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