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