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Kevin Bacon
Actor

Kevin Bacon

8 Jul 1958Born
68Age
118Credits
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABirthplace

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).

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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.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 118 credits.

  1. TBAThe Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the CrimeFilm: Leo
  2. TBASummonerFilm: Jefferson Haddock
  3. TBAThe Vice GuideFilm
  4. TBAZapata, TexasSeries: Creator
  5. 2027Beach ReadFilm
  6. 2027Family MovieFilm: Jack, Director
  7. 2025The Toxic Avenger UnratedFilm: Bob Garbinger, the Villain
  8. 2025The Best You CanFilm: Stan Olszewski
  9. 2025The Bloody Plumage from Another WorldFilm: Evil Chicken
  10. 2025SirensSeries: Peter Kell (5 episodes)
  11. 2025The BondsmanSeries: Hub Halloran (8 episodes)
  12. 2024MaXXXineFilm: John Labat
  13. 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FFilm: Captain Cade Grant
  14. 2023Leave the World BehindFilm: Danny
  15. 2023Space OddityFilm: Jeff McAllister
  16. 2022Colin from AccountsSeries: Kevin Bacon (1 episode)
  17. 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialFilm: Kevin Bacon
  18. 2022One WayFilm: Fred Sr.
  19. 2022They/ThemFilm: Owen Whistler
  20. 2022North StarFilm: Dr. Owen Broderick
  21. 2020You Should Have LeftFilm: Theo Conroy
  22. 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"Film: Pinky Peterson
  23. 2019City on a HillSeries: Jackie Rohr, Director (26 episodes)
  24. 2018TremorsSeries: Valentine 'Val' McKee (1 episode)
  25. 2017No ActivitySeries: Kevin Bacon (voice) (2 episodes)
  26. 2017SMILFSeries: Kevin Bacon (1 episode)
  27. 2017Tour de PharmacyFilm: Ditmer Klerken
  28. 2017Story of a GirlFilm: Michael
  29. 2016Patriots DayFilm: Richard DesLauriers
  30. 2016I Love DickSeries: Dick, Creator (8 episodes)
  31. 2016The DarknessFilm: Peter Taylor
  32. 2015Black MassFilm: FBI Agent Charles McGuire
  33. 2015Cop CarFilm: Sheriff Kretzer
  34. 2013Jayne Mansfield's CarFilm: Carroll Caldwell
  35. 2013R.I.P.D.Film: Bobby Hayes
  36. 2013Teen Titans Go!Series: Kevin Bacon (voice) (1 episode)
  37. 2013The FollowingSeries: Ryan Hardy (45 episodes)
  38. 20128Film: Charles J. Cooper
  39. 2011Crazy, Stupid, Love.Film: David Lindhagen
  40. 2011X-Men: First ClassFilm: Sebastian Shaw
  41. 2011Elephant WhiteFilm: Jimmy the Brit
  42. 2010SuperFilm: Jacques
  43. 2009Beyond All BoundariesFilm: Robert Sherrod
  44. 2009Taking ChanceFilm: LtCol Mike Strobl
  45. 2009My One and OnlyFilm: Dan Devereaux
  46. 2009These Vagabond ShoesFilm: Tom
  47. 2008Frost/NixonFilm: Jack Brennan
  48. 2008Connected: The Power of Six DegreesFilm: Kevin Bacon
  49. 2007Saving AngeloFilm: Brent
  50. 2007Rails & TiesFilm: Tom Stark
  51. 2007Death SentenceFilm: Nick Hume
  52. 2007The Air I BreatheFilm: Love
  53. 2005Where the Truth LiesFilm: Lanny
  54. 2005The CloserSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  55. 2005Beauty ShopFilm: Jorge
  56. 2005American Dad!Series: Kevin Bacon (voice) (1 episode)
  57. 2005LoverboyFilm: Marty, Director
  58. 2004The WoodsmanFilm: Walter
  59. 2004CavedwellerFilm: Randall Pritchard
  60. 2003In the CutFilm: John Graham (uncredited)
  61. 2003Mystic RiverFilm: Sean Devine
  62. 2003Queer Eye for the Straight GuySeries (1 episode)
  63. 2003Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateFilm: Rev. Chip Diller
  64. 2002TrappedFilm: Hickey
  65. 2001NovocaineFilm: Actor Lance Phelps
  66. 2001Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & MusicFilm
  67. 2000Hollow ManFilm: Sebastian Caine
  68. 2000God, the Devil and BobSeries: Kevin Bacon (voice) (1 episode)
  69. 2000My Dog SkipFilm: Jack Morris
  70. 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilm: (archive footage)
  71. 1999Stir of EchoesFilm: Tom Witzky
  72. 1998Will & GraceSeries: Kevin Bacon (2 episodes)
  73. 1998Wild ThingsFilm: Sergeant Ray Duquette
  74. 1997Telling Lies in AmericaFilm: Billy Magic
  75. 1997Picture PerfectFilm: Sam
  76. 1997Digging to ChinaFilm: Ricky Schroth
  77. 1997Destination AnywhereFilm: Mike
  78. 1996Losing ChaseFilm: Director
  79. 1996SleepersFilm: Nokes
  80. 1995BaltoFilm: Balto (voice)

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