Kevin Dillon

Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series Entourage, Bunny in the war film Platoon, and John Densmore in the musical biopic The Doors. He was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his performance on Entourage.
==Early life==
Dillon was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter, sales manager, and golf coach at Fordham University. He has one sister and four brothers, one of whom is actor Matt Dillon. His paternal grandmother was the sister of comic strip artist Alex Raymond, the creator of Flash Gordon. He is of mostly Irish descent, with some Scottish and German ancestry. He graduated from Mamaroneck High School.
==Career==
Dillon began acting in both television and films in the 1980s. In 1983, Dillon played Arnold Norberry in the television film No Big Deal. His first major role was Ed Rooney in the film Heaven Help Us, directed by Michael Dinner. He received wide attention for his role as the psychopathic soldier Bunny in the 1986 film Platoon. In 1988, he portrayed Brian Flagg in a remake of the 1958 American science fiction film The Blob. It received mixed reviews but was praised for its special effects and has since gained a cult following. Other notable film roles from that period included War Party (1988), No Escape (1994), and The Doors (1991), in which he played drummer John Densmore.
Much of Dillon's 2000s work has been in television, including the CBS series That's Life as Paul DeLucca and the Fox series 24 as Lonnie McRae. He appeared in the 2006 film Poseidon, a remake of The Poseidon Adventure, and on Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf on The Golf Channel in April 2010. He appeared in the family comedy film Hotel for Dogs (2009), which collected $117 million at the worldwide box office. He provided the voice for Dr. Rogers in the 2009 animated short film Shot-to-Dot, a special feature on the DVD release of Dash and Dot's Wild Ride.
Dillon co-starred on the HBO comedy drama television series Entourage portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase,12 for which he received a 2007, 2008, and 2009 Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination in 2008. The series concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons. Dillon reprised his role as Johnny Chase in the series' film adaptation, Entourage (2015).
In 2011, Dillon appeared in the CBS comedy sitcom How to Be a Gentleman, portraying Iraq war veteran Bert Lansing. In 2018, he appeared in drama film Dirt and portrayed Jimmy O'Shea in two episodes of police procedural drama series Blue Bloods.
==Personal life==
Dillon married actress Jane Stuart in Las Vegas on April 21, 2006. Entourage cast member Jerry Ferrara was his best man and Kevin Connolly, another series co-star, walked Stuart down the aisle after Dillon shouted "Victory!" (a tribute to his character's work on the metafictional TV series Viking Quest). Their first child named Ava was born on May 17, 2006 in Beverly Hills. Dillon also has a daughter, Amy (b. 1991), from a previous relationship. Stuart filed a divorce petition in July 2016. The divorce was settled in June 2017.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1983	No Big Deal 	Arnold Norberry 	Television film
1985	Heaven Help Us 	Ed Rooney 	
1986	The Delta Force 	Delta Force Member 	Uncredited
1986	Platoon 	Bunny 	
1987	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam	Jack 	
1988	Remote Control 	Cosmo 	
1988	The Rescue 	J.J. Merrill 	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1988	The Blob 	Brian Flagg 	
1988	War Party 	Skitty Harris 	
1989	Immediate Family 	Sam 	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1989	When He's Not a Stranger 	Rick 	Television movie
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor – Television Movie, Pilot or Special
1991	The Doors 	John Densmore 	
1992	A Midnight Clear 	Cpl. Mel Avakin 	
1992	Frankie's House 	Sean Flynn 	
1994	No Escape 	Casey 	
1996	True Crime 	Tony Campbell 	
1996	The Pathfinder 	Pathfinder/Hawkeye 	
1996	Gone in the Night 	David Dowaliby 	
1997	Stag 	Dan Kane 	
1997	Medusa's Child 	Jerry Carnel 	
1998	Misbegotten 	Billy Crapshoot 	
1999	Hidden Agenda 	David McLean 	
2000	Interstate 84 	Vinnie 	
2004	Vampires: Out for Blood 	Hank Holten 	
2006	The Foursome 	Rick Foster 	
2006	Poseidon 	Lucky Larry 	
2009	Hotel for Dogs 	Carl Scudder 	
2009	Shot-to-Dot 	Dr. Rogers 	Special feature on Dash and Dot's Wild Ride DVD and Blu-ray
2013	Compulsion 	Fred 	
2014	The Throwaways 	Dan Fisher 	
2015	Entourage 	Johnny 'Drama' Chase	
2015	Underdogs 	Old Jake 	
2018	Dirt 	Rick Radden 	
2018	Brothers in Arms 	Himself 	Documentary film
2019	The Buddy Games 	Doc 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993 	Tales from the Crypt 	Les Wilton 	Episode: "House of Horror"
1998–2000	NYPD Blue 	Off. Neil Baker 	3 episodes
2000–2002	That's Life 	Paul DeLucca 	36 episodes
2003 	24 	Lonnie McRae 	3 episodes
2003 	Karen Sisco 	Bob Salcheck 	Episode: "Dumb Bunnies"
2003 	Maple Ave 	Dan 	Episode: "Jenny's Reasons"
2004–2011	Entourage 	Johnny "Drama" Chase	96 episodes
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2007–09)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007–09)
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Chemistry
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Sidekick
2011–2012	How to Be a Gentleman	Bert Lansing 	9 episodes
2011 	The Simpsons 	Himself 	Episode: "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution"
2015–2016	TripTank 	Frankie/Vinny/H 	5 episodes
2017–2018	Blue Bloods 	Jimmy O'Shea 	Episodes: "Hard Bargain" and "Close Calls"