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Kevin Spacey on screen and stage

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Spacey in November 2009

Kevin Spacey is an American actor who began his acting career on stage. His film career started in the late 1980s after small parts in Heartburn (1986) and Working Girl (1988). In the 90s, he had supporting roles in the films Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Iron Will (1994) before being cast in the role of Roger "Verbal" Kint in the 1995 The Usual Suspects which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. That same year he played serial killer and villain in Se7en opposite Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. He went on to star in L.A. Confidential (1997), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), The Negotiator (1998), and American Beauty (1999). The latter earned him his second Academy Award, but this time for Best Actor.

In the 2000s, he appeared in the films Pay It Forward with Helen Hunt (2000), Superman Returns as Lex Luthor (2006), 21 with Jim Sturgess (2008), the latter which he also produced. In 2011, he co-starred with Paul Bettany and Jeremy Irons in the drama film Margin Call. That same year, he played antagonist Dave Harken in the comedy Horrible Bosses with Jason Bateman, a role he reprised in the 2014 sequel Horrible Bosses 2. He played Doc in the 2017 film Baby Driver with Ansel Elgort and Ron Levin in the 2018 film Billionaire Boys Club.

From 2013 to 2017, he played Francis "Frank" Underwood in the TV series House of Cards.

Film

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Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
1986 Heartburn Subway Thief Mike Nichols
1988 Working Girl Bob Speck
Rocket Gibraltar Dwayne Hanson Daniel Petrie
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil Kirgo Arthur Hiller
Dad Mario Gary David Goldberg
1990 A Show of Force Frank Curtin Bruno Barreto
Henry & June Richard Osborn Philip Kaufman
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross John Williamson James Foley
Consenting Adults Eddy Otis Alan J. Pakula
1994 Iron Will Harry Kingsley Charles Haid
The Ref Lloyd Chasseur Ted Demme
Swimming with Sharks Buddy Ackerman George Huang Also co-producer
1995 The Usual Suspects Roger "Verbal" Kint Bryan Singer
Outbreak Casey Schuler Wolfgang Petersen
Se7en John Doe David Fincher
1996 A Time to Kill Rufus Buckley Joel Schumacher
Looking for Richard Buckingham Al Pacino Documentary film
Albino Alligator Himself Directorial debut
1997 L.A. Confidential Jack Vincennes Curtis Hanson
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Jim Williams Clint Eastwood
1998 The Negotiator Chris Sabian F. Gary Gray
Hurlyburly Mickey Anthony Drazan
A Bug's Life Hopper (voice) John Lasseter
1999 American Beauty Lester Burnham Sam Mendes
The Big Kahuna Larry Mann John Swanbeck Also producer
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal Michael Lynch Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Pay It Forward Eugene Simonet Mimi Leder
2001 K-PAX Prot / Robert Porter Iain Softley
The Shipping News Quoyle Lasse Hallström
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Himself / Famous Dr. Evil
('Austinpussy')
Jay Roach Cameo
2003 The Life of David Gale David Gale Alan Parker
The United States of Leland Albert T. Fitzgerald Matthew Ryan Hoge Also producer
2004 Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin Himself Also director, producer and writer
2005 Edison Levon Wallace David J. Burke Direct-to-video
2006 Superman Returns Lex Luthor Bryan Singer
2007 Fred Claus Clyde Northcut David Dobkin
2008 21 Mickey Rosa Robert Luketic Also producer
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Major Wilfred Banks Nick Moran
2009 Moon GERTY (voice) Duncan Jones
Shrink Henry Carter Jonas Pate
The Men Who Stare at Goats Larry Hooper Grant Heslov
2010 Father of Invention Robert Axle Trent Cooper Also producer
Casino Jack Jack Abramoff George Hickenlooper
2011 Margin Call Sam Rogers J.C. Chandor
Horrible Bosses Dave Harken Seth Gordon
Inseparable Chuck Dayyan Eng Also executive producer
2012 Envelope Evgeniy Petrov Aleksey Nuzhny Short film
2013 Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass Executive producer[1]
2014 Horrible Bosses 2 Dave Harken Sean Anders
2016 Elvis & Nixon Richard Nixon Liza Johnson
Nine Lives Tom Brand / Mr. Fuzzypants Barry Sonnenfeld Also voice role
2017 Rebel in the Rye Whit Burnett Danny Strong
Baby Driver Doc Edgar Wright
2018 Billionaire Boys Club Ron Levin James Cox
2022 Once Upon a Time in Croatia The Host Jakov Sedlar Docu-drama
The Man Who Drew God Police detective Franco Nero Spacey is dubbed in Italian by Roberto Pedicini
2023 Control The Voice Gene Fallaize Voice role
2024 Peter Five Eight Peter Michael Zaiko Hall

Television

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Spacey in 2011
Year Title Role Notes
1987 The Equalizer Detective Sgt. Cole Episode: "Solo"
Long Day's Journey into Night James "Jamie" Tyrone Jr Television film
Crime Story Senator Rourke Episode: "The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob"
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan Wes Brent Miniseries
Wiseguy Mel Profitt 7 episodes
Unsub Benton Episode: "Clean Slate"
1990 When You Remember Me Wade Television film
Fall from Grace Jim Bakker
1991 Darrow Clarence Darrow
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 Television film
1997, 2006 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) 2 episodes
2003 Freedom: A History of Us Various 6 episodes
2008 Recount Ron Klain Television film
2010 Gorilla School Narrator (voice) 12 episodes
2012 Johnny Carson: King of Late Night American Masters documentary special, PBS
2013–2017 House of Cards Francis "Frank" Underwood 65 episodes; also executive producer
2013 2014 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony Himself (host) Television special
2014 The Colbert Report Frank Underwood Episode: "1,394"
2017 71st Tony Awards Himself (host) Television special
Manhunt: Unabomber Miniseries; executive producer

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Superman Returns Lex Luthor (voice)
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Jonathan Irons (voice) Also motion capture

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venues Ref.
1981 Henry IV, Part 1 Messenger Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway [2]
1982 Ghosts Oswald Alving Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway [3]
1983 The Misanthrope Philinte Seattle Repertory Theater [4]
1984 Hurlyburly Artie (replacement) Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway [3]
1985 The Seagull Konstantin The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. [5]
1986 Long Day's Journey into Night James Tyrone Jr. Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway [3]
1988 Right Behind the Flag Bernie Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway [2]
1991 Lost in Yonkers Louie Richard Rogers Theatre, Broadway [3]
1993 Playland Gideon Le Roux New York City Center, Off-Broadway [2]
1999 The Iceman Cometh Theodore "Hickey" Hickman Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway [3]
2005 Richard II Richard II Old Vic Theatre, London [6]
National Anthems Ben [7]
The Philadelphia Story Dexter [8]
2006 A Moon for the Misbegotten Jim Tyrone [3]
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
2008 Speed-the-Plow Charlie Fox Old Vic Theatre, London [9]
2009 Inherit the Wind Henry Drummond [10]
2011 Richard III Richard III [10]
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus [11]
Hong Kong Arts Festival [11]
Centro Niemeyer, Avilés [11]
Istanbul Municipal Theatre [12]
Curran Theatre, San Francisco [12]
Singapore Repertory Theatre [11]
Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha [11]
2012 Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York [13]
2015 Darrow Clarence Darrow Old Vic Theatre, London [14]
2017 Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York [15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kevin Spacey-Dana Brunetti Production Company Triggers New Talent". Vulture. 8 January 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Kevin Spacey". iobdb.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Kevin Spacey Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com.
  4. ^ "The Misanthrope". www.totallykate.com.
  5. ^ Gussow, Mel; Times, Special To the New York (December 17, 1985). "Theater: 'A Seagull' in Washington". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ Billington, Michael (October 5, 2005). "Richard II, Old Vic, London". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ Billington, Michael (February 9, 2005). "National Anthems, Old Vic, London". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  8. ^ Inverne, James (May 10, 2005). "Kevin Spacey Opens The Philadelphia Story at London's Old Vic May 10". Playbill.
  9. ^ Nathan, John (February 12, 2008). "Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Spacey Open in London Speed-the-Plow Feb. 12". Playbill.
  10. ^ a b "Kevin Spacey theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com.
  11. ^ a b c d e Hetrick, Adam (17 November 2011). "Richard III, With Kevin Spacey, Will Stop in Qatar Before NYC". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b Jones, Kenneth (19 October 2011). "Richard III, Starring Kevin Spacey, Plays San Francisco Oct. 19-29". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  13. ^ Hetrick, Adam (January 10, 2012). "Kevin Spacey Reaches for the Crown in Richard III at BAM, Beginning Jan. 10". Playbill.
  14. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (January 21, 2015). "Kevin Spacey to return as Clarence Darrow for Old Vic swansong". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  15. ^ Deitch, Trish (June 16, 2017). "Theater Review: Kevin Spacey as 'Clarence Darrow' in a Tennis Stadium".