Kevin Spacey
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.
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 Spacey in 2009 | |
| Born | Kevin Spacey Fowler July 26, 1959 |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Roger 'Verbal' Kint |
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| 1995 | Outbreak | Casey Schuler |
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| 1995 | Seven | John Doe |
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| 1996 | A Time to Kill | D.A. Rufus Buckley | |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Jack Vincennes |
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| 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 | A Bug's Life | Hopper |
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| 1999 | American Beauty | Lester Burnham |
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| 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 |
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| 2003 | The United States of Leland | Albert T. Fitzgerald | Producer |
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | David Gale | |
| 2004 | Beyond the Sea | Bobby Darin |
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| 2005 | Edison | Wallace | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Lex Luthor |
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| 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 |
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| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Dave Harken | |
| 2011 | Inseparable | Chuck | |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Dave Harken | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 2010 | Gorilla School | Narrator | |
| 2012 | American Masters | Narrator | Episode: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night |
| 2013–present | House of Cards | Francis Underwood |
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| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Johnathan Irons |
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2004 | Beyond the Sea | Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media with Phil Ramone |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 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). Marquis Who's Who. 1990. p. 348. ISBN0837911109.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help) - ↑ Soroff, Jonathan (2007). "Soroff/On Kevin Spacey". The Improper Bostonian. http://www.drivingmrspacey.com/TheImproperBostonian.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-02.