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Kevin was born in Lynwood, California, on January 18, 1955, the third child of Bill Costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for Southern California Edison, and Sharon Costner. His older brother, Dan, was born in 1950. A middle brother died at birth in 1953. His Dad's job required him to move regularly... See full bio »

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2014 Draft Day (filming)
Sonny Weaver Jr.
 
2014 Three Days to Kill (post-production)
Ethan Runner
 
2012 Hatfields & McCoys (TV mini-series)
'Devil' Anse Hatfield
 
2001 The Road to Graceland (short)
Thomas J. Murphy (voice)
 
1999 Play It to the Bone
Ringside Fan
 
1996 Tin Cup
Roy McAvoy
 
1995 The Making of 'Waterworld' (TV movie)
Mariner
 
1991 JFK
Jim Garrison
 
1990/I Revenge
Cochran
 
1989 The Gunrunner
Ted
 
1986 Shadows Run Black
Jimmy Scott
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Captain
The Mission (1985) … Captain
 
1985 American Flyers
Marcus Sommers
 
1985 Silverado
Jake
 
1985 Fandango
Gardner Barnes
 
1983 Testament
Phil Pitkin
 
1983 The Big Chill
Alex (scenes deleted)
 
1983 Stacy's Knights
Will Bonner
 
1983 Table for Five
Newlywed Husband
 
1982 Frances
Luther (Man in Alley) (uncredited)
 
1982 Night Shift
Frat Boy #1
 
1982 Chasing Dreams
Ed
 
1981 Malibu Hot Summer
John Logan
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
2014 Black and White (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Hatfields & McCoys (TV mini-series) (producer - 3 episodes)
Episode #1.3 (2012) (producer)
Episode #1.2 (2012) (producer)
Episode #1.1 (2012) (producer)
 
2008 Swing Vote (producer)
 
2007 Mr. Brooks (producer)
 
2003 Open Range (producer)
 
2000 Thirteen Days (producer)
 
1999 Message in a Bottle (producer)
 
1997 The Postman (producer)
 
1995 Waterworld (producer)
 
1995 500 Nations (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1994 Wyatt Earp (producer)
 
1994 Rapa Nui (producer)
 
1992 The Bodyguard (producer)
 
1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (producer - uncredited)
 
1990 Dances with Wolves (producer)
 
1990/I Revenge (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
2003 Open Range
 
1997 The Postman
 
1995 Waterworld (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2012 Hatfields & McCoys (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.1 (2012) (writer: "I Know These Hills")
 
2009 Hit and Run (video) (writer: "90 Miles An Hour" / performer: "90 Miles An Hour")
 
2008 Swing Vote (writer: "Don't Lock'em Away Song for Molly", "Backyard")
 
1997 The Postman (performer: "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (production consultant)
 
1982 Human Highway (stage manager - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2012 Hatfields & McCoys (TV mini-series) (composer: additional music - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (2012) (composer: additional music)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2012 The Day I Kidnapped Tom Cruise (short) (very special thanks) (post-production)
 
2011 Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 Tina Gets Her Man (short) (very special thanks)
 
1997 Fierce Creatures (thanks)
 
1994 Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (136 titles)
2012 MSN Exclusives (TV series)
Himself (2013)
 
2007-2013 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 13 June 2013 (2013) … Himself
Episode dated 24 May 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 30 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 29 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #8.31 (2013) … Himself
Episode dated 3 June 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2013 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself - César d'honneur
38ème nuit des Césars (2013) … Himself - César d'honneur
 
2013 The Man Who Saved the World (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 Revealed (TV series)
Himself
Golden Globe Winners (2013) … Himself
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV-Movie & Nominee: Best Mini-Series or TV-Movie
 
2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie & Nominee: Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
 
2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 August 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 7 August 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 25 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 24 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 America's Feud: Hatfields & McCoys (documentary) (voice)
 
1994-2012 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 3 November 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1995-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #20.147 (2012) … Himself (also archive footage)
Episode #16.128 (2008) … Himself
Episode #15.98 (2007) … Himself
Episode #13.52 (2005) … Himself
Episode #11.142 (2003) … Himself
 
2007-2012 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 April 2012 (2012) … Himself (also archive footage)
Episode dated 4 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 31 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 17 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 5 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2012 Addicted to Fame (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Daybreak (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Skavlan (TV series)
Himself - Guest
 
2011 Clint Eastwood's West (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008-2010 CMT Insider (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 December 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 24 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 6 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2010 Petty Blue (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Kevin Costner! (2010) … Himself
 
2010 TV total (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2001-2010 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Erfurt (2010) … Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Karlsruhe (2006) … Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Dornbirm (2001) … Himself
 
2010 Els matins a TV3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.107 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Divendres (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.99 (2010) … Himself
 
1995-2010 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Morgan Freeman (2010) … Himself (also archive footage)
Bruce Willis (2005) … Himself
Kevin Costner (2003) … Himself
Tim Robbins: Playing from the Heart (2002) … Himself
Robin Hood: Outlaw of the Forest (1995) … Himself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 De schuld van VTM (TV series)
Himself
De wereld (2009) … Himself
Leading ladies (2009) … Himself
 
2008 NASCAR: The Ride of Their Lives (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1993-2008 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
Hit Man: David Foster and Friends (2008) … Himself
John Barry: Moviola (1993) … Himself
 
2004-2008 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 24 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2008 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself
Kevin Costner (2008) … Himself
Eric Roston (2008) … Himself
 
1989-2008 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 20 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
1995-2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Episode #15.155 (2008) … Himself - Guest
Episode #5.62 (1997) … Himself
Episode dated 24 July 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest
 
2007 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.2 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2003-2007 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Kevin Costner: Part 2 (2007) … Himself
Kevin Costner (2007) … Himself
Best of 'B' (2006) … Himself
Episode #1.20 (2004) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (2003) … Himself
 
2007 Obsession: The Sex and Violence of Revenge (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Muse of Fire (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Getaway (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity traveller
Episode #16.9 (2007) … Himself - Celebrity traveller
 
2007 BBC Four News (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode dated 9 February 2007 (2007) … Himself - Actor
 
2007 One O'Clock News (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode dated 9 February 2007 (2007) … Himself - Actor
 
2007 ITV Evening News (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode dated 9 February 2007 (2007) … Himself - Actor
 
2006 Ever Again (documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Las mañanas de Cuatro (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 October 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The View (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 September 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 On Native Soil (documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 Laffit: All About Winning (documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Creating 'The Upside of Anger' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Sturgis: Hell on Wheels (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Upside of Anger (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Memories of 'The Bodyguard' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.22 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.1 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 Storyboarding 'Open Range' (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 America's Open Range (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
2004 Beyond the 'Open Range' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 RI:SE (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 October 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Primetime (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 7 August 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Frat Boys (TV documentary)
 
2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Testament at 20 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Hollywood Pinstripes (TV documentary)
 
2002 Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Spotlight on Location: 'Dragonfly' - A Spiritual Journey (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 May 2002 (2002) … Himself
Episode dated 19 May 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #8.5 (2001) … Himself - Guest (also archive footage)
 
2001 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 March 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Between the Lines: The Making of 'Bull Durham' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Bringing History to the Silver Screen (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Thirteen Days: The Making of a Crisis (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
John Barry: Licence to Thrill (2000) … Himself
 
2000 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Big Chill (2000) … Himself
 
2000 When It Was a Game 3 (TV documentary)
Passage Narrator (voice)
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Fabulous Fenway: America's Legendary Ballpark (TV documentary)
As Himself
 
1999 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Director
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
The Films of Lawrence Kasdan … Himself - Guest
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Kelly Preston (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - opening film
 
1998 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
Show nº95 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Spirit: A Journey in Dance, Drums & Song (video documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 December 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Sean Connery Close Up (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Himself
Very Important Pennis: Part 1 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1996 A Century of Science Fiction (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1995 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
Episode dated 28 June 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1995 500 Nations (TV mini-series)
Himself - Host
Attack on Culture (1995) … Himself - Host
Cauldron of War (1995) … Himself - Host
Invasion of the Coast (1995) … Himself - Host
Mexico (1995) … Himself - Host
Removal (1995) … Himself - Host
 
1994 The Making of 'The War' (TV documentary)
Stephen Simmons
 
1994 Rapa Nui: Legends in Stone (TV series)
Himself
 
1994 Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Favourite Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture/Favourite Motion Picture Actor
 
1992 Whitney Houston: This is My Life (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Director
 
1992 Scherzi a parte (TV series)
Himself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 January 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Oliver Stone: Inside Out (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 51th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Picture/Best Director & Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1991 The 43th Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1991 Voices that Care (TV documentary)
Himself - Choir Member
 
1991 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
How the West Was Lost (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Motion Picture Drama & Best Director/Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1990 The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Bartender
 
1990 The 1990 Annual ShoWest Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gregory Peck (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (34 titles)
2013 Movie Guide (TV series)
 
2013 The Frame (TV series)
 
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee
 
2011 Dolly Parton Tour TV (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Close Up (TV series)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 Willkommen Österreich (TV series)
 
2009 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
 
2009 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2005-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2006 World of Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Robin Hood (uncredited)
 
2006 Canada A.M. (TV series)
 
2006 CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Lt. John Dunbar/Robin of Locksley (uncredited)
 
2006 Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: Production Stories (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 It Happened That Way (video documentary short)
Himself - 'Wyatt Earp'
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Himself - #65: Things They Shouldn't Say
 
2003 Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American (TV documentary)
Himself/Lt. John C. Dunbar (from Dances With Wolves (1990)) (uncredited)
 
Page to Screen (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 100 Greatest Number One Singles (TV special documentary)
Robin Hood
 
2000 Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (video documentary)
Frank Farmer
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Waterworld (Video Game)
Mariner (uncredited)
 
1994 Red, White & Boots (TV movie)
Himself
 

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(1983) Played in an Apple Computer, Inc. TV commercial for the Apple Lisa computer. The advertisement directed by Adrian Lyne shows a young Costner in the role of a young, affluent and sophisticated businessman. It features an Apple Lisa II. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 18 Interviews  | 33 Articles  | 47 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

(on playing dress-up) I'm not a guy who likes Hallowe'en. So I'm a little at odds with what I've chosen to do with my life. I never liked going to a party dressed as a pirate because when you get past that initial 'Ooh, you're a pirate!' you feel a little silly for threat of the party. Putting on the guns... See more »

Trivia:

Has two films on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. They are Dances with Wolves at #59 and Field of Dreams at #28. See more »

Trademark:

Westerns See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn