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Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born July 26, 1959 (67) · South Orange, New Jersey, USA

2 Oscars · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 7 other major award bodies

Kevin Spacey Fowler KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, producer, and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Spacey's first roles in film were in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986), and Working Girl (1988). He gained critical acclaim in the 1990s, with an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) and an Academy Award for Best Actor for the midlife-crisis-themed drama American Beauty (1999). His other starring roles have included Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), the comedy-drama film Swimming with Sharks (1994), the psychological thriller Seven (1995), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential (1997), the drama Pay It Forward (2000), the science fiction-mystery film K-PAX (2001), the musical biopic Beyond the Sea (2004), the superhero film Superman Returns (2006), and the action film Baby Driver (2017). In Broadway theatre, Spacey starred in Long Day's Journey into Night in 1986 alongside Jack Lemmon. In 1991, he won a Tony Award for his role in Lost in Yonkers. He continued to act in theatre receiving his second Tony Award nomination for The Iceman Cometh in 1999. He was the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London from 2004 until stepping down in mid-2015. In 2017, he hosted the 71st Tony Awards. From 2013 to 2017, Spacey played Frank Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards, which won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series as well as five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series. In October 2017, actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making a sexual advance toward him in 1986, when Rapp was 14. Other men alleged that Spacey had made unwanted advances and had sexually harassed and assaulted them as well. Netflix cut ties with Spacey, shelving his film Gore and removing him from the last season of House of Cards. His role as J. Paul Getty in Ridley Scott's film All the Money in the World (2017) was reshot with Christopher Plummer in his place. Spacey appeared in the 2018 film Billionaire Boys Club (which had been completed before the allegations surfaced), which was released with his role unchanged. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Spacey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 26, 1959 (67)
From
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 128 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Kevin Spacey's films like?

Across their 75 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Morality
18%
Power
17%
Bonds
17%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
5%
Corruption13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose12 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 73 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 23 · Dark 29

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 44 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 33 · Intense 27

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 28 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 40 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 15

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 22 · Affecting 29 · Heavy 22

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 47 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

57 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 18 of 57 analyzed roles.

Shadow
18 of 57
Mentor
11 of 57
Hero
10 of 57
Shapeshifter
7 of 57
Threshold guardian
4 of 57
Ally
3 of 57
Trickster
2 of 57
Herald
2 of 57
Show the 57 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
51
Melancholic
22
Contemplative
21
Absurd
17
Hopeful
22
Other
74

How their films linger

Thought-provoking38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous17

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kevin Spacey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kevin Spacey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

128 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 45 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 1780(2025)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Torrente for President(2026)

    as Le Chief

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Minimarket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer · as Self

  • The Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Devil

  • Peter Five Eight(2024)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Control(2023)

    as The Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Drew God(2022)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Billionaire Boys Club(2018)

    as Ron Levin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Rebel in the Rye(2017)

    as Whit Burnett

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone(2016)

    as Verbal (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2016)

    as Tom Brand

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • The New Empress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Beauty Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Elvis & Nixon(2016)

    as Richard Nixon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Race for the White House(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Nature Is Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as The Rainforest

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Horrible Bosses 2(2014)

    as Dave Harken

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Jump! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • The Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • The Mundane Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Self (Richard Duke of Gloucester)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Day Kennedy Died(2013)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Captain Phillips(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Love's Routine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • The Smile Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Saving Norman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 65 episodes · Executive Producer · as Frank Underwood

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Ventriloquist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Frank

  • Envelope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer · as Evgeniy

  • Spirit of a Denture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dr. Robert Middling

  • Inseparable(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Safe(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Margin Call(2011)

    as Sam Rogers

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Horrible Bosses(2011)

    as Dave Harken

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Organ Grinder's Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Fatty (voice)

  • Shakespeare High(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Social Network(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Casino Jack(2010)

    as Jack Abramoff

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Father of Invention(2010)

    Producer · as Robert Axle

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Men Who Stare at Goats(2009)

    as Larry Hooper

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Shrink(2009)

    Producer · as Henry Carter

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Moon(2009)

    as GERTY (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fanboys(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hackers Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer · as Narrator

  • Columbus Day(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Telstar: The Joe Meek Story(2008)

    as Major Banks

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Recount(2008)

    as Ron Klain

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 21(2008)

    Producer · as Micky Rosa

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fred Claus(2007)

    as Clyde Archibald Northcutt

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Pixar Story(2007)

    as Hopper (voice) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bernard and Doris(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mini's First Time(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Superman Returns(2006)

    as Lex Luthor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Interrogator

  • The Good Student(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Sasquatch Gang(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Uganda Rising(2006)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Edison(2005)

    as Wallace

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Sea(2004)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Bobby Darin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The United States of Leland(2003)

    Producer · as Albert T. Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Enough Rope With Andrew Denton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Life of David Gale(2003)

    as David Gale

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember(2002)

    as Kevin Spacey / Famous Dr. Evil ('Austinpussy')

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Tower of Babble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Shipping News(2001)

    as Quoyle

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • K-PAX(2001)

    as Prot

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Voice · as Narrator

  • Pay It Forward(2000)

    as Eugene Simonet

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Interstate 84 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • The Final Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Ordinary Decent Criminal(2000)

    as Michael Lynch

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Kahuna(1999)

    Producer · as Larry Mann

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius(1999)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • American Beauty(1999)

    as Lester Burnham

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hurlyburly(1998)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Bug's Life(1998)

    as Hopper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Negotiator(1998)

    as Lt. Chris Sabian

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil(1997)

    as James Williams

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Confidential(1997)

    as Jack Vincennes

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Albino Alligator(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Time to Kill(1996)

    as Rufus Buckley

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Seven(1995)

    as John Doe

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Usual Suspects(1995)

    as Verbal

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Outbreak(1995)

    as Casey Schuler

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Swimming with Sharks(1994)

    Co-Producer · as Buddy Ackerman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Doomsday Gun(1994)

    as Jim Price

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Ref(1994)

    as Lloyd Chasseur

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Iron Will(1994)

    as Harry Kingsley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • TriBeCa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · as Chris

  • Consenting Adults(1992)

    as Eddy Otis

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Glengarry Glen Ross(1992)

    as John Williamson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Darrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Clarence Darrow

  • When You Remember Me(1990)

    as Wade

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Henry & June(1990)

    as Richard Osborn

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Show of Force(1990)

    as Frank Curtin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Fall from Grace(1990)

    as Jim Bakker

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dad(1989)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • See No Evil, Hear No Evil(1989)

    as Kirgo

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Unsub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Benton

  • Working Girl(1988)

    as Bob Speck

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Rocket Gibraltar(1988)

    as Dwayne Hanson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Murder of Mary Phagan(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wes Brent

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Wiseguy(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mel Profitt

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.

  • Crime Story(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Rourke

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Giles Keenan

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Heartburn(1986)

    as Subway Thief

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Sgt. Cole

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence Darrow

  • The South Bank Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Hollywood Greats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Writing · as Self - Host

  • Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force

    Director · Actor

  • Melodies in the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Petr Novotni

  • The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Awakening 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Balthazar

  • The Tenth Planet: The Red Sister - Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. David Harper

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles, 121 of them dated from 1956 to 2026; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Superman Returns (2006)

$391M worldwide

Highest rated

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

House of Cards (2013)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19562026

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 38 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 7 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting103 of 126: 91 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting3 of 126: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 126: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing30 of 126: 20 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew2 of 126: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

126 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1970s2 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s27 · 26 acting · 3 crew2000s34 · 28 acting · 11 crew2010s36 · 22 acting · 18 crew2020s7 · 6 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 37% of 52 roles
86919601061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Oscars, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 48 major nominations, 1996–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  2. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  3. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performer
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  4. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  5. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  6. 2012
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  7. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  8. 2009
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
Show 7 earlier years
  1. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  2. 2006
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  3. 2005
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  4. 2002
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  5. 2000
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Sundance award, won
  6. 1998
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  7. 1996
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kevin Spacey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of the 79 of 80 with a score; across their 73 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Midcredits score across 87 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 87 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

1780 (2025)

97th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Seven (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 65 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kevin Spacey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles17–73 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles13–70 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity30 titles38–89 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles28–66 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense28 titles10–66 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kevin Spacey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kevin Spacey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dana Brunetti shares the most, 14.

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