Kevin Costner

**Kevin Michael Costner** (born January 18, 1955) is an American movie actor, director, producer and musician. He is most known for his role in _Dances with Wolves_ (1990), which won seven Academy Awards, _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ (1991), and _The Bodyguard (1992).

## Biography

Kevin was born in Lynwood, California, on January 18, 1955. He was the third child of Bill Costner and Sharon Costner. He has two older brothers (Dan born 1950 and a middle brother who died at birth in 1953). He is of Cherokee Native American, English, German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss and Welsh descent. When he finished high school, he was a basketball, football and baseball star. In 1978, he married his college friend Cindy Costner. (Cindy Costner later played a role in "Dances with Wolves"). Some time later, he met Richard Burton, and this made him go after acting. He has made or participated in the making of 47 movies.

Kevin has three children from his first wife, Cindy: Annie (1984), Lily (1986) and Joe (1988). Kevin and Cindy divorced on 1994. He had relations with Bridget Rooney, and his fourth child, Liam (1996) is from her. Kevin remained divorced for 10 years; he married Christine Baumgartner on September 25, 2004. His fifth child, Cayden, was born in 2006. A sixth child, another son, was born February 12, 2009. He was named Hayes Logan. In 2023, Baumgartner filed for divorce from Costner.

Costner is a Democrat.

## Movies

- _Stacy's Knights_ (1982)
- _Chasing Dreams_ (1982)
- _Night Shift_ (1982)
- _Frances_ (1982)
- _Table for Five_ (1983)
- _The Big Chill_ (1983) (scenes deleted)
- _Testament_ (1983)
- _The Gunrunner_ (1984)
- _Fandango_ (1985)
- _Silverado_ (1985)
- _American Flyers_ (1985)
- _Sizzle Beach, U.S.A._ (1986) (originally filmed in 1974)
- _Shadows Run Black_ (1986)
- _The Untouchables_ (1987)
- _No Way Out_ (1987)
- _Bull Durham_ (1988)
- _Field of Dreams_ (1989)
- _Revenge_ (1990) (actor and executive producer)
- _Dances with Wolves_ (1990) (actor, director and producer)
- _Madonna: Truth or Dare_ (1991) (documentary)
- _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ (1991) (actor, producer)
- _JFK_ (1991)
- _Oliver Stone_ (1992) (documentary)
- _Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy_ (1992) (documentary)
- _The Bodyguard_ (1992) (actor, producer)
- _Amazing Stories: Book One_ (1992), episode: _The Mission_, in which he plays the captain of the plane
- _A Perfect World_ (1993)
- _A Century of Cinema_ (1994) (documentary)
- _Wyatt Earp_ (1994) (actor, producer)
- _The War_ (1994)
- _Waterworld_ (1995) (actor, producer, and uncredited director)
- _Tin Cup_ (1996)
- _Sean Connery, An Intimate Portrait_ (1997) (documentary)
- _The Postman_ (1997) (director, producer, and actor)
- _Message in a Bottle_ (1999) (actor, producer)
- _For Love of the Game_ (1999)
- _Play It to the Bone_ (1999) (Cameo)
- _Thirteen Days_ (2000) (actor, producer)
- _3000 Miles to Graceland_ (2001)
- _Dragonfly_ (2002)
- _Open Range_ (2003) (actor, director, and producer)
- _The Upside of Anger_ (2005)
- _Rumor Has It_ (2005)
- _The Guardian_ (2006)
- _Mr. Brooks_ (2007)
- _Swing Vote_ (2008)
- _Man of Steel'' (2013)

## Other websites

- KevinCostner.com
- KevinCostnerModernWest.com

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Kevin Costner
- **image**: Kevin Costner Césars 2013.jpg
- **birthname**: Kevin Michael Costner
- **birth place**: Lynwood, California, USA
- **known for**: Acting roles:
**Lieutenant Dunbar** in _Dances with Wolves_
**Eliot Ness** in _The Untouchables (1987 movie), The Untouchables_
 **Crash Davis** in _Bull Durham_
**Ray Kinsella** in _Field of Dreams_
**Robin of Locksley** in _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_
**Jim Garrison** in _JFK (movie), JFK_
**Ben Randall** in _The Guardian (2006 movie), The Guardian_
**Earl Brooks** in _Mr. Brooks_
**Jonathan and Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent** in _Man of Steel (movie), Man of Steel_
- **awards**: **Academy Award for Best Director**
1990 _Dances with Wolves_
 **Academy Award for Best Picture**
1990 _Dances with Wolves_
 **Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture**
1991 _Dances with Wolves_
 **Razzie Award for Worst Actor**
1991 _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_
1994 _Wyatt Earp_
1997 _The Postman_
 **Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Rip-off**
1994 _Wyatt Earp_
 **Razzie Award for Worst Director**
1997 _The Postman_
 **Razzie Award for Worst Picture**
1997 _The Postman_