Portrait of Kevin Spacey

Acting

Kevin Spacey

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kevin Spacey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 12
  • Character Study 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Slow Burn 4
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Psychological Portrait 3
  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force
Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force

Director

Melodies in the Forest
Melodies in the Forest

as Petr Novotni

The Tenth Planet: The Red Sister - Part 1
The Tenth Planet: The Red Sister - Part 1

as Dr. David Harper

The Awakening 2
The Awakening 2

as Balthazar

The Bleeding Ground
The Bleeding Ground

as Sol Layton

2020s

6 titles · average score 47
1780
1780 (2026)

as Thomas

Torrente for President
Torrente for President (2026)
GoodWatch score 55

as Le Chief

Peter Five Eight
Peter Five Eight (2024)
GoodWatch score 46

as Peter

The Contract
The Contract (2024)

as The Devil

Control
Control (2023)
GoodWatch score 34

as The Voice (voice)

The Man Who Drew God
The Man Who Drew God (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

as Detective

2010s

35 titles · average score 64
Billionaire Boys Club
Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
GoodWatch score 34

as Ron Levin

Baby Driver
Baby Driver (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

as Doc

Rebel in the Rye
Rebel in the Rye (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

as Whit Burnett

Nine Lives
Nine Lives (2016)
GoodWatch score 28

as Tom Brand

Elvis & Nixon
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as Richard Nixon

Race for the White House
Race for the White House (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Narrator

House of Cards
House of Cards (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Frank Underwood

Inseparable
Inseparable (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Chuck

Margin Call
Margin Call (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sam Rogers

Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dave Harken

Casino Jack
Casino Jack (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jack Abramoff

Father of Invention
Father of Invention (2010)
GoodWatch score 30

as Robert Axle

2000s

32 titles · average score 57
Moon
Moon (2009)
GoodWatch score 79

as GERTY (voice)

Shrink
Shrink (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

as Henry Carter

The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

as Larry Hooper

21
21 (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

as Micky Rosa

Recount
Recount (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ron Klain

Superman Returns
Superman Returns (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lex Luthor

Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bobby Darin

The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as David Gale

K-PAX
K-PAX (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

as Prot

The Shipping News
The Shipping News (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Quoyle

Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eugene Simonet

Ordinary Decent Criminal
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
GoodWatch score 37

as Michael Lynch

1990s

27 titles · average score 65
American Beauty
American Beauty (1999)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lester Burnham

The Big Kahuna
The Big Kahuna (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Larry Mann

A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Hopper (voice)

The Negotiator
The Negotiator (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lt. Chris Sabian

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jack Vincennes

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as James Williams

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Rufus Buckley

The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

as Verbal

The Ref
The Ref (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lloyd Chasseur

Iron Will
Iron Will (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Harry Kingsley

Swimming with Sharks
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

as Buddy Ackerman

Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

as Eddy Otis

1980s

14 titles · average score 61
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kirgo

Unsub
Unsub (1989)

TV show · as Benton

Dad
Dad (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mario

The Murder of Mary Phagan
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Wes Brent

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

Working Girl
Working Girl (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bob Speck

Wiseguy
Wiseguy (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Mel Profitt

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Giles Keenan

Crime Story
Crime Story (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Senator Rourke

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Detective Sgt. Cole

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Clarence Darrow

1970s

2 titles · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Hollywood Greats
The Hollywood Greats (1977)

TV show