Kevin Spacey Biography

Kevin Spacey was catapulted into international stardom in the 1990s and now inhabits the character Frank Underwood on the Netflix original series House of Cards.

Kevin Spacey was born on July 26, 1959, in South Orange, New Jersey. The 1990s films The Usual Suspects (1995) and Se7en (1995) catapulted Spacey into international stardom, with later films such as LA Confidential, American Beauty and Superman Returns. Even more diverse roles followed, and his turn to TV acting in 2013 garnered across-the-board acclaim, as he began inhabiting the character Frank Underwood on the Netflix original drama House of Cards. In addition to film acting, Spacey has earned acclaim for his work as a film producer, director and writer and is a well-respected theater actor.