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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| 1 | The Best You Can (2025) | Stan Olszewski | - | - |
| 2 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025) | Self | 8 | |
| 3 | The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2025) | Bob Garbinger, the Villain | - | - |
| 4 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) | Captain Cade Grant | 6.7 | |
| 5 | MaXXXine (2024) | John Labat | 6.1 | |
| 6 | Space Oddity (2023) | Jeff McAllister | - | - |
| 7 | Leave the World Behind (2023) | Danny | 6.2 | |
| 8 | One Way (2022) | Fred Sr. | 7 | |
| 9 | They/Them (2022) | Owen Whistler | 4.8 | |
| 10 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) | Kevin Bacon | 7.1 | |
| 11 | You Should Have Left (2020) | Theo Conroy | 6.2 | |
| 12 | Find Your Groove (2020) | Self | - | - |
| 13 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019) | Pinky Peterson | 7 | |
| 14 | Story of a Girl (2017) | Michael | - | - |
| 15 | Tour de Pharmacy (2017) | Ditmer Klerken | 7.6 | |
| 16 | The Darkness (2016) | Peter Taylor | 6.1 | |
| 17 | Patriots Day (2016) | Richard DesLauriers | 7.4 | |
| 18 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) | Self - Actor | 8 | |
| 19 | Black Mass (2015) | FBI Agent Charles McGuire | 6.5 | |
| 20 | Cop Car (2015) | Sheriff Kretzer | 6.2 | |
| 21 | Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013) | Carroll Caldwell | 6.5 | |
| 22 | R.I.P.D. (2013) | Bobby Hayes | 6.3 | |
| 23 | Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013) | Self | - | - |
| 24 | Skum Rocks! (2013) | Self | - | - |
| 25 | 8 (2012) | Charles J. Cooper | - | - |
| 26 | X-Men: First Class 35mm Special (2012) | Self - Sebastian Shaw | 8 | |
| 27 | Elephant White (2011) | Jimmy the Brit | 5 | |
| 28 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) | David Lindhagen | 7.5 | |
| 29 | X-Men: First Class (2011) | Sebastian Shaw | 7.8 | |
| 30 | Super (2010) | Jacques | 6.7 | |
| 31 | Taking Chance (2009) | LtCol Mike Strobl | - | - |
| 32 | My One and Only (2009) | Dan Devereaux | 6.8 | |
| 33 | Frost/Nixon (2008) Oscars 2009 | Jack Brennan | 6.9 | |
| 34 | Death Sentence (2007) | Nick Hume | 6.6 | |
| 35 | The Air I Breathe (2007) | Love | 6.7 | |
| 36 | Loverboy (2005) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 37 | Beauty Shop (2005) | Jorge | 6.5 | |
| 38 | Where the Truth Lies (2005) | Lanny | 5.3 | |
| 39 | The Woodsman (2004) | Walter | 6.9 | |
| 40 | Mystic River (2003) Oscars 2004 | Sean Devine | 7.6 | |
| 41 | In the Cut (2003) | John Graham (uncredited) | 4.8 | |
| 42 | Trapped (2002) | Hickey | 6 | |
| 43 | Novocaine (2001) | Actor Lance Phelps | 7 | |
| 44 | My Dog Skip (2000) | Jack Morris | 8.3 | |
| 45 | Hollow Man (2000) Oscars 2001 | Sebastian Caine | 5.9 | |
| 46 | Stir of Echoes (1999) | Tom Witzky | 7.3 | |
| 47 | Wild Things (1998) | Sergeant Ray Duquette | 6.5 | |
| 48 | Destination Anywhere (1997) | Mike | - | - |
| 49 | Digging to China (1997) | Ricky Schroth | - | - |
| 50 | Telling Lies in America (1997) | Billy Magic | - | - |
| 51 | Picture Perfect (1997) | Sam | 5.4 | |
| 52 | Losing Chase (1996) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 53 | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) | Self | - | - |
| 54 | Sleepers (1996) | Nokes | 7.5 | |
| 55 | Apollo 13 (1995) | Jack Swigert | 7.7 | |
| 56 | Balto (1995) | Balto (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 57 | Murder in the First (1995) | Henri Young | 7 | |
| 58 | The River Wild (1994) | Wade | 6.2 | |
| 59 | The Air Up There (1994) | Jimmy Dolan | 7 | |
| 60 | A Few Good Men (1992) | Capt. Jack Ross | 7.4 | |
| 61 | Queens Logic (1991) | Dennis | - | - |
| 62 | He Said, She Said (1991) | Dan Hanson | 7 | |
| 63 | JFK (1991) | Willie O'Keefe | 7.3 | |
| 64 | Tremors (1990) | Valentine McKee | 6.9 | |
| 65 | Flatliners (1990) | David Labraccio | 7.2 | |
| 66 | The Big Picture (1989) | Nick Chapman | - | - |
| 67 | Criminal Law (1989) | Martin Thiel | 5 | |
| 68 | She's Having a Baby (1988) | Jake Briggs | - | - |
| 69 | Lemon Sky (1988) | Alan | - | - |
| 70 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) | Taxi Racer | 7.2 | |
| 71 | White Water Summer (1987) | Vic | 7 | |
| 72 | Quicksilver (1986) | Jack Casey | - | - |
| 73 | Footloose (1984) | Ren | 7.1 | |
| 74 | Diner (1982) | Timothy Fenwick Jr. | 5.5 | |
| 75 | Only When I Laugh (1981) | Don | - | - |
| 76 | Hero at Large (1980) | 2nd Teenager | 6 | |
| 77 | Friday the 13th (1980) | Jack | 7.3 | |
| 78 | Animal House (1978) | Chip Diller | 6.9 |
