Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors and Frost/Nixon.
Bacon has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, was nominated for an Emmy Award, and was named by The Guardian as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.
In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Known For
Apollo 13
(1995)
Jack Swigert
Tremors
(1990)
Valentine McKee
Animal House
(1978)
Chip Diller
Friday the 13th
(1980)
Jack
Leave the World Behind
(2023)
Danny
Hollow Man
(2000)
Sebastian Caine
Mystic River
(2003)
Sean Devine
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
(2011)
David Lindhagen
Footloose
(1984)
Ren McCormack
Flatliners
(1990)
David Labraccio
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
(2022)
Kevin Bacon
A Few Good Men
(1992)
Capt. Jack Ross
Sleepers
(1996)
Sean Nokes
Wild Things
(1998)
Sergeant Ray Duquette
JFK
(1991)
Willie O'Keefe
Patriots Day
(2016)
Richard DesLauriers
Full Filmography
Acting
Animal House
(1978)
Chip Diller
The Gift
(1979)
Teddy
Starting Over
(1979)
Husband - Young Couple
Friday the 13th
(1980)
Jack
Hero at Large
(1980)
2nd Teenager
Only When I Laugh
(1981)
Don
Diner
(1982)
Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Forty Deuce
(1982)
Ricky
The Demon Murder Case
(1983)
Kenny Miller
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
(1983)
Dennis
Footloose
(1984)
Ren McCormack
Mister Roberts
(1984)
Ens. Frank Pulver
Quicksilver
(1986)
Jack Casey
The Tender Age
(1986)
Probation Officer (uncredited)
John Hughes: Time Capsule
(1986)
Himself
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Taxi Racer
End of the Line
(1987)
Everett
White Water Summer
(1987)
Vic
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Jake Briggs
Lemon Sky
(1988)
Alan
Criminal Law
(1989)
Martin Thiel
The Big Picture
(1989)
Nick Chapman
Flatliners
(1990)
David Labraccio
Tremors
(1990)
Valentine McKee
JFK
(1991)
Willie O'Keefe
He Said, She Said
(1991)
Dan Hanson
Queens Logic
(1991)
Dennis
Pyrates
(1991)
Ari
A Little Vicious
(1991)
Narrator
America's Funniest Dirty Jokes
(1991)
Himself
A Few Good Men
(1992)
Capt. Jack Ross
The River Wild
(1994)
Wade
The Air Up There
(1994)
Jimmy Dolan
Apollo 13
(1995)
Jack Swigert
Balto
(1995)
Balto (voice)
Murder in the First
(1995)
Henri Young
Sleepers
(1996)
Sean Nokes
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
(1996)
Himself
Digging to China
(1997)
Ricky Schroth
Picture Perfect
(1997)
Sam
Telling Lies in America
(1997)
Billy Magic
Destination Anywhere
(1997)
Mike
Wild Things
(1998)
Sergeant Ray Duquette
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
(1998)
Self - Chip Diller
Stir of Echoes
(1999)
Tom Witzky
Diner: On The Flip Side
(1999)
Self
My Dog Skip
(2000)
Jack Morris
Hollow Man
(2000)
Sebastian Caine
Novocaine
(2001)
Actor Lance Phelps
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
(2001)
Trapped
(2002)
Joe Hickey
Mystic River
(2003)
Sean Devine
In the Cut
(2003)
John Graham
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
(2003)
Rev. Chip Diller (voice)
The Woodsman
(2004)
Walter
Forces Of Nature
(2004)
Himself - Narrator
Cavedweller
(2004)
Randall Pritchard
Where the Truth Lies
(2005)
Lanny
Beauty Shop
(2005)
Jorge
Loverboy
(2005)
Marty
Death Sentence
(2007)
Nick Hume
The Air I Breathe
(2007)
Love
Rails & Ties
(2007)
Tom Stark
Frost/Nixon
(2008)
Jack Brennan
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees
(2008)
Kevin Bacon
Animal House: The Inside Story
(2008)
Self
Taking Chance
(2009)
LtCol Mike Strobl
My One and Only
(2009)
Dan Devereaux
The Human Family Tree
(2009)
Himself - Narrator
These Vagabond Shoes
(2009)
Tom
Beyond All Boundaries
(2009)
Robert Sherrod
Super
(2010)
Jacques
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
(2011)
David Lindhagen
Elephant White
(2011)
Jimmy the Brit
X-Men: First Class
(2011)
Sebastian Shaw / Black King
8
(2012)
Charles Cooper
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
(2012)
Self - Sebastian Shaw
R.I.P.D.
(2013)
Bobby Hayes
Jayne Mansfield's Car
(2013)
Carroll Caldwell
Skum Rocks!
(2013)
Self
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
(2013)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
(2013)
Self
Cop Car
(2015)
Sheriff Kretzer
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
(2015)
Self / Actor
Black Mass
(2015)
FBI Agent Charles McGuire
The Darkness
(2016)
Peter Taylor
Patriots Day
(2016)
Richard DesLauriers
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
Story of a Girl
(2017)
Michael
Tour de Pharmacy
(2017)
Ditmer Klerken
The Words That Built America
(2017)
Reader - Declaration of Independence
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
(2019)
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
(2019)
Pinky Peterson
You Should Have Left
(2020)
Theo Conroy
Find Your Groove
(2020)
Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
(2020)
Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
(2020)
Himself
The Legend of Burt Gummer
(2020)
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
(2020)
Self
Val
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
One Way
(2022)
Fred Sr.
They/Them
(2022)
Owen Whistler
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
(2022)
Self
North Star
(2022)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
(2022)
Kevin Bacon
The Toxic Avenger
(2023)
Bob Garbinger
Leave the World Behind
(2023)
Danny
Space Oddity
(2023)
Jeff McAllister
EE: Freedom
(2023)
Voice Over
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
Capt. Cade Grant
MaXXXine
(2024)
Directing
Production