builder (1998) and The X-Files (1993)).
A lifelong athlete who played on his school's football and basketball teams, he is also an avid golfer and weightlifter. In February 2002, he played on the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team in California.
Son of Jim and Mary Ellen Zegers
Most prized possession is his hockey equipment.
Became very good friends with Backstreet Boys's Nick Carter, after meeting on the set of The Hollow (2004).
He has two dogs - Walter and Nugget.
Younger sister, Katie Zegers Almeida, gave birth to twins Chloe and Mallory in November 2004, Brady in January 2006, Kobe in June 2011 and Finley in March 2013.
He enjoys weight lifting and could bench press 200 pounds when he was 14 and at 17 he was seen lifting 285 pounds.
Is good friends with actor Shawn Ashmore.
Engaged to his girlfriend of six years, talent agent Jaime Feld (April, 2013).
He is of Dutch descent. All four of his grandparents were born in the Netherlands.
Kevin has stated that he received some of actor Cory Monteith's ashes. Cory died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol on July 13, 2013.
Became great friends with his The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) co-stars, Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower. They were both at his wedding.
Filming It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006). [December 2005]
Woodstock Ontario Canada [August 2002]
Los Angeles [July 2004]
Filming An American Girl Adventure (2005). [July 2005]
Quotes
I'm a jeans and t-shirts kind of guy, but there have definitely been moments where I'm like, 'You know what? I need to upgrade a little bit.' I've tried to snazz things up as much as I can, with me being as lazy as I am.
I definitely learned to appreciate there is something about looking good. I think it's been sort of lost in the last 50 years, this idea of looking very nice and very put together.
I feel like Canadian movies should be as good or better than the competition because of the talent we have here. Someone like Ryan Gosling shouldn't have to come back here because it's a Canadian movie. He should want to come back because some of the best movies are being made here.
I have always liked doing accents; I find it much easier to get into character for me.
