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Kevin Costner
Acting
151 known credits
5.8 popularity score 71 years
Biography
About Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Costner starred in Fandango, American Flyers, Silverado and many other films. He rose to prominence with his starring roles in The Untouchables and No Way Out (1987). He then starred in Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), Dances with Wolves (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards, JFK (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), A Perfect World (1993), and Wyatt Earp (1994). In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced Waterworld. His second directorial feature, The Postman, was released in 1997.
He later starred in Message in a Bottle (1999), For Love of the Game (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), Dragonfly (2002), Rumor Has It (2005), The Guardian (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), 3 Days to Kill (2014), McFarland, USA (2015), Draft Day (2014), and Criminal (2016). He has also played supporting parts in such films as The Upside of Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Hidden Figures (2016), Molly's Game (2017), and Let Him Go (2020).
On television, Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Since 2018, he has starred as John Dutton on the drama series Yellowstone for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Costner starred in Fandango, American Flyers, Silverado and many other films. He rose to prominence with his starring roles in The Untouchables and No Way Out (1987). He then starred in Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), Dances with Wolves (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards, JFK (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), A Perfect World (1993), and Wyatt Earp (1994). In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced Waterworld. His second directorial feature, The Postman, was released in 1997.
He later starred in Message in a Bottle (1999), For Love of the Game (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), Dragonfly (2002), Rumor Has It (2005), The Guardian (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), 3 Days to Kill (2014), McFarland, USA (2015), Draft Day (2014), and Criminal (2016). He has also played supporting parts in such films as The Upside of Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Hidden Figures (2016), Molly's Game (2017), and Let Him Go (2020).
On television, Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Since 2018, he has starred as John Dutton on the drama series Yellowstone for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
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Career at a glance
Kevin Costner across film and television
150credited titles
110movie credits
40TV credits
1981–2025screen career span
Recognition
Awards received
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series DramaFor Yellowstone
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieFor Hatfields & McCoys
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst ActorFor Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Academy Award for Best DirectorFor Dances with Wolves
Academy Award for Best PictureFor Dances with Wolves
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorFor Dances with Wolves
This list may not represent every nomination or win.
Notable work
Recent movies and TV shows
Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas
John Candy: I Like Me
Kevin Costner's The West
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Yellowstone to Yosemite with Kevin Costner
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'
Yellowstone: One-Fifty
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