In Memoriam Kevin Smith

Name: Kevin Tod Smith
Age: 36
Date of Birth: March 19 1963 ~in Auckland
Married to: Sue/Suzanne. They were married in 1986.
Number of Children: 3 sons, Oscar-8, Tyrone-6, Willard-2

Born in Auckland, where he spent his early childhood, Kevin moved with his family to the small rural town of Timaru in New Zealand's South Island when he was 11. During high school, he began playing in rock-and-roll bands, but never aspired to a career as an actor. He had a passion for rugby and his dream was to play for the All Blacks, New Zealand's world-famous rugby team. At 17, Smith moved to Christchurch and worked at various jobs to pay the rent before enrolling in Canterbury University at the age of 20. He married his childhood sweetheart, Sue, and stumbled into acting literally by accident when he suffered a concussion playing college rugby in 1987. He was forced to sit on the sidelines for nearly three weeks and during that period, Sue saw a casting call ad for the touring company of Are You Lonesome Tonight, the musical tribute to Elvis Presley, and signed Kevin up for an audition. He landed the part of one of the bodyguards and was understudy to the lead.

At 24, Kevin was tapped by Christchurch's Court Theater to become the company's new young leading man and he spent the next three years performing on stage. While starring as Stanley in the company's production of A Streetcar Named Desire, he auditioned for the producers of New Zealand's hit primetime soap opera Gloss, won the role of handsome scoundrel Demian Vermeer and moved to Auckland to star in the series' final season. Next he was cast as the "archetypal Kiwi bloke" on the sketch comedy series Away Laughing. Smith went on to perform in the Mercury Theatre productions of Let's Do It, Rose Tattoo, Ladies Night and Fallen Angels before starring as another bad boy in the primetime drama Marlin Bay. His role on the show lasted two seasons and earned him a 1995 New Zealand Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Since then, he has recurred as Ares in more than two dozen episodes of Hercules and Xena. He has also made several appearances in Hercules as the demigod's mortal half-brother, Iphicles. Kevin and Sue currently make their home in Auckland and are the proud parents of three young boys.

Notice to all concerned.

Regarding the recent tragic death of Kevin Tod Smith.

Robert Bruce, Lucy Lawless and Michael Hurst with Simon Prast have established the Official Kevin Smith Trust Fund.

THE KEVIN SMITH TRUST FUND
C/O AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY
PO Box 6513
WELLESLEY STREET
AUCKLAND 1

www.auckland-theatre.co.nz

Credit card facilities available.

Trustees :- Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Simon Prast and Robert Bruce.

This trust fund, and its website, is the only organization working with Kevin Smith's family.

Please consider all other people, organizations or web sites, while well intentioned (or otherwise), as not official.

We appreciate your desire to contribute in Kevin's memory.

Thank you from Kevin’s Family & Friends.

Robert Bruce