Kevin Vidal Explained

Kevin Vidal is a Canadian actor.[1] He is most noted for his starring role in the comedy television series Sunnyside, for which he and the other core cast collectively won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.[2]

A graduate of the actor training program at the Toronto company of The Second City, he subsequently appeared in several shows for the company including We Can Be Heroes,[3] The Second City Guide to the Symphony[4] and the Canadian Comedy Award-winning Sixteen Scandals.[5]

He has also had roles in the television series Kim's Convenience, Workin' Moms and Strays, the web series But I'm Chris Jericho!, Gary and His Demons and Soul Decision, the films The Parting Glass and The Bet, and on stage in a production of Come from Away.[1]

Personal life

Vidal is bisexual.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2018data-sort-value="Parting Glass, The" The Parting GlassPhillipe
2020data-sort-value="Bet, The" The BetMarvin Smith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015SunnysideVarious13 episodes
2016Kim's ConvenienceRoger2 episodes
2017–2023Workin' MomsMo Daniels25 episodes
2020data-sort-value="Boys, The" The BoysCyrus1 episode
2021American GodsGreeter1 episode
2021–2022StraysLiam20 episodes
2023CulpritsJules8 episodes

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/nowornever/what-s-making-you-sing-right-now-1.4479330/how-kevin-vidal-made-it-to-centre-stage-in-come-from-away-1.4482898 "How Kevin Vidal made it to centre stage in Come From Away"
  2. Julianna Cummins, "Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies". Playback, March 13, 2016.
  3. Glenn Sumi, "We Can Be Heroes". Now, September 3, 2013.
  4. Richard Ouzonian, "Second City meets the TSO: 'the funniest two hours I spent in a theatre this year'". Toronto Star, December 1, 2014.
  5. [J. Kelly Nestruck]
  6. Jeremy Willard, "The symphony gets silly with Second City". Xtra!, December 15, 2014.