---
name: "Kevin Bacon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kevin-bacon"
fi1m_id: "kevin-bacon"
imdb_id: "nm0000102"
tmdb_id: 4724
wikidata_id: "Q3454165"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 July 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-09T04:00:39.519953+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kevin Bacon

## Identity

Kevin Bacon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kevin-bacon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kevin-bacon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000102
- **TMDB ID:** 4724
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3454165
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3454165, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000102/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4724

Actor. Born 8 July 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 July 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1980–present
- **Also known as:** Kevin Norwood Bacon
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 16: 15 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Barry Levinson](https://film.one/person/barry-levinson.md), [Brian Grazer](https://film.one/person/brian-grazer.md), [Ron Howard](https://film.one/person/ron-howard.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (3), 1990s 76 (5), 2000s 71 (3), 2010s 58 (1), 2020s 69 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 67 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 14 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Comedy 4, History 4, Thriller 4, Crime 3, Horror 3
- **Screen time:** 27 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,458m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3454165, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000102/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4724

## Coming up

- *Family Movie* (2027-04-23), Jack
- *Beach Read* (2027-05-06)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Apollo 13*](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md) (84), [*Sirens*](https://film.one/tv/sirens.md) (75), [*Leave the World Behind*](https://film.one/film/leave-the-world-behind.md) (60), [*Friday the 13th*](https://film.one/film/friday-the-13th.md) (48)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Frost/Nixon*](https://film.one/film/frost-nixon.md) (81), [*Footloose*](https://film.one/film/footloose.md) (72)
- **Peacock:** [*Tremors*](https://film.one/film/tremors.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*MaXXXine*](https://film.one/film/maxxxine.md) (58)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Black Mass*](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md) (58)
- **Tubi:** [*Sleepers*](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) (57)
- **HBO Max:** [*Bored to Death*](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Kevin Bacon

> Kevin Bacon can make a wheedling villain the chief pleasure of a scene. We rate him most as a supporting actor, with one reservation: his presence can make the rest of a weak film feel weaker.

In *MaXXXine* (2024), Kevin Bacon's private investigator John Labat has a stained suit, a battered-looking nose and a wheedling drawl. He seems pleased to be disliked, and Bacon lets that pleasure show without asking us to like him. We laughed whenever he appeared, because his enjoyment of being objectionable made even the drawl funny. Ti West gets a lively supporting performance, but it exposes a problem with his slasher. Bacon is amusing while the film struggles to make anyone frightening.

That willingness to be disagreeable suits the career he chose after *Footloose* (1984), his breakthrough as a leading man. The turn came with *JFK* (1991), when character parts began to take precedence over attempts to remain a leading man. His ensemble work includes *Apollo 13* (1995) and Clint Eastwood's *Mystic River* (2003). Bacon has described character acting as the work he always felt suited to, and those later choices make sense on that basis. The recent performances suggest how much he can get done without occupying the centre of a film.

Sam Esmail's *Leave the World Behind* (2023) makes good use of his ability to establish a character quickly. As Danny, a suspicious neighbour, he needs only a brief appearance to make us want him to stay. Esmail's screenplay keeps having other characters explain what they stand for, at a length that weakens the tension. Bacon makes Danny's distrust interesting enough without all that explanation. We would not recommend the film on his contribution alone, but his departure makes its weaknesses harder to overlook.

His presence is not, by itself, a reliable guide to what to watch. The series *Sirens* (2025), in which he plays Peter Kell, is the more rewarding choice among these titles, chiefly for its three leads and its strained relationship between sisters. Its changes of tone can be clumsy, but there is more to hold our interest beyond an individual performance. Choose *MaXXXine* for Bacon, with considerably lower expectations of the story.

## Biography

Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American actor. Born on 8 July 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began acting in the late 1970s. His early film roles include *National Lampoon's Animal House* (1978) and *Diner* (1982); his breakthrough came with the lead in the musical drama *Footloose* (1984).

Bacon has appeared in numerous films across genres, including *JFK* (1991), *A Few Good Men* (1992), *Apollo 13* (1995), *Mystic River* (2003), *Crazy, Stupid, Love.* (2011) and *X-Men: First Class* (2011). On television he received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the HBO film *Taking Chance* (2009). He starred in the series *The Following* (2013–2015) and *City on a Hill* (2019–2022).

His more recent credits include *Leave the World Behind* (2023) and *MaXXXine* (2024). Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick; their daughter Sosie Bacon is also an actor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

### Performed in (15) — the average rests on these

- *Sirens* (2025), Fi1m 75, as Peter Kell — [page](https://film.one/tv/sirens.md)
- *MaXXXine* (2024), Fi1m 58, as John Labat — [page](https://film.one/film/maxxxine.md)
- *Leave the World Behind* (2023), Fi1m 60, as Danny — [page](https://film.one/film/leave-the-world-behind.md)
- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Kevin Bacon — [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, as FBI Agent Charles McGuire — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Frost/Nixon* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Jack Brennan — [page](https://film.one/film/frost-nixon.md)
- *Mystic River* (2003), Fi1m 82, as Sean Devine — [page](https://film.one/film/mystic-river.md)
- *Sleepers* (1996), Fi1m 57, as Nokes — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md)
- *Apollo 13* (1995), Fi1m 84, as Jack Swigert — [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Capt. Jack Ross — [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *JFK* (1991), Fi1m 80, as Willie O'Keefe — [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)
- *Tremors* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Valentine McKee — [page](https://film.one/film/tremors.md)
- *Footloose* (1984), Fi1m 72, as Ren — [page](https://film.one/film/footloose.md)
- *Diner* (1982), Fi1m 84, as Timothy Fenwick Jr. — [page](https://film.one/film/diner.md)
- *Friday the 13th* (1980), Fi1m 48, as Jack — [page](https://film.one/film/friday-the-13th.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Bored to Death* (2009), Fi1m 50, as Himself — [page](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md)

## Complete filmography (117)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beach Read* (2027), Actor
- *Family Movie* (2027), as Jack · Director, Producer
- *The Toxic Avenger Unrated* (2025), as Bob Garbinger, the Villain
- *The Best You Can* (2025), as Stan Olszewski · Producer
- *The Bloody Plumage from Another World* (2025), as Evil Chicken
- *Sirens* (2025), series, as Peter Kell — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/sirens.md)
- *The Bondsman* (2025), series, as Hub Halloran · Executive Producer
- *MaXXXine* (2024), as John Labat — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/maxxxine.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F* (2024), as Captain Cade Grant
- *Leave the World Behind* (2023), as Danny — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/leave-the-world-behind.md)
- *Space Oddity* (2023), as Jeff McAllister
- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), series, as Kevin Bacon — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special* (2022), as Kevin Bacon
- *One Way* (2022), as Fred Sr.
- *They/Them* (2022), as Owen Whistler · Executive Producer
- *North Star* (2022), as Dr. Owen Broderick
- *You Should Have Left* (2020), as Theo Conroy
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"* (2019), as Pinky Peterson
- *City on a Hill* (2019), series, as Jackie Rohr · Co-Executive Producer, Director
- *Tremors* (2018), series, as Valentine 'Val' McKee · Executive Producer
- *No Activity* (2017), series, as Kevin Bacon (voice)
- *SMILF* (2017), series, as Kevin Bacon
- *Tour de Pharmacy* (2017), as Ditmer Klerken
- *Story of a Girl* (2017), as Michael
- *Patriots Day* (2016), as Richard DesLauriers
- *I Love Dick* (2016), series, as Dick · Co-Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Darkness* (2016), as Peter Taylor
- *Black Mass* (2015), as FBI Agent Charles McGuire — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Cop Car* (2015), as Sheriff Kretzer · Executive Producer
- *Jayne Mansfield's Car* (2013), as Carroll Caldwell
- *R.I.P.D.* (2013), as Bobby Hayes
- *Teen Titans Go!* (2013), series, as Kevin Bacon (voice)
- *The Following* (2013), series, as Ryan Hardy · Producer
- *8* (2012), as Charles J. Cooper
- *Crazy, Stupid, Love.* (2011), as David Lindhagen
- *X-Men: First Class* (2011), as Sebastian Shaw
- *Elephant White* (2011), as Jimmy the Brit
- *Super* (2010), as Jacques
- *Beyond All Boundaries* (2009), as Robert Sherrod
- *Taking Chance* (2009), as LtCol Mike Strobl
- *My One and Only* (2009), as Dan Devereaux
- *These Vagabond Shoes* (2009), as Tom
- *Frost/Nixon* (2008), as Jack Brennan — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/frost-nixon.md)
- *Connected: The Power of Six Degrees* (2008), as Kevin Bacon
- *Saving Angelo* (2007), as Brent
- *Rails & Ties* (2007), as Tom Stark
- *Death Sentence* (2007), as Nick Hume
- *The Air I Breathe* (2007), as Love
- *Where the Truth Lies* (2005), as Lanny
- *The Closer* (2005), series, Director
- *Beauty Shop* (2005), as Jorge
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Kevin Bacon (voice)
- *Loverboy* (2005), as Marty · Director, Producer
- *The Woodsman* (2004), as Walter · Executive Producer
- *Footloose: A Modern Musical* (2004), Thanks
- *Cavedweller* (2004), as Randall Pritchard
- *In the Cut* (2003), as John Graham (uncredited)
- *Mystic River* (2003), as Sean Devine — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mystic-river.md)
- *Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update* (2003), as Rev. Chip Diller
- *Trapped* (2002), as Hickey
- *Novocaine* (2001), as Actor Lance Phelps
- *Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music* (2001), Actor
- *Hollow Man* (2000), as Sebastian Caine
- *God, the Devil and Bob* (2000), series, as Kevin Bacon (voice)
- *My Dog Skip* (2000), as Jack Morris
- *Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special* (1999), as (archive footage)
- *Stir of Echoes* (1999), as Tom Witzky
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Kevin Bacon
- *Wild Things* (1998), as Sergeant Ray Duquette · Executive Producer
- *Telling Lies in America* (1997), as Billy Magic
- *Picture Perfect* (1997), as Sam
- *Digging to China* (1997), as Ricky Schroth
- *Destination Anywhere* (1997), as Mike
- *Losing Chase* (1996), Director
- *Sleepers* (1996), as Nokes — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md)
- *Balto* (1995), as Balto (voice)
- *Apollo 13* (1995), as Jack Swigert — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *Murder in the First* (1995), as Henri Young
- *The River Wild* (1994), as Wade
- *The Air Up There* (1994), as Jimmy Dolan
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Vic (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), as Capt. Jack Ross — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Kevin Bacon
- *JFK* (1991), as Willie O'Keefe — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)
- *Pyrates* (1991), as Ari
- *A Little Vicious* (1991), as Narrator
- *He Said, She Said* (1991), as Dan Hanson
- *Queens Logic* (1991), as Dennis
- *Flatliners* (1990), as David Labraccio
- *Tremors* (1990), as Valentine McKee — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/tremors.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Philly Concierge (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *The Big Picture* (1989), as Nick Chapman
- *Criminal Law* (1989), as Martin Thiel
- *Lemon Sky* (1988), as Alan
- *She's Having a Baby* (1988), as Jake Briggs
- *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987), as Taxi Racer
- *End of the Line* (1987), as Everett
- *White Water Summer* (1987), as Vic
- *The Tender Age* (1986), as Probation Officer (uncredited)
- *Quicksilver* (1986), as Jack Casey
- *Mister Roberts* (1984), as Ens. Frank Pulver
- *Footloose* (1984), as Ren — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/footloose.md)
- *The Demon Murder Case* (1983), as Kenny Miller
- *Enormous Changes at the Last Minute* (1983), as Dennis
- *Forty Deuce* (1982), as Ricky
- *Diner* (1982), as Timothy Fenwick Jr. — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/diner.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Probation Officer (uncredited), Alan
- *Only When I Laugh* (1981), as Don
- *Friday the 13th* (1980), as Jack — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/friday-the-13th.md)
- *Hero at Large* (1980), as 2nd Teenager
- *The Gift* (1979), as Teddy
- *Starting Over* (1979), as Husband - Young Couple
- *Animal House* (1978), as Chip Diller
- *Search for Tomorrow* (1951), series, Actor
- *Summoner*, as Jefferson Haddock
- *The Bellamy Brothers: Guilty of the Crime*, as Leo
- *Zapata, Texas*, series, Creator

## Gallery

- ![Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert in Apollo 13 (1995)](https://film.one/media/title/4389/still-19a4a5cb67ff.jpg) Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert in *Apollo 13* (1995) — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Bacon as Timothy Fenwick Jr. in Diner (1982)](https://film.one/media/title/4458/still-97ec42e53158.jpg) Kevin Bacon as Timothy Fenwick Jr. in *Diner* (1982) — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Bacon as Sean Devine in Mystic River (2003)](https://film.one/media/title/1153/still-2a434bb2bf3f.jpg) Kevin Bacon as Sean Devine in *Mystic River* (2003) — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Bacon as Capt. Jack Ross in A Few Good Men (1992)](https://film.one/media/title/4085/still-1899dfd7ba08.jpg) Kevin Bacon as Capt. Jack Ross in *A Few Good Men* (1992) — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Bacon as Peter Kell in Sirens (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/2868/still-d49fb002ef16.jpg) Kevin Bacon as Peter Kell in *Sirens* (2025) — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Bacon](https://film.one/media/person/11290/gallery-74d9fee1f15c.jpg) Kevin Bacon — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Kevin_Bacon_The_Best_You_Can-55_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Kevin_Bacon_The_Best_You_Can-55_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kevin Bacon at the press conference of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/11290/gallery-06f8e0bbca14.jpg) Kevin Bacon at the press conference of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Black_Mass_PC_07_%2821444407822%29.jpg/1280px-Black_Mass_PC_07_%2821444407822%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kevin Bacon at the press conference of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/11290/gallery-2c31e59b2696.jpg) Kevin Bacon at the press conference of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Black_Mass_PC_04_%2821429102646%29.jpg/1280px-Black_Mass_PC_04_%2821429102646%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kevin Bacon at the press conference of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/11290/gallery-dd96e96a17b9.jpg) Kevin Bacon at the press conference of Black Mass, 2015 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Black_Mass_PC_06_%2821267282610%29.jpg/1280px-Black_Mass_PC_06_%2821267282610%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kevin Bacon](https://film.one/media/person/11290/gallery-094ec98d4a95.jpg) Kevin Bacon — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Bacon](https://film.one/media/person/11290/gallery-36603d197dee.jpg) Kevin Bacon — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Bacon](https://film.one/media/person/11290/gallery-579bda4c3890.jpg) Kevin Bacon — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2009: Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *Taking Chance*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Saturn Awards 2013: Best Actor on Television (won), for *The Following*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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