Kevin Costner (b. 1955)

Alias:
Kevin Michael Costner
Κέβιν Κόστνερ

Birthplace:
Lynwood, California, USA

Born:
January 18, 1955

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.

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Director:
1990  Dances with Wolves
1997  The Postman
2003  Open Range
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4

Executive Producer:
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1997  The Postman
2003  Open Range
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4

Manager of Operations:
1982  Human Highway
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1997  The Postman
2003  Open Range
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4

Producer:
1982  Human Highway
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  The Bodyguard
1994  Rapa Nui
1994  Wyatt Earp
1995  Waterworld
1997  The Postman
1999  Message in a Bottle
2000  Thirteen Days
2003  Open Range
2007  Mr. Brooks
2008  Swing Vote
2014  Black or White
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Headhunters
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
????  Untitled Kevin Costner/Ariel Vromen Project

Production Consultant:
1982  Human Highway
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  The Bodyguard
1994  Rapa Nui
1994  Wyatt Earp
1995  Waterworld
1997  The Postman
1999  Message in a Bottle
2000  Thirteen Days
2003  Open Range
2007  Mr. Brooks
2008  Swing Vote
2014  Black or White
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Headhunters
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
????  Untitled Kevin Costner/Ariel Vromen Project

Screenplay:
1982  Human Highway
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  The Bodyguard
1994  Rapa Nui
1994  Wyatt Earp
1995  Waterworld
1997  The Postman
1999  Message in a Bottle
2000  Thirteen Days
2003  Open Range
2007  Mr. Brooks
2008  Swing Vote
2014  Black or White
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Headhunters
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
????  Untitled Kevin Costner/Ariel Vromen Project

Story:
1982  Human Highway
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  The Bodyguard
1994  Rapa Nui
1994  Wyatt Earp
1995  Waterworld
1997  The Postman
1999  Message in a Bottle
2000  Thirteen Days
2003  Open Range
2007  Mr. Brooks
2008  Swing Vote
2014  Black or White
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Headhunters
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
????  Untitled Kevin Costner/Ariel Vromen Project

Thanks:
1982  Human Highway
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  The Bodyguard
1994  Rapa Nui
1994  Wyatt Earp
1995  Waterworld
1997  Fierce Creatures
1997  The Postman
1999  Message in a Bottle
2000  Thirteen Days
2003  Open Range
2007  Mr. Brooks
2008  Swing Vote
2014  Black or White
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Headhunters
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
????  Untitled Kevin Costner/Ariel Vromen Project

Writer:
1982  Human Highway
1990  Dances with Wolves
1990  Revenge
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  The Bodyguard
1994  Rapa Nui
1994  Wyatt Earp
1995  Waterworld
1997  Fierce Creatures
1997  The Postman
1999  Message in a Bottle
2000  Thirteen Days
2003  Open Range
2007  Mr. Brooks
2008  Swing Vote
2014  Black or White
2019  The Highwaymen
2020  Let Him Go
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
????  Headhunters
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 3
????  Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 4
????  Untitled Kevin Costner/Ariel Vromen Project

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