Kevin Anderson

Birthday:

01/13/1960

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.



Credits

Starring Austin Pendleton (2016)
Wilde Salomé (2013)
Self / John the Baptist
Salomé (2013)
John the Baptist
Father's Day (2011)
Father O'Flynn
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Mr. Arable
Carry Me Home (2004)
Charlie
Power and Beauty (2002)
John F. Kennedy
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
Frank Gifford
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
Billy Dupre
When Strangers Appear (2001)
Bryce
The Doe Boy (2001)
Hank
Gregory's Two Girls (1999)
Jon
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
Ira Einhorn
Firelight (1998)
John Taylor
Eye of God (1997)
Jack Stillings
A Thousand Acres (1997)
Peter Lewis
The Wrong Man (1993)
Alex Walker
Rising Sun (1993)
Bob Richmond
The Night We Never Met (1993)
Brian
Kurt Weill: Street Scene (1993)
Sam Kaplan
Hoffa (1992)
Robert F. Kennedy
Liebestraum (1991)
Nick Kaminsky
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Ben Woodward
Orpheus Descending (1990)
Val Xavier
In Country (1989)
Lonnie
Miles from Home (1988)
Terry Roberts
Orphans (1987)
Philip
A Walk on the Moon (1987)
Everett Jones
Pink Nights (1985)
Danny
Risky Business (1983)
Chuck
The Change-Up Kid ()
Ernie Moore
In the Realm of the Hackers (2003)
Director
In the Realm of the Hackers (2003)
Screenplay
In the Realm of the Hackers (2003)
Cinematography