New York-born, bad boy-playing actor Kevin Dillon is best known for starring in the long-running HBO comedy series Entourage. Known for portraying characters with a mean streak, he’s also taken on the role of xenophobic psychopath and racist private Bunny in Platoon, starring along Charlie Sheen, and appeared as John Densmore in the musical biopic on ’60s rock band The Doors.
Dillon received his first major role as the menacing bully Rooney in Michael Dinner’s comedic drama Heaven Help Us. Gaining a wide-ranging appeal for his early performances, Dillon received the lead role in the remake of horror classic The Blob, starring along horror veteran Shawnee Smith. After a steady stream of success throughout the 90s, Dillon was cast as Johnny Drama in TV hit series Entourage, playing the comedic freeloading brother of movie star Vincent Chase. Running for over seven years, his hilarious performance in Entourage led to multiple Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations and his character soon became a fan favourite. Entourage’s success as a TV series led to the eventual creation of the 2015 Entourage movie, which grossed over 49 million dollars worldwide.
While starring in Entourage, Kevin Dillon appeared in blockbuster action movie Poseidon as Lucky Larry, and more recently accepted the role of Rick Radden in action drama Dirt.
