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Beach Read
2027 · Movie
Kevin Bacon
1958-07-08
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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.
Filmography
Family Movie
2026 · Movie
as Jack
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
2026 · Movie
as Self
The Best You Can
2025 · Movie
as Stan Olszewski
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
2025 · Movie
as Evil Chicken
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
2025 · Movie
as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
The Bondsman
2025 · TV Show
as Hub Halloran
Sirens
2025 · TV Show
as Peter Kell
MaXXXine
2024 · Movie
as John Labat
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024 · Movie
as Captain Cade Grant
Leave the World Behind
2023 · Movie
as Danny
Space Oddity
2023 · Movie
as Jeff McAllister
They/Them
2022 · Movie
as Owen Whistler
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
2022 · Movie
as Self
North Star
2022 · Movie
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022 · Movie
as Kevin Bacon
One Way
2022 · Movie
as Fred Sr.
Colin from Accounts
2022 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones
2021 · TV Show
as Self
Last Meals
2021 · TV Show
as Self
The Legend of Burt Gummer
2020 · Movie
as self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
2020 · Movie
as Self
You Should Have Left
2020 · Movie
as Theo Conroy
Find Your Groove
2020 · Movie
as Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020 · Movie
as Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
2020 · Movie
as Himself
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
2019 · Movie
as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · Movie
as Pinky Peterson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
City on a Hill
2019 · TV Show
as Jackie Rohr
Tremors
2018 · TV Show
as Valentine 'Val' McKee
Story of a Girl
2017 · Movie
as Michael
Tour de Pharmacy
2017 · Movie
as Ditmer Klerken
The Words That Built America
2017 · Movie
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
SMILF
2017 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV Show
as Self
No Activity
2017 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon (voice)
The Darkness
2016 · Movie
as Peter Taylor
Patriots Day
2016 · Movie
as Richard DesLauriers
I Love Dick
2016 · TV Show
as Dick
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Cop Car
2015 · Movie
as Sheriff Kretzer
Black Mass
2015 · Movie
as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Movie
as Self - Actor
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
R.I.P.D.
2013 · Movie
as Bobby Hayes
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013 · Movie
as Carroll Caldwell
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013 · Movie
as Self
Skum Rocks!
2013 · Movie
as Self
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
2013 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Following
2013 · TV Show
as Ryan Hardy
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Teen Titans Go!
2013 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon (voice)
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Vanilla Ice Archive
2012 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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2012 · Movie
as Charles J. Cooper
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
2012 · Movie
as Self - Sebastian Shaw
Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · TV Show
as Self
X-Men: First Class
2011 · Movie
as Sebastian Shaw
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 · Movie
as David Lindhagen
Elephant White
2011 · Movie
as Jimmy the Brit
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 · Movie
as Self
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
2011 · Movie
as Self
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
2011 · Movie
as Self
Super
2010 · Movie
as Jacques
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Taking Chance
2009 · Movie
as LtCol Mike Strobl
My One and Only
2009 · Movie
as Dan Devereaux
The Human Family Tree
2009 · Movie
as Himself - Narrator
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These Vagabond Shoes
2009 · Movie
as Tom
Beyond All Boundaries
2009 · Movie
as Robert Sherrod
New Orleans Animal Rescue
2009 · Movie
as Himself
Bored to Death
2009 · TV Show
as Himself
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Video Message
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
2009 · TV Show
Frost/Nixon
2008 · Movie
as Jack Brennan
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees
2008 · Movie
as Kevin Bacon
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008 · Movie
as Self
Death Sentence
2007 · Movie
as Nick Hume
The Air I Breathe
2007 · Movie
as Love
Rails & Ties
2007 · Movie
as Tom Stark
Saving Angelo
2007 · Movie
as Brent
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Where the Truth Lies
2005 · Movie
as Lanny
Beauty Shop
2005 · Movie
as Jorge
Loverboy
2005 · Movie
as Marty
The Colbert Report
2005 · TV Show
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · TV Show
as Self
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon (voice)
The Woodsman
2004 · Movie
as Walter
Forces of Nature
2004 · Movie
as Himself - Narrator
Cavedweller
2004 · Movie
as Randall Pritchard
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Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004 · Movie
as Self
Footloose: A Modern Musical
2004 · Movie
as Self
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The Tony Danza Show
2004 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · TV Show
as Self
Mystic River
2003 · Movie
as Sean Devine
In the Cut
2003 · Movie
as John Graham (uncredited)
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Mystic River: From Page to Screen
2003 · Movie
as Self
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Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003 · Movie
as Rev. Chip Diller
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
2003 · TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Trapped
2002 · Movie
as Hickey
American Idol
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Novocaine
2001 · Movie
as Actor Lance Phelps
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001 · Movie
Critics Choice Awards
2001 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
Hollow Man
2000 · Movie
as Sebastian Caine
My Dog Skip
2000 · Movie
as Jack Morris
We Married Margo
2000 · Movie
as Self
God, the Devil and Bob
2000 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon (voice)
Stir of Echoes
1999 · Movie
as Tom Witzky
Diner: On The Flip Side
1999 · Movie
as Self
The Early Show
1999 · TV Show
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Wild Things
1998 · Movie
as Sergeant Ray Duquette
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998 · Movie
as Self - Chip Diller
Will & Grace
1998 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon
Digging to China
1997 · Movie
as Ricky Schroth
Picture Perfect
1997 · Movie
as Sam
Telling Lies in America
1997 · Movie
as Billy Magic
Destination Anywhere
1997 · Movie
as Mike
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997 · Movie
as Self
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Leute heute
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Sleepers
1996 · Movie
as Nokes
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996 · Movie
as Self
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Apollo 13
1995 · Movie
as Jack Swigert
Balto
1995 · Movie
as Balto (voice)
Murder in the First
1995 · Movie
as Henri Young
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · TV Show
as Self
The River Wild
1994 · Movie
as Wade
The Air Up There
1994 · Movie
as Jimmy Dolan
Frasier
1993 · TV Show
as Vic (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
A Few Good Men
1992 · Movie
as Capt. Jack Ross
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
as Self
Mad About You
1992 · TV Show
as Kevin Bacon
JFK
1991 · Movie
as Willie O'Keefe
He Said, She Said
1991 · Movie
as Dan Hanson
Queens Logic
1991 · Movie
as Dennis
Pyrates
1991 · Movie
as Ari
A Little Vicious
1991 · Movie
as Narrator
America's Funniest Dirty Jokes
1991 · Movie
as Himself
Flatliners
1990 · Movie
as David Labraccio
Tremors
1990 · Movie
as Valentine McKee
Criminal Law
1989 · Movie
as Martin Thiel
The Big Picture
1989 · Movie
as Nick Chapman
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Philly Concierge (voice)
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Movie
as Jake Briggs
Lemon Sky
1988 · Movie
as Alan
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self
Point of View
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · Movie
as Taxi Racer
End of the Line
1987 · Movie
as Everett
White Water Summer
1987 · Movie
as Vic
Quicksilver
1986 · Movie
as Jack Casey
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John Hughes: Time Capsule
1986 · Movie
as Himself
The Tender Age
1986 · Movie
as Probation Officer (uncredited)
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986 · TV Show
as Self
Footloose
1984 · Movie
as Ren
Mister Roberts
1984 · Movie
as Ens. Frank Pulver
The Demon Murder Case
1983 · Movie
as Kenny Miller
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983 · Movie
as Dennis
Diner
1982 · Movie
as Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Forty Deuce
1982 · Movie
as Ricky
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Probation Officer (uncredited), Alan
Only When I Laugh
1981 · Movie
as Don
Friday the 13th
1980 · Movie
as Jack
Hero at Large
1980 · Movie
as 2nd Teenager
Starting Over
1979 · Movie
as Husband - Young Couple
The Gift
1979 · Movie
as Teddy
Animal House
1978 · Movie
as Chip Diller
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
Search for Tomorrow
1951 · TV Show
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
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The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the Crime
· Movie
as Leo
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
· Movie
as Self
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Summoner
· Movie
as Jefferson Haddock
Crew Credits
Family Movie
2026 · Movie
Director, Producer
The Best You Can
2025 · Movie
Producer
The Bondsman
2025 · TV Show
Executive Producer
They/Them
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
City on a Hill
2019 · TV Show
Co-Executive Producer, Director
Tremors
2018 · TV Show
Executive Producer
I Love Dick
2016 · TV Show
Creator
Cop Car
2015 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Following
2013 · TV Show
Producer
Loverboy
2005 · Movie
Director, Producer
The Closer
2005 · TV Show
Director
The Woodsman
2004 · Movie
Executive Producer
Footloose: A Modern Musical
2004 · Movie
Thanks
Wild Things
1998 · Movie
Executive Producer
Losing Chase
1996 · Movie
Director
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Zapata, Texas
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Creator
