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.
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Filmography
- Beach ReadFilm · 2027 · Acting
Family MovieFilm · 2027 · as Jack- Family MovieFilm · 2027 · Director
- Family MovieFilm · 2027 · Producer
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the HeartFilm · 2026 · as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertFilm · 2025 · as Self
SirensTV · 2025 · as Peter Kell · 5 episodes
The Best You CanFilm · 2025 · as Stan Olszewski- The Best You CanFilm · 2025 · Producer
The Bloody Plumage from Another WorldFilm · 2025 · as Evil Chicken
The BondsmanTV · 2025 · as Hub Halloran · 8 episodes
The Toxic Avenger UnratedFilm · 2025 · as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FFilm · 2024 · as Captain Cade Grant
MaXXXineFilm · 2024 · as John Labat
Leave the World BehindFilm · 2023 · as Danny
Space OddityFilm · 2023 · as Jeff McAllister
Colin from AccountsTV · 2022 · as Kevin Bacon · 1 episode
North StarFilm · 2022 · as Dr. Owen Broderick
One WayFilm · 2022 · as Fred Sr.
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne HoughFilm · 2022 · as Self
Take 5 with Zan RoweTV · 2022 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialFilm · 2022 · as Kevin Bacon
They/ThemFilm · 2022 · as Owen Whistler
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the ConesTV · 2021 · as Self · 1 episode
Last MealsTV · 2021 · as Self · 1 episode
ValFilm · 2021 · as Self (archive)
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood OutlawFilm · 2020 · as Self
Find Your GrooveFilm · 2020 · as Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John PrineFilm · 2020 · as Self
The Legend of Burt GummerFilm · 2020 · as self
Tremors: Making PerfectionFilm · 2020 · as Himself
You Should Have LeftFilm · 2020 · as Theo Conroy
City on a HillTV · 2019 · as Jackie Rohr · 26 episodes- City on a HillTV · 2019 · Director · 1 episode
Holly Near: Singing for Our LivesFilm · 2019 · as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"Film · 2019 · as Pinky Peterson
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV · 2019 · as Self · 3 episodes
TremorsTV · 2018 · as Valentine 'Val' McKee · 1 episode
Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesTV · 2017 · as Self · 1 episode
No ActivityTV · 2017 · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 2 episodes
SMILFTV · 2017 · as Kevin Bacon · 1 episode
Story of a GirlFilm · 2017 · as Michael
The Words That Built AmericaFilm · 2017 · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Tour de PharmacyFilm · 2017 · as Ditmer Klerken
I Love DickTV · 2016 · as Dick · 8 episodes
Patriots DayFilm · 2016 · as Richard DesLauriers
The DarknessFilm · 2016 · as Peter Taylor
Black MassFilm · 2015 · as FBI Agent Charles McGuire
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
Cop CarFilm · 2015 · as Sheriff Kretzer
Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadFilm · 2015 · as Self - Actor
Hot OnesTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
The Late Late Show with James CordenTV · 2015 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV · 2015 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 5 episodes
Off Camera with Sam JonesTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 7 episodes
Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
@midnight with Chris HardwickTV · 2013 · as Self · 1 episode
Eastwood Directs: The Untold StoryFilm · 2013 · as Self
Jayne Mansfield's CarFilm · 2013 · as Carroll Caldwell
R.I.P.D.Film · 2013 · as Bobby Hayes
Skum Rocks!Film · 2013 · as Self
Teen Titans Go!TV · 2013 · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 episode
The FollowingTV · 2013 · as Ryan Hardy · 45 episodes- The FollowingTV · 2013 · Producer · 15 episodes
The Presidents' GatekeepersFilm · 2013 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
8Film · 2012 · as Charles J. Cooper
Comedy Bang! Bang!TV · 2012 · as Self · 1 episode
Finding Your RootsTV · 2012 · as Self · 1 episode- Vanilla Ice ArchiveFilm · 2012 · as Self (archive footage)
X-Men: First Class 35mm SpecialFilm · 2012 · as Self - Sebastian Shaw
"Footloose": Remembering WillardFilm · 2011 · as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First ClassFilm · 2011 · as Self
Crazy, Stupid, Love.Film · 2011 · as David Lindhagen
Elephant WhiteFilm · 2011 · as Jimmy the Brit
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"Film · 2011 · as Self
X-Men: First ClassFilm · 2011 · as Sebastian Shaw
ConanTV · 2010 · as Self · 2 episodes
SuperFilm · 2010 · as Jacques
Beyond All BoundariesFilm · 2009 · as Robert Sherrod
Bored to DeathTV · 2009 · as Himself · 1 episode
My One and OnlyFilm · 2009 · as Dan Devereaux
New Orleans Animal RescueFilm · 2009 · as Himself
RuPaul's Drag RaceTV · 2009 · as Self - Video Message · 1 episode
Söndagsparty med Filip & FredrikTV · 2009 · Acting · 1 episode
Taking ChanceFilm · 2009 · as LtCol Mike Strobl
The Human Family TreeFilm · 2009 · as Himself - Narrator
These Vagabond ShoesFilm · 2009 · as Tom
Animal House: The Inside StoryFilm · 2008 · as Self
Connected: The Power of Six DegreesFilm · 2008 · as Kevin Bacon
Frost/NixonFilm · 2008 · as Jack Brennan
Death SentenceFilm · 2007 · as Nick Hume
Rails & TiesFilm · 2007 · as Tom Stark
Saving AngeloFilm · 2007 · as Brent
The Air I BreatheFilm · 2007 · as Love
The Graham Norton ShowTV · 2007 · as Self · 3 episodes
America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsTV · 2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes
American Dad!TV · 2005 · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 episode
Beauty ShopFilm · 2005 · as Jorge
LoverboyFilm · 2005 · as Marty- LoverboyFilm · 2005 · Director
- LoverboyFilm · 2005 · Producer
The CloserTV · 2005 · Director · 4 episodes
The Colbert ReportTV · 2005 · as Self · 2 episodes
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonTV · 2005 · as Self · 1 episode
Where the Truth LiesFilm · 2005 · as Lanny
CavedwellerFilm · 2004 · as Randall Pritchard
Footloose: A Modern MusicalFilm · 2004 · as Self
Forces of NatureFilm · 2004 · as Himself - Narrator- Mystic River: Beneath the SurfaceFilm · 2004 · as Self
On Air with Ryan SeacrestTV · 2004 · as Self · 1 episode- The Tony Danza ShowTV · 2004 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
The WoodsmanFilm · 2004 · as Walter
In the CutFilm · 2003 · as John Graham (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV · 2003 · as Self - Guest · 5 episodes
Mystic RiverFilm · 2003 · as Sean Devine- Mystic River: From Page to ScreenFilm · 2003 · as Self
Queer Eye for the Straight GuyTV · 2003 · Acting · 1 episode
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode- Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateFilm · 2003 · as Rev. Chip Diller
American IdolTV · 2002 · as Self · 1 episode
TrappedFilm · 2002 · as Hickey
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & MusicFilm · 2001 · Acting
Critics Choice AwardsTV · 2001 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
NovocaineFilm · 2001 · as Actor Lance Phelps
God, the Devil and BobTV · 2000 · as Kevin Bacon (voice) · 1 episode
Hollow ManFilm · 2000 · as Sebastian Caine
My Dog SkipFilm · 2000 · as Jack Morris
We Married MargoFilm · 2000 · as Self
Diner: On The Flip SideFilm · 1999 · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilm · 1999 · as (archive footage)
Stir of EchoesFilm · 1999 · as Tom Witzky
The Early ShowTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornTV · 1999 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionFilm · 1998 · as Self - Chip Diller
Wild ThingsFilm · 1998 · as Sergeant Ray Duquette
Will & GraceTV · 1998 · as Kevin Bacon · 2 episodes
Destination AnywhereFilm · 1997 · as Mike
Digging to ChinaFilm · 1997 · as Ricky Schroth- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeFilm · 1997 · as Self
- Leute heuteTV · 1997 · as Self · 1 episode
Picture PerfectFilm · 1997 · as Sam
Telling Lies in AmericaFilm · 1997 · as Billy Magic
The ViewTV · 1997 · as Self · 6 episodes
Losing ChaseFilm · 1996 · Director
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13Film · 1996 · as Self
SleepersFilm · 1996 · as Nokes
The Daily ShowTV · 1996 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
Apollo 13Film · 1995 · as Jack Swigert
BaltoFilm · 1995 · as Balto (voice)
Murder in the FirstFilm · 1995 · as Henri Young
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13Film · 1995 · as Self
The Frank Skinner ShowTV · 1995 · as Self · 1 episode
The Air Up ThereFilm · 1994 · as Jimmy Dolan
The River WildFilm · 1994 · as Wade
FrasierTV · 1993 · as Vic (voice) · 1 episode
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV · 1993 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
A Few Good MenFilm · 1992 · as Capt. Jack Ross
Mad About YouTV · 1992 · as Kevin Bacon · 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV · 1992 · as Self · 1 episode
A Little ViciousFilm · 1991 · as Narrator
America's Funniest Dirty JokesFilm · 1991 · as Himself
He Said, She SaidFilm · 1991 · as Dan Hanson
JFKFilm · 1991 · as Willie O'Keefe
PyratesFilm · 1991 · as Ari
Queens LogicFilm · 1991 · as Dennis
FlatlinersFilm · 1990 · as David Labraccio
TremorsFilm · 1990 · as Valentine McKee
Criminal LawFilm · 1989 · as Martin Thiel
The Big PictureFilm · 1989 · as Nick Chapman- The SimpsonsTV · 1989 · as Philly Concierge (voice) · 1 episode
LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV · 1988 · as Self · 1 episode
Lemon SkyFilm · 1988 · as Alan
POVTV · 1988 · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
She's Having a BabyFilm · 1988 · as Jake Briggs
End of the LineFilm · 1987 · as Everett
Planes, Trains and AutomobilesFilm · 1987 · as Taxi Racer
White Water SummerFilm · 1987 · as Vic- John Hughes: Time CapsuleFilm · 1986 · as Himself
QuicksilverFilm · 1986 · as Jack Casey
The Tender AgeFilm · 1986 · as Probation Officer (uncredited)
ZDF-FernsehgartenTV · 1986 · as Self · 1 episode
FootlooseFilm · 1984 · as Ren
Mister RobertsFilm · 1984 · as Ens. Frank Pulver
Enormous Changes at the Last MinuteFilm · 1983 · as Dennis
The Demon Murder CaseFilm · 1983 · as Kenny Miller
American PlayhouseTV · 1982 · as Probation Officer (uncredited) · 1 episode
DinerFilm · 1982 · as Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Forty DeuceFilm · 1982 · as Ricky
Only When I LaughFilm · 1981 · as Don
Friday the 13thFilm · 1980 · as Jack
Hero at LargeFilm · 1980 · as 2nd Teenager
Starting OverFilm · 1979 · as Husband - Young Couple
The GiftFilm · 1979 · as Teddy
Animal HouseFilm · 1978 · as Chip Diller
Saturday Night LiveTV · 1975 · as Self - Host · 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV · 1962 · as Self · 1 episode
Search for TomorrowTV · 1951 · Acting · 1 episode
Golden Globe AwardsTV · 1944 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
Fleshing Out the Hollow ManFilm · as Self- SummonerFilm · as Jefferson Haddock
- The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the CrimeFilm · as Leo
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