Early life and career

Anderson was born in Gurnee, Illinois, the son of Joseph Anderson. He is one of five children. He studied acting in the Goodman School of Drama, now part of DePaul University in Chicago, for three years.

He belongs to the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which has also featured John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, and Laurie Metcalf. He has won a Theatre World Award and Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance in Lyle Kessler's play Orphans.

Anderson is perhaps most famous for his role as a priest on the television series Nothing Sacred, about a priest with self-doubts. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for this role. One of his first major film roles was as the brother of Richard Gere's character in the 1988 film Miles from Home. He also starred in the 1991 film Sleeping with the Enemy with Julia Roberts.

In 1993, Anderson created the role of Joe Gillis in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard opposite Patti LuPone who originated the role of Norma Desmond. Both Anderson and LuPone were subsequently fired from the production without warning, having been told that they would be reprising their roles in the original Broadway production of the show.

He also appeared in the movie Charlotte's Web as Mr. Arable. This was the second time he has worked with Julia Roberts, who voiced the role of Charlotte.

Anderson won the 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and was nominated for a Tony Award for the revival of Death of a Salesman. In January 2008 he opened on Broadway in Come Back, Little Sheba. Since September, 2009, Kevin Anderson has starred as Andy Dufresne in "Shawshank Redemption" at the Wyndhams Theatre in London.

Personal life

Anderson is also a singer and drummer. He embarked on a cross-country motorcycle trip and was struck by a car in 1994; the accident put him out of work for a year. Because he suffered a broken leg and broken arm and other health complications (including a fat embolism), it took him a couple of years to rehabilitate; but he describes the years as one of the best times in his life because it forced him to look at his motives and his life. Anderson resides in Malibu, California.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Growing Up Young	Tom	Short film
1983	Risky Business	Chuck	as Kevin C. Anderson
1985	Pink Nights	Danny
1987	A Walk on the Moon	Everett Jones
1987	Orphans	Phillip
1988	Miles from Home	Terry Roberts
1989	In Country	Lonnie
1990	Orpheus Descending	Val Xavier	Television movie
1991	Sleeping with the Enemy	Ben Woodward
1991	Liebestraum	Nick Kaminsky
1992	Hoffa	Robert F. Kennedy
1993	The Night We Never Met	Brian McVeigh
1993	The Wrong Man	Alex Walker	Television movie
1993	Rising Sun	Bob Richmond
1997	A Thousand Acres	Peter Lewis
1997	Eye of God	Jack Stillings
1998	Firelight	John Taylor
1999	Gregory's Two Girls	Jon
2001	The Doe Boy	Hank Kirk
2001	Ruby's Bucket of Blood	Billy Dupre	Television movie
2002	When Strangers Appear	Bryce
2002	Monday Night Mayhem	Frank Gifford	Television movie
2002	Power and Beauty	John F. Kennedy	Television movie
2004	Carry Me Home	Charlie	Television movie
2006	Charlotte's Web	Mr. Arable
2008	Dockweiler	Red	Short film
2013	Curse of Chucky	Judge

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Miami Vice	Blue Wacko	Episode: "Prodigal Son"
1992	The General Motors Playwrights Theater	Nathan Hale	Episode: "Hale the Hero"
1997-1998	Nothing Sacred	Father Francis Reyneaux	20 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
1999	The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer	Ira Einhorn	2 episodes
2002	The F.B.I. Files	Reenactment Actor	Episode: "Deadly Detroit"
2003-2004	Skin	Thomas Roam	6 episodes
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Frank Sullivan	Episode: "Torch"

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