Kevin David Sorbo (born September 24, 1958 in Mound, Minnesota) is an American actor.
He is best known for his starring roles in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Andromeda. He is married to the actress Sam Jenkins, whom he met on the set of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and has three children with her. His son Braeden has become an actor.
In 1997, he suffered from an aneurysm in his shoulder and four strokes. While recovering, he kept his condition a secret from the public until the release of his 2011 autobiography, True Strength. In the aftermath of his strokes, he suffers from bouts of vision loss, weakness, impaired balance, and migraines from time to time.
He is a proud Christian, but his religious beliefs tend to affect and limit the acting roles he is willing to take. Related to this, he has played in a number of Christian films
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In 2023, he released a children's book called The Test of Lionhood, which explores the theme of masculinity from a Christian perspective and has been criticized as anti-LGBTQ+ by critics.
Film roles with TV Tropes pages:
- Kull the Conqueror (1997): Kull
- Meet the Spartans (2008): Captain
- Prairie Fever (2008): Preston Biggs
- Never Cry Werewolf (2008): Redd Tucker
- Bitch Slap (2009): Mr. Phoenix
- Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010): Aedan
- Julia X (2011): The Stranger
- Soul Surfer (2011): Holt Blanchard
- God's Not Dead (2014): Professor Radison
- Mythica (2014-2016): Gojun Pye
- Boone: The Bounty Hunter (2017): As Himself
- Let There Be Light (2017): Dr. Sol Harkins
- Left Behind: Rise Of The Antichrist (2023): Rayford Steele
- Walking Tall: The Payback (2007): Nick Prescott
- Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007): Nick Prescott
Television roles with TV Tropes pages:
- Andromeda: Dylan Hunt
- Dharma & Greg: Charlie
- Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23: As Himself
- Hawaii Five-0: Carlton Bass
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Hercules and The Sovereign
- Xena: Warrior Princess (crossover)
- Just Shoot Me!: Scott
- Key & Peele: Brad
- The Middleman: 1969 middleman / Guy Goddard
- Murder, She Wrote: Michael Burke
- The O.C.: Frank Atwood
- Psych: Byrd Tatums
- Supergirl (2015): Lar Gand
- Two and a Half Men: Andy
Voice acting roles with TV Tropes pages:
- The Conduit: Prometheus
- God of War III: Hercules
- God of War: Ascension: Hercules
- Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus: Hercules
- Skylanders: Crusher
- Smite: Hercules (Retro Skin)
- The Super Hero Squad Show: Ka-Zar
