Kevin Dunn

'Kevin Dunn' (qv) was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1956. He is an American actor who has made over 100 appearances in both TV and film.One of his earliest roles was in the 'Alan Parker' (qv) film _Mississippi Burning (1988)_ (qv) with 'Gene Hackman' (qv) and 'Willem Dafoe' (qv). He followed this up with 'Kathryn Bigelow' (qv)'s _Blue Steel (1990)_ (qv), _Ghostbusters II (1989)_ (qv), and the 'Brian De Palma' (qv) hit _The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)_ (qv).He has since appeared in a number of box office hits, such as _Hot Shots! (1991)_ (qv), _Chain Reaction (1996)_ (qv), and _Godzilla (1998)_ (qv). He also appeared in the 'Oliver Stone' (qv) epic, _Nixon (1995)_ (qv) and the 'Ridley Scott' (qv) fantasy film _1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)_ (qv).Dunn is able to fit into various roles in diverse genres with ease, whether the role in question be a political thriller like 'Robert Redford (I)'s _Lions for Lambs (2007)_ (qv), an action film such as 'Tony Scott' (qv)s _Unstoppable (2010)_ (qv), or a romantic drama like 'Woody Allen' (qv)'s _Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)_ (qv). He is an established and reliable supporting - and character - actor.He has gained considerable fame as the father in the hit movies _Transformers (2007)_ (qv), _Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)_ (qv), and _Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)_ (qv).::Matt Lee-Williams