Kevin circa 1978
Raised on a farm just outside of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Kevin went off into the world and fulfilled many of his childhood dreams, which included working in the film business as a screenwriter, director, producer, and film editor and also establishing himself as a freelance writer and editor in the world of book publishing. Over the years, Kevin has worked on over a dozen films, including documentaries, feature films, and short film projects (he's Kevin Miller XI on imdb.com), and over 300 books, both fiction and non-fiction, many of which he edited. Some of his editing clients include William B. Davis, the "Cigarette Smoking Man" from The X-Files, Hollywood storyboard artist Doug Brode, Spencer Tillman of Fox Sports, and Steve Babb, co-founder of the progressive rock band Glass Hammer. As for his own work, his numerous books for children, teens, and young adults can be seen here.
Kevin as Lex Luthor on "
Smallville."
Kevin's career has taken him all over the planet, from the secret underground world beneath Moscow to the Brazilian rainforest to the off-limits collection area of the British Museum of Natural History. He's snorkelled with sharks in the Galapagos, interviewed war criminals in a fly-infested market in Sierra Leone, traveled across Europe with Ben Stein, shaken hands with Chuck Norris (he's still smarting from that encounter), been scowled at by Margot Kidder and Peter Mayhew, accepted a compliment about his amazing son, Huw, from Anthony Daniels, and done chin-ups in Kirk Cameron's bedroom. Along the way, he even got to play one of the most iconic comic book villains of all time, Lex Luthor, in an episode of the TV series Smallville. That was a lifelong dream for this comic book fan, who has even written a comic book series of his own!
In addition to his work in film and publishing, Kevin has taught extensively, conducting writing classes and workshops in schools, colleges, and at conferences across Canada and the US as well as in the UK and Australia. He also founded the screenwriting community on Reddit, which now has over 1.7 million members.
In addition to his work in film and publishing, Kevin has taught extensively, conducting writing classes and workshops in schools, colleges, and at conferences across Canada and the US as well as in the UK and Australia. He also founded the screenwriting community on Reddit, which now has over 1.7 million members.
When he's not working, Kevin enjoys skateboarding, skiing, playing hockey, fishing, hiking, cutting, splitting, and stacking firewood (yes, he actually enjoys doing that), playing guitar (Metal!), collecting and reading comic books, and watching movies and NFL football. But sometimes these activities can be a little hazardous. Over the past few years he has given himself a concussion, broken his thumb and his nose, cracked a couple of ribs, separated his shoulder, and left about as much skin in the skatepark as he currently wears on the outside of his body. Cancer also threatened to take him out at one point, but thanks to the incredible team at BC Cancer, that's all in the past.
Kevin and his wife, Heidi, have four children--Huw, Gretchen, Zeph, and Lark. Kevin never imagined he would ever get married or have kids. Now he can't imagine life without them. They all live together in a big brown house in Kimberley, BC, a small resort community just west of the Rocky Mountains.