Editing Kevin Sorbo

{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Kevin Sorbo
| image              = Kevin Sorbo by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption            = Sorbo in 2022
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1958|9|24}}
| birth_place        = [[Mound, Minnesota]], U.S.
| birth_name         = Kevin David Sorbo
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Sam Sorbo|Sam Jenkins]]|1998}}
| alma_mater         = [[Minnesota State University Moorhead]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* producer
* director}}
| years_active       = 1984–present
| website            = 
| children           = 3, including [[Braeden Sorbo]]
}}

'''Kevin David Sorbo''' (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor. He has had starring roles in two television series: as [[Hercules]] in ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' (1995–1999) and as Captain [[Dylan Hunt (Andromeda)|Dylan Hunt]] in ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'' (2000–2005). In between his years playing Hercules, Sorbo played his first leading film role in the 1997 [[fantasy film]] ''[[Kull the Conqueror]]''.

Sorbo is also known for acting in Christian films, such as ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]'' (2014) and ''[[Let There Be Light (2017 film)|Let There Be Light]]'' (2017).

==Early life and education==
Sorbo was born in [[Mound, Minnesota]], on September 24, 1958.<ref name="TVG">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kevin-sorbo/credits/160632/|title=Kevin Sorbo|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410013458/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kevin-sorbo/bio/160632/|url-status=dead}}</ref><!--TV Guide site is live but birthdate appears only in archived version--> He is of [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://actorsorbo.narod.ru/sorbo_eng/kevinbio_eng/bio_kid_eng.htm|title=Once a kid... always a kid|work=KSJAA - Kevin Sorbo bio 1958-77|location=Russia|publisher=narod.ru|access-date=January 28, 2008|archive-date=December 16, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216133141/http://actorsorbo.narod.ru/sorbo_eng/kevinbio_eng/bio_kid_eng.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He was raised in a [[Lutheran]] family.<ref name="TCP Vivaldo">{{cite web|first=Josephine|last=Vivaldo|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/kevin-sorbo-christian-hercules-in-hollywood-49322/#ZmRYPIUToTcqIjdl.99|title=Kevin Sorbo – Christian Hercules in Hollywood|work=[[Christian Post]]|date=March 8, 2011|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201737/https://www.christianpost.com/news/kevin-sorbo-christian-hercules-in-hollywood-49322/#ZmRYPIUToTcqIjdl.99|url-status=live}}</ref> Sorbo attended [[Minnesota State University Moorhead]], where he double majored in marketing and advertising.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kevin Sorbo to share story, answer questions at Westonka Historical Society fundraiser |url=https://www.hometownsource.com/laker_pioneer/news/local/kevin-sorbo-to-share-story-answer-questions-at-westonka-historical-society-fundraiser/article_f32a085d-766f-563b-9e2e-4d47c5c659ec.html |work=Laker Pioneer |date=July 23, 2015 |access-date=July 23, 2015 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505181432/https://www.hometownsource.com/laker_pioneer/news/local/kevin-sorbo-to-share-story-answer-questions-at-westonka-historical-society-fundraiser/article_f32a085d-766f-563b-9e2e-4d47c5c659ec.html |url-status=live }}</ref> To help pay for tuition, he began to work as a [[Model (person)|model]] for print and television advertising.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About {{!}} Kevin Sorbo|url=http://www.kevinsorbo.net/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224232445/http://www.kevinsorbo.net/about|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 24, 2016|access-date=July 20, 2021|website=www.kevinsorbo.net}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early work===
In the mid-1980s, Sorbo traveled around Europe and Australia working in television commercials and also modeling for print advertisements. During this period, he made his acting debut in an episode of the soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' in 1986. His second television appearance was in an episode of the sitcom ''[[1st & Ten (1984 TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' in 1988. He continued working in advertising and by the early 1990s, he had appeared in over 150 commercials. One of the popular commercials he appeared in was for [[Jim Beam]] [[bourbon whiskey]], known for Sorbo's repeated [[catchphrase]], "This ain't Jim Beam".<ref>{{cite news |last=Mendoza |first=N.F. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-06-tv-59138-story.html |title=With an Eye On: Kevin Sorbo's Hercules is strong stuff but not exactly his serious side |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 6, 1994 |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603130129/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-06/news/tv-59138_1_kevin-sorbo |url-status=live }}</ref> 

His acting career continued with guest appearances in ''[[Murder She Wrote]]''  and ''[[The Commish]]''. In 1992, he played his first leading role in an unsuccessful [[television pilot]] for a medical drama series titled ''Condition: Critical'', which was not picked up, but aired as a television film on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. In 1993, he was considered for and lost out to [[Dean Cain]] as [[Superman]] in the TV series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' and was one of the possible contenders for the role of [[Fox Mulder]] in ''[[The X-Files]]'', which went to [[David Duchovny]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filed Away (Features)|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61070196.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924105921/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61070196.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2018|publisher=London, England|work=The Mirror|date=September 29, 1997|access-date=September 24, 2018|quote=Hercules hunk Kevin Sorbo has revealed that he nearly played Fox Mulder in The X Files. The 6ft 3in muscleman was beaten to the role by 5ft 7in David Duchovny after the two auditioned for creator Chris Carter.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fantastic Fest: Kevin Sorbo on the Twisted Julia X 3D, Christian Films, and Hollywood Snobbery|url=http://movieline.com/2011/09/28/fantastic-fest-kevin-sorbo-on-the-twisted-julia-x-3d-christian-films-and-hollywood-snobbery/|first=Jen|last=Yamato|access-date=September 24, 2018|work=Movieline|date=September 28, 2011|quote=You were previously up to play roles like Superman and Mulder in The X-Files before your Hercules days.|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625132422/http://movieline.com/2011/09/28/fantastic-fest-kevin-sorbo-on-the-twisted-julia-x-3d-christian-films-and-hollywood-snobbery/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQIDAQAAQBAJ&q=sorbo+mulder&pg=PA370|title=Science Fiction Television Series, 1990–2004: Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows|first1=Frank|last1=Garcia|first2=Mark|last2=Phillips|date=2013|access-date=September 24, 2018|page=370|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books|isbn=9780786491834|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505181431/https://books.google.com/books?id=pQIDAQAAQBAJ&q=sorbo+mulder&pg=PA370|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://actorsorbo.narod.ru/sorbo_eng/kevinroles_eng/roles_loss_eng.htm|title=Winston-Salem Journal|date=August 29, 1997|access-date=September 24, 2018|quote=People make too big a deal out of me getting the Agent Mulder role in that,'' he said with a laugh. ''I got in to read twice for that part. Nowhere near getting it. How would he be different if I played him? Mulder would be taller.|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924145114/http://actorsorbo.narod.ru/sorbo_eng/kevinroles_eng/roles_loss_eng.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1993, he made his film debut in ''[[Slaughter of the Innocents (film)|Slaughter of the Innocents]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Brooke |date=January 23, 2017 |title=What Happened to Kevin Sorbo – News & Updates |url=https://gazettereview.com/2017/01/happened-kevin-sorbo-news-updates/ |work=Gazette Review |access-date=January 23, 2017 |archive-date=June 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620070834/http://gazettereview.com/2017/01/happened-kevin-sorbo-news-updates/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Professional breakthrough with ''Hercules'', ''Kull'', and other film offers===
In 1993, Sorbo received his breakthrough leading role as the [[ancient greek]] [[demigod]] [[Hercules]] in a series of five [[television films]] that aired as part of [[Universal Television]]'s [[Action Pack (television)|Action Pack]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-06-tv-59138-story.html|title=WITH AN EYE ON ... : Kevin Sorbo's Hercules is strong stuff but not exactly his serious side|first=N. F.|last=MENDOZA|date=November 6, 1994|via=LA Times|access-date=May 6, 2016|archive-date=June 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603130129/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-06/news/tv-59138_1_kevin-sorbo|url-status=live}}</ref> The first film to premiere was ''[[Hercules and the Amazon Women]]'', which aired in April 1994, the others following later in the year. The ratings success of the films paved the way for the commission of the television series ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', which started airing in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] from January 1995 and ran for six seasons. The series made Sorbo an international star and was one of the highest rated syndicated television shows at the time.<ref name="scifiw">{{Citation | title = Kevin Sorbo |url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/kevin_sorbo_01.htm | type = interview | work = The sci-fi world | access-date = November 2, 2017 | archive-date = June 25, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625103948/http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/kevin_sorbo_01.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} The show was filmed in [[New Zealand]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1996-08-29 |title=The Rutherford Courier from Smyrna, Tennessee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/675092248/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The success of the show spawned the popular [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' starring [[Lucy Lawless]], who was introduced in a three-episode arc in the first season of ''Hercules''. This allowed several characters from both shows to make [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] appearances. In 1998, a spin-off [[direct-to-video]], [[animated]] film titled ''[[Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]'' was released with both Sorbo and Lawless voicing the characters.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=2009 |publisher=Checkmark Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-8160-6600-1 |edition=3rd |page=317}}</ref>

''Hercules'' was canceled midway through the filming of Season Six, of which only eight episodes were produced. The final episode aired in November 1999.<ref>{{Citation | title = Entertainment | newspaper = The Los Angeles times | date = November 27, 1999 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-27-ca-37888-story.html | access-date = November 2, 2017 | archive-date = December 10, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210153743/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/nov/27/entertainment/ca-37888 | url-status = live }}.</ref> Although it was not revealed at the time, health issues reduced Sorbo's abilities to perform the physically demanding role during the later seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chestang |first=Raphael |date=2011-10-17 |title=Kevin Sorbo Reveals Near-Death Experience |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/115243_Kevin_Sorbo_Reveals_Near_Death_Experience |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref> Sorbo made his final appearance as Hercules on ''Xena'', in the Season Five episode "God Fearing Child", which aired in February 2000.

In between his years playing Hercules, Sorbo played his first leading film role in the 1997-released film ''[[Kull the Conqueror]]''. The actor was selected for the role in December 1995,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dec 22, 1995, page 46 - The Idaho Statesman at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/916609351/?match=2&terms=%22Kull%20the%20Conqueror%22%20+%20%22griffith%22 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> and the picture was shot in [[Slovakia]] and [[Croatia]] between August and October 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kull the Conqueror |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/324164/kull-the-conqueror#notes |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In a mostly negative review, ''[[The New York Times]]'' writes, "Mr. Sorbo provides the requisite oiled torso, a hint of humor and the professionalism and good grace to act as if ''Kull the Conqueror'' mattered."<ref>{{cite news|title=Kull the Conqueror (1997)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0CE6DE1231F93AA1575BC0A961958260|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 2, 2015|archive-date=October 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011182239/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0CE6DE1231F93AA1575BC0A961958260|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 1997, it was announced that Sorbo would star in ''[[Black Dog (1998 film)|Black Dog]]'' for around $3 million, with [[Kevin Hooks]] slated to direct and produce and the intention to shoot in September during Sorbo's hiatus from ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''.<ref name="SorboDog">{{cite news |title='Dog' days ahead for Sorbo |url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/dog-days-ahead-for-sorbo-1116676780/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |publisher=Variety}}</ref> During an interview, Sorbo described the film as "''[[Die Hard]]'' meets [[Speed (1994 film)|''Speed'']]."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-QrxfSiDDU |title=Kevin Sorbo "Kull the Conqueror" 8/19/97 |date=2023-04-13 |last=The Bobbie Wygant Archive |access-date=2025-01-27 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In September 1997, [[Meat Loaf]] and [[Randy Travis]] were signed to star opposite Sorbo.<ref name="MeatLoafTravisDog">{{cite news |title=Travis, Loaf put on 'Dog' |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/travis-loaf-put-on-dog-1116675172/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |publisher=Variety}}</ref> However, by November of that year, it was reported that [[Patrick Swayze]] had replaced Sorbo in ''Black Dog''.<ref name="SwayzeDog">{{cite news |title=Spelling's health spells A-OK |url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/spelling-s-health-spells-a-ok-1116676823/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930122358/https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/spelling-s-health-spells-a-ok-1116676823/ |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |publisher=Variety}}</ref>

===Post-''Hercules'' work===
After ''Hercules'' ended, Sorbo played the starring role of Captain [[Dylan Hunt (Andromeda)|Dylan Hunt]] in the science-fiction drama series ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'' from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, he played a recurring role on the final season of ''[[The O.C.]]''

In 2007, he starred in two [[direct-to-video]] sequels to ''[[Walking Tall (2004 film)|Walking Tall]]'', ''[[Walking Tall: The Payback]]'' and ''[[Walking Tall: Lone Justice]]''. In the [[Hallmark Channel]] film ''[[Avenging Angel (2007 TV film)|Avenging Angel]]'', he co-starred with his real wife, [[Sam Sorbo|Sam Jenkins]].

In 2008, he appeared in the [[parody film|spoof film]] titled'' [[Meet the Spartans]]'', which was a box office success despite poor reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly/2008/20080125.php |title=Weekend Box Office Chart for January 25th, 2008 |publisher=The Numbers |date=January 25, 2008 |access-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-date=May 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510040419/http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly/2008/20080125.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meet_the_spartans/ |title=Meet the Spartans |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428185954/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/meet_the_spartans/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Kevin Sorbo 03.jpg|right|upright|Sorbo in 2013|thumb]]

In the first of what would be several voice acting jobs, Sorbo performed one of the main protagonists, Prometheus, in the video game ''[[The Conduit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Conduit Gets Hollywood Voice Talent|work=CINEMABLEND |date=October 14, 2008 |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/The-Conduit-Gets-Hollywood-Voice-Talent-12789.html|publisher=cinema blend|access-date=October 2, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054429/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/The-Conduit-Gets-Hollywood-Voice-Talent-12789.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also reprised the role of Hercules in the video game ''[[God of War III]]'' and worked together with his wife on the game ''[[Cloudberry Kingdom]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conditt |first=Jessica |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/kevin-sorbo-sam-sorbo-martin-olson-star-in-cloudberry-kingdom/ |title=Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, Martin Olson star in Cloudberry Kingdom |publisher=Joystiq |date=October 3, 2012 |access-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-date=January 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131083125/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/kevin-sorbo-sam-sorbo-martin-olson-star-in-cloudberry-kingdom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Sorbo co-starred in ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]'', a [[Christian film industry|Christian film]] in which he portrayed an atheist college professor who requires his students to disown their religions on the first day of his class.<ref>{{cite news|title='God's Not Dead' Actor Says Hollywood Is 'Waking Up' to Christian Films|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/gods-not-dead-actor-says-hollywood-is-waking-up-to-christian-films-126565/|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=christianpost.com|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826115444/http://www.christianpost.com/news/gods-not-dead-actor-says-hollywood-is-waking-up-to-christian-films-126565/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Although heavily panned by critics, it was a commercial success and the first of a sequence of Christian films that Sorbo would produce or perform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=God's Not Dead (2014) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=godsnotdead.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812015703/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=godsnotdead.htm |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Farber |first=Stephen |date=March 21, 2014 |title=God's Not Dead: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gods-not-dead-film-review-690393 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325112944/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gods-not-dead-film-review-690393 |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=April 26, 2014 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=St. James |first=Emily Todd|date=March 24, 2014 |title=God's Not Dead is a mess even by Christian film standards |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/gods-not-dead-mess-even-christian-film-standards-202571 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401064803/http://www.avclub.com/review/gods-not-dead-mess-even-christian-film-standards-202571 |archive-date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=April 26, 2014 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>

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Sorbo appeared in the 2015 romantic comedy ''Single in South Beach'', starring [[Haley Webb]]. On Twitter, in 2019, she accused Sorbo of sexual advances and of sexually harassing her on the set. However, Webb did not elaborate on any of her accusations, and he did not respond to her tweet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonfiglio |first=Nahila |date=2019-06-21 |title=Kevin Sorbo accused of sexual harassment by former co-star Haley Webb |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/kevin-sorbo-sexual-harassment-haley-webb/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-22 |title=Kevin Sorbo accused of sexual harassment by former co-star Haley Webb |url=https://www.avclub.com/kevin-sorbo-accused-of-sexual-harassment-by-former-co-s-1835748741 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Sorbo directed and starred in the [[Christian drama]] film ''[[Let There Be Light (2017 film)|Let There Be Light]]'', which featured conservative pundit [[Sean Hannity]], who was also an executive producer. It was described by the ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' as "a cynical, xenophobic morality tale, as bitter as it is saccharine" that closes with "a dénouement of bald Islamophobia".<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Blanche |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Kevin Sorbo opens up about new film 'Let There Be Light': 'The world has gotten more evil' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-sorbo-opens-up-about-new-film-let-there-be-light-the-world-has-gotten-more-evil |work=[[Fox News]] |access-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614063102/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-sorbo-opens-up-about-new-film-let-there-be-light-the-world-has-gotten-more-evil |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sean Hannity and Kevin Sorbo's ''Let There Be Light'' Is Pious, Xenophobic Fun for the Whole Family |first=Dan |last=Piepenbring |date=November 4, 2017 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/sean-hannity-and-kevin-sorbos-let-there-be-light-is-pious-xenophobic-fun-for-the-whole-family}}</ref> ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'', although critical, says that it provides "an involving bonanza" for its intended Christian audience. Sorbo is described as bringing "puckish charm and credible warmth to his role".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-let-there-be-light-review-20171026-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |title=Review: Sean Hannity and Kevin Sorbo join forces in the Christian reckoning drama 'Let There be Light' |date=October 26, 2017 }}</ref>

In 2024, he appeared in the [[Ronald Reagan]] [[Reagan (2024 film)|biopic]] opposite [[Dennis Quaid]], who plays the title role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarty |first=India |date=2022-04-25 |title=Kevin Sorbo Celebrates Upcoming Projects, Including REAGAN Biopic |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/kevin-sorbo-celebrates-upcoming-projects-including-reagan-biopic.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Movieguide {{!}} The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sorbo is a Christian. Although he grew up [[Lutheran]], he attends a [[Nondenominational Christianity|nondenominational]] church.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sasha |last=Savitsky |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-sorbo-why-is-hollywood-so-afraid-of-god/ |title=Kevin Sorbo: Why is Hollywood so afraid of God? |publisher=Fox News |date=March 20, 2014 |access-date=June 2, 2014 |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422000634/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/03/20/kevin-sorbo-why-is-hollywood-so-afraid-god/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 5, 1998, Sorbo married actress [[Sam Sorbo|Sam Jenkins]], whom he met the previous year when she had a small recurring role on ''Hercules'' (Season 3, Episode 8 "Prince Hercules"). They have three children, including [[Braeden Sorbo]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Marilyn|last2=Jenel Smith|first2=Stacy|date=September 18, 2001|title='Family Ties' dad has new view of war|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/129725737/|newspaper=[[The San Francisco Examiner]]|page=C4|access-date=August 9, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Weisbrot|first=Robert|date=2004|title=Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: An Insider's Guide to the Continuing Adventures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D4RFX7tTjvYC&pg=PA233|publisher=[[Taylor Trade Publishing]]|page=233|isbn=1-58979-120-7}}</ref> Sorbo is the spokesman and chair of A World Fit for Kids! (AWFFK!), a non-profit organization that trains teenagers to become mentors to younger children.<ref>{{cite news|first=Efrem|last=Graham|title=Kevin Sorbo Uses Faith to Make 'World Fit for Kids'|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/August/Kevin-Sorbo-Uses-Faith-to-Make-World-Fit-for-Kids/|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=cbn.com|date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053301/http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/August/Kevin-Sorbo-Uses-Faith-to-Make-World-Fit-for-Kids/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2001, Sorbo was featured on a celebrity edition of the game show ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'', winning $32,000. The money was donated to his charity, A World Fit For Kids.<ref>{{cite news |last=Papadatos |first=Markos |date=July 17, 2014 |title='Hercules' star Kevin Sorbo talks acting career and charity work |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/hercules-star-kevin-sorbo-talks-acting-career-and-charity-work/article/390589 |work=Digital Journal |access-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-date=July 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721015516/http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/hercules-star-kevin-sorbo-talks-acting-career-and-charity-work/article/390589 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Health===
In late 1997, while on a publicity tour for ''Kull the Conqueror'' and between the fourth and fifth seasons of ''Hercules'', the newly engaged Sorbo experienced an [[aneurysm]] in his shoulder which caused three [[stroke]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/mp4/MW154v2_WS |title=Hercules Actor Kevin Sorbo's Miracle Healing – CBN TV – Video |website=Cbn.com |publisher=[[Christian Broadcasting Network]] |access-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029152526/http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=%2Fmp4%2FMW154v2_WS |archive-date=October 29, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="HuffPoStroke">{{cite news | first=Nicki | last=Gostin |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/kevin-sorbo-true-strength-hercules_n_1017368.html | title=Kevin Sorbo's 'True Strength': 'Hercules' Star Says Strokes Were Blessings In Disguise | work=[[Huffington Post]] | date=October 19, 2011 | access-date=April 14, 2013 | archive-date=October 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007071625/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/kevin-sorbo-true-strength-hercules_n_1017368.html | url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, he was weakened for the next several years, a condition kept secret from the public while he recovered. During the last two seasons of ''Hercules'' (the fifth and sixth, which aired in 1998 and 1999), Sorbo had a reduced filming schedule to accommodate his condition, and more guest stars were featured in the show in order to reduce Sorbo's duties.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hammel |first=Sara |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20533357,00.html |title=Hercules Star Kevin Sorbo Reveals He's Had Several Strokes |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=October 2, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051913/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20533357,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his 2011 autobiography ''True Strength'', Sorbo revealed the details of his injury and how his wife Sam helped him recover.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Sorbo |url=https://www.amazon.com/True-Strength-Journey-Hercules-Mortal/dp/B008PH08NO/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1375519514&sr=8-1 |title=True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal--and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 11, 2011 |access-date=August 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213181811/https://www.amazon.com/True-Strength-Journey-Hercules-Mortal/dp/B008PH08NO |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Sorbo received the Public Leadership in Neurology Award from the [[American Academy of Neurology]] and the American Brain Foundation for his efforts raising awareness about stroke.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actor Kevin Sorbo Receives Public Leadership in Neurology Award|url=https://www.newswise.com/articles/actor-kevin-sorbo-receives-public-leadership-in-neurology-award|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=www.newswise.com|language=en|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505181416/https://www.newswise.com/articles/actor-kevin-sorbo-receives-public-leadership-in-neurology-award|url-status=live}}</ref> He also received the 2013 Inspiration Honors Award from the [[Invisible disabilities|Invisible Disabilities Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2013 Inspiration Award - Kevin Sorbo|url=https://invisibledisabilities.org/award-recipients/2013-ida-honor-awards-recipients/2013-inspiration-award-kevin-sorbo-actor-hercules-andromeda-author-true-strength/|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=Invisible Disabilities® Association|language=en-US|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102202742/https://invisibledisabilities.org/award-recipients/2013-ida-honor-awards-recipients/2013-inspiration-award-kevin-sorbo-actor-hercules-andromeda-author-true-strength/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Politics===
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[[File:Kevin Sorbo (50764234743).jpg|thumb|Sorbo in 2020 at an event hosted by [[Turning Point USA]]]]
In 2014, during an interview with Jerry Newcombe on the radio show ''[[Vocal Point]]'', Sorbo defended [[Mel Gibson]] against allegations that his 2004 film ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' was anti-Semitic with the words: "News bulletin: you did kill Jesus!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2014/09/08/7_worst_right_wing_moments_of_the_week_%e2%80%94%c2%a0kevin_sorbo_reminds_jews_they_killed_jesus_partner/|title=7 worst right-wing moments of the week — Kevin Sorbo wants to remind Jews they "killed Jesus"|date=September 8, 2014|website=Salon|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119151207/https://www.salon.com/2014/09/08/7_worst_right_wing_moments_of_the_week_%E2%80%94%C2%A0kevin_sorbo_reminds_jews_they_killed_jesus_partner/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sorbo later stated he could have rephrased his statements, but defended his stance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/kevin-sorbo-defends-jews-killed-jesus-remarks/40586.htm|title=Kevin Sorbo defends 'Jews killed Jesus' remarks|first=Brownie Marie September 12, 2014 &#124; 11:10|last=PM|website=www.christiantoday.com|date=September 12, 2014 |access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209040746/https://christiantoday.com/article/kevin-sorbo-defends-jews-killed-jesus-remarks/40586.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Facebook]] removed him from the platform during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] claiming "We removed Kevin Sorbo's page for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines." Sorbo responded that he posts things that doctors say and that Facebook had been shadow banning him for a year prior. He stated: "I [would have been] more than happy to take them [down], whatever offensive posts that Facebook deemed that I should not be posting, So, I question their statements… that they gave me."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolasco |first=Stephanie |date=2021-02-19 |title=Kevin Sorbo speaks out after Facebook deleted his page: 'Freedom of speech has gone out the window' |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/kevin-sorbo-facebook-freedom-of-speech |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Tyler |date=2021-02-17 |title=Facebook responds to Kevin Sorbo's claims of censorship, alleging he violated coronavirus misinformation rules |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-sorbo-facebook-removed-censorship-coronavirus-misinformation |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=October 2023}}

After [[Donald Trump]] lost the 2020 presidential election, Sorbo repeatedly made remarks defending Trump's [[Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud|claims of election fraud]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-01-08/hercules-kevin-sorbo-xena-lucy-lawless-capitol-riot|title='Hercules' and 'Xena: Warrior Princess' throw down over who instigated Capitol riots|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla|newspaper=LA Times|date=2021-01-08|accessdate=2022-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Tyler |title=Kevin Sorbo speaks out about Hollywood hypocrisy, 2020 election: 'It's not really over yet' |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/kevin-sorbo-hollywood-hypocisy-2020-election |website=Fox Business |date=December 14, 2020 |publisher=Fox |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref> Although he initially supported the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]] participants and encouraged them to respect the police, Sorbo subsequently backtracked and blamed the violence on [[Antifa (United States)|antifa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PRAY: KEVIN SORBO LIVE TWEETS CAPITOL RIOTS |url=https://www.movieguide.org/say-what/pray-kevin-sorbo-live-tweets-capitol-riots.html |website=MovieGuide |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref> This led to a widely reported Twitter exchange between him and his former co-star [[Lucy Lawless]], who have exchanged conflicting views on personal and political matters throughout the past 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spencer |first1=Samuel |title=Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo: A Timeline of Their Feud |url=https://www.newsweek.com/lucy-lawless-kevin-sorbo-twitter-feud-xena-hercules-1559930 |website=Newsweek |date=January 8, 2021 |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=D'Zurilla |first1=Christie |title='Hercules' and 'Xena: Warrior Princess' throw down over who instigated Capitol riots |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-01-08/hercules-kevin-sorbo-xena-lucy-lawless-capitol-riot |newspaper=LA Times |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nolan |first1=Emma |title=Lucy Lawless Explains Why She Called Out 'Chicken' Kevin Sorbo |url=https://www.newsweek.com/lucy-lawless-chicken-kevin-sorbo-feud-extremism-interview-1643075 |website=Newsweek |date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Jessica |date=2021-01-08 |title=Lucy Lawless Destroys Kevin Sorbo on Twitter |url=https://www.themarysue.com/lucy-lawless-destroys-kevin-sorbo-on-twitter/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Sorbo was a featured speaker at the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]]. He wore a suit lined with his own tweets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-cpac-orlando-advance-20220222-dwuheuqa6fhgpfjp6p2ctg4bsy-story.html|title=They're back. CPAC draws Trump, De Santis to Orlando again for more political drama|first=Steven|last=Lemongello|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=2022-02-22|accessdate=2022-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Monacelli |first=Steven |date=2022-02-28 |title=Candace Owens Is Mad Girls Aren't Being Taught to Make Their Future Husbands a Sandwich -- and 13 Other Crazy CPAC Moments You Missed |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/cpac2022-afpac-mtg-candace-owens-trump-1314137/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Sorbo published a children's book entitled ''The Test of Lionhood'', which explores the theme of masculinity from a Christian perspective for young boys,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Alcindor |first1=Nicole |last2=Reporter |first2=C. P. |date=2023-09-25 |title=Kevin Sorbo writes new children's book to expose dangers of 'woke gender confusion' |url=https://www.christianpost.com/books/kevin-sorbo-writes-childrens-book-to-fight-woke-gender-confusion.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=The Christian Post |language=en-US}}</ref> as part of a larger fight in defense of the virtues of masculinity, which he says are being eroded in Hollywood and in society at large.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaenchen |first=Lillie |date=2023-09-28 |title=Kevin Sorbo's New Book Teaches Boys About Masculinity |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/kevin-sorbos-new-book-teaches-boys-about-masculinity.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Movieguide {{!}} The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sorbo |first=Kevin |date=2023-09-16 |title=Let's make Hollywood manly again |url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/lets-make-hollywood-manly-again |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Slaughter of the Innocents (film)|Slaughter of the Innocents]]'' || John Willison ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Kull the Conqueror]]'' || [[Kull of Atlantis|Kull]] ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Clipping Adam]]'' || Father Dan ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2007 || ''[[Walking Tall: The Payback]]'' || rowspan=2 | Nick Prescott || rowspan=2 | Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Walking Tall: Lone Justice]]''
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2008 || ''[[Meet the Spartans]]'' || Captain ||
|-
| ''[[Prairie Fever]]'' || Preston Biggs || Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[An American Carol]]'' || George Mulrooney ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009 || ''Fire from Below'' || Jake Denning ||
|-
| ''[[Bitch Slap]]'' || Mr. Phoenix ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2010 || ''[[What If... (2010 film)|What If...]]'' || Ben Walker ||
|-
| ''[[Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos]]'' || Pierluigi ||
|-
| ''[[Tales of an Ancient Empire]]'' || Aedan ||
|-
| ''Pool Boy: Drowning Out the Fury'' || Sal Bando ||
|-
| ''[[Paradox (2010 film)|Paradox]]'' || Sean Nault ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2011 || ''[[Soul Surfer (film)|Soul Surfer]]''|| Holt Blanchard ||
|-
| ''[[Julia X 3D|Julia X]]'' || The Stranger ||
|-
| ''[[Coffin (film)|Coffin]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2012 || ''Abel's Field'' || Abel || Executive producer<ref>{{cite AV media | title=Abel's Field | time=Closing credits | medium=DVD | year=2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dove.org/review/9527-abels-field/ | title=Abel's Field – Review | work=Dove Family Foundation | access-date=April 20, 2015 | last=Rolfe | first=Donna | archive-date=April 26, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426115943/http://www.dove.org/review/9527-abels-field | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''Black Box'' || James ||
|-
| ''[[Sorority Party Massacre]]'' || Captain Dan Fanning ||
|-
| ''[[FDR: American Badass!]]'' || [[Abraham Lincoln]] ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2013 || ''Paranormal Movie'' || Security Guy ||
|-
| ''[[Storm Rider (2013 film)|Storm Rider]]'' || Sam Fielding ||
|-
| ''[[Alone for Christmas]]'' || Quentin || Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2014 || ''One Shot'' || Commander Gibson ||
|-
| ''[[Alongside Night]]'' || Dr. Martin Vreeland || Executive producer
|-
| ''Survivor'' || Captain Hunter ||
|-
| ''The Black Rider: Revelation Road'' || Honcho ||
|-
| ''Coffee Shop'' || Produzent ||
|-
| ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]'' || Professor Jeffrey Radisson ||
|-
| ''[[Mythica: A Quest for Heroes]]'' || Gojun Pye ||
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2015 || ''Confessions of a Prodigal Son'' || Father ||
|-
| ''The Sparrows: Nesting'' || Pastor Dave ||
|-
| ''Single in South Beach'' || Sam ||
|-
| ''Hope Bridge'' || Pastor ||
|-
| ''[[Mythica: The Darkspore]]'' || Gojun Pye ||
|-
| ''[[One More Round]]'' || Billy Jack Taylor ||
|-
| ''Gallows Road'' || Frank ||
|-
| ''[[Mythica: The Necromancer]]''|| Gojun Pye ||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2016 || ''[[Caged No More]]'' || Richard / Jack ||
|-
| ''Forgiven'' || Lieutenant Morgan ||
|-
| ''[[Mythica: The Iron Crown]]'' || Gojun Pye ||
|-
| ''[[Rodeo Girl]]'' || Duke Williams<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.brianharrington.org/blog/2016/2/1/local-ohs-grad-produces-hollywood-feature-film|title=Local OHS Grad Produces Hollywood Feature Film|work=Brian Harrington|access-date=March 10, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=December 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231081032/http://www.brianharrington.org/blog/2016/2/1/local-ohs-grad-produces-hollywood-feature-film|url-status=live}}</ref> ||
|-
| ''[[Mythica: The Godslayer]]'' || Gojun Pye ||
|-
| ''[[Joseph & Mary]]''  || [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]] ||
|-
| ''[[Spirit of the Game (film)|Spirit of the Game]]'' || Parley Condie ||
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Let There Be Light (2017 film)|Let There Be Light]]'' || Dr. Sol Harkins || Director
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Bernie the Dolphin]]'' || Winston Mills ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2019 || ''The Reliant'' ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-sorbo-defends-the-reliant|title=Kevin Sorbo defends faith-based action film 'The Reliant,' says 'Hollywood doesn't really owe me anything'|first=Stephanie|last=Nolasco|date=October 23, 2019|website=Fox News|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103041652/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kevin-sorbo-defends-the-reliant|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Miracle in East Texas'' || Doc Boyd || Director, wide release in 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/hollywood-actor-director-teams-up-with-local-filmmaker/|title=Hollywood actor/director teams up with local filmmaker|date=January 17, 2020|website=KOLR - OzarksFirst.com|language=en-US|access-date=January 18, 2020|archive-date=January 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118121247/https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/hollywood-actor-director-teams-up-with-local-filmmaker/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bernie the Dolphin 2]]''
|Winston Mills
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2020 || ''The Penitent Thief'' || [[Herod the Great|King Herod]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5122626/ | title=The Penitent Thief | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
|
|-
|''Against the tide''
|Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2021 || ''[[The Girl Who Believes in Miracles]]'' || Dr. David Riley
||
|-
| ''Trail Blazers'' || Ethan || Post-production
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2023 || ''[[Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist]]'' || [[Rayford Steele]]|| Director
|-
||''Alien Storm''|| President of the U.S.
||
|-
|rowspan=5|2024
| ''[[The Firing Squad (2024 film)|The Firing Squad]]'' || Pastor Lynbrook ||
|-
| ''[[Reagan (2024 film)|Reagan]]'' || Reverend Cleaver || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/reagan-movie-release-date-set-showbiz-direct-1235868769/|title=Dennis Quaid Starrer 'Reagan' Strikes North American Deal With Newly Launched ShowBiz Direct|date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''Until the Last Promise'' || Pastor Thomas ||
|-
|''Devil's Knight'' || Guard Captain Baldur || 
|-
|''The Last Redemption'' || Lord Roland || Producer

|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' || Lars || 1 episode
|-
| 1988 || ''[[1st & Ten (1984 TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' || Barry || Episode: "...The Clock Runs Out"
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1992 || ''[[Cheers]]'' || Uncredited || Episode: "License to Hill"
|-
| ''Condition: Critical'' || Dr. Thaddeus Kocinski || Television film
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1993 || ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Michael Burke || Episode: "A Virtual Murder"
|-
| ''[[The Commish]]'' || Mark || Episode: "Dying Affection"
|-
| rowspan=5 | 1994 || ''[[Hercules and the Amazon Women]]'' || rowspan=6 | [[Hercules]] || rowspan=5 | Television film
|-
| ''[[Hercules and the Lost Kingdom]]''
|-
| ''[[Hercules and the Circle of Fire]]''
|-
| ''[[Hercules in the Underworld]]''
|-
| ''[[Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur]]''
|-
| 1995–1999 || ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' || 111 episodes; also Director for episodes #2.17 & #3.20
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Cybill]]'' || Rick || Episode: "The Last Temptation of Cybill"
|-
| 1995–2000 || ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' || rowspan=2 | Hercules || 2 episodes
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]'' || Voice
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' || Scott || Episode: "An Axe to Grind"
|-
| 2000–2005 || ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'' || Captain Dylan Hunt || 110 episodes; executive producer
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Dharma & Greg]]'' || Charlie || 4 episodes
|-
| 2003 || ''[[According to Jim]]'' || Darryl Buckner || Episode: "The Pass"
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Hope & Faith]]'' || Kenny || Episode: "Mismatch"
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Love, Inc. (TV series)|Love, Inc.]]'' || Father John || Episode: "Amen"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2006 || ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' || Andy || Episode: "Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Burro"
|-
| ''Last Chance Café''|| Chance Coulter || Television film
|-
| 2006–2007 || ''[[The O.C.]]'' || Frank Atwood || 7 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2007 || ''[[Avenging Angel (2007 TV film)|Avenging Angel]]'' || Preacher || Television film
|-
| ''[[Psych]]'' || Byrd Tatums || Episode: "Bounty Hunters!"
|-
| ''[[Something Beneath (film)|Something Beneath]]'' || Father Douglas Middleton || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008 || ''[[Never Cry Werewolf]]'' || Redd Tucker 
|-
| ''[[The Middleman (TV series)|The Middleman]]'' || 1969 middleman / Guy Goddard || Episode: "The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009 || ''[[Gary Unmarried]]'' || Larry || "Seven"
|-
| ''Lightning Strikes'' || Ted Bradly || Television film
|-
| 2009–2010 || ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]'' || [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar]] || Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 2009 || ''Wolf Canyon'' || Rick / Sheriff Wolf || Television film; also executive producer
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010 || ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' || Carlton Bass || Episode: "Ko'olauloa"
|-
| ''The Santa Suit''|| Drake Hunter / Santa Claus || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011 || ''Flesh Wounds'' || Lt. Tyler 
|-
| ''[[The Guild (web series)|The Guild]]'' || rowspan="2" | Himself || Episode: "Social Traumas"
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2012 || ''[[Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23]]'' || Episode: "The Wedding"
|-
| ''[[Key & Peele]]'' || Brad || Episode #2.6<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2466036/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_53|title="Key and Peele" Episode #2.6 (TV Episode 2012)|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-date=February 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204160922/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2466036/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_53|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Christmas Angel'' || Dr. Nathan Davis || Television film
|-
| ''[[The Eric Andre Show|The Eric André Show]]'' || Himself ||Episode: "The Eric André New Year's Eve Spooktacular"
|-
| 2013 || ''Shadow on the Mesa'' || Ray Eastman || Television film
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' || [[Lar Gand]]|| 3 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em 0;"
|- style="background:#b0c4de;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997|| ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]'' || Reiko, Quan Chi || rowspan="10" | Voice
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Conduit]]'' || Prometheus 
|-
| 2010 || ''[[God of War III]]'' || Hercules 
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Skylanders: Giants]]'' || rowspan=2 | Crusher 
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013 || ''[[Skylanders: Swap Force]]'' 
|-
 || ''[[Cloudberry Kingdom]]'' || Bob 
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Skylanders: Trap Team]]'' || Crusher 
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[Smite (video game)|Smite]]'' || Hercules (Retro Skin) 
|-
|| ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' || rowspan=2 | Crusher 
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Skylanders: Imaginators]]'' 
|}

==References==
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