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