Walton Goggins
Walton Goggins | |
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Born |
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | November 10, 1971
Occupation | Actor, filmmaker |
Years active | 1990βpresent |
Spouse(s) | Leanne Goggins (2001β2004) |
Walton Sanders Goggins, Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as Shane Vendrell on The Shield and Boyd Crowder on Justified. He has appeared in films such as Miracle at St. Anna and Predators. He also co-produced and starred in the 2001 short film The Accountant, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Early life
Goggins was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised in Lithia Springs, Georgia. He has lived in Los Angeles, California since he was 19 years old.[1][2][3]
Career
Goggins is best known for his portrayal of Detective Shane Vendrell in the FX series The Shield, a role he played from 2002 to 2008. Goggins is also an award-winning filmmaker. He owns a production company called Ginny Mule Pictures with actor Ray McKinnon. They have made four films: The Accountant (a short film which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001), Chrystal (Sundance Dramatic Competition), Randy and the Mob, and That Evening Sun (which won the South by Southwest Special Jury Prize 2009). He also worked with McKinnon on the television show Rectify. Goggins was set to play the lead and AMC had bought the pilot script, written by McKinnon.
In May 2010, Goggins' character Boyd Crowder was promoted to the main cast for the second season of the FX series Justified.[4] In July, he had a major supporting role as a deadly death row inmate being hunted by the titular antagonists in the film Predators. In May 2011, he appeared in Code of the West, a commercial for Ram Truck's "Guts & Glory" campaign. He appeared in Cowboys & Aliens as Hunt, a bandit formerly in the employ of the protagonist. In July 2011, Goggins was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Justified.[5] He portrayed Billy Crash, a sadistic overseer and slave fighting trainer, in the 2012 film Django Unchained.[6]
Personal life
Goggins was married to dog-walking business owner[7] Leanne Goggins from 2001 until her death in 2004, when she committed suicide by jumping to her death from a Los Angeles tower block.[8] He married filmmaker Nadia Conners in August 2011. They have a son, Augustus, born in February 2011.[9] He is an avid photographer, and showcases some of his work on a blog[10] that he created when he took time off work and traveled across India. He is an avid traveler, spending much of his free time in countries such as Cambodia, Central America, Morocco, Thailand, and Vietnam.
He is active in various non-profit organizations that range from environmental to humanitarian work. He is a regular at Global Green USA events. He connected to environmental issues through his wife, who directed the documentary The 11th Hour, about the environmental crisis. Goggins is a second cousin to Billy Bob Thornton.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Murder in Mississippi | Lyle | Television film |
1992 | Stay the Night | Wayne Seagrove | Television film |
1992 | Forever Young | Gate MP | |
1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Shaky Kid | Uncredited |
1993 | For Love and Glory | Buck | Television film |
1994 | Next Karate Kid, TheThe Next Karate Kid | Charlie | |
1996 | Humanoids from the Deep | Rod | Television film |
1996 | Cherokee Kid, TheThe Cherokee Kid | Jim Bob | Television film |
1997 | Apostle, TheThe Apostle | Sam | |
1997 | Painted Hero | Roddy | |
1997 | Switchback | Bud | |
1998 | Major League: Back to the Minors | Billy "Downtown" Anderson | |
1999 | Wayward Son | ||
2000 | Crow: Salvation, TheThe Crow: Salvation | Detective Stan Roberts | |
2000 | Red Dirt | Lee Todd | |
2000 | Shanghai Noon | Wallace | |
2000 | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Almanzo Wilder | |
2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Billy Weber | Television film |
2001 | Joy Ride | Police officer | Uncredited |
2001 | Daddy and Them | Tommy Christian | |
2001 | Accountant, TheThe Accountant | Tommy O'Dell | |
2002 | Bourne Identity, TheThe Bourne Identity | Research Tech | |
2002 | Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Almanzo Wilder | |
2003 | 4 Selections from Plimpton County's Tuff Truck Jamboree | Narl | |
2003 | House of 1000 Corpses | Deputy Steve Nash | |
2003 | Apple Jack | Moe Danyou | |
2004 | Chrystal | Larry | |
2005 | World's Fastest Indian, TheThe World's Fastest Indian | Marty Dickerson | |
2006 | Randy and The Mob | Tino Armani | |
2006 | Architect, TheThe Architect | Joe | |
2008 | Winged Creatures | Zack | |
2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Nokes | |
2009 | Damage | Reno | |
2009 | That Evening Sun | Paul Meecham | |
2010 | Predators | Stans | |
2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Hunt | |
2011 | Straw Dogs | Daniel | |
2012 | Lincoln | Wells A. Hutchins | |
2012 | Django Unchained | Billy Crash | |
2013 | Officer Down | Detective Logue | |
2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Warden Nigel James | |
2013 | Machete Kills | El CameleΓ³n |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | In the Heat of the Night | Darrell | Episode: "Crackdown" |
1991 | In the Heat of the Night | Robbie Jeffries | Episode: "Shine on Sparta Moon" |
1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mike Muchin | Episode: "The Pit and the Pendulum" |
1992 | In the Heat of the Night | Garth Watkins | Episode: "A Frenzied Affair" |
1995 | JAG | Officer | Episode: "Desert Son" |
1996 | Pacific Blue | Harv | 2 episodes |
1998 | NYPD Blue | Terry | Episode: "Honeymoon at Viagra Falls" |
2002β2008 | Shield, TheThe Shield | Detective Shane Vendrell | 88 episodes Nominated β Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2009) |
2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Marlon Frost | Episode: "Empty Eyes" |
2009 | Criminal Minds | John Cooley | Episode: "Demonology" |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Sean Echols | Episode: "Dissolved" |
2010βpresent | Justified | Boyd Crowder | 48 episodes Nominated β Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011, 2013) Nominated β Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011) Nominated β Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor β Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2011) |
2012β2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Venus Van Damme | 3 episodes |
2013 | To Appomattox | Richard Ewell | 5 episodes |
2014 | Community | Mr. Stone | Episode: "Cooperative Polygraphy" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom | Border World Pilot | Voice |
References
- β . youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwI3v4c-zqc. Missing or empty
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(help) - β "Walton Goggins Bio on Yahoo Movies".
- β "Where I'm From: Walton Goggins, Atlanta Magazine, 2/1/2012 as told to Amanda Heckert".
- β "Justified Promotes Walton Goggins to Series Regular". TVGuide.com.
- β Stuart Levine (July 14, 2011). "Nomination reaction: Walton Goggins". Variety. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- β Christopher M (April 12, 2012). "Walton Goggins Joins "Django Unchained". Celluloid and Cigarette Burns. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- β "Walton Goggins on IMDB".
- β "News article about Leanne Goggin's suicide".
- β "Under the Radar interview with Walton Goggins".
- β http://www.hindutoyoutoo.blogspot.com
External links
- Walton Goggins at the Internet Movie Database
- Audio Interview w/ The Rafferty/Mills Connection Podcast (2009)
- myFanbase Interview with Walton Goggins on "Justified" and "The Shield", December 2011
- Walton Goggins Fan
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