Kurt Russell profile
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Kurt Russell

17th March 1951 Springfield, Massachusetts, USA Acting

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the Western TV series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, Russell became the studio's top star of the 1970s. Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Mike Nichols's Silkwood (1983). Also in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter in which he played anti-hero roles: the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A.(1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Russell starred in various other films, including Used Cars (1980), The Best of Times (1986), Overboard (1987), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), Tombstone (1993), Stargate (1994), Executive Decision (1996), Breakdown (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001), Miracle (2004), Sky High (2005), Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also appeared in the Fast & Furious franchise as Mr. Nobody (starring in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021)). He also portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) instalments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...?(2021), and played the role of Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).

94 Movies 53 TV Shows 1 In Production 155 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Smurfs poster
Smurfs 30th June 2025 as Ron (voice)
F9 poster
F9 19th May 2021 as Mr. Nobody
Crypto poster
Crypto 12th April 2019 as Martin Sr.
Grindhouse poster
Grindhouse 6th April 2007 as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Sky High poster
Sky High 29th July 2005 as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Miracle poster
Miracle 6th February 2004 as Herb Brooks
Soldier poster
Soldier 23rd October 1998 as Todd 3465
Stargate poster
Stargate 28th October 1994 as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Forrest Gump poster
Forrest Gump 23rd June 1994 as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Silkwood poster
Silkwood 14th December 1983 as Drew Stephens
Elvis poster
Elvis 10th February 1979 as Elvis Presley
The Quest poster
The Quest 13th May 1976 as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
What If...? poster
What If...? 11th August 2021 as Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
Conan poster
Conan 8th November 2010 as Self - Guest
Gunsmoke poster
Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Buck Henry Woolfe
The Rivals of Amziah King poster Coming soon
The Rivals of Amziah King 13th August 2026 as Dob McCoy