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{{Infobox person
| name          = Kevin Navayne
| image         = Kevin Navayne.jpg
| caption = Kevin Navayne
| birth_name    = Kevin Niviaen 
| birth_date    = August 20, 1977 (age 47)
Spanish Town, Jamaica
| birth_place   = [[Spanish Town, Jamaica]]
| occupation    = Actor, Model
| yearsactive   = 2008–present
| othername     = 
| website       = 
| academyawards = 
| emmyawards    =
| spouse        = 
}}

'''Kevin Niviaen (Navayne)''' ({{IPAc-en|n|ə|ˈ|v|eɪ|n}}; born August 20, 1977) is a [[Jamaica]]n-born fashion model, American actor and producer.  He acts and models under the [[stage name]] which also happens to be his middle name of, '''Navayne'''.

==Early life==
Kevin was born in the city of [[Spanish Town]], on the island of Jamaica.<ref name="ebellemagazine">[http://boudoir.presspublisher.us/issue/february_2009/article/kevin_navayne_01-26-09-02-01-25] boudoir.presspublisher.us</ref> He arrived to the states with his family at the age of 6 years old and grew up in the town of [[East Hartford]], [[Connecticut]].  He is the middle child of 3 and was raised by his parents who have been married for over 40 years. 

==Career==
He first appeared in the film ''[[Disappearing Acts]]'' as an extra.  He then was discovered by a modeling agent and started modeling for designers [[Ralph Lauren]], [[Lacoste]], [[Nautica (clothing company)|Nautica]], [[Sean John]], [[Burberry]], [[Versace]], [[Givenchy]], Hunter, [[John Varvatos]], [[Ray Ban]] and [[Roberto Cavalli]] for print, editorial and commercial.  He currently is represented by [[Ford Models]], Group Model Management in [[Spain]] and models for MCQ Eyewear for [[Alexander McQueen]].  

In 2008 he appeared in the film, ''[[Days of Wrath]]'', and modeled for the [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] show ''[[Rip the Runway]]'', and appeared in an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.

2009, saw Kevin appear in a series arch for the [[Lifetime Network]] hit show ''[[Army Wives]]''.

In 2010 he obtained a recurring role as Detective Ray Jackson on ''[[CSI: NY]]''.<ref>{{IMDb name|2410764}}</ref> Kevin also played Donovan in the [[Broadway theatre|Off Broadway]] play ''Foursome'',<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com]</ref> as well as shows: [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order SVU]], [[One Life to Live]], and, [[The Cleveland Show]].  Kevin's next feature film will see will also star in another biopic while using his Jamaican background to play the [[civil rights]] hero [[Marcus Garvey]].<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/marcus-garvey-biopic-in-development-don-cheadle-producing-george-tillman-jr-directing-kevin-navayne-starring]</ref>   Kevin stars in the upcoming film "The Onyx of Wall Street" in which Kevin will play an inner city drug dealer who eventually becomes one of [[Wall Street]]'s most successful [[Hedge fund|Hedge Fund]] Managers.  Kevin has also produced films, Swim, The Big Heavy,  and the just announced film based on the true story "[http://www.tv.com/shows/gangsters-americas-most-evil/anthony-shea-and-the-no-name-gang-2570683/ No Name Gang]."

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008
| [[Days of Wrath]]
| Drug Dealer
| Film
|-
| 2013
| Swim
| Associate Producer
| Film
|-
| 2014
| [[The Big Heavy]]
| Executive Producer
| Short Film
|-
|2018
| [[The Onyx of Wall Street]]
| Malcom Jennings
| Film
|-
|2018
| [[Marcus Garvey Biopic (Working Title)]]
| [[Marcus Garvey]]
| Film
|-
|2019
|The Motor City Assassin
|Sgt David Cobb
|Film
|-
|2020
|The No Name Gang
|Agent Johnson
|Film
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Man in Gray Suit
| 1 episode
|-
| 2009
| [[Army Wives]]
| Charles
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2010
| [[Detroit 187]]
| Maurice Jones
| 1 episode
|-
| 2010
| [[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]
| Marc Grace-Singer
| 1 episode
|-
| 2012
| [[One Life to Live]]
| Stuart Dillion Hart
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2012
| [[CSI:New York]]
| Detective Ray Jackson
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2012
| [[The Cleveland Show]]
| Guy at Park
| 1 episode
|-
|2015
|Transport
|Director
|1 episode
|-
|2018
|Gods of Medicine
|Dr. Ruben Jacobi
|8 episodes
|}


==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=2410764|name=Kevin Navayne}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Male actors from Connecticut]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male models]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]
[[Category:People from Spanish Town]]
[[Category:Jamaican emigrants to the United States]]
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