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| name = Kevin Navayne<br />
| image = Kevin Navayne.jpg<br />
| caption = Kevin Navayne<br />
| birth_name = Kevin Niviaen <br />
| birth_date = August 20, 1977 (age 47)<br />
Spanish Town, Jamaica<br />
| birth_place = [[Spanish Town, Jamaica]]<br />
| occupation = Actor, Model<br />
| yearsactive = 2008–present<br />
| othername = <br />
| website = <br />
| academyawards = <br />
| emmyawards =<br />
| spouse = <br />
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'''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'''.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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. <br />
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==Career==<br />
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]]. <br />
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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]]''.<br />
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2009, saw Kevin appear in a series arch for the [[Lifetime Network]] hit show ''[[Army Wives]]''.<br />
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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]."<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Film<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Role<br />
! class="unsortable" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2008<br />
| [[Days of Wrath]]<br />
| Drug Dealer<br />
| Film<br />
|-<br />
| 2013<br />
| Swim<br />
| Associate Producer<br />
| Film<br />
|-<br />
| 2014<br />
| [[The Big Heavy]]<br />
| Executive Producer<br />
| Short Film<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
| [[The Onyx of Wall Street]]<br />
| Malcom Jennings<br />
| Film<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
| [[Marcus Garvey Biopic (Working Title)]]<br />
| [[Marcus Garvey]]<br />
| Film<br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|The Motor City Assassin<br />
|Sgt David Cobb<br />
|Film<br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|The No Name Gang<br />
|Agent Johnson<br />
|Film<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Television<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Role<br />
! class="unsortable" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2008<br />
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''<br />
| Man in Gray Suit<br />
| 1 episode<br />
|-<br />
| 2009<br />
| [[Army Wives]]<br />
| Charles<br />
| 2 episodes<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| [[Detroit 187]]<br />
| Maurice Jones<br />
| 1 episode<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| [[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]<br />
| Marc Grace-Singer<br />
| 1 episode<br />
|-<br />
| 2012<br />
| [[One Life to Live]]<br />
| Stuart Dillion Hart<br />
| 3 episodes<br />
|-<br />
| 2012<br />
| [[CSI:New York]]<br />
| Detective Ray Jackson<br />
| 5 episodes<br />
|-<br />
| 2012<br />
| [[The Cleveland Show]]<br />
| Guy at Park<br />
| 1 episode<br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
|Transport<br />
|Director<br />
|1 episode<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|Gods of Medicine<br />
|Dr. Ruben Jacobi<br />
|8 episodes<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|30em}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb name|id=2410764|name=Kevin Navayne}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Navayne, Kevin}}<br />
[[Category:1977 births]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Connecticut]]<br />
[[Category:American male film actors]]<br />
[[Category:American male models]]<br />
[[Category:American male television actors]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]<br />
[[Category:People from Spanish Town]]<br />
[[Category:Jamaican emigrants to the United States]]<br />
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