Kevin Costner is an American actor and filmmaker. He has won a bunch of big awards — two Oscars, three Golden Globes, and one Primetime Emmy — which shows how highly his work is regarded.
Net Worth, Ethnicity & Religion
According to the reports, his current net worth is approximately $200 million from all of his income sources as of 2025(source). He is of American Ethnicity with German, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Cherokee Native American roots. He was raised as a Baptist.
Wife, Parents & Children
According to the reports, he is married now. Back in 1975, when he was in college, Costner began dating a classmate named Cindy Silva. They got married three years later.
During their time together, they had three kids — two daughters in 1984 and 1986, and a son in 1988. After being married for 16 years, they ended their marriage in 1994.
After his divorce, he had a short relationship with Bridget Rooney, who later married billionaire Bill Koch. Costner and Rooney had a son in 1996. After that, he dated Birgit Cunningham, who worked in politics.
In the same year, 1996, he lived with supermodel Elle Macpherson. On September 25, 2004, he married Christine Baumgartner, a model and handbag designer he had been with for four years, at his ranch in Aspen.
They had three kids together — two sons in 2007 and 2009, and a daughter in 2010. In May 2023, she asked for a divorce, and it was officially settled on February 20, 2024.
His children’s names are Liam Costner, Annie Costner, Cayden Wyatt Costner, Hayes Logan Costner, Joe Costner, and Lily Costner.
He was born to his American parents. His mother’s name is Mrs Sharon Costner, and his father’s name is Mr William Costner. He has two brothers named Daniel Craig Costner and Mark Douglas Costner.
Age, Height & Weight
As per reports, he is 70 years old as of 2025. He is 6 feet 1 inches (185m) in height, and his weight is approximately 180 pounds (83 kg). He has light brown hair, and his eyes are also brown.Â
Early Life & Educational Details
He was born on 18 January 1955 in Lynwood, California, United States. He wasn’t very focused on studies in school, but he enjoyed sports like football, learned piano, wrote poems, and sang in his church choir.
He said that the 1962 movie How the West Was Won sparked his love for Western films when he was a kid. He grew up in Ventura and Visalia.
He went to Mt. Whitney High School, joined the marching band, and later graduated from Villa Park High School in 1973, where he also played baseball with Dennis Burtt.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1978 and joined the Delta Chi fraternity while there. In his final year of college, he got interested in acting and dancing.
He took acting classes five nights a week, supported by his wife. His marketing job lasted only a month, so he took other jobs—like fishing boats, truck driving, and giving tours of Hollywood homes—to pay for acting lessons and gain experience.
Career Details
He first appeared in the movie Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. in 1981. He had a small role as “Frat Boy #1” in Ron Howard’s Night Shift (1982) and then starred in Stacy’s Knights in 1983.
He became a movie star in 1987 by playing federal agent Eliot Ness in The Untouchables and the lead role in the thriller No Way Out.
He became famous for movies like The Untouchables (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), JFK (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), and A Perfect World (1993).
During this period, he directed and starred in Dances With Wolves (1990), winning two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.
He later starred in and co-produced Wyatt Earp (1994) and Waterworld (1995), and directed The Postman (1997), Open Range (2003), and Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
He has also had supporting roles in movies like The Upside of Anger (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Hidden Figures (2016), Molly’s Game (2017), and Let Him Go (2020).
From 2018 to 2024, he played rancher John Dutton in the TV series Yellowstone, earning a Golden Globe for his role.
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