Spotlight 'Bondsman' star Maxwell Jenkins gets fatherly advice from on-screen dad Kevin Bacon BRUCE R. MILLER Apr 10, 2025 Apr 10, 2025 Updated Sep 11, 2025 0 1 of 4 Maxwell Jenkins plays Kevin Bacon's son in "The Bondsman." Tina Rowden/Prime Video Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles play parents to Maxwell Jenkins in "The Bondsman." Amazon/MGM Studios Cade Halloran (Maxwell Jenkins) and Kitty (Beth Grant) size up a difficult situation in "The Bondsman." Tina Rowden/Prime Video Maryanne (Jennifer Nettles) and Cade Halloran (Maxwell Jenkins) prepare for a concert in "The Bondsman." Tina Rowden/Prime Video Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER When it comes to screen dads, Maxwell Jenkins considers himself “super lucky.”kAmw6’D DE2CC:?8 H:E9 z6G:? q24@? :? “%96 q@?5D>2?” 2?5 D@@? 96’== 36 D66? H:E9 }:4@=2D r286 :? “pC425:2?” 2 7FEFC:DE:4 =@@< 2E DFCG:G2=] p55 :? 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