Kevin Connolly
Biography
Kevin Connolly is an American actor and director who was born in New York State, raised on Long Island, and started out as a child before taking the part of Chickie in Rocky V (1990). He went on to appear in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and Don's Plum (2001), and he took the role of Ryan Malloy on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After, where he also made his directing debut. His best-known part is Eric Murphy on the HBO series Entourage, which ran from 2004 to 2011 and earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 2009; he later appeared in the Entourage (2015) film. His film credits include The Notebook (2004), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), John Q (2002), Antwone Fisher (2002), and Secretariat (2010). As a director, he made his feature debut with Gardener of Eden and later directed Gotti (2018). He also directed the documentary Big Shot.
52years old
Turns 53 on March 5in 143 days
- Born Patchogue
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 35 years1990 to 2025
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Behind the camera
Connolly landed the part of Ryan Malloy on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After. He also made his directorial debut on that series, directing six episodes during its fourth season.
Behind the camera
Connolly's first full-length movie as a director was Gardener of Eden, which had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2007.
Behind the camera
In 2008, Kevin Connolly made his directorial debut in music videos. He directed the video for "Camera Phone," a song by rapper The Game that features Ne-Yo.
Behind the camera
Connolly also directed Big Shot, a documentary. It was shown at the TriBeCa Film Festival in 2013 and at the Hamptons International Film Festival that same year.
Behind the camera
Connolly directed Gotti, the 2018 film that starred John Travolta as mobster John Gotti. Barry Levinson was among several directors attached during the project's long development before Connolly got the job.
Kevin Connolly movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Nick Cassavetes directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Nick Cassavetes
Box office
What Kevin Connolly's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.0 billion
11 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
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Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$322M31.1% of the total
- 2$179M17.3% of the total
- 3$120M11.6% of the total
- 4$116M11.2% of the total
- 5$102M9.9% of the total
- 6$60M5.8% of the total
- 7$57M5.6% of the total
- 8$49M4.8% of the total
$28.2 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total