Acting
Kevin James
EN, DE cinema · 45 credits
Born
26 April 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Mineola, New York, USA
Also known as Kevin George Knipfing
Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American actor and writer. James began his career as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s before rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In 2004, James made his first film appearance in 50 First Dates, and the following year co-starred in Hitch. He went on to star in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015). He also voiced characters in the animated films Monster House, Barnyard (both 2006), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). He also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James also appeared in several dramatic roles, including The Dilemma (2011), Little Boy (2015), and Becky (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Grown Ups 3
as Eric Lamonsoff
Still Life
Still Life
Executive Producer
Solo Mio
as Matt Taylor, Producer, Writer
Guns Up
as Ray Hayes, Executive Producer
Playdate
as Brian
Kevin James: Irregardless
as Self, Writer, Executive Producer, Director
Monster Summer
as Edgar Palmer
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Actor (archive footage)
Home Team
as Sean Payton, Producer
Hubie Halloween
as Sgt. Steve Downey
Becky
as Dominick
Nature Planet | Narrated by Adam Sandler
2020
Nature Planet | Narrated by Adam Sandler
as Silver-Breasted Montle
Misread Waves
2020
Misread Waves
as Protagonist, Director
My Living Nightmare
2020
My Living Nightmare
as Kevin, Director
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Frankenstein (voice)
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up
as Self, Writer
Sandy Wexler
as Ted Rafferty
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
as Sam Larson / Mason Carver
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
as Paul Blart, Producer, Writer, Characters
Little Boy
as Dr. Fox
Pixels
as Cooper
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Frankenstein (voice)
Grown Ups 2
as Eric Lamonsoff
Hotel Transylvania
as Frankenstein (voice)
Here Comes the Boom
as Scott Voss, Producer, Writer
The Dilemma
as Nick Brannen
Zookeeper
as Griffin Keyes, Screenplay, Producer
Grown Ups
as Eric Lamonsoff
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Paul Blart, Screenplay, Producer
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Hacky Sack Tournament Celebrity Judge
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Larry Valentine
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Santa Claus
Grilled
as Dave
Monster House
as Officer Landers (voice)
Barnyard
as Otis (voice)
Hitch
as Albert
50 First Dates
as Factory Worker
Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff
as Self, Writer
