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Kevin Costner

Born
January 18, 1955
Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Costner starred in Fandango, American Flyers, Silverado and many other films. He rose to prominence with his starring roles in The Untouchables and No Way Out (1987). He then starred in Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), Dances with Wolves (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards, JFK (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), A Perfect World (1993), and Wyatt Earp (1994). In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced Waterworld. His second directorial feature, The Postman, was released in 1997. He later starred in Message in a Bottle (1999), For Love of the Game (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), Dragonfly (2002), Rumor Has It (2005), The Guardian (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), 3 Days to Kill (2014), McFarland, USA (2015), Draft Day (2014), and Criminal (2016). He has also played supporting parts in such films as The Upside of Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Hidden Figures (2016), Molly's Game (2017), and Let Him Go (2020). On television, Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Since 2018, he has starred as John Dutton on the drama series Yellowstone for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Known For
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021)
Jonathan Kent (voice) (uncredited)
Man of Steel
(2013)
Jonathan Kent
Hidden Figures
(2016)
Al Harrison
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016)
Jonathan Kent
Dances with Wolves
(1990)
Lieutenant Dunbar
Waterworld
(1995)
Mariner
Molly's Game
(2017)
Larry Bloom
The Untouchables
(1987)
Eliot Ness
Wyatt Earp
(1994)
Wyatt Earp
The Guardian
(2006)
Ben Randall
JFK
(1991)
Jim Garrison
The Highwaymen
(2019)
Frank Hamer
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
(1991)
Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood
Dragonfly
(2002)
Joe Darrow
The Bodyguard
(1992)
Frank Farmer
Open Range
(2003)
Charley Waite
Full Filmography
Acting
Malibu Hot Summer
(1981)
John Logan
Night Shift
(1982)
Frat Boy #1
Frances
(1982)
Luther (uncredited)
Stacy's Knights
(1983)
Will Bonner
Testament
(1983)
Phil Pitkin
Table for Five
(1983)
Newlywed Husband
Shadows Run Black
(1984)
Jimmy Scott
Fandango
(1985)
Gardner Barnes
Silverado
(1985)
Jake
American Flyers
(1985)
Marcus Sommers
Amazing Stories
(1986)
Captain
The Untouchables
(1987)
Eliot Ness
No Way Out
(1987)
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell
Bull Durham
(1988)
Crash Davis
Field of Dreams
(1989)
Ray Kinsella
The Gunrunner
(1989)
Ted
Chasing Dreams
(1989)
Ed
Dances with Wolves
(1990)
Lieutenant Dunbar
Revenge
(1990)
Michael J. Cochran
The Earth Day Special
(1990)
Bartender
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
(1990)
Himself
Anthony Quinn: An Original
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
JFK
(1991)
Jim Garrison
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
(1991)
Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
(1991)
Self
Madonna: Truth or Dare
(1991)
Self
The Bodyguard
(1992)
Frank Farmer
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
(1992)
Self
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
(1992)
Himself
A Perfect World
(1993)
Robert 'Butch' Haynes
Wyatt Earp
(1994)
Wyatt Earp
The War
(1994)
Stephen Simmons
Waterworld
(1995)
Mariner
Tin Cup
(1996)
Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy
A Century of Science Fiction
(1996)
Self
The Postman
(1997)
The Postman
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
(1998)
Self
Message in a Bottle
(1999)
Garrett Blake
For Love of the Game
(1999)
Billy Chapel
Play It to the Bone
(1999)
Kevin Costner (Ringside Fan)
Thirteen Days
(2000)
Kenneth O'Donnell
3000 Miles to Graceland
(2001)
Thomas J. Murphy
Dragonfly
(2002)
Joe Darrow
Bull Durham: Between the Lines
(2002)
Self
Open Range
(2003)
Charley Waite
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
(2003)
Self
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
(2004)
Self
The Untouchables: Production Stories
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Beyond the 'Open Range'
(2004)
Self
Rumor Has It...
(2005)
Beau Burroughs
The Upside of Anger
(2005)
Denny Davies
Pennis from Heaven
(2005)
Self
The Guardian
(2006)
Ben Randall
Ever Again
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
On Native Soil
(2006)
Narrator
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
(2006)
Self
Mr. Brooks
(2007)
Earl Brooks
Swing Vote
(2008)
Bud Johnson
NASCAR: The Ride of Their Lives
(2008)
Narrator (voice)
The New Daughter
(2009)
John James
The Company Men
(2010)
Jack Dolan
Petty Blue
(2010)
Narrator (voice)
Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout
(2011)
Iowa Farmer's Dad
Clint Eastwood's West
(2011)
Self
Close Up
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Man of Steel
(2013)
Jonathan Kent
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
(2013)
Himself
Kevin Costner : le secret d'une image parfaite
(2013)
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
(2013)
Self
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
(2014)
William Harper
Draft Day
(2014)
Sonny Weaver Jr.
3 Days to Kill
(2014)
Ethan Renner
The Man Who Saved the World
(2014)
Self
Hollywood Banker
(2014)
Self
Black or White
(2014)
Elliot Anderson
McFarland, USA
(2015)
Jim White
Billy The Kid: New Evidence
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Fastball
(2016)
Narrator
Criminal
(2016)
Jerico Stewart
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016)
Jonathan Kent
The Hurt Business
(2016)
Narrator (voice)
Hidden Figures
(2016)
Al Harrison
Molly's Game
(2017)
Larry Bloom
Whitney
(2018)
Self - Actor
Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld
(2018)
Himself / The Mariner (archive footage)
The Highwaymen
(2019)
Frank Hamer
The Art of Racing in the Rain
(2019)
Enzo (voice)
Let Him Go
(2020)
George Blackledge
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021)
Jonathan Kent (voice) (uncredited)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
(2024)
Crew
Directing
Production
Writing
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