Biography
Kevin Spacey Fowler KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, producer, and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Spacey's first roles in film were in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986), and Working Girl (1988). He gained critical acclaim in the 1990s, with an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) and an Academy Award for Best Actor for the midlife-crisis-theme...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Contract
2024
as The Devil
Following up on a murder investigation, failed journalist Giuseppe falls into the trap of the devil.

Peter Five Eight
2024
as Peter
Sam, a seemingly poised and glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community, is revealed to be an unhinged and troubled alcoholic with a dar...

Control
2023
as The Voice
British Home Secretary Stella Simmons drives home one night while engaging in an affair with the Prime Minister. A mysterious man remotely hijacks her...

The Man Who Drew God
2023
as Detective
The rise and fall of a blind artist who has the extraordinary gift of making true-to-life portraits just by listening to human voices, and of becoming...

Prince Andrew: Banished
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Follow Prince Andrew, whose behavior brought scandal and disgrace to the royal family. Pushing him into the sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislain...

Once Upon a Time in Croatia
2022
as Self - Host
Docu-drama about Croatia's first President, Franjo Tudjman.

Showbiz Kids
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil...

Untouchable
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquired and protected his power even when scandal threatened ...

Billionaire Boys Club
2018
as Ron Levin
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.

Rebel in the Rye
2017
as Whit Burnett
The life of celebrated but reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel The Catcher in the Rye.

Baby Driver
2017
as Doc
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
as Self
19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in this two-hour music special held at Radio City Musi...

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
as Verbal (archive footage)
Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one...

Nine Lives
2016
as Tom Brand
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
Home
2016
Producer
A homeless woman contemplates her next move after her home at the beach is destroyed.

The New Empress
2016
Producer
So your boyfriend's broken up with your and your broke and hungry? Just stage a bunch of fake proposals and chow down.

Beauty Mark
2016
Producer
A door-to door cosmetics saleswoman in 1986 finds a new customer.

Elvis & Nixon
2016
as Richard Nixon
In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangero...

Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one anothe...

Horrible Bosses 2
2014
as Dave Harken
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a ha...

Jump!
2014
Producer
During a 48hr observation at a psych facility, Jack meets Wendy, a young woman with a unique obsession.

The Mundane Goddess
2014
Producer
Hera, Queen of the Greek gods, is forced to live a mundane existence among modern day humans. In an effort to cope with this reality she visits a ther...

The Gift
2014
Producer
A department store gift wrapper is a lonely spectator at the centre of the festive season until a stage magician makes a surprising request.

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
2014
as Himself (Richard Duke of Gloucester)
Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company go on the road in NOW: in the Wings on a World Stage. In over 200 performances, and across 3 c...

NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
2014
Executive Producer
Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company go on the road in NOW: in the Wings on a World Stage. In over 200 performances, and across 3 c...

Mad As Hell
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MAD AS HELL follows Cenk Uygur's transformation from unknown talk show host on local Public Access TV to an internet sensation with his online news sh...

The Day Kennedy Died
2013
as Narrator
The doctor who tried to save him. The Secret Service agent who was seconds too late. The man wrongly accused of his murder. And the woman who unwittin...

Captain Phillips
2013
Executive Producer
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship...
Love's Routine
2013
Producer
LOVE’S ROUTINE is a dark comedy about a discordant elderly couple, who ultimately prove that love is greater than flesh and blood.

The Smile Man
2013
Producer
A gentleman deals with the consequences of a car accident, which has left him with a spinal injury that means he has a permanent smile on his face.
Saving Norman
2013
Producer
Saving Norman tells the story of a hypochondriac ex-ping pong player who missed the biggest tournament of his career because of a cold. Now years late...

The Ventriloquist
2012
as Frank
A ventriloquist struggles to survive with no audience while he becomes lonely- his only friend his puppet.

Envelope
2012
as Evgeniy
Evgeniy's hobby is to send fake letters to real countries. He has collected a letter from every country except New Zealand, and he sends a letter ther...

Envelope
2012
Producer
Evgeniy's hobby is to send fake letters to real countries. He has collected a letter from every country except New Zealand, and he sends a letter ther...

Spirit of a Denture
2012
as Dr. Robert Middling
Dr. Middling is a dentist longing for adventure, while his "saucy wench" of an assistant tries to take him out for drinks. He finally finds his advent...

Inseparable
2012
as Chuck
A troubled engineer faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. American expat Chuck, rescues him from the brink of despair and b...

Inseparable
2012
Executive Producer
A troubled engineer faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. American expat Chuck, rescues him from the brink of despair and b...

Safe
2012
Executive Producer
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, th...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
2011
as Self
Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jack Black, Matt Damon, Sean Penn, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen & Kevin Spacey, who comprise the Clinton Foundation's Celeb...

Margin Call
2011
as Sam Rogers
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

Horrible Bosses
2011
as Dave Harken
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting ...

The Organ Grinder's Monkey
2011
as Fatty (voice)
A cockroach with artistic aspirations follows an angst-ridden and talentless artist from pub to studio in pursuit of his dream, and comes to a sticky ...

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
2011
as Self
This feature-length documentary about the making of "The Social Network" goes back and forth from the elements of storytelling and long rehearsals wit...

The Social Network
2010
Executive Producer
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network k...

Casino Jack
2010
as Jack Abramoff
Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murd...

Father of Invention
2010
as Robert Axle
Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But...

Father of Invention
2010
Producer
Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But...

The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
as Larry Hooper
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Ea...

Shrink
2009
as Henry Carter
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense ...

Shrink
2009
Producer
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense ...

Moon
2009
as GERTY (voice)
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based...

Fanboys
2009
Producer
In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace...

Hackers Wanted
2009
as Narrator
Hackers Wanted explores the origins and nature of hackers and hacking by following the adventures of Adrian Lamo, and contrasting his story with that ...

Hackers Wanted
2009
Producer
Hackers Wanted explores the origins and nature of hackers and hacking by following the adventures of Adrian Lamo, and contrasting his story with that ...

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style.

Columbus Day
2008
Producer
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008
as Major Banks
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who en...

Recount
2008
as Ron Klain
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging cha...

21
2008
as Micky Rosa
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine ...

Fred Claus
2007
as Clyde Archibald Northcutt
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes over...

The Pixar Story
2007
as Hopper (voice) (archive footage)
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...

Bernard and Doris
2006
Executive Producer
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty.

Mini's First Time
2006
Producer
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him ...

Superman Returns
2006
as Lex Luthor
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on...

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa
2006
as Interrogator
Leonardo Da Vinci and his muse the Mona Lisa must stand up to the interrogation of their worth in our modern world.

The Good Student
2006
Executive Producer
When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic.

Edison
2005
as Wallace
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to ga...
Biography: Val Kilmer
2004
as Self
A&E's Biography of Val Kilmer.

Beyond the Sea
2004
as Bobby Darin
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the t...

Beyond the Sea
2004
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the t...

Declaration of Independence
2003
as Self
Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

The United States of Leland
2003
as Albert T. Fitzgerald
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfrien...

The United States of Leland
2003
Producer
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfrien...

The Life of David Gale
2003
as David Gale
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Documents the clearing of the wreckage of the World Trade Center from the perspective of the construction workers, firemen, and engineers who accompli...

Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Kevin Spacey / Famous Dr. Evil ('Austinpussy')
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—...
Pursuing the Suspects
2002
as Himself
Short documentary featuring footage of the movie, director Bryan Singer talking about the casting and the five main actors telling more about their ro...

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
2002
as Self
Featurette in which director Bryan Singer tells more about the mysterious criminal Keyser Soze.

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
2002
as Self
Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. There is no "plot" or "promotional" elements to this...

The Tower of Babble
2002
as Narratore (voice) (uncredited)
Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the c...

The Shipping News
2001
as Quoyle
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

K-PAX
2001
as Prot
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own exp...

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
2001
as Narrator
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure is a giant-screen film that tells the dramatic true story of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's now-legendary 1914-1916...

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
2001
Voice
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure is a giant-screen film that tells the dramatic true story of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's now-legendary 1914-1916...

American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self
A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball.

Pay It Forward
2000
as Eugene Simonet
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the worl...

The Final Days
2000
A tongue-in-cheek look at President Clinton's final days in office.

Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000
as Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determin...

The Big Kahuna
1999
as Larry Mann
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for...

The Big Kahuna
1999
Producer
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for...

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
as Narrator
This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primari...

American Beauty
1999
as Lester Burnham
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daug...

Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.

Hurlyburly
1998
as Mickey
A group of actors and their casting agents try to find a direction in their lives whilst coming to terms with their personal problems and relationship...

A Bug's Life
1998
as Hopper (voice)
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...

The Negotiator
1998
as Lt. Chris Sabian
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elabo...

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
as James Williams
A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

L.A. Confidential
1997
as Jack Vincennes
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of...

Albino Alligator
1997
Director
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the...

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement ...

Looking for Richard
1996
as Self / Earl of Buckingham
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Ric...

A Time to Kill
1996
as Rufus Buckley
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Se7en
1995
as John Doe
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film t...

The Usual Suspects
1995
as Verbal
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also res...

Outbreak
1995
as Casey Schuler
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus sprea...

Swimming with Sharks
1994
as Buddy Ackerman
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a do...

Swimming with Sharks
1994
Co-Producer
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a do...

Doomsday Gun
1994
as Jim Price
Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable of shooting at ranges more than 100 miles). When ...

The Ref
1994
as Lloyd Chasseur
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

Iron Will
1994
as Harry Kingsley
When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross...

Consenting Adults
1992
as Eddy Otis
Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and...

Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as John Williamson
When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to ...

Darrow
1991
as Clarence Darrow
The life and career of Clarence Darrow, the noted American lawyer and civil libertarian.

When You Remember Me
1990
as Wade
Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing home by his destitute single mother. There he must co...

Henry & June
1990
as Richard Osborn
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexu...

A Show of Force
1990
as Frank Curtin
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe m...

Fall From Grace
1990
as Jim Bakker
Jim Bakker establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, including Heritage Village. However, they are removed from P.T.L, the ministry that...

Dad
1989
as Mario
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes...

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989
as Kirgo
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot b...

Working Girl
1988
as Bob Speck
Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg ski...

Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Dwayne Hanson
A man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he and his children don't exactly connect. Howev...

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1987
as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
Originally staged (with these actors) in 1986 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theater (appearing first on Showtime cable television in April 1987, and then f...

Heartburn
1986
as Subway Thief
Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reser...

The Bleeding Ground
N/A
as Sol Layton
When an entitled, newly appointed president of a big oil firm is kidnapped in Nigeria's Delta by an environmental militant, he is forced to make a dec...

1780
N/A
as Thomas
1780 is set during the Revolutionary War, in the vast forests of Pennsylvania, where a wounded soldier finds refuge with a trapper and his young son. ...

The Awakening
N/A
The Awakening follows Jason and Rebecca as they uncover a conspiracy to control the world. Their investigation leads them into a maze of secrets and d...
Holiguards
N/A
In a fractured near-future, two ancient factions — the Holiguards and Statiguards — wage a hidden war for control of humanity. When a young woman lear...
Holiguards
N/A
Director
In a fractured near-future, two ancient factions — the Holiguards and Statiguards — wage a hidden war for control of humanity. When a young woman lear...