New York-born, bad boy-playing actor Kevin Dillon is bestknown for starring in the long-running HBO comedy series Entourage. Known forportraying characters with a mean streak, he’s also taken on the role ofxenophobic psychopath and racist private Bunny in Platoon, starring alongCharlie Sheen, and appeared as John Densmore in the musical biopic on ‘60s rockband The Doors.
Dillon received his first major role as the menacing bullyRooney in Michael Dinner’s comedic drama Heaven Help Us. Gaining a wide-rangingappeal for his early performances, Dillon received the lead role in the remakeof horror classic The Blob, starring along horror veteran Shawnee Smith. Aftera steady stream of success throughout the 90s, Dillon was cast as Johnny Dramain TV hit series Entourage, playing the comedic freeloading brother of moviestar Vincent Chase. Running for over seven years, his hilarious performance inEntourage led to multiple Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations and hischaracter soon became a fan favourite. Entourage’s success as a TV series ledto the eventual creation of the 2015 Entourage movie, which grossed over 49million dollars worldwide.
While starring in Entourage, Kevin Dillon appeared inblockbuster action movie Poseidon as Lucky Larry, and more recently acceptedthe role of Rick Radden in action drama Dirt.