Kevin Zegers
Birth Name: Kevin Joseph Zegers
Place of Birth: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: September 19, 1984
Ethnicity: Dutch
Kevin Zegers is a Canadian actor and model. He has starred in the Air Bud films, Bram Stoker’s ShadowBuilder, Treasure Island (1999), Komodo, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, Wrong Turn, Dawn of the Dead (2004), The Hollow, Transamerica, It’s a Boy Girl Thing, The Jane Austen Book Club, The Stone Angel, Fifty Dead Men Walking, Frozen (2010), The Entitled, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, The Curse of Downers Grove, and Nighthawks (2019), and on the series Goosebumps, Gossip Girl, and The Rookie: Feds.
He is the son of Mary-Ellen, a teacher, and Jim Zegers, a quarry worker. All of his grandparents were born in the Netherlands. Kevin is married to agent Jaime Feld, with whom he has two children. Jaime is Jewish, and the couple was married in a Jewish ceremony.
Kevin’s paternal grandfather is named Joseph Zegers.
Kevin’s paternal grandmother was Theodora “Dora” Hoffer (the daughter of Johannes “John” Hoffer and Helaina/Helena Rinkel). Johannes was born in Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, the son of Floris Hoffer and Aafje Kooi. Helaina was born in Venhuizen, the daughter of Theodorus Rinkel/Ringel and Anna Maria Strooper.
Kevin’s maternal grandfather was Adrian “Andy” Veldman (the son of Franciscus Gerardus Joannes Veldman and Maria Hoes). Franciscus was born in Duiven, the son of Petrus Bernardus Veldman and Theodora Johanna Reijmer. Maria was born in Ewijk, the daughter of Adrianus Johannes Hoes and Elisabeth Johanna van Kesteren.
Kevin’s maternal grandmother was named Mary C. Van Aaken/VanAken.
Sources: Obituary of Kevin’s paternal grandmother, Theodora “Dora” (Hoffer) Zegers – http://gffhingersoll.wordpress.com
Marriage record of Kevin’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Theodorus Rinkel/Ringel and Anna Maria Strooper – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kevin’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Anna Maria (Strooper) Rinkel/Ringel (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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