Personal details
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Birth Location: Yallahs, St. Thomas, Jamaica
- Professions: Actor, Director
Kevin Hanchard’s got one of those faces you recognize, even if you can’t quite place it right away—seriously, he’s been everywhere. Folks still talk about his killer run as Detective Art Bell on Orphan Black, where he basically anchored the whole show’s wild sci-fi chaos with a kind of grounded, “don’t mess with me” energy. Not just a one-hit wonder, the guy’s been popping up all over TV: from laying down the law as Superintendent Joe Donovan on Hudson & Rex (and racking up award nods for it, no less), to playing Popsy Reid in The Porter, plus stints in everything from The Expanse to Suits and Ginny & Georgia. No genre scares him off. And then Hanchard goes and switches it up—grabbing the director’s chair on Hudson & Rex. Not every actor can pull off that leap, you know? But he’s handled multiple episodes, starting with “Rex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Talk about not slowing down. Stage-wise, he’s been a force at Canada’s biggest theatre fests, chewing scenery in everything from Topdog/Underdog to classics like Macbeth and Julius Caesar. Awards seem to chase him, honestly—Dora Mavor Moore nominations, a Betty Mitchell nod, you name it. Movies? Yeah, he’s done that too. Played Louis Armstrong in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, brushed shoulders with the A-list in Suicide Squad, and even jammed in Born to Be Blue. Basically, if there’s a screen or a stage, Hanchard’s probably already owned it.
Born in Jamaica, then shipped off to Mississauga, Toronto—now that’s a combo you don’t hear every day. The guy basically grew up with reggae in his blood and Raptors games on TV. He probably had ackee and saltfish for breakfast, then hit up Tim Hortons for a double-double on the way to class. That kind of background? It’s like having two soundtracks in your head at once. It shapes you, messes with your accent, gives you stories nobody else has. He’s got that Caribbean hustle but soaked up all the Canadian chill, which, honestly, is a weirdly great mix. You find yourself rooting for him, just ‘cause he’s got this real “outsider turned local legend” vibe. It’s all about identity, really—finding your place when you belong to two worlds. So, yeah, born in Jamaica, raised in Canada, and somehow made it work. That’s not easy. But it makes for a way more interesting story than most.
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Yallahs, St. Thomas, Jamaica