Kevin Navayne
Encyclopedia
Kevin Navayne Brown is a Jamaica
n-born American
actor
and former male fashion model. He acts under the name of Kevin Navayne .
, Jamaica
. The middle child of 3 and the son of a Jamaican police officer, Winston Brown and a second grade math teacher, Phyllis Brown. He and his family moved to the states when he was 5 years old to the blue collar town of East Hartford, Connecticut. He attended East Hartford High School
in East Hartford, Connecticut
. He graduated from Glastonbury High School
in Glastonbury
, CT, due to being accepted into a gifted history program in which Glastonbury offered.
In his spare time Kevin is an avid golfer, and spends time giving back to charities in Los Angeles
, New York
, and Hartford, Connecticut such as charity: water
, the Stephen Siller Foundation and American Red Cross
.
as an extra. He was then discovered by a modeling agent and started modeling for designers Ralph Lauren
, Izod
, Nautica
, Sean John
, Avirex
and Roberto Cavalli
for print and editorial. He currently is represented by Ford Models
, Group Model Management in Spain
and will be the face of Cavalli's RC fashion line as well as be the vocal point in the Polo Ralph Lauren
Sport campaign.
In 2008 he appeared in the films Days of Wrath
, and modeled for the BET
show Rip The Runway
.
In 2009 Navayne appeared in the film Notorious
. He also guest starred in an episode
of 100 Questions
, and Army Wives
.
In 2010 he starred in a recurring role as Detective Ray Jackson on CSI: NY
. Kevin also played Donovan in the Off Broadway
play, Foursome, as well as appearing in an episode of the Syfy
show Caprica
Kevin has signed on to play Charles McArther Emmanuel the son of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor who became the first American to be convicted of a war crime. Kevin will also star in two other bio pics, playing Marcus Miller
the drummer for Miles Davis
and also will be using his Jamaican background to play Bob Marley
in the untitled bio pic which is scheduled to be released in 2013. Navayne is also in negotiations for the up coming Marvel Comics
super hero film Luke Cage
as Diamondback
also known as Willis Stryker.
Upcoming:
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and former male fashion model. He acts under the name of Kevin Navayne .
Early life
Navayne was born in Spanish TownSpanish Town
Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica from the 16th to the 19th century...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. The middle child of 3 and the son of a Jamaican police officer, Winston Brown and a second grade math teacher, Phyllis Brown. He and his family moved to the states when he was 5 years old to the blue collar town of East Hartford, Connecticut. He attended East Hartford High School
East Hartford High School
East Hartford High School is the public high school of East Hartford, Connecticut, along with its next-door neighbor, Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy , a college-preparatory high school for grades 9-12. East Hartford High is notably diverse for a suburban school, having a 34% black,...
in East Hartford, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. He graduated from Glastonbury High School
Glastonbury High School
Glastonbury High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Glastonbury, Connecticut.Glastonbury High School is the only high school in the town of Glastonbury, Connecticut...
in Glastonbury
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1693. The population was 31,876 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England. Glastonbury is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles southeast of Hartford. The town...
, CT, due to being accepted into a gifted history program in which Glastonbury offered.
In his spare time Kevin is an avid golfer, and spends time giving back to charities in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and Hartford, Connecticut such as charity: water
Charity: water
charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Founded in 2006, it has helped fund 3,962 projects in 19 countries, benefiting over 1,794,983 people...
, the Stephen Siller Foundation and American Red Cross
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
.
Career
In 2000 Navayne appeared in the film Disappearing ActsDisappearing Acts
Disappearing Acts is a 2000 romantic drama, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and stars Sanaa Lathan, Wesley Snipes, and Regina Hall. The film is an adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel Disappearing Acts, by Terry McMillan....
as an extra. He was then discovered by a modeling agent and started modeling for designers Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
, Izod
Izod
Izod is a clothing company that produces dressy-casual clothing and sportswear for men and women, also including fragrances, and accessories. Similar to brands such as Gant U.S.A., Lacoste, and Polo Ralph Lauren, it is part of the Phillips-Van Heusen Company, headquartered at 200 Madison Ave., New...
, Nautica
Nautica
Nautica is a US based apparel brand of the VF Corporation featuring primarily men's sportswear. Nautica was founded in 1983 by clothing designer, David Chu, and a partner. It was purchased for cash and stock in 1984 by State-O-Main, a New York based apparel company. State-O-Main changed its name to...
, Sean John
Sean John
Sean John Clothing Inc is a clothing and fragrance company owned by hip-hop mogul Sean Combs. The apparel company takes its name from Combs' first and middle given names....
, Avirex
Avirex
Avirex was originally founded by Jeff Clyman in 1975 as a brand for military apparel. Contrary to popular belief, Avirex was not a U.S. military supplier during World War II...
and Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer from Florence.-Biography:Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art Institute,...
for print and editorial. He currently is represented by Ford Models
Ford Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
, Group Model Management in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and will be the face of Cavalli's RC fashion line as well as be the vocal point in the Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Corporation is a luxury clothing and goods company of the American fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren specializes in high-end casual/semi-formal wear for men and women, as well as accessories, fragrances, home and housewares...
Sport campaign.
In 2008 he appeared in the films Days of Wrath
Days of Wrath
Days of Wrath is a 2008 drama film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Laurence Fishburne and Wilmer Valderrama. The film is directed by Celia Fox, and written by Mitchell Kapner and Michael Markee.-Plot:...
, and modeled for the BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
show Rip The Runway
Rip The Runway
Rip The Runway is an annual fashion show and music show broadcast by BET, held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.-2007:The 2007 Rip The Runway show was hosted by Ciara and Chris Brown.-2008:...
.
In 2009 Navayne appeared in the film Notorious
Notorious
Notorious is a 1946 American thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation...
. He also guest starred in an episode
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
of 100 Questions
100 Questions
100 Questions is an American situation comedy series which premiered on NBC on May 27, 2010. In May 2009 the network announced that the show would debut midseason in March 2010 on Tuesday nights at 9:30 pm, after NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics was completed...
, and Army Wives
Army Wives
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
.
In 2010 he starred in a recurring role as Detective Ray Jackson on CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
. Kevin also played Donovan in the Off Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
play, Foursome, as well as appearing in an episode of the Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
show Caprica
Caprica (TV series)
Caprica is a science fiction drama television series. It is a spin-off prequel of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, taking place about 58 years prior to the events of Battlestar Galactica. Caprica shows how humanity first created the robotic Cylons who would later plot to destroy humans in...
Kevin has signed on to play Charles McArther Emmanuel the son of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor who became the first American to be convicted of a war crime. Kevin will also star in two other bio pics, playing Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller is an American jazz composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Miller is best known as a bassist, working with trumpeter Miles Davis, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn, as well as maintaining a prolific solo career...
the drummer for Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
and also will be using his Jamaican background to play Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
in the untitled bio pic which is scheduled to be released in 2013. Navayne is also in negotiations for the up coming Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
super hero film Luke Cage
Luke Cage
Luke Cage is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1...
as Diamondback
Diamondback
Diamondback may refer to:* Diamondback Bicycles, a division of Raleigh Bicycle Company* Crotalus atrox, the western diamondback rattlesnake* Crotalus adamanteus, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake...
also known as Willis Stryker.
Filmography
- "Days of WrathDays of WrathDays of Wrath is a 2008 drama film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Laurence Fishburne and Wilmer Valderrama. The film is directed by Celia Fox, and written by Mitchell Kapner and Michael Markee.-Plot:...
" (2008) as Drug Dealer - "Law & Order Special Victims Unit" (2008) as Man in Gray Suit
- "Army WivesArmy WivesArmy Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
" (2009,2010) as Charles - "CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
" (2010) as Detective Ray Jackson - "One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
(2010,2011) as Stuart Dillion Hart - "Caprica" (2011) as Rothm
Upcoming:
- *Luke CageLuke CageLuke Cage is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1...
* (2011) as Willis Stryker - "American Warlord" (2011) as Chucky Taylor
- "U-Turn" (2012) as Rain Towers
- "Untitled Miles Davis Biopic" (2013) as Marcus Miller
- "Untitled Bob Marley Biopic" (2013) as Bob Marley