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