Kevin Costner
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting148
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Actor (archive footage)
tvKevin Costner's The West
2025
Self - Host
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
Hayes Ellison
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
Hayes Ellison
movieHere We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Jonathan Kent (voice) (uncredited)
movieWhitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Eisen Hour
2021
Self - Guest
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieLet Him Go
2020
George Blackledge
movieThe Art of Racing in the Rain
2019
Enzo (voice)
movieThe Highwaymen
2019
Frank Hamer
movieMaelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld
2018
Himself / The Mariner (archive footage)
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieWhitney
2018
Self - Actor
tvYellowstone
2018
John Dutton
movieMolly's Game
2017
Larry Bloom
movieHidden Figures
2016
Al Harrison
movieThe Hurt Business
2016
Narrator (voice)
movieCriminal
2016
Jerico Stewart
movieFastball
2016
Narrator
movieBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Jonathan Kent
movieBilly The Kid: New Evidence
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieMcFarland, USA
2015
Jim White
movieBlack or White
2015
Elliot Anderson
movieDraft Day
2014
Sonny Weaver Jr.
movie3 Days to Kill
2014
Agent Ethan Renner
movieJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
William Harper
movieMan of Steel
2013
Jonathan Kent
tvThe Frame
2013
Jonathan Kent
movieClose Up
2012
Self (archive footage)
tvHatfields & McCoys
2012
'Devil' Anse Hatfield
movieField of Dreams 2: Lockout
2011
Iowa Farmer's Dad
movieThe Company Men
2010
Jack Dolan
moviePetty Blue
2010
Narrator (voice)
movieThe New Daughter
2009
John James
tvSkavlan
2009
Self - Guest
movieNASCAR: The Ride of Their Lives
2008
Narrator (voice)
movieSwing Vote
2008
Bud Johnson
movieMr. Brooks
2007
Earl Brooks
movieEver Again
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Guardian
2006
Ben Randall
movieOn Native Soil
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieRumor Has It...
2005
Beau Burroughs
The Reichen Show
2005
Self - Guest
movieThe Upside of Anger
2005
Denny Davies
movieThe Untouchables: Production Stories
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieOpen Range
2003
Charley Waite
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieDragonfly
2002
Joe Darrow
movie3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
Thomas J. Murphy
movieThirteen Days
2000
Kenneth O'Donnell
When It Was a Game 3
2000
Passage Narrator (voice)
moviePlay It to the Bone
1999
Kevin Costner (Ringside Fan)
movieFor Love of the Game
1999
Billy Chapel
movieMessage in a Bottle
1999
Garrett Blake
tvParkinson
1998
Self
movieThe Postman
1997
The Postman
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieTin Cup
1996
Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy
movieWaterworld
1995
Mariner
tv500 Nations
1995
Himself - Host
movieThe War
1994
Stephen Simmons
movieWyatt Earp
1994
Wyatt Earp
movieA Perfect World
1993
Robert 'Butch' Haynes
movieThe Bodyguard
1992
Frank Farmer
movieJFK
1991
Jim Garrison
movieRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood
movieDances with Wolves
1990
Lieutenant Dunbar
movieAnthony Quinn: An Original
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990
Bartender
movieRevenge
1990
Michael J. Cochran
movieField of Dreams
1989
Ray Kinsella
movieBull Durham
1988
Crash Davis
movieNo Way Out
1987
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell
movieThe Untouchables
1987
Eliot Ness
movieAmazing Stories
1986
Captain
movieShadows Run Black
1986
Jimmy Scott
tvAmazing Stories
1985
Captain
movieAmerican Flyers
1985
Marcus Sommers
movieFandango
1985
Gardner Barnes
movieTestament
1983
Phil Pitkin
movieThe Big Chill
1983
Alex (corpse)
movieStacy's Knights
1983
Will Bonner
movieTable for Five
1983
Newlywed Husband
movieFrances
1982
Luther (uncredited)
movieNight Shift
1982
Frat Boy #1
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Phil Pitkin
movieMalibu Hot Summer
1981
John Logan
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
Hayes Ellison
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
Hayes Ellison
movieHeadhunters
Lazer
Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop
Self (archive footage)
Production30
tvThe Gray House
2026
Executive Producer
movieKevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas
2025
Executive Producer
tvKevin Costner's The West
2025
Executive Producer
tvYellowstone to Yosemite with Kevin Costner
2025
Executive Producer
tvYellowstone: One-Fifty
2022
Executive Producer
movieLet Him Go
2020
Executive Producer
movieThe Highwaymen
2019
Executive Producer
tvYellowstone
2018
Executive Producer
movieBlack or White
2015
Producer
tvHatfields & McCoys
2012
Producer
movieSwing Vote
2008
Producer
movieMr. Brooks
2007
Producer
movieOpen Range
2003
Producer
movieThirteen Days
2000
Producer
movieMessage in a Bottle
1999
Producer
movieThe Postman
1997
Producer
movieWaterworld
1995
Producer
tv500 Nations
1995
Producer
movieWyatt Earp
1994
Producer
movieRapa Nui
1994
Producer
movieThe Bodyguard
1992
Producer
movieRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
Producer, Production Consultant
movieDances with Wolves
1990
Producer
movieRevenge
1990
Executive Producer
movieHeadhunters
Producer
Directing7
Writing6
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
Screenplay, Story
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
Screenplay, Story
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
Screenplay, Story
movieHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
Story, Screenplay
movieHeadhunters
Writer
Crew2
movieHuman Highway
1982
Manager of Operations