Kevin Bacon
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.
Filmography
Beach Read
Beach Read
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
as Self
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
as Self
Family Movie
as Jack
Family Movie
as Jack
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
The Best You Can
as Stan Olszewski
The Best You Can
as Stan Olszewski
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
as Evil Chicken
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
as Evil Chicken
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
MaXXXine
as John Labat
MaXXXine
as John Labat
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Captain Cade Grant
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Captain Cade Grant
Leave the World Behind
as Danny
Leave the World Behind
as Danny
Space Oddity
as Jeff McAllister
Space Oddity
as Jeff McAllister
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Kevin Bacon
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Kevin Bacon
One Way
as Fred Sr.
One Way
as Fred Sr.
They/Them
as Owen Whistler
They/Them
as Owen Whistler
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
as Self
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
as Self
North Star
North Star
Val
as Self (archive)
Val
as Self (archive)
The Legend of Burt Gummer
as self
The Legend of Burt Gummer
as self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
as Self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
as Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
as Himself
Tremors: Making Perfection
as Himself
You Should Have Left
as Theo Conroy
You Should Have Left
as Theo Conroy
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self
Find Your Groove
as Self
Find Your Groove
as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Pinky Peterson
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Pinky Peterson
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
as Self
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
as Self
Tour de Pharmacy
as Ditmer Klerken
Tour de Pharmacy
as Ditmer Klerken
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Story of a Girl
as Michael
Story of a Girl
as Michael
Patriots Day
as Richard DesLauriers
Patriots Day
as Richard DesLauriers
The Darkness
as Peter Taylor
The Darkness
as Peter Taylor
Black Mass
as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Black Mass
as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Cop Car
as Sheriff Kretzer
Cop Car
as Sheriff Kretzer
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor
Skum Rocks!
as Self
Skum Rocks!
as Self
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Carroll Caldwell
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Carroll Caldwell
R.I.P.D.
as Bobby Hayes
R.I.P.D.
as Bobby Hayes
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
as Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
as Self
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
as Self - Sebastian Shaw
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
as Self - Sebastian Shaw
8
as Charles J. Cooper
8
as Charles J. Cooper
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
as Self
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as David Lindhagen
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as David Lindhagen
X-Men: First Class
as Sebastian Shaw
X-Men: First Class
as Sebastian Shaw
Elephant White
as Jimmy the Brit
Elephant White
as Jimmy the Brit
Super
as Jacques
Super
as Jacques
Beyond All Boundaries
as Robert Sherrod
Beyond All Boundaries
as Robert Sherrod
Taking Chance
as LtCol Mike Strobl
Taking Chance
as LtCol Mike Strobl
The Human Family Tree
as Himself - Narrator
The Human Family Tree
as Himself - Narrator
These Vagabond Shoes
as Tom
These Vagabond Shoes
as Tom
New Orleans Animal Rescue
as Himself
New Orleans Animal Rescue
as Himself
Frost/Nixon
as Jack Brennan
Frost/Nixon
as Jack Brennan
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees
as Kevin Bacon
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees
as Kevin Bacon
Saving Angelo
as Brent
Saving Angelo
as Brent
Rails & Ties
as Tom Stark
Rails & Ties
as Tom Stark
The Air I Breathe
as Love
The Air I Breathe
as Love
Where the Truth Lies
as Lanny
Where the Truth Lies
as Lanny
Beauty Shop
as Jorge
Beauty Shop
as Jorge
Loverboy
as Marty
Loverboy
as Marty
Footloose: A Modern Musical
as Self
Footloose: A Modern Musical
as Self
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
as Self
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
as Self
Cavedweller
as Randall Pritchard
Cavedweller
as Randall Pritchard
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
as Self
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
as Self
In the Cut
as John Graham (uncredited)
In the Cut
as John Graham (uncredited)
Mystic River
as Sean Devine
Mystic River
as Sean Devine
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Rev. Chip Diller
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Rev. Chip Diller
Novocaine
as Actor Lance Phelps
Novocaine
as Actor Lance Phelps
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Hollow Man
as Sebastian Caine
Hollow Man
as Sebastian Caine
We Married Margo
as Self
We Married Margo
as Self
My Dog Skip
as Jack Morris
My Dog Skip
as Jack Morris
Telling Lies in America
as Billy Magic
Telling Lies in America
as Billy Magic
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self
Apollo 13
as Jack Swigert
Apollo 13
as Jack Swigert
JFK
as Willie O'Keefe
JFK
as Willie O'Keefe
He Said, She Said
as Dan Hanson
He Said, She Said
as Dan Hanson
Queens Logic
as Dennis
Queens Logic
as Dennis
Flatliners
as David Labraccio
Flatliners
as David Labraccio
The Big Picture
as Nick Chapman
The Big Picture
as Nick Chapman
Criminal Law
as Martin Thiel
Criminal Law
as Martin Thiel
She's Having a Baby
as Jake Briggs
She's Having a Baby
as Jake Briggs
End of the Line
as Everett
End of the Line
as Everett
Footloose
as Ren
Footloose
as Ren
Diner
as Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Diner
as Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Hero at Large
as 2nd Teenager
Hero at Large
as 2nd Teenager
Starting Over
as Husband - Young Couple
Starting Over
as Husband - Young Couple