---
name: "Kevin Spacey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kevin-spacey"
fi1m_id: "kevin-spacey"
imdb_id: "nm0000228"
tmdb_id: 1979
wikidata_id: "Q25144"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "26 July 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-05T11:35:55.586012+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 Spacey

## Identity

Kevin Spacey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kevin-spacey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kevin-spacey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000228
- **TMDB ID:** 1979
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25144
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25144, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1979

Actor and producer. Born 26 July 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 26 July 1959, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1986–2017
- **Also known as:** Kevin Spacey Fowler
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 17: 15 acting, 2 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Alec Baldwin](https://film.one/person/alec-baldwin.md), [Bryan Singer](https://film.one/person/bryan-singer.md), [Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/person/jeff-bridges.md), [Michael G. Nathanson](https://film.one/person/michael-g-nathanson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (2), 1990s 75 (7), 2000s 64 (4), 2010s 84 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 7 of 13 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Crime 6, Thriller 5, Comedy 4, Science Fiction 4, Action 3
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,372m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25144, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1979

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*L.A. Confidential*](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md) (88), [*Glengarry Glen Ross*](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md) (86), [*Moon*](https://film.one/film/moon.md) (83), [*Outbreak*](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md) (66)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Usual Suspects*](https://film.one/film/the-usual-suspects.md) (82), [*Superman Returns*](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md) (60)
- **Apple TV:** [*Baby Driver*](https://film.one/film/baby-driver.md) (79)
- **Disney+:** [*A Bug's Life*](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md) (73)

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

## Fi1m on Kevin Spacey

> Kevin Spacey can hold our attention with a measured voice and make us doubt the man using it. We value him most in crime ensembles, where that control has other strong performances to contend with.

In *The Usual Suspects* (1995), a man answering questions holds our attention as firmly as the mystery he is describing. Kevin Spacey's Verbal has to keep his narration absorbing without making the interrogation around it seem unnecessary. We were uneasy listening to him because he kept us reconsidering how much faith to put in what he said. Bryan Singer's thriller is helped by Christopher McQuarrie's dry dialogue, which makes these men enjoyable company without asking us to approve of them.

An early ensemble role came in *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992); *The Usual Suspects* and *Se7en* (both 1995) brought the breakthrough. Leading roles followed, including Lester Burnham, the suburban man in midlife crisis in *American Beauty* (1999). The measured delivery suits characters who conceal their vulnerability or deceive the people listening to them. The risk is familiar too: cast repeatedly as clever, morally dubious men, an actor can leave us knowing too much of what to expect.

Curtis Hanson gets particularly good use out of that composure in *L.A. Confidential* (1997). As the celebrity-minded detective Jack Vincennes, Spacey plays a man who knows how to hold an audience and enjoys having one. His ease gives the other men's intensity some welcome relief. Alongside Danny DeVito's Sid Hudgens, he helps keep the film funny without making the crime story seem trivial. We prefer this use of his control, with enough room for pleasure and vanity, to the expectation that an unhurried voice must always conceal something.

These performances work because the other actors remain worth listening to. Gabriel Byrne gives Keaton a gravity that helps steady *The Usual Suspects*, while Hanson's ensemble allows Jack's assurance to be one temperament among several. Neither film is beyond criticism: Singer's people can be thin, and Hanson and Helgeland give the women less scope than the men. Start with *L.A. Confidential*, where Spacey's ease with an audience is funny as well as persuasive.

## Biography

Kevin Spacey Fowler, also credited as Kevin Spacey, is an American actor. Born on 26 July 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1980s before taking supporting roles in film and television.

He appeared as John Williamson in *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992) and as Verbal in *The Usual Suspects* (1995). Spacey has also acted in *Se7en* (1995), *L.A. Confidential* (1997), *American Beauty* (1999) and *Baby Driver* (2017). On stage he won a Tony Award for *Lost in Yonkers* (1991) and served as artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London from 2004 to 2015.

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

## On Fi1m (17)

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

- *Baby Driver* (2017), Fi1m 79, as Doc — [page](https://film.one/film/baby-driver.md)
- *Margin Call* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Sam Rogers — [page](https://film.one/film/margin-call.md)
- *Moon* (2009), Fi1m 83, as GERTY (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/moon.md)
- *Superman Returns* (2006), Fi1m 60, as Lex Luthor — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md)
- *Austin Powers in Goldmember* (2002), Fi1m 58, as Kevin Spacey / Famous Dr. Evil ('Austinpussy') — [page](https://film.one/film/austin-powers-in-goldmember.md)
- *K-PAX* (2001), Fi1m 56, as Prot — [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *American Beauty* (1999), Fi1m 76, as Lester Burnham — [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *A Bug's Life* (1998), Fi1m 73, as Hopper (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md)
- *L.A. Confidential* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Jack Vincennes — [page](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md)
- *A Time to Kill* (1996), Fi1m 55, as Rufus Buckley — [page](https://film.one/film/a-time-to-kill.md)
- *Outbreak* (1995), Fi1m 66, as Casey Schuler — [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *The Usual Suspects* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Verbal — [page](https://film.one/film/the-usual-suspects.md)
- *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), Fi1m 86, as John Williamson — [page](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md)
- *Working Girl* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Bob Speck — [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)
- *Heartburn* (1986), Fi1m 55, as Subway Thief — [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)

### Produced (2)

- *Captain Phillips* (2013), Fi1m 83, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md)
- *The Social Network* (2010), Fi1m 91, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md)

## Complete filmography (121)

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

- *1780* (2026), as Thomas
- *Torrente for President* (2026), as Le Chief
- *Minimarket* (2025), series, Writer
- *The Contract* (2024), as The Devil
- *Peter Five Eight* (2024), as Peter
- *Control* (2023), as The Voice (voice)
- *The Man Who Drew God* (2023), as Detective
- *Billionaire Boys Club* (2018), as Ron Levin
- *Rebel in the Rye* (2017), as Whit Burnett
- *Manhunt* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Baby Driver* (2017), as Doc — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/baby-driver.md)
- *All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone* (2016), as Verbal (archive footage)
- *Nine Lives* (2016), as Tom Brand
- *Home* (2016), Producer
- *The New Empress* (2016), Producer
- *Beauty Mark* (2016), Producer
- *Elvis & Nixon* (2016), as Richard Nixon
- *Race for the White House* (2016), series, as Narrator
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Nature Is Speaking* (2015), series, as The Rainforest
- *Horrible Bosses 2* (2014), as Dave Harken
- *Jump!* (2014), Producer
- *The Mundane Goddess* (2014), Producer
- *The Gift* (2014), Producer
- *NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage* (2014), Executive Producer
- *The Day Kennedy Died* (2013), as Narrator
- *Captain Phillips* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md)
- *Love's Routine* (2013), Producer
- *The Smile Man* (2013), Producer
- *Saving Norman* (2013), Producer
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, as Frank Underwood · Executive Producer
- *The Ventriloquist* (2012), as Frank
- *Envelope* (2012), as Evgeniy · Producer
- *Spirit of a Denture* (2012), as Dr. Robert Middling
- *Inseparable* (2012), as Chuck · Executive Producer
- *Safe* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage)
- *Margin Call* (2011), as Sam Rogers — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/margin-call.md)
- *Horrible Bosses* (2011), as Dave Harken
- *The Organ Grinder's Monkey* (2011), as Fatty (voice)
- *The Social Network* (2010), Executive Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md)
- *Casino Jack* (2010), as Jack Abramoff
- *Father of Invention* (2010), as Robert Axle · Producer
- *The Men Who Stare at Goats* (2009), as Larry Hooper
- *Shrink* (2009), as Henry Carter · Producer
- *Moon* (2009), as GERTY (voice) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/moon.md)
- *Fanboys* (2009), Producer
- *Hackers Wanted* (2009), as Narrator · Producer
- *Columbus Day* (2008), Producer
- *Telstar: The Joe Meek Story* (2008), as Major Banks
- *Recount* (2008), as Ron Klain
- *21* (2008), as Micky Rosa
- *Fred Claus* (2007), as Clyde Archibald Northcutt
- *The Pixar Story* (2007), as Hopper (voice) (archive footage)
- *Bernard and Doris* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Mini's First Time* (2006), Producer
- *Superman Returns* (2006), as Lex Luthor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-returns.md)
- *Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman* (2006), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa* (2006), as Interrogator
- *The Good Student* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Edison* (2005), as Wallace
- *Beyond the Sea* (2004), as Bobby Darin · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The United States of Leland* (2003), as Albert T. Fitzgerald · Producer
- *The Life of David Gale* (2003), as David Gale
- *America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *Austin Powers in Goldmember* (2002), as Kevin Spacey / Famous Dr. Evil ('Austinpussy') — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/austin-powers-in-goldmember.md)
- *The Tower of Babble* (2002), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Shipping News* (2001), as Quoyle
- *K-PAX* (2001), as Prot — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music* (2001), Actor
- *Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure* (2001), as Narrator, Voice
- *Pay It Forward* (2000), as Eugene Simonet
- *Interstate 84* (2000), Executive Producer
- *The Final Days* (2000), Actor
- *Ordinary Decent Criminal* (2000), as Michael Lynch
- *The Big Kahuna* (1999), as Larry Mann · Producer
- *Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius* (1999), as Narrator
- *American Beauty* (1999), as Lester Burnham — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *Hurlyburly* (1998), as Mickey
- *A Bug's Life* (1998), as Hopper (voice) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md)
- *The Negotiator* (1998), as Lt. Chris Sabian
- *Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil* (1997), as James Williams
- *L.A. Confidential* (1997), as Jack Vincennes — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md)
- *Albino Alligator* (1997), Director
- *A Time to Kill* (1996), as Rufus Buckley — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/a-time-to-kill.md)
- *Se7en* (1995), as John Doe — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *The Usual Suspects* (1995), as Verbal — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-usual-suspects.md)
- *Outbreak* (1995), as Casey Schuler — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *Swimming with Sharks* (1994), as Buddy Ackerman · Co-Producer
- *Doomsday Gun* (1994), as Jim Price
- *The Ref* (1994), as Lloyd Chasseur
- *Iron Will* (1994), as Harry Kingsley
- *TriBeCa* (1993), series, as Chris
- *Consenting Adults* (1992), as Eddy Otis
- *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), as John Williamson — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md)
- *HBO First Look* (1992), series, Actor
- *Darrow* (1991), as Clarence Darrow
- *When You Remember Me* (1990), as Wade
- *Henry & June* (1990), as Richard Osborn
- *A Show of Force* (1990), as Frank Curtin
- *Fall From Grace* (1990), as Jim Bakker
- *Dad* (1989), as Mario
- *See No Evil, Hear No Evil* (1989), as Kirgo
- *Unsub* (1989), series, as Benton
- *Working Girl* (1988), as Bob Speck — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)
- *Rocket Gibraltar* (1988), as Dwayne Hanson
- *The Murder of Mary Phagan* (1988), series, as Wes Brent
- *Wiseguy* (1987), series, as Mel Profitt
- *Long Day's Journey Into Night* (1987), as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
- *Crime Story* (1986), series, as Senator Rourke
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Giles Keenan
- *Heartburn* (1986), as Subway Thief — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Detective Sgt. Cole
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Clarence Darrow
- *The Hollywood Greats* (1977), series, Actor
- *Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force*, Director
- *Melodies in the Forest*, as Petr Novotni
- *The Bleeding Ground*, as Sol Layton
- *The Awakening*, Actor
- *The Tenth Planet: The Red Sister - Part 1*, as Dr. David Harper
- *The Awakening 2*, as Balthazar

## Gallery

- ![Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-ecda2f4d21d9.jpg) Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Kevin_Spacey-9165.jpg/1280px-Kevin_Spacey-9165.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-e78927aa1726.jpg) Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Kevin_Spacey-9171.jpg/1280px-Kevin_Spacey-9171.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-ae087ffe0d95.jpg) Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Kevin_Spacey-9180.jpg/1280px-Kevin_Spacey-9180.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-07142418be33.jpg) Actor Kevin Spacey at the 2025 Venice Film Festival — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Kevin_Spacey-9243.jpg/1280px-Kevin_Spacey-9243.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-49ed08b8cb8c.jpg) Kevin Spacey — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-000785ee4e45.jpg) Kevin Spacey — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-fcacafa8a6e2.jpg) Kevin Spacey — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Spacey's senior yearbook portrait (1977)](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-bf44a22fc3eb.jpg) Kevin Spacey's senior yearbook portrait (1977) — Chatsworth High School, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Kevin_S_Fowler.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-ca949e67aec3.jpg) Kevin Spacey — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-2ce1774afe1f.jpg) Kevin Spacey — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/media/person/80217/gallery-08a7e12775da.jpg) Kevin Spacey — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won

- 2000: Best Actor (won), for *American Beauty*
- 1996: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *The Usual Suspects*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2014: Best Actor – Television Series Drama (won)

### Other awards — 2 won, 3 nominated

- British Academy Games Award for Performer 2015: British Academy Games Award for Performer (nominated), for *Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare*
- The Game Awards − Best Performance 2014: The Game Awards − Best Performance (nominated), for *Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare*
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1999: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 1996: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (won), for *Seven*
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1991: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)

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

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