Kevin Spacey - Biography

Kevin Spacey as "Roger 'Verbal' Kent"
in THE USUAL SUSPECTS
(Gramercy)

Kevin Spacey, who plays the role of "Roger 'Verbal' Kint" in THE USUAL SUSPECTS, most recently starred as "Buddy Ackerman" in the critically acclaimed feature Swimming With Sharks, which he also co-produced. He was seen opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Wolfgang Peterson film Outbreak. Other films include The Ref, Iron Will, Consenting Adults, and Glengarry Glen Ross with Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon.

A veteran of the New York stage, Spacey won the 1991 Tony Award for his performance as "Uncle Louie" in Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize winner Lost In Yonkers. He studied for two years at the Julliard School and made his New York debut as a messenger in Joseph Papp's 1981 production of Henry IV, Part I and a year later made his Broadway debut opposite Liv Ullmann in Ibsen's Ghosts. Next year Spacey will return to the New York stage as both producer and star of Dennis McIntyre's National Anthems to be directed by Arvin Brown.

Among his television credits are Mel Profitt on the series Wiseguy for CBS, Jim Baker in the NBC film Fall From Grace, the Emmy Award winning mini-series The Murder of Mary Phagan as well as his portrayal of Clarence Darrow in the American Playhouse porduction of Darrow.

Mr. Spacey is currently at work with Al Pacino on a documentary short about American actors doing Shakespeare and will begin shooting Albino Alligator for Motion Picture Corporation of America in June, which will mark his directorial debut.