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Kevin Bacon, 66, Has No Plans to 'Slow Down' His Career Anytime Soon: 'I'm More Driven Than Ever'

In reflecting on his career ahead of the premiere of his new Prime Video series 'The Bondsman', Kevin Bacon also tells PEOPLE that "the business made the decision for me to become a character actor as opposed to a leading man," but the roles he's "offered are never exactly the same."

Kevin Bacon tells PEOPLE he has no plans to “slow down” his career anytime soon The Bondsman star shares "the business made the decision for me to become a character actor as opposed to a leading man," but the roles he's "offered are never exactly the same""There's so many things that I still want to do as an actor, as a musician, as a writer,” he says As his "fun" new project, Prime Video's action-horror series The Bondsman, is now streaming, Bacon tells PEOPLE exclusively of what's next for his career: "No slow down for me!" Though he is now leading his new series, The Bondsman, Bacon still has a place in his heart for being a character actor, which he feels provides him more flexibility in what he's able to do.

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