Kevin Anderson (actor)
Kevin Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1960 Gurnee, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Kevin Anderson (born January 13, 1960) is an American actor.[1]
Early life and career
Anderson was born in Gurnee, Illinois, the son of Joseph Anderson.[2] He is one of five children.[3] He studied acting in the Goodman School of Drama, now part of DePaul University in Chicago, for three years.[3]
He belongs to the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which has also featured John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, and Laurie Metcalf. He has won a Theatre World Award and Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance in Lyle Kessler's play Orphans.
Anderson is perhaps most famous for his role as a priest on the television series Nothing Sacred, about a priest with self-doubts. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for this role. One of his first major film roles was as the brother of Richard Gere's character in the 1988 film Miles from Home. He also starred in the 1991 film Sleeping with the Enemy with Julia Roberts.[1]
In 1993, Anderson created the role of Joe Gillis in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard opposite Patti LuPone who originated the role of Norma Desmond. Both Anderson and LuPone were subsequently fired from the production without warning, having been told that they would be reprising their roles in the original Broadway production of the show.
He also appeared in the movie Charlotte's Web as Mr. Arable. This was the second time he has worked with Julia Roberts, who voiced the role of Charlotte.
Anderson won the 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and was nominated for a Tony Award for the revival of Death of a Salesman. In January 2008 he opened on Broadway in Come Back, Little Sheba. Since September, 2009, Kevin Anderson has starred as Andy Dufresne in "Shawshank Redemption" at the Wyndhams Theatre in London.
Personal life
Anderson is also a singer and drummer. He embarked on a cross-country motorcycle trip and was struck by a car in 1994;[4] the accident put him out of work for a year.[5][3] Because he suffered a broken leg and broken arm and other health complications (including a fat embolism),[4] it took him a couple of years to rehabilitate; but he describes the years as one of the best times in his life because it forced him to look at his motives and his life.[3] Anderson resides in Malibu, California.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Growing Up Young | Tom | Short film |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Chuck | as Kevin C. Anderson |
| 1985 | Pink Nights | Danny | |
| 1987 | A Walk on the Moon | Everett Jones | |
| 1987 | Orphans | Phillip | |
| 1988 | Miles from Home | Terry Roberts | |
| 1989 | In Country | Lonnie | |
| 1990 | Orpheus Descending | Val Xavier | Television movie |
| 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | Ben Woodward | |
| 1991 | Liebestraum | Nick Kaminsky | |
| 1992 | Hoffa | Robert F. Kennedy | |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Brian McVeigh | |
| 1993 | The Wrong Man | Alex Walker | Television movie |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Bob Richmond | |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres | Peter Lewis | |
| 1997 | Eye of God | Jack Stillings | |
| 1998 | Firelight | John Taylor | |
| 1999 | Gregory's Two Girls | Jon | |
| 2001 | The Doe Boy | Hank Kirk | |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Billy Dupre | Television movie |
| 2002 | When Strangers Appear | Bryce | |
| 2002 | Monday Night Mayhem | Frank Gifford | Television movie |
| 2002 | Power and Beauty | John F. Kennedy | Television movie |
| 2004 | Carry Me Home | Charlie | Television movie |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Mr. Arable | |
| 2008 | Dockweiler | Red | Short film |
| 2013 | Curse of Chucky | Judge |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Blue Wacko | Episode: "Prodigal Son" |
| 1992 | The General Motors Playwrights Theater | Nathan Hale | Episode: "Hale the Hero" |
| 1997–1998 | Nothing Sacred | Father Francis Reyneaux | 20 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series |
| 1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | Ira Einhorn | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The F.B.I. Files | Reenactment Actor | Episode: "Deadly Detroit" |
| 2003–2004 | Skin | Thomas Roam | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Frank Sullivan | Episode: "Torch" |
References
- ^ a b "Kevin Anderson". The New York Times.
- ^ Filmreference.com
- ^ a b c d "Kevin Anderson - Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. November 9, 1997.
- ^ a b "Kevin Anderson". Hollywood.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "Kevin Anderson Breaks Through : Thanks to 'Sleeping With the Enemy,' Stage Veteran Is a 'New Face' No More". Los Angeles Times. February 25, 1991.
External links
- 1960 births
- Living people
- DePaul University alumni
- People from Lake County, Illinois
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from Illinois
- People from Los Angeles County, California
- Drama Desk Award winners
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors