Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner
Costner in 2016
Born
Kevin Michael Costner

(1955-01-18) January 18, 1955 (age 69)
Alma materCalifornia State University, Fullerton (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
  • director
Years active1978–present
WorksFull list
Spouses
Cindy Silva
(m. 1978; div. 1994)
Christine Baumgartner
(m. 2004; div. 2024)
Children7
AwardsFull list
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Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and director. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

He rose to prominence starring in such films as The Untouchables (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), JFK (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), A Perfect World (1993), and Wyatt Earp (1994). During this time, Costner directed and starred in the western epic Dances with Wolves (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He then starred in and co-produced Waterworld (1995) and directed The Postman (1997) and Open Range (2003).[1]

Costner's other notable films include Silverado (1985) No Way Out (1987), Tin Cup (1996), Message in a Bottle (1999), For Love of the Game (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), Mr. Brooks (2007), Swing Vote (2008), The Company Men (2010), 3 Days to Kill (2014), Draft Day (2014), Black or White (2014), McFarland, USA (2015), and The Highwaymen (2019).[2] He has also played supporting parts in such films as The Upside of Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), 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 or Anthology Series or Movie. Since 2018, he has starred as John Dutton on the Paramount Network original drama series Yellowstone for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and a Golden Globe award.

  1. ^ "Looking back at Kevin Costner's The Postman". Den of Geek. October 26, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "What the hell happened to Kevin Costner?". Little White Lies. Retrieved September 17, 2017.