Acting credits
187
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Kevin Bacon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.8
Moderate attention
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Movies: 126Series: 63Crew credits: 15
TMDB ID: 4724
IMDb ID: nm0000102
Known for: Acting
Born: July 8, 1958
Age: 68
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2027
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q3454165
Also known as
Kevin Norwood Bacon
Other jobs
Executive Producer (6)Director (4)Co-Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Thanks (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kevin Bacon.
May 6, 2027
Beach Read
2027 Movie
Apr 23, 2027
Family Movie
as Jack
2027 Movie
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
as Self
2026 Movie
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
2025 Movie
The Best You Can
as Stan Olszewski
2025 Movie
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
as Evil Chicken
2025 Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
MaXXXine
as John Labat
2024 Movie
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Captain Cade Grant
2024 Movie
Leave the World Behind
as Danny
2023 Movie
Space Oddity
as Jeff McAllister
2023 Movie
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Kevin Bacon
2022 Movie
One Way
as Fred Sr.
2022 Movie
They/Them
as Owen Whistler
2022 Movie
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
as Self
2022 Movie
North Star
as Dr. Owen Broderick
2022 Movie
Val
as Self (archive)
2021 Movie
The Legend of Burt Gummer
as self
2020 Movie
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
as Self
2020 Movie
Tremors: Making Perfection
as Himself
2020 Movie
You Should Have Left
as Theo Conroy
2020 Movie
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self
2020 Movie
Find Your Groove
as Self
2020 Movie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Pinky Peterson
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kevin Bacon.
Sirens
as Peter Kell • 5 eps
2025 Series
The Bondsman
as Hub Halloran • 8 eps
2025 Series
Colin from Accounts
as Kevin Bacon • 1 eps
2022 Series
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
Last Meals
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 3 eps
2019 Series
City on a Hill
as Jackie Rohr • 26 eps
2019 Series
Tremors
as Valentine 'Val' McKee • 1 eps
2018 Series
No Activity
as Kevin Bacon (voice) • 2 eps
2017 Series
SMILF
as Kevin Bacon • 1 eps
2017 Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
I Love Dick
as Dick • 8 eps
2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 5 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 7 eps
2014 Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self • 1 eps
2013 Series
Teen Titans Go!
as Kevin Bacon (voice) • 1 eps
2013 Series
The Following
as Ryan Hardy • 45 eps
2013 Series