Kenneth Bevel (born November 24, 1968) is a former American Marine Corps officer, pastor and actor who co-starred in the 2008 film Fireproof and the 2011 film Courageous. He serves as the Connections & Local Missions Pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church, based in Albany, Georgia. In Fireproof, Bevel portrays firefighter Michael Simmons, and portrays police officer Nathan Hayes in Courageous. Filmography Fireproof (2008) - Michael Simmons Courageous (2011) - Nathan Hayes The Forge (2024) - James References External links Ken Bevel at IMDb Black History program held at Lee school Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine at WALB Sherwood Baptist Church