Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Born 1958-07-08 (age 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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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Known For

Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th

1980

as Jack

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011

as David Lindhagen

Mystic River
Mystic River

2003

as Sean Devine

A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men

1992

as Capt. Jack Ross

MaXXXine
MaXXXine

2024

as John Labat

Sleepers
Sleepers

1996

as Nokes

Apollo 13
Apollo 13

1995

as Jack Swigert

Black Mass
Black Mass

2015

as FBI Agent Charles McGuire

Patriots Day
Patriots Day

2016

as Richard DesLauriers

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024

as Captain Cade Grant

Tremors
Tremors

1990

as Valentine McKee

Leave the World Behind
Animal House
Animal House

1978

as Chip Diller

The Toxic Avenger Unrated
The Toxic Avenger Unrated

2025

as Bob Garbinger, the Villain

Murder in the First
Murder in the First

1995

as Henri Young

JFK
JFK

1991

as Willie O'Keefe

Hollow Man
Hollow Man

2000

as Sebastian Caine

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
R.I.P.D.
R.I.P.D.

2013

as Bobby Hayes

Footloose
Footloose

1984

as Ren