Kevin Costner recently revealed his two favorite roles of his iconic career, and they may shock some of his longtime fans who know him for his most famous and acclaimed roles.
Here are the two roles Kevin Costner most resonated with in his long career so far.
Kevin Costner lists which two roles are his favorites
Kevin Costner has had one of the most remarkable careers in Hollywood, with roles in films like The Untouchables, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, JFK, The Bodyguard, A Perfect World, Mr. Brooks, Swing Vote, The Company Men, and 3 Days to Kill, among others.
One of his most acclaimed films remains Dances with Wolves, a revisionist Western that earned him two Academy Awards (Best Actor and Best Director). He also found acclaim for his work on TV after portraying John Dutton in Yellowstone, which ended on an anticlimactic note.
However, the choices that the actor revealed as his two favorite roles so far (via The News International) may surprise many of his fans.
Costner revealed that the two roles that resonated with him the most were Billy Chapel in For Love of the Game and Charlie in Open Range.
Open Range is also a revisionist Western, which the actor also directed. He portrayed Charlie, a cattleman who battled a kingpin rancher.
Sam Raimi directed For Love of the Game. The film saw Costner embody Billy Chapel, an aging baseball pitcher dealing with the pressure of pitching in Yankee Stadium in his final outing. It is not one of Kevin Costner’s most acclaimed movies, but it continues to have a fan following.
Kevin Costner is currently involved in his dream project, Horizon: An American Saga, a series of epic Western films. Both the third and fourth parts of the Western drama are reportedly in the making right now.
