Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 08, 1958
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
193 titles
Kevin Bacon
Biography
Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading-man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Actor Awards. Bacon made his feature film debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and appeared in Diner (1982) before his breakthrough role in the musical drama Footloose (1984). Since then, he has starred in critically acclaimed films such as JFK (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), Apollo 13 (1995), Mystic River (2003), and Frost/Nixon (2008). Other credits include Friday the 13th (1980), Tremors (1990), The River Wild (1994), Balto (1995), The Woodsman (2004), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), and Patriots Day (2016). Bacon has also directed the films Losing Chase (1996) and Loverboy (2005). On television, Bacon received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as Michael Strobl in the HBO original film Taking Chance (2009). He starred in the Fox drama series The Following from 2013 to 2015. Bacon played the title role in the Amazon Prime Video series I Love Dick from 2016 to 2017. From 2019 to 2022, he starred in the Showtime series City on a Hill. In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His prolific career in a variety of genres has led him to become associated with the concept of interconnectedness among people, as evidenced by the trivia game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon". He is a brand ambassador for British mobile network operator EE and has appeared in the company's advertisements. Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Bacon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Beach Read
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
Self
Family Movie
Jack
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
Bob Garbinger, the Villain
The Best You Can
Stan Olszewski
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
Evil Chicken
Sirens
Peter Kell
The Bondsman
Hub Halloran
MaXXXine
John Labat
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Captain Cade Grant
Leave the World Behind
Danny
Space Oddity
Jeff McAllister
Colin from Accounts
Kevin Bacon
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Kevin Bacon
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Self - Guest
One Way
Fred Sr.
They/Them
Owen Whistler
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
Self
North Star
Last Meals
Self
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones
Self
The Legend of Burt Gummer
self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
Himself
You Should Have Left
Theo Conroy
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
Find Your Groove
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Pinky Peterson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
City on a Hill
Jackie Rohr
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
Self
Tremors
Valentine 'Val' McKee
No Activity
Kevin Bacon (voice)
SMILF
Kevin Bacon
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Tour de Pharmacy
Ditmer Klerken
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Story of a Girl
Michael
Patriots Day
Richard DesLauriers
I Love Dick
Dick
The Darkness
Peter Taylor
Black Mass
FBI Agent Charles McGuire
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Cop Car
Sheriff Kretzer
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest