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