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.
The Best You Can
Stan Olszewski
2025
MaXXXine
John Labat
2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Captain Cade Grant
2024
Leave the World Behind
Danny
2023
Space Oddity
Jeff McAllister
2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Kevin Bacon
2022
They/Them
Owen Whistler
2022
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
Self
2022
North Star
2022
The Legend of Burt Gummer
self
2020
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Self
2020
Patriots Day
Richard DesLauriers
2016
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
Self (archive footage)
2016
The Darkness
Peter Taylor
2016
Black Mass
FBI Agent Charles McGuire
2015
Cop Car
Sheriff Kretzer
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor
2015
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Carroll Caldwell
2013
R.I.P.D.
Bobby Hayes
2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
2013
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
2012
8
Charles J. Cooper
2012
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
David Lindhagen
2011
X-Men: First Class
Sebastian Shaw
2011
Elephant White
Jimmy the Brit
2011
Super
Jacques
2010
Taking Chance
LtCol Mike Strobl
2009
The Human Family Tree
Himself - Narrator
2009
My One and Only
Dan Devereaux
2009
These Vagabond Shoes
Tom
2009
Frost/Nixon
Jack Brennan
2008
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees
Kevin Bacon
2008
Rails & Ties
Tom Stark
2007
Death Sentence
Nick Hume
2007
The Air I Breathe
Love
2007
Where the Truth Lies
Lanny
2005
Beauty Shop
Jorge
2005
Loverboy
Marty
2005
The Woodsman
Walter
2004
Forces Of Nature
Himself - Narrator
2004
In the Cut
John Graham (uncredited)
2003
Mystic River
Sean Devine
2003
Trapped
Joe Hickey
2002
Novocaine
Actor Lance Phelps
2001
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
Hollow Man
Sebastian Caine
2000
My Dog Skip
Jack Morris
2000
Stir of Echoes
Tom Witzky
1999
Diner: On The Flip Side
Self
1999
Wild Things
Sergeant Ray Duquette
1998
Telling Lies in America
Billy Magic
1997
Picture Perfect
Sam
1997
Digging to China
Ricky Schroth
1997
Destination Anywhere
Mike
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Sleepers
Sean Nokes
1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
1996
Balto
Balto (voice)
1995
Apollo 13
Jack Swigert
1995
Murder in the First
Henri Young
1995
The River Wild
Wade
1994
The Air Up There
Jimmy Dolan
1994
A Few Good Men
Capt. Jack Ross
1992
JFK
Willie O'Keefe
1991
Pyrates
Ari
1991
A Little Vicious
Narrator
1991
He Said, She Said
Dan Hanson
1991
Queens Logic
Dennis
1991
Flatliners
David Labraccio
1990
Tremors
Valentine McKee
1990
The Big Picture
Nick Chapman
1989
Criminal Law
Martin Thiel
1989
Lemon Sky
Alan
1988
She's Having a Baby
Jake Briggs
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Taxi Racer
1987
End of the Line
Everett
1987
White Water Summer
Vic
1987
John Hughes: Time Capsule
Himself
1986
Quicksilver
Jack Casey
1986
Mister Roberts
Ens. Frank Pulver
1984
Footloose
Ren
1984
The Demon Murder Case
Kenny Miller
1983
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Dennis
1983
Forty Deuce
Ricky
1982
Diner
Timothy Fenwick Jr.
1982
Only When I Laugh
Don
1981
Friday the 13th
Jack
1980
Hero at Large
2nd Teenager
1980
Starting Over
Husband - Young Couple
1979
Animal House
Chip Diller
1978
The Bloody Plumage from Another World
Evil Chicken
The Toxic Avenger
Bob Garbinger
2025
One Way
Fred Sr.
2022
Val
Self (archive footage)
2021
Tremors: Making Perfection
Himself
2020
You Should Have Left
Theo Conroy
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2020
Find Your Groove
Self
2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Pinky Peterson
2019
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives
Self
2019
SMILF
Kevin Bacon · (1 episode)
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Ditmer Klerken
2017
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Story of a Girl
Michael
2017
Skum Rocks!
Self
2013
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
The Following
Ryan Hardy · (45 episodes)
2013
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
Self - Sebastian Shaw
2012
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Beyond All Boundaries
Robert Sherrod
2009
New Orleans Animal Rescue
Himself
2009
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
2008
The Colbert Report
(2 episodes)
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2004
Cavedweller
Randall Pritchard
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
(1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
American Idol
Self · (1 episode)
2002
We Married Margo
Self
2000
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1999
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Chip Diller
1998
Will & Grace
Kevin Bacon · (2 episodes)
1998
The View
Self · (5 episodes)
1997
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Frasier
Vic (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (2 episodes)
1992
America's Funniest Dirty Jokes
Himself
1991
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · (1 episode)
1988
The Tender Age
Probation Officer (uncredited)
1986
The Gift
Teddy
1979
Family Movie
Sirens
Peter Kell · (5 episodes)
2025
The Bondsman
Hub Halloran · (8 episodes)
2025
Colin from Accounts
Kevin Bacon · (1 episode)
2022
Last Meals
(1 episode)
2021
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones
Self · (1 episode)
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2019
City on a Hill
Jackie Rohr · (26 episodes)
2019
Tremors
Valentine 'Val' McKee · (1 episode)
2018
No Activity
Kevin Bacon (voice) · (2 episodes)
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · (1 episode)
2017
I Love Dick
Dick · (8 episodes)
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Bored to Death
Himself · (1 episode)
2009
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
(1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Video Message · (1 episode)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Self - Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
2006
American Dad!
Kevin Bacon (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
The Bacon Brothers (performance) · (1 episode)
2004
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
2001
God, the Devil and Bob
Kevin Bacon (voice) · (1 episode)
2000
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Mad About You
Kevin Bacon · (1 episode)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1992
POV
Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1988
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Self · (1 episode)
1986
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Search for Tomorrow
(1 episode)
1951