Biography
The younger brother of actor
Matt Dillon, Kevin Dillon was a movie leading man by age 20. Originally planning to study art, Dillon became an actor when he was spotted by an agent at the premiere of older brother Matt's
Tex (1985). Often cast in lightweight roles (
Heaven Help Us [1985],
The Blob [1988]), Dillon has distinguished himself in the films of director
Oliver Stone with a brace of powerful characterizations: the baby-faced but homicidal teenage soldier Bunny in
Platoon (1986), and real-life rock musician John Densmore in
The Doors (1991). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide