Kevin Grevioux

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Kevin Grevioux is an African American actor, screenwriter, and comic book writer.

Biography

Grevioux was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent most of his childhood in Minnesota, Boston, and New Jersey. He has been seen in such films as "The Mask", "Steel", "Congo", Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes" remake and the 2003 vampire vs. werewolf film, "Underworld", starring actress Kate Beckinsale. He has also worked as a stuntman on occasion.

"Underworld" was Grevioux's first produced writing credit. He came up with the original premise and wrote the original screenplay along with director Len Wiseman, launching the "Underworld" franchise. He appears in the film himself as the black lycan Raze and will return as the character in the Underworld prequel "", which he will also be adapting into a comic book mini-series. He also expressed an interest in telling more Underworld stories in comic form if this proves successful. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17549 CCI: Grevioux returns to "Underworld"] , Comic Book Resources, August 1, 2008]

Using Romeo and Juliet as an archetype, Grevioux, a former microbiologist with a background in genetic engineering, actually based "Underworld" on his experiences with interracial dating and the tension that it often causes. He also brought a scientific element to the world of vampires and werewolves by basing vampirism and lycanthropy on a viral mutagen rather than the mysticism typically associated with these two mythic creatures.

Early 2006 saw Grevioux form two comic book imprints, Astounding Studios and DarkStorm Studios. [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=38694 Grevioux Gets Astounding] , Newsarama, July 21, 2005] [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=6698 Kevin Grevioux - From "Underworld" to the Comic World] , Comic Book Resources, March 22, 2006] Grevioux's Astounding Studios imprint was to focus on All-Ages titles such as "Valkyries", [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=91132 Of Valkyries and Other Things: Talking to Kevin Grevioux] , Newsarama, November 15, 2006] "Guardian Heroes" and "The Hammer Kid". The Darkstorm Studios imprint was a more mature line, including the books "Alius Rex", [ [http://www.brokenfrontier.com/columns/details.php?id=446 Earth’s First Astounding Invasion] , Broken Frontier, May 17, 2006] "Thanatos" and "Uzan, The Mighty".

Grevioux's voice is distinctively deep. In the commentary track of "Underworld", he relates that during the promotion and launch of the film, many fans asked him if his voice had been altered by computer, and were surprised to learn that it hadn't.

Grevioux will be writing Marvel Comics' New Warriors volume 4 [ [http://www.newsarama.com/NewJoeFridays/NewJoeFridays28.html New Joe Fridays Week 26] , Newsarama] and working with Mat Broome on '. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17398 CCI: The 'Return' of "The Blue Marvel"] , Comic Book Resources, July 25, 2008] . He is also in the process of writing a story featuring Lee Falk's characters "The Phantom" and "Mandrake the Magician", co-written with Mike Bullock. He will also be writing ' for Red 5 Comics. [ [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/12108616813134.htm Kevin Grevioux: Werewolves, Vampires... and now Zombies] , Comics Bulletin, May 15, 2008] [ [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080722-GreviouxMonsters.html The Monsters of Kevin Grevioux - ZMD and More] , Newsarama, July 22, 2008]

Filmography

* "" (2009) — Raze
* "Slayer" (2006) — Grieves
* "Dirty" (2005) — Daddy
* "The Batman"
** "Grundy's Night" (2005) — Solomon Grundy
* "Charmed"
** "Witch Wars" (2004) — Brute Demon
* "Angel"
** "A Hole in the World" (2004) (uncredited) — Delivery Man
* "Underworld" (2003) — Raze
* "" (2003) — Emmanuel's Entourage
* "Hulk" (2003) (uncredited) — Mitchell
* "Cradle 2 the Grave" (2003) (uncredited) — Inmate Guard
* "Fastlane" — Detainee
** "Pilot" (2002) — Detainee
* "Men in Black II" (2002) — Pineal Eye
* "Planet of the Apes" (2001) — Limbo's 1st Handler/Ape Commander/2nd Appe Soldier
* "Charlie's Angels" (2000) — Bouncer
* "Malibu, CA"
** "Three Dudes and a Baby" (2000) — Security Guard
** "Retiring Dad" (2000) — Very Large Man
* "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" (2000) — Associate Goon
* "Bowfinger" (1999) — Kit's Bodyguard
* "L. A. Doctors"
** "The Life Lost in Living" (1999) — Prison Guard #2
* "True Friends" (1998) — Football Player
* "" (1997) (TV) — Leon Spinks
* "Steel" (1997) — Singer
* "" (1997) — Miller
* "Quicksilver Highway" (1997) — Police Sergeant
* "In the House" — Mad Frog
** "Close Encounters of the Worst Kind" (1996) — Mad Frog
** "Come Back, Kid" (1996) — Mad Frog
* "Mad TV"
** "Episode #1.1" (1995) — Worf
* "Congo" (1995) — Roadblock Officer
* "Batman Forever" (1995) — Harvey's Thug
* "" (1994) — Sam
* "The Mask" (1994) — Henchman #7
* "" (1994) (uncredited) — Prison Guard

Bibliography

* "New Warriors" (Marvel Comics)
* "" (Red 5 Comics, forthcoming)
* "" (with Mat Broome, Marvel Comics, forthcoming)
* "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" (with Andrew Huerta, 2-issue mini-series, IDW Publishing, forthcoming)

Notes

References

*imdb name|0340485|Kevin Grevioux
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=5735|title=Kevin Grevioux

External links

*official|http://www.kevingrevioux.net
*myspace|kevin_grevioux|Kevin Grevioux
* [http://www.comicspace.com/kevin_grevioux/ Kevin Grevioux] at ComicSpace
* [http://www.astoundingstudios.com/ Astounding Studios]
* [http://www.darkstormstudios.com/ Darkstorm Studios]