Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson

  • Birthday: 1960-01-13
  • Place of birth: Gurnee, Illinois, USA

Biography

Kevin Anderson (born January 13, 1960) is an American theater, film and TV actor, as well as a singer and drummer. He is best known for his roles as Ben Woodward in Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Robert G. Kennedy in Hoffa (1992), Bob Richmond in Rising Sun alongside Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes, Peter Lewis in A Thousand Acres (1997), Frank Gifford in Monday Night Mayhem (2002), Mr. Parable in Charlotte's Web (2006), and Father Ray in the ABC series Nothing Sacred (for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for this role). 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 . In 1993, he 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. 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, he has started as Andy Dufresne in "Shawshank Redemption" at the Wyndhams Theatre in London.

Filmography

Liebestraum

1991

As Nick Kaminsky

A Walk on the Moon

1987

As Everett Jones

The Wrong Man

1993

As Alex Walker

Eye of God

1997

As Jack Stillings

Carry Me Home

2004

As Charlie

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

As Billy Dupre

Salomé

2013

As John the Baptist

Orpheus Descending

1990

As Val Xavier

The Doe Boy

2001

As Hank

Pink Nights

1985

As Danny

Miles from Home

1988

As Terry Roberts

Power and Beauty

2002

As John F. Kennedy

Sleeping with the Enemy

1991

As Ben Woodward

Wilde Salomé

2013

As Self / John the Baptist

Monday Night Mayhem

2002

As Frank Gifford

Kurt Weill: Street Scene

1993

As Sam Kaplan

In Country

1989

As Lonnie

Firelight

1998

As John Taylor

When Strangers Appear

2001

As Bryce

Orphans

1987

As Philip

Father's Day

2011

As Father O'Flynn

A Thousand Acres

1997

As Peter Lewis

The Change-Up Kid

0000

As Ernie Moore

Rising Sun

1993

As Bob Richmond

Hoffa

1992

As Robert F. Kennedy

Risky Business

1983

As Chuck

Charlotte's Web

2006

As Mr. Arable

Production

In the Realm of the Hackers

2003

As Cinematography

In the Realm of the Hackers

2003

As Screenplay

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