Kevin Spacey American Actor Born 1959 in South Orange

Kevin Spacey is an American actor born on 26 July 1959 in South Orange. He is known for Seven (1995) and L.A. Confidential (1997).

Early life

He went on to study at Los Angeles Valley College, Juilliard School and Chatsworth High School.

Career

He appears in Heartburn (1986), the earliest title among his listed credits. Working Girl (1988) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) are among his 1980s credits. In the 1990s, he appeared in The Usual Suspects (1995, as Keyser Söze) and American Beauty (1999, as Lester Burnham). The 2000s brought K-PAX (2001) and Superman Returns (2006, as Lex Luthor). His 2010s credits include House of Cards (2013, as Frank Underwood) and Baby Driver (2017, as Doc).

He has 66 films and one TV series on record from 1986 to 2024. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (18), followed by crime (8) and comedy (6). The Contract (2024) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his five titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Seven (1995) has the highest, at $327 million. The records also name him as director on Beyond the Sea and Albino Alligator and writer on Beyond the Sea.

Morgan Freeman appears in three of his listed titles, including Outbreak (1995) and Edison (2005). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Jamie Foxx (three titles) and Donald Sutherland (three titles). Mike Nichols directed two of his titles on record.

Music credits on record are limited to Beyond the Sea – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2004). He has 131K subscribers on YouTube, as counted in May 2025.

Recognition

He has won two Academy Awards (1996 and 2000). His other honours include the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (1991) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2014). The nominations list includes the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1999. The records list 16 awards won and 5 nominations for him.