Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for 12 Emmy Awards. Spacey was named an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2015. Spacey began his film career with small roles in Mike Nichols's comedy-drama films
Heartburn (1986) and
Working Girl (1988). He won two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for playing a con man in
The Usual Suspects (1995) and Best Actor for playing a suburban husband and father going through a midlife crisis in
American Beauty (1999). His other films include
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992),
Outbreak (1995),
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