Acting credits
67
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Kevin James
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.6
Moderate attention
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Movies: 37Series: 30Crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 32895
IMDb ID: nm0416673
Known for: Acting
Born: April 26, 1965
Age: 61
Place of birth: Mineola, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.33
Wikidata: Q44561
Also known as
Kevin George Knipfing
Other jobs
Writer (5)Producer (4)Executive Producer (2)Screenplay (2)
Biography
Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American actor and writer. James began his career as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s before rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In 2004, James made his first film appearance in 50 First Dates, and the following year co-starred in Hitch. He went on to star in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015). He also voiced characters in the animated films Monster House, Barnyard (both 2006), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). He also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James also appeared in several dramatic roles, including The Dilemma (2011), Little Boy (2015), and Becky (2020).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kevin James.
Solo Mio
as Matt Taylor
2026 Movie
Playdate
as Brian
2025 Movie
Guns Up
as Ray Hayes
2025 Movie
Monster Summer
as Edgar Palmer
2024 Movie
Kevin James: Irregardless
as Self
2024 Movie
Wetzel's Pretzels 3
as Self (Archive footage)
2023 Movie
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Actor (archive footage)
2022 Movie
Home Team
as Sean Payton
2022 Movie
Hubie Halloween
as Sgt. Steve Downey
2020 Movie
Becky
as Dominick
2020 Movie
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Frankenstein (voice)
2018 Movie
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up
as Self
2018 Movie
Sandy Wexler
as Ted Rafferty
2017 Movie
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
as Sam Larson / Mason Carver
2016 Movie
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Frankenstein (voice)
2015 Movie
Pixels
as Cooper
2015 Movie
Little Boy
as Dr. Fox
2015 Movie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Paul Blart
2015 Movie
Grown Ups 2
as Eric Lamonsoff
2013 Movie
Here Comes the Boom
as Scott Voss
2012 Movie
Hotel Transylvania
as Frankenstein (voice)
2012 Movie
Zookeeper
as Griffin Keyes
2011 Movie
The Dilemma
as Nick Brannen
2011 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kevin James.
Biography: WWE Legends
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
The Crew
as Kevin Gibson • 10 eps
2021 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
Kevin Can Wait
as Kevin Gable • 48 eps
2016 Series
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 4 eps
2014 Series
Liv and Maddie
as Mr. Clodfelter • 1 eps
2013 Series
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
Cubed
as Kevin James
2009 Series
Live from Studio Five
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
The One Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2006 Series
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
1 eps
2005 Series
The Ultimate Fighter
1 eps
2005 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 4 eps
2003 Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest • 4 eps
1999 Series
Becker
as Doug Heffernan (uncredited) • 1 eps
1998 Series
Martial Law
as Dallas Hampton • 1 eps
1998 Series
The King of Queens
as Doug Heffernan • 207 eps
1998 Series
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist • 10 eps
1998 Series
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Doug Heffernan • 2 eps
1996 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
1993 Series