Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, film director, producer, singer and comedian. He is best known in films such as Consenting Adults, Swimming with the Sharks, The Usual Suspects, Seven, L.A. Confidential, American Beauty
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{{Actor Infobox
| Title= Kevin Spacey
| imdb_id=
| Image= [[File:Kevin Spacey.jpeg|250px]]
| Name= Kevin Spacey Fowler
| Birthplace= South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
| Birthdate= {{Birth date and age|1959|7|26}}
| Occupation= Actor, director, producer, comedian
| Active Years= 1986–present
| Notable Roles= ''[[The Unusaul Suspects]]'' (1995) <br>''[[Seven (1995)|Seven]]'' (1995)<br>''[[L.A. Confidential]]'' (1997)<br>''[[American Beauty]]'' (1999)
}}
'''Kevin Spacey Fowler''' (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, film director, producer, singer and comedian. He is best known in films such as ''[[Consenting Adults (1992)|Consenting Adults]]'', ''[[Swimming with the Sharks]]'', ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'', ''[[Seven (1995)|Seven]]'', ''[[L.A. Confidential]]'', ''[[American Beauty]]'' (1999) and ''[[Pay It Forward]]''. He earned an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].
==Early life==
Spacey was born in South Orange, New Jersey, to Kathleen Ann and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler and has two older siblings. He attended Northridge Military Academy, Canoga Park High School, and then Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California where he graduated valedictorian of his class.
==Career==
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==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Heartburn (film)|Heartburn]]''
| Subway Thief
| [[Mike Nichols]]
| Cameo
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Rocket Gibraltar]]''
| Dwayne Hanson
| [[Daniel Petrie]]
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Working Girl]]''
| Bob Speck
| Mike Nichols
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[See No Evil, Hear No Evil]]''
| Kirgo
| [[Arthur Hiller]]
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Dad (film)|Dad]]''
| Mario
| [[Gary David Goldberg]]
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[A Show of Force]]''
| Frank Curtin
| [[Bruno Barreto]]
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Henry & June]]''
| Richard Osborn
| [[Philip Kaufman]]
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]''
| John Williamson
| [[James Foley (director)|James Foley]]
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Consenting Adults (1992 film)|Consenting Adults]]''
| Eddy Otis
| [[Alan J. Pakula]]
| Nominated – [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Iron Will]]''
| Harry Kingsley
| [[Charles Haid]]
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[The Ref]]''
| Lloyd Chasseur
| [[Ted Demme]]
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Swimming with Sharks]]''
| Buddy Ackerman
| [[George Huang (director)|George Huang]]
| {{unbulleted list|Also co-producer|Nominated – [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]}}
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Usual Suspects]]''
| Roger "Verbal" Kint
| [[Bryan Singer]]
| {{unbulleted list|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast]]|[[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[Seattle International Film Festival]] Award for Best Actor|[[Society of Texas Film Critics Awards|Society of Texas Film Critics Award]] for Best Supporting Actor|Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]|Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]}}
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Outbreak (film)|Outbreak]]''
| Major Casey Schuler
| [[Wolfgang Petersen]]
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]''
| John Doe
| [[David Fincher]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain]]
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Looking for Richard]]''
| Himself / [[Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham|Duke of Buckingham]]
| [[Al Pacino]]
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[A Time to Kill (film)|A Time to Kill]]''
| District Attorney Rufus Buckley
| [[Joel Schumacher]]
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Albino Alligator]]''
| {{n/a}}
| Kevin Spacey
| Director
|-
| 1997
| ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]''
| Detective Sergeant Jack Vincennes
| [[Curtis Hanson]]
| {{unbulleted list|[[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|[[Empire Award for Best Actor]]|Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Nominated – [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]|Nominated – [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]]|Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]}}
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)|Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]''
| James "Jim" Williams
| [[Clint Eastwood]]
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Negotiator]]''
| Lieutenant Chris Sabian
| [[F. Gary Gray]]
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Hurlyburly (film)|Hurlyburly]]''
| Mickey
| [[Anthony Drazan]]
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
| Hopper
| [[John Lasseter]]
| Voice
|-
| 1999
| ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]''
| Lester Burnham
| [[Sam Mendes]]
| {{unbulleted list|[[Academy Award for Best Actor]]|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]|[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]|[[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]]|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor|[[London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year]]|[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor]]|[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast]]|[[Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2000|Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor]]|[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor]]|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]|Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|[[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]|Nominated – [[Empire Award for Best Actor]]|Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]|Nominated – [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]}}
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Big Kahuna (film)|The Big Kahuna]]''
| Larry Mann
| John Swanbeck
| Also producer
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Ordinary Decent Criminal]]''
| Michael Lynch
| [[Thaddeus O'Sullivan]]
| Also producer
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Pay It Forward (film)|Pay It Forward]]''
| Eugene Simonet
| [[Mimi Leder]]
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[K-PAX (film)|K-PAX]]''
| Prot / Robert Porter
| [[Iain Softley]]
| Nominated – [[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Shipping News (film)|The Shipping News]]''
| Quoyle
| [[Lasse Hallström]]
| {{unbulleted list|Nominated – [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]|Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama}}
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The United States of Leland]]''
| Albert T. Fitzgerald
| [[Matthew Ryan Hoge]]
| Also producer
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Life of David Gale]]''
| David Gale
| [[Alan Parker]]
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Beyond the Sea (film)|Beyond the Sea]]''
| [[Bobby Darin]]
| Kevin Spacey
| {{unbulleted list|Also director, producer and writer|Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]}}
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Edison (film)|Edison]]''
| Wallace
| [[David J. Burke]]
| [[Direct-to-video]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Superman Returns]]''
| [[Lex Luthor]]
| Bryan Singer
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Fred Claus]]''
| Clyde Northcut
| [[David Dobkin (director)|David Dobkin]]
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]''
| Mickey Rosa
| [[Robert Luketic]]
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Telstar (film)|Telstar]]''
| Major Banks
| [[Nick Moran]]
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Shrink (film)|Shrink]]''
| Henry Carter
| [[Jonas Pate]]
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Moon (film)|Moon]]''
| GERTY
| [[Duncan Jones]]
| Voice
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]''
| Larry Hooper
| [[Grant Heslov]]
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Father of Invention]]''
| Robert Axle
| Trent Cooper
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Casino Jack]]''
| [[Jack Abramoff]]
| [[George Hickenlooper]]
| Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Social Network]]''
| {{n/a}}
| David Fincher
| Executive producer
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Margin Call (film)|Margin Call]]''
| Sam Rogers
| [[J. C. Chandor]]
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''
| Dave Harken
| [[Seth Gordon]]
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Inseparable (film)|Inseparable]]''
| Chuck
| [[Dayyan Eng]]
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Envelope (film)|Envelope]]''
| [[Yevgeny Petrov (writer)|Evgeniy Petrov]]
| Aleksey Nuzhny
| [[Short film]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Captain Phillips (film)|Captain Phillips]]''
| {{n/a}}
| [[Paul Greengrass]]
| Executive producer
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Horrible Bosses 2]]''
| Dave Harken
| [[Sean Anders]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Elvis & Nixon]]''
| [[Richard Nixon]]
| [[Liza Johnson]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Nine Lives (2016 film)|Nine Lives]]''
| Tom Brand / Mr. Fuzzypants
| [[Barry Sonnenfeld]]
| Post-production
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Billionaire Boys Club (2016 film)|Billionaire Boys Club]]''
| Ron Levin
| [[James Cox (director)|James Cox]]
| Filming
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Boss Baby]]''
| CEO of Puppy Co.
| [[Tom McGrath (animator)|Tom McGrath]]
| Voice
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Baby Driver (film)|Baby Driver]]''
| Doc
| [[Edgar Wright]]
| Filming
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Rebel in the Rye]]''
|
| [[Danny Strong]]
| Filming
|-
|}
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