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Kevin Bacon
ACTING 1958

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon is an American actor known for Footloose, Apollo 13, and Mystic River. Explore his biography, filmography, notable roles, and related movie summaries on FilmPlotHub.

Born: 1958-07-08 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.

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Filmography

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2024
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2023
Leave the World Behind Not Yet Added
Role: Danny
2023
Space Oddity Not Yet Added
Role: Jeff McAllister
2022
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2022
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One Way Not Yet Added
Role: Fred Sr.
2022
North Star Not Yet Added
2022
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2020
You Should Have Left View Summary
Role: Theo Conroy
2020
Find Your Groove Not Yet Added
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2020
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2020
Tremors: Making Perfection Not Yet Added
Role: Himself
2020
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2020
The Legend of Burt Gummer Not Yet Added
Role: self
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" Not Yet Added
Role: Pinky Peterson
2019
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives Not Yet Added
Role: Self
2017
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Role: Ditmer Klerken
2017
Story of a Girl Not Yet Added
Role: Michael
2017
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Role: Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2016
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Role: Richard DesLauriers
2016
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Role: Peter Taylor
2015
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2015
Black Mass View Summary
Role: FBI Agent Charles McGuire
2015
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2012
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special Not Yet Added
Role: Self - Sebastian Shaw
2012
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Role: Charles J. Cooper
2012
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2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love. Not Yet Added
Role: David Lindhagen
2011
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Role: Jimmy the Brit
2011
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2011
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2011
X-Men: First Class Not Yet Added
Role: Sebastian Shaw
2011
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class Not Yet Added
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2010
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Role: Jacques
2009
My One and Only View Summary
Role: Dan Devereaux
2009
Taking Chance Not Yet Added
Role: LtCol Mike Strobl
2009
These Vagabond Shoes Not Yet Added
Role: Tom
2009
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Role: Robert Sherrod
2009
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2009
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Role: Himself - Narrator
2008
Frost/Nixon Not Yet Added
Role: Jack Brennan
2008
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees Not Yet Added
Role: Kevin Bacon
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story Not Yet Added
Role: Self
2007
Death Sentence View Summary
Role: Nick Hume
2007
The Air I Breathe View Summary
Role: Love
2007
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2007
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Role: Tom Stark
2005
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2005
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2005
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2004
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2004
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2004
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2004
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2004
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2003
Mystic River View Summary
Role: Sean Devine
2003
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Role: John Graham (uncredited)
2003
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2003
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2002
Trapped View Summary
Role: Hickey
2001
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Role: Actor Lance Phelps
2001
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music Not Yet Added
2000
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Role: Sebastian Caine
2000
My Dog Skip Not Yet Added
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2000
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1999
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Role: Tom Witzky
1999
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1998
Wild Things Not Yet Added
Role: Sergeant Ray Duquette
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion Not Yet Added
Role: Self - Chip Diller
1997
Picture Perfect Not Yet Added
Role: Sam
1997
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Role: Ricky Schroth
1997
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Role: Billy Magic
1997
Destination Anywhere Not Yet Added
Role: Mike
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Not Yet Added
Role: Self
1996
Sleepers View Summary
Role: Nokes
1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Not Yet Added
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1995
Apollo 13 View Summary
Role: Jack Swigert
1995
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Role: Balto (voice)
1995
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Role: Henri Young
1994
The River Wild View Summary
Role: Wade
1994
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Role: Jimmy Dolan
1992
A Few Good Men View Summary
Role: Capt. Jack Ross
1991
JFK View Summary
Role: Willie O'Keefe
1991
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Role: Ari
1991
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Role: Dan Hanson
1991
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1991
A Little Vicious Not Yet Added
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1991
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Role: Himself
1990
Tremors Not Yet Added
Role: Valentine McKee
1990
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Role: David Labraccio
1989
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Role: Nick Chapman
1989
Criminal Law Not Yet Added
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1988
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1988
Lemon Sky Not Yet Added
Role: Alan
1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Not Yet Added
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1987
End of the Line Not Yet Added
Role: Everett
1987
White Water Summer Not Yet Added
Role: Vic
1986
Quicksilver Not Yet Added
Role: Jack Casey
1986
The Tender Age Not Yet Added
Role: Probation Officer (uncredited)
1986
John Hughes: Time Capsule Not Yet Added
Role: Himself
1984
Footloose View Summary
Role: Ren
1984
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Role: Ens. Frank Pulver
1983
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Role: Kenny Miller
1983
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Role: Dennis
1982
Diner Not Yet Added
Role: Timothy Fenwick Jr.
1982
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Role: Ricky
1981
Only When I Laugh Not Yet Added
Role: Don
1980
Friday the 13th Not Yet Added
Role: Jack
1980
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Role: 2nd Teenager
1979
Starting Over Not Yet Added
Role: Husband - Young Couple
1979
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Role: Teddy
1978
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Role: Leo

Trivia

  • Breakout role came in the 1984 dance drama Footloose
  • The “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” game was inspired by his extensive filmography
  • Won a Golden Globe for his performance in Taking Chance
  • Kevin Bacon has starred in over four decades of film and television
  • Also a musician in the band The Bacon Brothers
  • His dramatic performances in films such as Mystic River (2003) and Sleepers (1996) were widely praised but overlooked by the Academy.