Kevin Dunn was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1956. He is an American
actor who has made over 100 appearances in both TV and film.
One of his earliest roles was in the
Alan Parker film
Mississippi Burning - Die Wurzel des Hasses (1988)
with Gene Hackman and
Willem Dafoe. He followed this up with
Kathryn Bigelow's
Blue Steel (1990),
Ghostbusters 2 (1989), and the
Brian De Palma hit
Fegefeuer der Eitelkeiten (1990).
He has since appeared in a number of box office hits, such as
Hot Shots! - Die Mutter aller Filme (1991),
Außer Kontrolle (1996), and
Godzilla (1998). He also appeared in the
Oliver Stone epic,
Nixon - Der Untergang eines Präsidenten (1995) and the
Ridley Scott fantasy film
1492 - Die Eroberung des Paradieses (1992).
Dunn is able to fit into various roles in diverse genres with ease,
whether the role in question be a political thriller like 'Robert
Redford (I)'s
Von Löwen und Lämmern (2007), an action
film such as Tony Scotts
Unstoppable - Außer Kontrolle (2010), or a romantic
drama like Woody Allen's
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).
He is an established and reliable supporting - and character - actor.
He has gained considerable fame as the father in the hit movies
Transformers (2007),
Transformers: Die Rache (2009),
and
Transformers 3: Die dunkle Seite des Mondes (2011).
