07/08/1958
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA:
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.
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Beach Read (2027) as |
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Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart (2026) as Self |
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Family Movie (2026) as Jack |
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The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2025) as Bob Garbinger, the Villain |
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The Best You Can (2025) as Stan Olszewski |
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A Pluma Sangrenta que Caiu do Espaço (2025) as Evil Chicken |
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MaXXXine (2024) as John Labat |
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) as Captain Cade Grant |
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Leave the World Behind (2023) as Danny |
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Space Oddity (2023) as Jeff McAllister |
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) as Kevin Bacon |
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One Way (2022) as Fred Sr. |
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They/Them (2022) as Owen Whistler |
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Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough (2022) as Self |
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North Star (2022) as |
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The Legend of Burt Gummer (2020) as self |
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Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw (2020) as Self |
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Tremors: Making Perfection (2020) as Himself |
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You Should Have Left (2020) as Theo Conroy |
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Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine (2020) as Self |
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Find Your Groove (2020) as Self |
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019) as Pinky Peterson |
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Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives (2019) as Self |
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Tour de Pharmacy (2017) as Ditmer Klerken |
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The Words That Built America (2017) as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence |
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Story of a Girl (2017) as Michael |
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Patriots Day (2016) as Richard DesLauriers |
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The Darkness (2016) as Peter Taylor |
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Black Mass (2015) as FBI Agent Charles McGuire |
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Cop Car (2015) as Sheriff Kretzer |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) as Self - Actor |
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Skum Rocks! (2013) as Self |
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The Presidents' Gatekeepers (2013) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013) as Carroll Caldwell |
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R.I.P.D. (2013) as Bobby Hayes |
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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013) as Self |
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Vanilla Ice Archive (2012) as Self (archive footage) |
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X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012) as Self - Sebastian Shaw |
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8 (2012) as Charles J. Cooper |
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"Footloose": Remembering Willard (2011) as Self |
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Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011) as Self |
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) as David Lindhagen |
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X-Men: First Class (2011) as Sebastian Shaw |
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Elephant White (2011) as Jimmy the Brit |
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Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose" (2011) as Self |
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Super (2010) as Jacques |
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Beyond All Boundaries (2009) as Robert Sherrod |
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Taking Chance (2009) as LtCol Mike Strobl |
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The Human Family Tree (2009) as Himself - Narrator |
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My One and Only (2009) as Dan Devereaux |
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These Vagabond Shoes (2009) as Tom |
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New Orleans Animal Rescue (2009) as Himself |
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Frost/Nixon (2008) as Jack Brennan |
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Animal House: The Inside Story (2008) as Self |
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Connected: The Power of Six Degrees (2008) as Kevin Bacon |
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Rails & Ties (2007) as Tom Stark |
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Death Sentence (2007) as Nick Hume |
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The Air I Breathe (2007) as Love |
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Where the Truth Lies (2005) as Lanny |
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Beauty Shop (2005) as Jorge |
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Loverboy (2005) as Marty |
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The Woodsman (2004) as Walter |
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Footloose: A Modern Musical (2004) as Self |
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Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004) as Self |
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Forces of Nature (2004) as Himself - Narrator |
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Cavedweller (2004) as Randall Pritchard |
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Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2003) as Self |
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In the Cut (2003) as John Graham (uncredited) |
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Mystic River (2003) as Sean Devine |
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Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update (2003) as Rev. Chip Diller |
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Trapped (2002) as Hickey |
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Novocaine (2001) as Actor Lance Phelps |
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Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music (2001) as |
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Hollow Man (2000) as Sebastian Caine |
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We Married Margo (2000) as Self |
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My Dog Skip (2000) as Jack Morris |
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Stir of Echoes (1999) as Tom Witzky |
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Diner: On The Flip Side (1999) as Self |
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The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998) as Self - Chip Diller |
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Wild Things (1998) as Sergeant Ray Duquette |
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Telling Lies in America (1997) as Billy Magic |
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Picture Perfect (1997) as Sam |
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Digging to China (1997) as Ricky Schroth |
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Destination Anywhere (1997) as Mike |
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997) as Self |
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Sleepers (1996) as Nokes |
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Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) as Self |
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Balto (1995) as Balto (voice) |
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Apollo 13 (1995) as Jack Swigert |
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Murder in the First (1995) as Henri Young |
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The River Wild (1994) as Wade |
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The Air Up There (1994) as Jimmy Dolan |
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A Few Good Men (1992) as Capt. Jack Ross |
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JFK (1991) as Willie O'Keefe |
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Pyrates (1991) as Ari |
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A Little Vicious (1991) as Narrator |
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He Said, She Said (1991) as Dan Hanson |
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Queens Logic (1991) as Dennis |
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America's Funniest Dirty Jokes (1991) as Himself |
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Flatliners (1990) as David Labraccio |
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Tremors (1990) as Valentine McKee |
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The Big Picture (1989) as Nick Chapman |
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Criminal Law (1989) as Martin Thiel |
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Lemon Sky (1988) as Alan |
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She's Having a Baby (1988) as Jake Briggs |
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) as Taxi Racer |
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End of the Line (1987) as Everett |
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White Water Summer (1987) as Vic |
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John Hughes: Time Capsule (1986) as Himself |
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The Tender Age (1986) as Probation Officer (uncredited) |
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Quicksilver (1986) as Jack Casey |
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Mister Roberts (1984) as Ens. Frank Pulver |
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Footloose (1984) as Ren |
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The Demon Murder Case (1983) as Kenny Miller |
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) as Dennis |
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Forty Deuce (1982) as Ricky |
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Diner (1982) as Timothy Fenwick Jr. |
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Only When I Laugh (1981) as Don |
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Friday the 13th (1980) as Jack |
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Hero at Large (1980) as 2nd Teenager |
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The Gift (1979) as Teddy |
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Starting Over (1979) as Husband - Young Couple |
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Animal House (1978) as Chip Diller |
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Fleshing Out the Hollow Man () as Self |
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The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the Crime () as Leo |
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Family Movie (2026) Director |
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Family Movie (2026) Producer |
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The Best You Can (2025) Producer |
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They/Them (2022) Executive Producer |
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Cop Car (2015) Executive Producer |
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Loverboy (2005) Director |
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Loverboy (2005) Producer |
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The Woodsman (2004) Executive Producer |
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Footloose: A Modern Musical (2004) Thanks |
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Wild Things (1998) Executive Producer |
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Losing Chase (1996) Director |