Kevin Sorbo
Kevin Sorbo (born
September 24,
1958) is an
American actor. Born in
Mound, Minnesota and educated at then-Moorhead State University he worked as a
model for print and television advertising before landing the role of Hercules in
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Since the cancellation of
Hercules he has been playing the starring role of Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. He has been considered for and lost out on a number of major roles including
The New Adventures of Superman and
The X-Files. He married actress Sandra Jenkins in 1998.