Kevin was born and brought up in his hometown of Neilston, Paisley in Scotland. The son of Gordon & Louise Guthrie, he attended PACE Theatre Company as a youngster and decided at a relatively young age to try Acting. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, graduating in 2011.　　He was granted permission to leave his training early to perform the title role in John Tiffany's National Theatre of Scotland Production of Peter Pan, also starring Cal MacAninch as Hook. This provided the platform for the body of work Kevin has built now, including major credits with National Theatre of Scotland, Frantic Assembly Royal Shakespeare Co., as well as TV credits with BBC, ITV, Endor Productions among others.