Kevin J. O'Connor
Biography
Kevin J. O'Connor is an American character actor. Born and raised in Chicago, he trained at the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University, graduating in 1985, and first performed in high school stage plays. His first professional part came in One More Saturday Night, but his break was as Michael Fitzsimmons in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). He went on to appear in The Moderns (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Color of Night (1994), and starred in Canadian Bacon (1995). He worked with writer and director Stephen Sommers on Deep Rising (1998) and played Beni in Sommers' The Mummy (1999), followed by Van Helsing (2004) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). He had a key role in There Will Be Blood (2007) and reunited with Paul Thomas Anderson for The Master (2012). His television work includes Tanner '88, Gideon's Crossing, Chicago P.D., and 11.22.63. He has also performed at Steppenwolf and off-Broadway.
62years old
Turns 63 on November 15in 5 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 34 years1986 to 2020
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First role
Kevin J. O'Connor got his first professional role when Al Franken hired him for the low-budget feature film One More Saturday Night.
Big break
O'Connor got his big break almost at the start of his career, playing Michael Fitzsimmons, a high school rebel and beatnik poet, in Francis Ford Coppola's 1986 film Peggy Sue Got Married.
Kevin J. O'Connor movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stephen Sommers directed four of these films, Paul Thomas Anderson two and Alan Rudolph two. Two actors appear in three 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 Stephen Sommers
All films by Paul Thomas Anderson
Alan RudolphDirector, 2 films, 1988 to 1990
All films by Alan Rudolph
Also two films together11 more actors
- David WenhamVan Helsing (2004) and No Escape (1994)
- John HannahThe Mummy (1999) and The Love Bug (1997)
- Gailard SartainLove at Large (1990) and The Moderns (1988)
- Arnold VoslooG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and The Mummy (1999)
- Wes StudiSeraphim Falls (2007) and Deep Rising (1998)
- Scott BakulaLord of Illusions (1995) and Color of Night (1994)
- Barry MillerLove at Large (1990) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
- Barry Del ShermanThere Will Be Blood (2007) and Lord of Illusions (1995)
- Todd BabcockFlight of the Living Dead (2007) and Gods and Monsters (1998)
- Una DamonDeep Rising (1998) and Virtuosity (1995)
- Robert GouldLove at Large (1990) and The Moderns (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Kevin J. O'Connor's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
22 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 22 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 22Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$416M29.7% of the total
- 2$303M21.6% of the total
- 3$300M21.4% of the total
- 4$96M6.8% of the total
- 5$77M5.5% of the total
- 6$41M3.0% of the total
- 7$28M2.0% of the total
- 8$24M1.7% of the total
$115 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total
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