Kevin McGarry was born in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. His career in acting started with a happy accident beginning as early as his freshman year in high school. Mistakenly entering a 12th grade theater class, McGarry suddenly discovered a love for acting. Kevin went on to attend George Brown College where he graduated in 2007 with a degree in Creative Writing. He also studied Theatre Arts at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario and later studied at the Pro Actors Lab in Toronto.
Kevin began his career in 2006. He went on to land his first major television role as Dr. Timothy Hudson in
Open Heart (2015). During the 2010s, Kevin also appeared in
Saw 3D (2010) and landed numerous television roles including his role as Mitch Cutty in
Heartland (2007) and as Nathan Grant in
When Hope Calls (2019) and
When Calls the Heart (2014).