Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor,
film director, and producer. He has received two Academy Awards, two
Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors
Guild Awards.Costner began his acting career with Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.
(1981). Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence
with his portrayal of Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1987). This was
followed by a successful period in his career with starring roles in
No Way Out (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), Dances
with Wolves (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards, JFK (1991),
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), and A
Perfect World (1993). In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced
Waterworld, the most expensive film ever made at the time, which was a
box-office failure and marked a downturn in his career. His second
directorial feature, The Postman, was released in 1997. He has since
starred in a string of box office failures which failed to propel his
career forward as a leading man, including; Message in a Bottle
(1999), For Love of the Game (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), 3000 Miles
to Graceland (2001), Dragonfly (2002), Rumor Has It (2005), The
Guardian (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), 3 Days to Kill (2014), McFarland,
USA (2015), Draft Day (2014), and Criminal (2016). He has also played
supporting parts in critically favored films including The Upside of
Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Hidden Figures (2016) and Molly's
Game (2017).On television, Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in
the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012), winning the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Since
2018, he has starred as John Dutton on the drama series Yellowstone.
film director, and producer. He has received two Academy Awards, two
Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors
Guild Awards.Costner began his acting career with Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.
(1981). Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence
with his portrayal of Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1987). This was
followed by a successful period in his career with starring roles in
No Way Out (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), Dances
with Wolves (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards, JFK (1991),
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), and A
Perfect World (1993). In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced
Waterworld, the most expensive film ever made at the time, which was a
box-office failure and marked a downturn in his career. His second
directorial feature, The Postman, was released in 1997. He has since
starred in a string of box office failures which failed to propel his
career forward as a leading man, including; Message in a Bottle
(1999), For Love of the Game (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), 3000 Miles
to Graceland (2001), Dragonfly (2002), Rumor Has It (2005), The
Guardian (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), 3 Days to Kill (2014), McFarland,
USA (2015), Draft Day (2014), and Criminal (2016). He has also played
supporting parts in critically favored films including The Upside of
Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Hidden Figures (2016) and Molly's
Game (2017).On television, Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in
the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012), winning the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Since
2018, he has starred as John Dutton on the drama series Yellowstone.
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