Kevin Bacon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 8, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
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Filmography
The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the Crime
Movie · as Leo
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Movie · as Self
Summoner
Movie · as Jefferson Haddock
Kevin & Maher
Movie
Maher & Kevin
Movie · as kevin
Family Movie
Movie · as Jack
Beach Read
Movie
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
Movie · as Self
The Best You Can
Movie · as Stan Olszewski
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
Movie · as Evil Chicken
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
Movie · as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
The Bondsman
TV · as Hub Halloran · 8 eps
Sirens
TV · as Peter Kell · 5 eps
MaXXXine
Movie · as John Labat
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Movie · as Captain Cade Grant
Leave the World Behind
Movie · as Danny
Space Oddity
Movie · as Jeff McAllister
They/Them
Movie · as Owen Whistler
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
Movie · as Self
North Star
Movie · as Dr. Owen Broderick
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie · as Kevin Bacon
One Way
Movie · as Fred Sr.
Colin from Accounts
TV · as Kevin Bacon · 1 ep
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Val
Movie · as Self (archive)
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Last Meals
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Legend of Burt Gummer
Movie · as self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Movie · as Self
You Should Have Left
Movie · as Theo Conroy
Find Your Groove
Movie · as Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Movie · as Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
Movie · as Himself
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
Movie · as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Movie · as Pinky Peterson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
City on a Hill
TV · as Jackie Rohr · 26 eps
Tremors
TV · as Valentine 'Val' McKee · 1 ep
Story of a Girl
Movie · as Michael
Tour de Pharmacy
Movie · as Ditmer Klerken
The Words That Built America
Movie · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
SMILF
TV · as Kevin Bacon · 1 ep
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
No Activity
TV · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 2 eps
The Darkness
Movie · as Peter Taylor
Patriots Day
Movie · as Richard DesLauriers
I Love Dick
TV · as Dick · 8 eps
Cop Car
Movie · as Sheriff Kretzer
Black Mass
Movie · as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie · as Self - Actor
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
R.I.P.D.
Movie · as Bobby Hayes
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Movie · as Carroll Caldwell
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Movie · as Self
Skum Rocks!
Movie · as Self
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Following
TV · as Ryan Hardy · 45 eps
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Teen Titans Go!
TV · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 ep
Vanilla Ice Archive
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
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Movie · as Charles J. Cooper
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Movie · as Self - Sebastian Shaw
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
X-Men: First Class
Movie · as Sebastian Shaw
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Movie · as David Lindhagen
Elephant White
Movie · as Jimmy the Brit
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Movie · as Self
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
Movie · as Self
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
Movie · as Self
A Look Behind the Scenes: Super
Movie · as Self
Super
Movie · as Jacques
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Taking Chance
Movie · as LtCol Mike Strobl
My One and Only
Movie · as Dan Devereaux
The Human Family Tree
Movie · as Himself - Narrator
These Vagabond Shoes
Movie · as Tom
Beyond All Boundaries
Movie · as Robert Sherrod
New Orleans Animal Rescue
Movie · as Himself
Bored to Death
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Video Message · 1 ep
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Frost/Nixon
Movie · as Jack Brennan
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees
Movie · as Kevin Bacon
Animal House: The Inside Story
Movie · as Self
Death Sentence
Movie · as Nick Hume
The Air I Breathe
Movie · as Love
Rails & Ties
Movie · as Tom Stark
Saving Angelo
Movie · as Brent
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Where the Truth Lies
Movie · as Lanny
Beauty Shop
Movie · as Jorge
Loverboy
Movie · as Marty
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 ep
The Woodsman
Movie · as Walter
Forces of Nature
Movie · as Himself - Narrator
Cavedweller
Movie · as Randall Pritchard
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Movie · as Self
Footloose: A Modern Musical
Movie · as Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mystic River
Movie · as Sean Devine
In the Cut
Movie · as John Graham (uncredited)
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Movie · as Self
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Movie · as Rev. Chip Diller
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
TV · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 5 eps
Trapped
Movie · as Hickey
American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Novocaine
Movie · as Actor Lance Phelps
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Movie
Critics Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Hollow Man
Movie · as Sebastian Caine
My Dog Skip
Movie · as Jack Morris
We Married Margo
Movie · as Self
God, the Devil and Bob
TV · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 ep
Stir of Echoes
Movie · as Tom Witzky
Diner: On The Flip Side
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as (archive footage)
Making of Wild Things
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Wild Things
Movie · as Sergeant Ray Duquette
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Movie · as Self - Chip Diller
Will & Grace
TV · as Kevin Bacon · 2 eps
Digging to China
Movie · as Ricky Schroth
Picture Perfect
Movie · as Sam
Telling Lies in America
Movie · as Billy Magic
Destination Anywhere
Movie · as Mike
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 6 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sleepers
Movie · as Nokes
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Movie · as Self
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Apollo 13
Movie · as Jack Swigert
Balto
Movie · as Balto (voice)
Murder in the First
Movie · as Henri Young
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
Movie · as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The River Wild
Movie · as Wade
The Air Up There
Movie · as Jimmy Dolan
Frasier
TV · as Vic (voice) · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
A Few Good Men
Movie · as Capt. Jack Ross
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Mad About You
TV · as Kevin Bacon · 1 ep
JFK
Movie · as Willie O'Keefe
He Said, She Said
Movie · as Dan Hanson
Queens Logic
Movie · as Dennis
Pyrates
Movie · as Ari
A Little Vicious
Movie · as Narrator
America's Funniest Dirty Jokes
Movie · as Himself
Flatliners
Movie · as David Labraccio
Tremors
Movie · as Valentine McKee
Criminal Law
Movie · as Martin Thiel
The Big Picture
Movie · as Nick Chapman
The Simpsons
TV · as Philly Concierge (voice) · 1 ep
She's Having a Baby
Movie · as Jake Briggs
Lemon Sky
Movie · as Alan
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 1 ep
POV
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Movie · as Taxi Racer
End of the Line
Movie · as Everett
White Water Summer
Movie · as Vic
Quicksilver
Movie · as Jack Casey
John Hughes: Time Capsule
Movie · as Himself
The Tender Age
Movie · as Probation Officer (uncredited)
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Footloose
Movie · as Ren
Mister Roberts
Movie · as Ens. Frank Pulver
The Demon Murder Case
Movie · as Kenny Miller
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Movie · as Dennis
Diner
Movie · as Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Forty Deuce
Movie · as Ricky
American Playhouse
TV · as Probation Officer (uncredited), Alan · 1 ep
Only When I Laugh
Movie · as Don
Friday the 13th
Movie · as Jack
Hero at Large
Movie · as 2nd Teenager
Starting Over
Movie · as Husband - Young Couple
The Gift
Movie · as Teddy
Animal House
Movie · as Chip Diller
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Search for Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep