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{{short description|American actor}}
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'''Kevin Downes''' is an American actor, writer, producer and director. Downes grew up in [[Visalia, California|Visalia]], three hours north of Los Angeles. Most of the [[Christian film]]s he participated in were shot there.
'''Kevin Downes''' is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and co-founder and Chief of Production and Distribution of [[Kingdom Story Company]]. Downes grew up in [[Visalia, California|Visalia]], three hours north of Los Angeles. Many of the [[Christian film]]s he participated in were shot there.{{Citation needed |date=June 2023}}


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
He has over 15 years' writing, directing, acting and producing experience, much of it in the faith-based market. His vision is to produce high quality motion pictures to share strong messages of hope, faith and love that come through a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The movie ''[[Mercy Streets]]'' which he produced<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243415/fullcredits#cast Cast of Mercy Streets]</ref> was nominated for the Best Family Film Award.<ref>[http://www.hiddensecrets-themovie.com/filmmaker.html Hidden Secrets]</ref>
In 2000, he produced the film ''[[Mercy Streets]]'' which was nominated for the Best Family Film Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiddensecrets-themovie.com/filmmaker.html|title=Hidden Secrets|publisher=|access-date=October 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914071019/http://www.hiddensecrets-themovie.com/filmmaker.html|archive-date=September 14, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2003, Downes wrote, produced, directed and starred in ''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]'' opposite [[Stephen Baldwin]], [[Eric Roberts]], [[David A. R. White]] and [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]]. The film was released wide in June 2004.{{Citation needed |date=January 2023}}
Kevin lives in [[Visalia, California]] with his wife Catherine and dog Darby.
Kevin Downes is the younger brother of producer [[Bobby Downes]] who is the founder and CEO of [[ChristianCinema.com]]. In 2003, Kevin wrote, produced, directed and starred in ''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]'' opposite [[Stephen Baldwin]], [[Eric Roberts]], [[David A.R. White]] and [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]]. The movie was released wide in June 2004.


In 2011, Kevin starred in the movie [[Courageous (film)|Courageous]], directed by [[Alex Kendrick]].
In 2011, Downes starred in the film ''[[Courageous (film)|Courageous]]'', directed by [[Alex Kendrick]].
In 2015, he produced ''[[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]]''.<ref> Rick Bentley, [https://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/article38987268.html Visalia native Kevin Downes produces ‘Woodlawn’], fresnobee.com, USA, October 14, 2015 </ref>

In 2018, he started [[Kingdom Story Company]] along with the [[Erwin Brothers]].<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/i-can-imagine-producers-lionsgate-set-faith-based-film-slate-1197642|title='I Can Only Imagine' Producers, Lionsgate Set Faith-Based Film Slate|author=Mia Galuppo|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 27, 2019|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, he produced ''[[I Still Believe (film)|I Still Believe]]''. <ref> Jessilyn Lancaster, [https://www.charismanews.com/video/79771-i-still-believe-producer-kevin-downes-reflects-on-the-movie-s-beautiful-love-story 'I Still Believe' Producer Kevin Downes Reflects on the Movie's 'Beautiful Love Story'], charismanews.com, USA, February 4, 2020 </ref>

==Personal life==
Downes lives in [[Visalia, California]] with his wife Catherine and dog Darby. He is the younger brother of producer [[Bobby Downes (film producer)|Bobby Downes]] who is the founder and CEO of [[ChristianCinema.com]].{{Citation needed |date=March 2023}}


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

===Actor===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
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!Role
!Role
|-
|-
!1994
|1994
!The Crossing
|''The Crossing''
|Jason
!
|-
|-
!1995
|1995
!End of the Harvest
|''End of the Harvest''
|Jess
!
|-
|-
!1998
|1998
!Senseless
|''[[Senseless]]''
|Smythe-Bates Finalist
!
|-
|-
!1999
|1999
!A Vow to Cherish
|''A Vow to Cherish''
|Paramedic
The Moment After
!
|-
|-
|1999
!2000
|''The Moment After''
!Mercy Streets
|Charles Baker
!
|-
|-
|2000
!2002
|''[[Mercy Streets]]''
!Time Changer
|Peter
!
|-
|-
|2002
!2004
|''[[Time Changer]]''
!Birdie and Bogey
|Greg
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
|-
|2004
|''[[Birdie & Bogey]]''
|Zach Cornell
|-
|2004
|''[[Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius]]''
|Gene Homans
|-
|2004
|''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]''
|Jerry Willis
|-
|2006
|''Midnight Clear''
|Rick
|-
|2006
|''The Moment After 2: The Awakening''
|Charles Baker
|-
|2006
|''[[Three (2006 film)|Thr3e]]''
|Henry
|-
|2011
|''[[Courageous (film)|Courageous]]''
|Shane Fuller
|-
|2013
|''Silver Bells''
|Ref #1
|-
|2013
|''Taken by Grace''
|Detective Gunderson
|-
|2014
|''[[Moms' Night Out]]''
|Kevin
|-
|2014
|''Redeemed''
|Ryan
|-
|2015
|''[[Faith of Our Fathers (film)|Faith of Our Fathers]]''
|John
|-
|2015
|''[[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]]''
|Birmingham Reporter
|-
|2018
|''[[I Can Only Imagine (film)|I Can Only Imagine]]''
|Singleton
|-
|2025
|''[[The Unbreakable Boy]]''
|Lyle
|}


=== Producer ===
!
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
|-
|-
|1999
!2006
|''The Moment After''
!
!
|-
|-
|2000
!2011
|''[[Mercy Streets]]''
!
!
|-
|-
|2001
!2013
|''[[Lay It Down (film)|Lay It Down]]''
!
!
|-
|-
|2002
!2014
|''[[Time Changer]]''
!
!
|-
|-
|2004
!2015
|''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]''
!
|-
!
|2006
|''Midnight Clear''
|-
|2006
|''[[The Visitation (film)|The Visitation]]''
|-
|2006
|''The Moment After 2: The Awakening''
|-
|2007
|''[[The List (2007 film)|The List]]''
|-
|2009
|''[[Like Dandelion Dust]]''
|-
|2013
|''[[The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone]]''
|-
|2014
|''[[Moms' Night Out]]''
|-
|2015
|''[[Faith of Our Fathers (film)|Faith of Our Fathers]]''
|-
|2015
|''[[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]]''
|-
|2018
|''[[I Can Only Imagine (film)|I Can Only Imagine]]''
|-
|2020
|''[[I Still Believe (film)|I Still Believe]]''
|-
|2021
|''[[American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story]]''
|-
|2024
|''[[The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (film)|The Best Christmas Pageant Ever]]''
|-
|2025
|''[[The Unbreakable Boy]]''
|-
|2025
|''[[Sarah's Oil]]''
|}
|}
Actor
*''[[The Crossing (1994 film)|The Crossing]]'' (1994)
*''[[End of the Harvest]]'' (1995)
*''[[Senseless]]'' (1998)
*''[[A Vow to Cherish]]'' (1999)
*''[[The Moment After]]'' (1999)
*''[[Mercy Streets]]'' (2000)
*''[[Time Changer]]'' (2002)
*''[[Birdie and Bogey]]'' (2004)
*''[[Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius]]'' (2004)
*''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]'' (2004)
*''[[Midnight Clear]]'' (2006)
*''[[The Moment After 2]]'' (2006)
*''[[Thr3e (film)|Thr3e]]'' (2006)
*''[[Courageous (film)|Courageous]]'' (2011)
*''[[Silver Bells (2013 film)|Silver Bells]]'' (2013)
*''[[Taken by Grace]]'' (2013)
*''[[Moms' Night Out]]'' (2014)
*''[[Redeemed]]'' (2014)
*''[[Faith of Our Fathers (film)|Faith of Our Fathers]]'' (2015)
*''[[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]]'' (2015)


=== Writer ===
Producer
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[The Moment After]]'' (1999)
!Year
*''[[Mercy Streets]]'' (2000)
!Title
*''[[Lay It Down (film)|Lay It Down]]'' (2001)
|-
*''[[Time Changer]]'' (2002)
|1999
*''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]'' (2004)
|''The Moment After''
*''[[Midnight Clear]]'' (2006)
|-
*''[[The Visitation (film)|The Visitation]]'' (2006)
|2004
*''[[The Moment After 2]]'' (2006)
*''[[The List (2007 film)|The List]]'' (2007)
|''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]''
|-
*''[[Like Dandelion Dust]]'' (2009)
|2015
*''[[The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone]]'' (2013)
*''[[Moms' Night Out]]'' (2014)
|''[[Faith of Our Fathers (film)]]''
|}
*''[[Faith of Our Fathers (film)|Faith of Our Fathers]]'' (2015)
*''[[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]]'' (2015)


=== Director ===
Writer
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[The Moment After]]'' (1999)
!Year
*''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]'' (2004)
!Title
*''[[Faith of Our Fathers (film)|Faith of Our Fathers]]'' (2015)
|-

|2004
Director
*''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]'' (2004)
|''[[Six: The Mark Unleashed]]''
|-
*''[[Amazing Love (2012 film)|Amazing Love]]'' (2012)
|2012
|''Amazing Love''
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.themoviesix.com "Six: The Mark Unleashed" Official Site]
*[http://www.themoviesix.com "Six: The Mark Unleashed" Official Site]
*[http://www.downesbrothers.com/filmmakers.html Downes Brothers Entertainment]
*[http://www.downesbrothers.com/filmmakers.html Downes Brothers Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406211418/http://www.downesbrothers.com/filmmakers.html |date=April 6, 2014 }}
*{{IMDb name|0235948}}
*{{IMDb name|0235948}}


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Latest revision as of 21:40, 26 October 2024

For the Irish hurler, see Kevin Downes (hurler).

Kevin Downes
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, writer
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Catherine Downes
​
(m. 1997)​
FamilyBobby Downes (brother)

Kevin Downes is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and co-founder and Chief of Production and Distribution of Kingdom Story Company. Downes grew up in Visalia, three hours north of Los Angeles. Many of the Christian films he participated in were shot there.[citation needed]

Life and career

[edit]

In 2000, he produced the film Mercy Streets which was nominated for the Best Family Film Award.[1]

In 2003, Downes wrote, produced, directed and starred in Six: The Mark Unleashed opposite Stephen Baldwin, Eric Roberts, David A. R. White and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The film was released wide in June 2004.[citation needed]

In 2011, Downes starred in the film Courageous, directed by Alex Kendrick. In 2015, he produced Woodlawn.[2]

In 2018, he started Kingdom Story Company along with the Erwin Brothers.[3]

In 2020, he produced I Still Believe. [4]

Personal life

[edit]

Downes lives in Visalia, California with his wife Catherine and dog Darby. He is the younger brother of producer Bobby Downes who is the founder and CEO of ChristianCinema.com.[citation needed]

Filmography

[edit]

Actor

[edit]
Year Title Role
1994 The Crossing Jason
1995 End of the Harvest Jess
1998 Senseless Smythe-Bates Finalist
1999 A Vow to Cherish Paramedic
1999 The Moment After Charles Baker
2000 Mercy Streets Peter
2002 Time Changer Greg
2004 Birdie & Bogey Zach Cornell
2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Gene Homans
2004 Six: The Mark Unleashed Jerry Willis
2006 Midnight Clear Rick
2006 The Moment After 2: The Awakening Charles Baker
2006 Thr3e Henry
2011 Courageous Shane Fuller
2013 Silver Bells Ref #1
2013 Taken by Grace Detective Gunderson
2014 Moms' Night Out Kevin
2014 Redeemed Ryan
2015 Faith of Our Fathers John
2015 Woodlawn Birmingham Reporter
2018 I Can Only Imagine Singleton
2025 The Unbreakable Boy Lyle

Producer

[edit]
Year Title
1999 The Moment After
2000 Mercy Streets
2001 Lay It Down
2002 Time Changer
2004 Six: The Mark Unleashed
2006 Midnight Clear
2006 The Visitation
2006 The Moment After 2: The Awakening
2007 The List
2009 Like Dandelion Dust
2013 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone
2014 Moms' Night Out
2015 Faith of Our Fathers
2015 Woodlawn
2018 I Can Only Imagine
2020 I Still Believe
2021 American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story
2024 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
2025 The Unbreakable Boy
2025 Sarah's Oil

Writer

[edit]
Year Title
1999 The Moment After
2004 Six: The Mark Unleashed
2015 Faith of Our Fathers (film)

Director

[edit]
Year Title
2004 Six: The Mark Unleashed
2012 Amazing Love

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Hidden Secrets". Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Rick Bentley, Visalia native Kevin Downes produces ‘Woodlawn’, fresnobee.com, USA, October 14, 2015
  3. ^ Mia Galuppo (March 27, 2019). "'I Can Only Imagine' Producers, Lionsgate Set Faith-Based Film Slate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Jessilyn Lancaster, 'I Still Believe' Producer Kevin Downes Reflects on the Movie's 'Beautiful Love Story', charismanews.com, USA, February 4, 2020
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