Background
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents Jim and Robyne Kurland. He and his older brother Zack Kurland grew up in Newton, Massachusetts.
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During the summer, he attended the prestigious Walnut Hill School.
Career
He first started acting at age 11, performing in a local theatre production of Anne of Green Gables. While in 7th grade at The Fessenden School, he was encouraged by a teacher to audition for a part in the school play, Little Shop of Horrors. Despite his young age, he was cast as the lead in the show.
The following year, Kurland was performing again in Oliver! Before attending high school, Kurland had been in over a dozen plays.
At Choate Rosemary Hall, Kurland continued to pursue acting. He was cast as Jerry in a production of The Zoo Story, which was guest directed by Edward Albee himself.
This made national news when an article featuring Kurland and Albee was published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times. After graduation, Kurland attended Emerson College"s Theatre program
However, he soon transferred to the University of Southern California School of Theatre.
While at University of Southern California, he was briefly on the University of Southern California Ice Hockey Team, and performed in several student films. He graduated from University of Southern California in 2006. Since then, Kurland has been seen on TLC and Spike television, and he starred in Sinners, a drama from Eleven Eleven Pictures (Best Picture, Swansea Bay Film Festival 2007).
In 2011, Kurland was in The Artist starring John Goodman, James Cromwell, and Penelope Ann Miller.
