The Life of All-American Actor Kevin Costner

In 2012, he starred as Devil Anse Hatfield in Hatfields & McCoys, a miniseries about the famous feud between two Appalachian families. The role brought him back to rough frontier territory, with violence, loyalty, land, and family conflict at the center of the story.

The performance won him a Primetime Emmy and proved that television could become a powerful part of his later-career resurgence. After years of uneven film momentum, Costner had found a new place to thrive, and another generation was about to meet him.