Kevin Bacon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 8, 1958
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
- Maher & Kevin
Maher & Kevin TBA
as kevin
- Kevin & Maher
Kevin & Maher TBA
Actor
- Summoner
Summoner TBA
as Jefferson Haddock
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man TBA
as Self
- The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the Crime
The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the Crime TBA
as Leo
- Beach Read
Beach Read 2027
Actor
Family Movie 2027
as Jack, Director, Producer
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart 2026
as Self
The Toxic Avenger Unrated 2025
as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
The Best You Can 2025
as Stan Olszewski, Producer
The Bloody Plumage from Another World 2025
as Evil Chicken
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
as Self
MaXXXine 2024
as John Labat
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2024
as Captain Cade Grant
Leave the World Behind 2023
as Danny
Space Oddity 2023
as Jeff McAllister
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022
as Kevin Bacon
One Way 2022
as Fred Sr.
They/Them 2022
as Owen Whistler, Executive Producer
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough 2022
as Self
North Star 2022
as Dr. Owen Broderick
Val 2021
as Self (archive)
The Legend of Burt Gummer 2020
as self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw 2020
as Self
Tremors: Making Perfection 2020
as Himself
You Should Have Left 2020
as Theo Conroy
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine 2020
as Self
Find Your Groove 2020
as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" 2019
as Pinky Peterson
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives 2019
as Self
Tour de Pharmacy 2017
as Ditmer Klerken
The Words That Built America 2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Story of a Girl 2017
as Michael
Patriots Day 2016
as Richard DesLauriers
The Darkness 2016
as Peter Taylor
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 2015
as Self - Actor
Black Mass 2015
as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Cop Car 2015
as Sheriff Kretzer, Executive Producer
Skum Rocks! 2013
as Self
The Presidents' Gatekeepers 2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jayne Mansfield's Car 2013
as Carroll Caldwell
R.I.P.D. 2013
as Bobby Hayes
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013
as Self
- Vanilla Ice Archive
Vanilla Ice Archive 2012
as Self (archive footage)
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special 2012
as Self - Sebastian Shaw
8 2012
as Charles J. Cooper
"Footloose": Remembering Willard 2011
as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class 2011
as Self
Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011
as David Lindhagen
X-Men: First Class 2011
as Sebastian Shaw
Elephant White 2011
as Jimmy the Brit
- A Look Behind the Scenes: Super
A Look Behind the Scenes: Super 2011
as Self
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose" 2011
as Self
Super 2010
as Jacques
Beyond All Boundaries 2009
as Robert Sherrod
Taking Chance 2009
as LtCol Mike Strobl
The Human Family Tree 2009
as Himself - Narrator
My One and Only 2009
as Dan Devereaux
These Vagabond Shoes 2009
as Tom
New Orleans Animal Rescue 2009
as Himself
Frost/Nixon 2008
as Jack Brennan
Animal House: The Inside Story 2008
as Self
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees 2008
as Kevin Bacon
Saving Angelo 2007
as Brent
Rails & Ties 2007
as Tom Stark
Death Sentence 2007
as Nick Hume
The Air I Breathe 2007
as Love
Where the Truth Lies 2005
as Lanny
Beauty Shop 2005
as Jorge
Loverboy 2005
as Marty, Director, Producer
The Woodsman 2004
as Walter, Executive Producer
Footloose: A Modern Musical 2004
as Self, Thanks
- Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface 2004
as Self
Cavedweller 2004
as Randall Pritchard
Forces of Nature 2004
as Himself - Narrator
- Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Mystic River: From Page to Screen 2003
as Self
In the Cut 2003
as John Graham (uncredited)
Mystic River 2003
as Sean Devine
- Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update 2003
as Rev. Chip Diller
Trapped 2002
as Hickey
Novocaine 2001
as Actor Lance Phelps
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music 2001
Actor
Hollow Man 2000
as Sebastian Caine
We Married Margo 2000
as Self
My Dog Skip 2000
as Jack Morris
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
as (archive footage)
Stir of Echoes 1999
as Tom Witzky
Making of Wild Things 1999
as Self
Diner: On The Flip Side 1999
as Self
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion 1998
as Self - Chip Diller
Wild Things 1998
as Sergeant Ray Duquette, Executive Producer
Telling Lies in America 1997
as Billy Magic
Picture Perfect 1997
as Sam
Digging to China 1997
as Ricky Schroth
Destination Anywhere 1997
as Mike
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life 1997
as Self
Losing Chase 1996
Director
Sleepers 1996
as Nokes
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 1996
as Self
Balto 1995
as Balto (voice)
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13 1995
as Self
Apollo 13 1995
as Jack Swigert
Murder in the First 1995
as Henri Young
The River Wild 1994
as Wade
The Air Up There 1994
as Jimmy Dolan
A Few Good Men 1992
as Capt. Jack Ross
JFK 1991
as Willie O'Keefe
Pyrates 1991
as Ari
A Little Vicious 1991
as Narrator
He Said, She Said 1991
as Dan Hanson
Queens Logic 1991
as Dennis
America's Funniest Dirty Jokes 1991
as Himself
Flatliners 1990
as David Labraccio
Tremors 1990
as Valentine McKee
The Big Picture 1989
as Nick Chapman
Criminal Law 1989
as Martin Thiel
Lemon Sky 1988
as Alan
She's Having a Baby 1988
as Jake Briggs
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987
as Taxi Racer
End of the Line 1987
as Everett
White Water Summer 1987
as Vic
- John Hughes: Time Capsule
John Hughes: Time Capsule 1986
as Himself
The Tender Age 1986
as Probation Officer (uncredited)
Quicksilver 1986
as Jack Casey
Mister Roberts 1984
as Ens. Frank Pulver
Footloose 1984
as Ren
The Demon Murder Case 1983
as Kenny Miller
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute 1983
as Dennis
Forty Deuce 1982
as Ricky
Diner 1982
as Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Only When I Laugh 1981
as Don
Friday the 13th 1980
as Jack
Hero at Large 1980
as 2nd Teenager
The Gift 1979
as Teddy
Starting Over 1979
as Husband - Young Couple
Animal House 1978
as Chip Diller
Credits from TMDB.