Ray McKinnon (actor)
| Ray McKinnon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 15, 1957 Adel, Georgia, U.S. |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Blount (1998-2010) (her death) |
Ray McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. He was married to actress and producer Lisa Blount from 1998 until her death on October 25, 2010. He graduated with a degree in Theatre from Valdosta State University.
Along with his wife, McKinnon won the Academy Award in the category Live Action Short Film in 2001 for The Accountant.[1] The film was produced by Ginny Mule Pictures, a company founded by himself, Lisa Blount and Walton Goggins. McKinnon currently lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, the hometown of his late wife. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Reverend Smith in the HBO series Deadwood and for his role as Lincoln Potter in the fourth season of the critically acclaimed FX show Sons of Anarchy.
McKinnon wrote, produced, directed and played Snake in the critically acclaimed 2004 film Chrystal starring Blount and Billy Bob Thornton. The supporting cast included Goggins, Grace Zabriskie, Harry Lennix, Harry Dean Stanton and Johnny Galecki.
He created the television series Rectify, the first original series from Sundance Channel. The first season was broadcast from April to May 2013 and is on its third season.
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | In the Heat of the Night | Jethro Puller | 1989–1991 |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Trooper #1 | |
| 1991 | Bugsy | David Hinton | |
| Designing Women | Dwayne Dobber | 1991–1992 | |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Lawyer Webb | |
| Needful Things | Deputy Norris Ridgewick | ||
| 1994 | The Stand | Charlie D. Campion | TV mini-series |
| Matlock | Wade Parsons | ||
| Roswell | Deputy Joe Pritchard | ||
| 1995 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Garland Briscoe | |
| Apollo 13 | FIDO (Flight Dynamics Officer), White team | ||
| The Net | Dale | ||
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walk | Long Bill Coleman | |
| The Pretender | Lawson | Goodbye Lover-Rollins | |
| 1999 | NYPD Blue | Ted | |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Vernon T. Waldrip | |
| 2001 | The Practice | Frank Vaughan | |
| The Accountant | The Accountant | ||
| 2002 | The X Files | Mad Wayne | |
| Philly | Dewey Hicks | ||
| 2003 | The Missing | Russell J. Wittick, photographer | |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Rev. H.W. Smith | |
| Chrystal | Snake | ||
| 2006 | Come Early Morning | Toby | |
| Things That Hang from Trees | Tom Wheeler Sr. | ||
| 2007 | Randy and The Mob | Randy and Cecil Pearson | |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | Bill Coleman | TV mini-series |
| The Last Lullaby | Ominous Figure | ||
| 2009 | That Evening Sun | Lonzo Choat | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
| The Blind Side | Coach Burt Cotton | ||
| 2010 | Justified | Mr. Duke | Blind Spot, Season 1, Episode 7 |
| 2011 | Sons of Anarchy | Lincoln Potter | |
| Dolphin Tale | Mr. Doyle | ||
| Take Shelter | Kyle | ||
| Footloose | Wes Warnicker | ||
| 2012 | Mud | Senior | |
Director
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Accountant | Academy Award for Live Action Short Film shared with Lisa Blount & Walton Goggins |
| 2004 | Chrystal | |
| 2006 | Randy and The Mob | |
| 2013 | Rectify | "Jacob's Ladder" (season 1, episode 6) |
Screenwriter
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Accountant | |
| 2004 | Chrystal | |
| 2006 | Randy and The Mob | |
| 2013–present | Rectify | Creator and head writer |
Producer
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chrystal | |
| 2008 | I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down | |
| 2013–present | Rectify | Executive producer |
References
External links
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