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
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
as David Lindhagen
MaXXXine (2024)
as John Labat
A Few Good Men (1992)
as Capt. Jack Ross
Sleepers (1996)
as Nokes
Mystic River (2003)
as Sean Devine
Black Mass (2015)
as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Friday the 13th (1980)
as Jack
Patriots Day (2016)
as Richard DesLauriers
Apollo 13 (1995)
as Jack Swigert
Tremors (1990)
as Valentine McKee
Hollow Man (2000)
as Sebastian Caine
Wild Things (1998)
as Sergeant Ray Duquette
R.I.P.D. (2013)
as Bobby Hayes
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
as Kevin Bacon
Leave the World Behind (2023)
as Danny
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
as Taxi Racer
The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2025)
as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
as Captain Cade Grant
Stir of Echoes (1999)
as Tom Witzky
JFK (1991)
as Willie O'Keefe
You Should Have Left (2020)
as Theo Conroy
Murder in the First (1995)
as Henri Young
Footloose (1984)
as Ren
The River Wild (1994)
as Wade
Animal House (1978)
as Chip Diller
Death Sentence (2007)
as Nick Hume
My Dog Skip (2000)
as Jack Morris
Frost/Nixon (2008)
as Jack Brennan
Beauty Shop (2005)
as Jorge
In the Cut (2003)
as John Graham (uncredited)
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
Balto (1995)
as Balto (voice)
The Air I Breathe (2007)
as Love
Picture Perfect (1997)
as Sam
Starting Over (1979)
as Husband - Young Couple
They/Them (2022)
as Owen Whistler
Journalism 101 (—)
Actor
The Best You Can (2025)
as Stan Olszewski
Flatliners (1990)
as David Labraccio
The Darkness (2016)
as Peter Taylor
Space Oddity (2023)
as Jeff McAllister
Super (2010)
as Jacques
Trapped (2002)
as Hickey
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
as Lanny
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Cop Car (2015)
as Sheriff Kretzer
The Big Picture (1989)
as Nick Chapman
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
as Ditmer Klerken
The Woodsman (2004)
as Walter
My One and Only (2009)
as Dan Devereaux
Taking Chance (2009)
as LtCol Mike Strobl
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)
as Carroll Caldwell
She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Jake Briggs
Criminal Law (1989)
as Martin Thiel
Elephant White (2011)
as Jimmy the Brit
Queens Logic (1991)
as Dennis
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as (archive footage)
He Said, She Said (1991)
as Dan Hanson
White Water Summer (1987)
as Vic
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor
The Air Up There (1994)
as Jimmy Dolan
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Loverboy (2005)
as Marty
Quicksilver (1986)
as Jack Casey
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)
as Pinky Peterson
End of the Line (1987)
as Everett
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart (2026)
as Self
Story of a Girl (2017)
as Michael
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13 (1995)
as Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)
as Self
Telling Lies in America (1997)
as Billy Magic
Mister Roberts (1984)
as Ens. Frank Pulver
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012)
as Self - Sebastian Shaw
Family Movie (2027)
as Jack
One Way (2022)
as Fred Sr.
Diner (1982)
as Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Pyrates (1991)
as Ari
Novocaine (2001)
as Actor Lance Phelps
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Robert Sherrod
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music (2001)
Actor
Rails & Ties (2007)
as Tom Stark
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Self
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003)
as Rev. Chip Diller
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man (—)
as Self
Only When I Laugh (1981)
as Don
The Tender Age (1986)
as Probation Officer (uncredited)
Find Your Groove (2020)
as Self
Hero at Large (1980)
as 2nd Teenager
Digging to China (1997)
as Ricky Schroth
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine (2020)
as Self
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
as Dennis
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)
as Self
The Demon Murder Case (1983)
as Kenny Miller
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)
as Self
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998)
as Self - Chip Diller
Skum Rocks! (2013)
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
as Self
8 (2012)
as Charles J. Cooper
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives (2019)
as Self
The Legend of Burt Gummer (2020)
as self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw (2020)
as Self
Forty Deuce (1982)
as Ricky
Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2003)
as Self
Cavedweller (2004)
as Randall Pritchard
Footloose: A Modern Musical (2004)
as Self
The Gift (1979)
as Teddy
Destination Anywhere (1997)
as Mike
Diner: On The Flip Side (1999)
as Self
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004)
as Self
Saving Angelo (2007)
as Brent
Lemon Sky (1988)
as Alan
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees (2008)
as Kevin Bacon
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough (2022)
as Self
Beach Read (2027)
Actor
We Married Margo (2000)
as Self
The Presidents' Gatekeepers (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Forces of Nature (2004)
as Himself - Narrator
North Star (2022)
as Dr. Owen Broderick
Vanilla Ice Archive (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the Crime (—)
as Leo
Tremors: Making Perfection (2020)
as Himself
The Bloody Plumage from Another World (2025)
as Evil Chicken
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose" (2011)
as Self
Summoner (—)
as Jefferson Haddock
New Orleans Animal Rescue (2009)
as Himself
John Hughes: Time Capsule (1986)
as Himself
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Sebastian Shaw
These Vagabond Shoes (2009)
as Tom
The Human Family Tree (2009)
as Himself - Narrator
America's Funniest Dirty Jokes (1991)
as Himself
"Footloose": Remembering Willard (2011)
as Self
A Little Vicious (1991)
as Narrator