Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
	Spacey in 2009
Born	Kevin Spacey Fowler; July 26, 1959 (aged 66); South Orange, New Jersey, United States
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1981–present

Kevin Spacey Fowler, CBE (honorary) (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer and singer. The name "Spacey" was the surname of his grandmother, he took it as his acting surname in high school.^[1]^[2] He worked as an actor in the theatre before he worked in movies and shows. He got his Oscar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Usual Suspects and for Best Actor in American Beauty (1999). A few of the other movies in which he played the main part are Seven, L.A. Confidential, Pay It Forward and Superman Returns. He works as the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre at London in 2003 and plays Francis Underwood in the television drama series, House of Cards.

Filmography

Feature films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Heartburn	Subway Thief	Cameo
1988	Rocket Gibraltar	Dwayne Hanson
1988	Working Girl	Bob Speck
1989	See No Evil, Hear No Evil	Kirgo
1989	Dad	Mario
1990	A Show of Force	Frank Curtin
1990	Henry & June	Richard Osborn
1992	Glengarry Glen Ross	John Williamson	Valladolid Award for Best Actor
1992	Consenting Adults	Eddy Otis	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
1994	Iron Will	Harry Kingsley
1994	The Ref	Lloyd Chasseur
1994	Swimming with Sharks	Buddy Ackerman	Producer New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
1995	The Usual Suspects	Roger 'Verbal' Kint	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Cast National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor—Motion Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role—Motion Picture
1995	Outbreak	Casey Schuler	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
1995	Seven	John Doe	MTV Movie Award for Best Villain New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
1996	A Time to Kill	D.A. Rufus Buckley
1997	L.A. Confidential	Jack Vincennes	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1997	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	James 'Jim' Williams	Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor
1997	Albino Alligator	N/A	Director
1998	The Negotiator	Chris Sabian
1998	Hurlyburly	Mickey
1998	Bug's Life, AA Bug's Life	Hopper	Voice Nominated—OFTA Film Award for Best Voice-Over Performance
1999	American Beauty	Lester Burnham	Academy Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor & Cast Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe & Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1999	The Big Kahuna	Larry Mann	Producer
2000	Ordinary Decent Criminal	Michael Lynch	Producer
2000	Pay It Forward	Eugene Simonet	Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance
2001	K-PAX	Prot	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor
2001	The Shipping News	Quoyle	Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Motion Picture Drama
2003	The United States of Leland	Albert T. Fitzgerald	Producer
2003	The Life of David Gale	David Gale
2004	Beyond the Sea	Bobby Darin	Also director, writer and producer Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2005	Edison	Wallace	Direct-to-video
2006	Superman Returns	Lex Luthor	Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Movies - Choice Sleazebag Also in the video game
2007	Fred Claus	Clyde Northcut
2008	21	Mickey Rosa	Special Award for Best Ensemble
2008	Telstar: The Joe Meek Story	Major Wilfred Banks
2009	Shrink	Henry Carter
2009	Moon	GERTY	Voice
2009	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Larry Hooper
2010	Father of Invention	Robert Axle
2010	Casino Jack	Jack Abramoff	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2011	Margin Call	Sam Rogers	Nominated—COFCA Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Robert Altman Award Nominated—PFCS Award for Best Ensemble Acting
2011	Horrible Bosses	Dave Harken
2011	Inseparable	Chuck
2014	Horrible Bosses 2	Dave Harken	Post-production

Television shows
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Equalizer	Detective Sgt. Cole	Episode: Solo
1987	Long Day's Journey Into Night	James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.	Movie
1987	Crime Story	Senator Rourke	Episode: The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob
1988	The Murder of Mary Phagan	Wes Brent	Miniseries
1988	Wiseguy	Mel Profitt	7 episodes
1989	Unsub	Benton	Episode: Clean Slate
1990	Fall from Grace	Jim Bakker	Movie
1990	When You Remember Me	Wade	Movie
1991	Darrow	Clearance Darrow	Movie
1992	L.A. Law	Giles Keenan	Episode: Guess Who's Coming to Murder
1993	Tribeca	Chris Boden	Episode: Heros Exoletus
1994	Doomsday Gun	Jim Price	Movie
2003	Freedom: A History of Us	Herbert Hoover / Sidney Andrews / Ira Stewart / Herman Meville / Governor Morris / The Rev. Cotton Mather	Documentary
2008	Recount	Ron Klain	Movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor—Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Male Actor—Miniseries or Television Film
2010	Gorilla School	Narrator
2012	American Masters	Narrator	Episode: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2013–present	House of Cards	Francis Underwood	Series regular Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series—Drama Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Nominated—Critics Choice TV Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—OFTA Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Drama Nominated—Screen Actor Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Video Game
Year	Title	Role
2014	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	Johnathan Irons

Discography

Album
Year	Title	Notes
2004	Beyond the Sea	Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media with Phil Ramone

Single
Year	Title	Notes
1997	"That Old Black Magic"	from the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil soundtrack

Live performances

"Mind Games" — Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music — October 2, 2001 — Radio City Music Hall

References

↑ Who's who in the world, 1991-1992 (Volume 10 of Who's who in the world) (1990)Marquis Who's Who. p. 348.
↑ Soroff, Jonathan (2007). "Soroff/On Kevin Spacey". The Improper Bostonian. http://www.drivingmrspacey.com/TheImproperBostonian.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

Other websites

[dlrehioho-1] Who's who in the world, 1991-1992 (Volume 10 of Who's who in the world) (1990)Marquis Who's Who. p. 348.

[soroff-2] Soroff, Jonathan (2007). "Soroff/On Kevin Spacey". The Improper Bostonian. http://www.drivingmrspacey.com/TheImproperBostonian.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

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Persondata
Name	Spacey, Kevin
Alternative names	Fowler, Kevin Spacey (birthname)
Short description	American actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Date of birth	July 26, 1959 (aged 66)
Place of birth	South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

Kevin Spacey
Spacey in 2009
Born	Kevin Spacey Fowler July 26, 1959 (aged 66) South Orange, New Jersey, United States
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1981–present