Kevin spacey
Born: July 29, 1959
Spouse: None
Children: None
Kevin Spacey is an American actor. He began in theater, his first role being a messenger in the play Henry IV with the New York Shakespeare Festival. Though his interests soon turned to film, he continues to be active in the theater community. He began his film career with the film Heartburn, and slowly transitioned into more impressive film performances such as his highly successful role in The Usual Suspects. This film catapulted Spacey into the spotlight and garnered him an Oscar nomination. His next film roles were all rather dark, playing a dangerous serial killer in Se7en and a detective in L.A. Confidential. His most famous work to date is the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty. His performance won him a Best Actor Oscar.
Filmography:
2011 Inseparable
Chuck
2011 Horrible Bosses
Dave Harken
2011 Margin Call
Sam Rogers
2010 Casino Jack
Jack Abramoff
2010 Father of Invention
Robert Axle
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
Larry Hooper
2009 Moon
GERTY (voice)
2009 Shrink
Henry
2008 Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Major Wilfred Banks
2008 21
Micky Rosa
2007 Fred Claus
Clyde
2006 Superman Returns
Lex Luthor
2005 Edison
Wallace
2004 Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin
2003 The Life of David Gale
David Gale
2003 The United States of Leland
Albert T. Fitzgerald
2001 The Shipping News
Quoyle
2001 K-PAX
Prot
2000 Pay It Forward
Eugene Simonet
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal
Michael Lynch
1999 The Big Kahuna
Larry Mann
1999 American Beauty
Lester Burnham
1998 A Bug's Life
Hopper (voice)
1998 Hurlyburly
Mickey
1998 The Negotiator
Chris Sabian
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Jim Williams
1997 L.A. Confidential
Jack Vincennes
1996 A Time to Kill
D.A. Rufus Buckley
1995 Se7en
John Doe
1995 Outbreak
Casey Schuler
1995 The Usual Suspects
Roger 'Verbal' Kint
1994 Swimming with Sharks
Buddy Ackerman
1994 The Ref
Lloyd Chasseur
1994 Iron Will
Harry Kingsley
1992 Consenting Adults
Eddy Otis
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross
John Williamson
1990 Henry & June
Richard Osborn
1990 A Show of Force
Frank Curtin
1989 Dad
Mario
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Kirgo
1988 Working Girl
Bob Speck
1988 Rocket Gibraltar
Dwayne Hanson
Awards:
Academy Award (Oscar): Best Actor in a Leading Role for American Beauty and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Usual Suspects
BAFTA Film Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for American Beauty
Boston Film Festival Film Excellence Award
Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actor for L.A. Confidential and The Usual Suspects
Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Award: Best Supporting Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for American Beauty and Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects
Chlotrudis Award: Best Actor for American Beauty and Best Supporting Actor for L.A. Confidential and The Usual Suspects
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Maverick Tribute Award
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for American Beauty and Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects
Empire Award: Best Actor for L.A. Confidential
Florida Film Critics Circle Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
Golden Apple Award: Male Star of the Year
Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award for Margin Call
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
London Critics Circle Film Award: Actor of the Year for American Beauty and Special Achievement Award
MTV Movie Award: Best Villain for Se7en
National Board of Review Award: Best Acting by an Ensemble for The Usual Suspects and Best Supporting Actor for the Usual Suspects and Se7en
New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Swimming with Sharks, and Outbreak
Online Film Critics Society Award: Best Actor and Best Ensemble Cast Performance for American Beauty
Palm Springs International Film Festival Sonny Bono Visionary Award
Russian Guild of Film Critics Golden Aries Award: Best Foreign Actor for American Beauty
San Diego Film Critics Society Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
San Francisco International Film Festival Peter J. Owens Award
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for American Beauty
Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award: Best Actor for The Usual Suspects and Swimming with Sharks
ShoWest Convention Special Award: Best Ensemble for 21
Society of Texas Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actor for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Se7en, Outbreak, and The Usual Suspects
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
Sundance Film Festival Tribute to Independent Vision Award
Toronto Film Critics Association Award: Best Performance, Male for American Beauty
Valladolid International Film Festival Award: Best Actor for Glengarry Glen Ross
Young Hollywood role Model Award
Spouse: None
Children: None
Kevin Spacey is an American actor. He began in theater, his first role being a messenger in the play Henry IV with the New York Shakespeare Festival. Though his interests soon turned to film, he continues to be active in the theater community. He began his film career with the film Heartburn, and slowly transitioned into more impressive film performances such as his highly successful role in The Usual Suspects. This film catapulted Spacey into the spotlight and garnered him an Oscar nomination. His next film roles were all rather dark, playing a dangerous serial killer in Se7en and a detective in L.A. Confidential. His most famous work to date is the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty. His performance won him a Best Actor Oscar.
Filmography:
2011 Inseparable
Chuck
2011 Horrible Bosses
Dave Harken
2011 Margin Call
Sam Rogers
2010 Casino Jack
Jack Abramoff
2010 Father of Invention
Robert Axle
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
Larry Hooper
2009 Moon
GERTY (voice)
2009 Shrink
Henry
2008 Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Major Wilfred Banks
2008 21
Micky Rosa
2007 Fred Claus
Clyde
2006 Superman Returns
Lex Luthor
2005 Edison
Wallace
2004 Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin
2003 The Life of David Gale
David Gale
2003 The United States of Leland
Albert T. Fitzgerald
2001 The Shipping News
Quoyle
2001 K-PAX
Prot
2000 Pay It Forward
Eugene Simonet
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal
Michael Lynch
1999 The Big Kahuna
Larry Mann
1999 American Beauty
Lester Burnham
1998 A Bug's Life
Hopper (voice)
1998 Hurlyburly
Mickey
1998 The Negotiator
Chris Sabian
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Jim Williams
1997 L.A. Confidential
Jack Vincennes
1996 A Time to Kill
D.A. Rufus Buckley
1995 Se7en
John Doe
1995 Outbreak
Casey Schuler
1995 The Usual Suspects
Roger 'Verbal' Kint
1994 Swimming with Sharks
Buddy Ackerman
1994 The Ref
Lloyd Chasseur
1994 Iron Will
Harry Kingsley
1992 Consenting Adults
Eddy Otis
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross
John Williamson
1990 Henry & June
Richard Osborn
1990 A Show of Force
Frank Curtin
1989 Dad
Mario
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Kirgo
1988 Working Girl
Bob Speck
1988 Rocket Gibraltar
Dwayne Hanson
Awards:
Academy Award (Oscar): Best Actor in a Leading Role for American Beauty and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Usual Suspects
BAFTA Film Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for American Beauty
Boston Film Festival Film Excellence Award
Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actor for L.A. Confidential and The Usual Suspects
Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Award: Best Supporting Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for American Beauty and Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects
Chlotrudis Award: Best Actor for American Beauty and Best Supporting Actor for L.A. Confidential and The Usual Suspects
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Maverick Tribute Award
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for American Beauty and Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects
Empire Award: Best Actor for L.A. Confidential
Florida Film Critics Circle Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
Golden Apple Award: Male Star of the Year
Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award for Margin Call
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
London Critics Circle Film Award: Actor of the Year for American Beauty and Special Achievement Award
MTV Movie Award: Best Villain for Se7en
National Board of Review Award: Best Acting by an Ensemble for The Usual Suspects and Best Supporting Actor for the Usual Suspects and Se7en
New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Swimming with Sharks, and Outbreak
Online Film Critics Society Award: Best Actor and Best Ensemble Cast Performance for American Beauty
Palm Springs International Film Festival Sonny Bono Visionary Award
Russian Guild of Film Critics Golden Aries Award: Best Foreign Actor for American Beauty
San Diego Film Critics Society Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
San Francisco International Film Festival Peter J. Owens Award
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for American Beauty
Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award: Best Actor for The Usual Suspects and Swimming with Sharks
ShoWest Convention Special Award: Best Ensemble for 21
Society of Texas Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actor for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Se7en, Outbreak, and The Usual Suspects
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award: Best Actor for American Beauty
Sundance Film Festival Tribute to Independent Vision Award
Toronto Film Critics Association Award: Best Performance, Male for American Beauty
Valladolid International Film Festival Award: Best Actor for Glengarry Glen Ross
Young Hollywood role Model Award