Kevin Bacon
Acting
Born: July 8, 1958 (age 68) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Bacon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
X-Men: First Class
2011
The Simpsons
1989
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
Mystic River
2003
Apollo 13
1995
R.I.P.D.
2013
A Few Good Men
1992
Sleepers
1996
Black Mass
2015
Tremors
1990
Friday the 13th
1980
Leave the World Behind
2023
Photos (6)
Movies (89)
Leave the World Behind
Danny
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
David Lindhagen
Mystic River
Sean Devine
A Few Good Men
Capt. Jack Ross
Apollo 13
Jack Swigert
Sleepers
Nokes
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
Bob Garbinger, the Villain
Friday the 13th
Jack
Hollow Man
Sebastian Caine
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Captain Cade Grant
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Kevin Bacon
MaXXXine
John Labat
Wild Things
Sergeant Ray Duquette
R.I.P.D.
Bobby Hayes
Tremors
Valentine McKee
Footloose
Ren
Black Mass
FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Taxi Racer
JFK
Willie O'Keefe
Patriots Day
Richard DesLauriers
Stir of Echoes
Tom Witzky
Animal House
Chip Diller
Frost/Nixon
Jack Brennan
Death Sentence
Nick Hume
Flatliners
David Labraccio
Beauty Shop
Jorge
You Should Have Left
Theo Conroy
Cop Car
Sheriff Kretzer
Balto
Balto (voice)
Taking Chance
LtCol Mike Strobl
Murder in the First
Henri Young
Trapped
Hickey
Super
Jacques
In the Cut
John Graham (uncredited)
The River Wild
Wade
Criminal Law
Martin Thiel
Picture Perfect
Sam
The Air I Breathe
Love
Elephant White
Jimmy the Brit
They/Them
Owen Whistler
Diner
Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Starting Over
Husband - Young Couple
The Best You Can
Stan Olszewski
My Dog Skip
Jack Morris
Space Oddity
Jeff McAllister
Tour de Pharmacy
Ditmer Klerken
The Woodsman
Walter
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
She's Having a Baby
Jake Briggs
My One and Only
Dan Devereaux
Where the Truth Lies
Lanny
One Way
Fred Sr.
Quicksilver
Jack Casey
The Big Picture
Nick Chapman
The Darkness
Peter Taylor
Beyond All Boundaries
Robert Sherrod
Loverboy
Marty
Rails & Ties
Tom Stark
Novocaine
Actor Lance Phelps
White Water Summer
Vic
Pyrates
Ari
Queens Logic
Dennis
Hero at Large
2nd Teenager
Telling Lies in America
Billy Magic
The Tender Age
Probation Officer (uncredited)
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Carroll Caldwell
The Air Up There
Jimmy Dolan
Lemon Sky
Alan
He Said, She Said
Dan Hanson
Digging to China
Ricky Schroth
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Pinky Peterson
Story of a Girl
Michael
Mister Roberts
Ens. Frank Pulver
End of the Line
Everett
Only When I Laugh
Don
Destination Anywhere
Mike
8
Charles J. Cooper
Saving Angelo
Brent
The Gift
Teddy
The Demon Murder Case
Kenny Miller
Forty Deuce
Ricky
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Dennis
X-Men: First Class
Sebastian Shaw
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
Cavedweller
Randall Pritchard
A Little Vicious
Narrator
North Star
Dr. Owen Broderick
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees
Kevin Bacon
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
Evil Chicken
TV Shows (21)
The Simpsons
Philly Concierge (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 eps
Teen Titans Go!
Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 eps
Frasier
Vic (voice) · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Probation Officer (uncredited) · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Alan · 1 eps
Will & Grace
Kevin Bacon · 2 eps
Mad About You
Kevin Bacon · 1 eps
The Following
Ryan Hardy · 45 eps
Colin from Accounts
Kevin Bacon · 1 eps
City on a Hill
Jackie Rohr · 26 eps
The Bondsman
Hub Halloran · 8 eps
No Activity
Kevin Bacon (voice) · 2 eps
Sirens
Peter Kell · 5 eps
God, the Devil and Bob
Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 eps
SMILF
Kevin Bacon · 1 eps
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
1 eps
I Love Dick
Dick · 8 eps
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
1 eps
Tremors
Valentine 'Val' McKee · 1 eps
Search for Tomorrow
1 eps
Self / Appearances (74)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Video Message · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 6 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self · 1 eps
Leute heute
Self · 1 eps
American Idol
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Point of View
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Self · 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Bored to Death
Himself · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Val
Self (archive)
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
Skum Rocks!
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
Self
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Self - Sebastian Shaw
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones
Self · 1 eps
Find Your Groove
Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Self
We Married Margo
Self
Forces of Nature
Himself - Narrator
Diner: On The Flip Side
Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
Self
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Chip Diller
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
Self
The Legend of Burt Gummer
self
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
Footloose: A Modern Musical
Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
Himself
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
Self
New Orleans Animal Rescue
Himself
The Human Family Tree
Himself - Narrator
America's Funniest Dirty Jokes
Himself
Upcoming (4)
Directing (4)
Producing (11)
The Following
Producer
City on a Hill
Co-Executive Producer
The Bondsman
Executive Producer
Wild Things
Executive Producer
Cop Car
Executive Producer
I Love Dick
Co-Executive Producer
They/Them
Executive Producer
The Best You Can
Producer
The Woodsman
Executive Producer
Tremors
Executive Producer
Loverboy
Producer