Years active 1989-present Height 1.88 m | Role Actor Name Ray McKinnon | |
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Awards Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action), Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award Movies and TV shows Similar People Lisa Blount, Aden Young, Bruce McKinnon, Clayne Crawford, Jacob Lofland | ||
Raymond "Ray" Wilkes McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.
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Early life
McKinnon was born in 1957 and grew up in Adel, Georgia, the son of Raymond McKinnon, a car dealer, and his wife Dorothy McKinnon. He attended local schools.
In 1981, McKinnon graduated with a degree in theatre from Valdosta State University.
Career
McKinnon began acting and later directed. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Reverend Smith in the HBO series Deadwood, which ran from 2004 to 2006, a total of three seasons and 36 episodes. He is also known for his role as Lincoln Potter in the fourth season of the critically acclaimed FX show Sons of Anarchy.
He founded Ginny Mule Pictures, a production company, with his wife Lisa Blount, an actress and producer, and Walton Goggins. Together the trio won the Academy Award in 2001 in the category Live Action Short Film for The Accountant, which they produced with their company.
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 wrote, directed, and acted in the television series Rectify, the first original series from SundanceTV, featuring a man released from Georgia state prison after 19 years on death row, and it explores the effects on him, his family and his small town. Aden Young stars as Daniel Holden. The first season was broadcast from April to May 2013, and the fourth and final season ended in December 2016. The series won a Peabody Award in 2013 and its first season was critically acclaimed.
Marriage and family
In 1998 McKinnon married Lisa Blount, an actress and producer. She died on October 25, 2010. He currently lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, the hometown of Blount.
Filmography
Actor
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Knox Goes Away (post-production)
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The Dead Don't Hurt (post-production)
2023
The Continental: From the World of John Wick (TV Mini Series) (post-production) as
Jenkins
- Night One (2023) - Jenkins
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Sick Girl (completed) as
Malcolm
2018
Mayans M.C. (TV Series) as
Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- I Want Nothing But Death (2023) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Do You Hear the Rain (2023) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- The Calling of Saint Matthew (2022) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Chapter the Last, Nothing More to Write (2021) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Hunahpu (2019) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Kukulkan (2019) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Muluc (2019) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Xquic (2019) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Camazotz (2019) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Xbalanque (2019) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Cuervo/Tz'ikb'uul (2018) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Serpiente/Chikchan (2018) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Rata/Ch'o (2018) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Cucaracha/K'uruch (2018) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Gato/Mis (2018) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
2018
Exeter (Podcast Series) as
Les Pruitt
- Chasing a Ghost (2023) - Les Pruitt
- The Fall of the House of Bostwick (2023) - Les Pruitt
- The Living Among the Dead (2023) - Les Pruitt
- Dig Him Up (2023) - Les Pruitt
- The Devil Lives in Pickins (2023) - Les Pruitt
- I Wish He'd Said Chesterfields (2023) - Les Pruitt
- Crouchback (2023) - Les Pruitt
- Pretty People (2023) - Les Pruitt
- Hounds and Snakes (2018) - Les Pruitt
- How Quickly Things Die (2018) - Les Pruitt
- Its Worth the Risk - Les Pruitt
- What Arthur Knew - Les Pruitt
- The Gun in the Drawers - Les Pruitt
- Say What You Did - Les Pruitt
- 87 All Over Again - Les Pruitt
- Satan is Real - Les Pruitt
- Who is Darryl Ballinger? - Les Pruitt
- The Gun in the Woods - Les Pruitt
- Damn Lies - Les Pruitt
- Up on Glassy Mountain - Les Pruitt
- Absalom - Les Pruitt
- Mystery Man - Les Pruitt
2021
Dopesick (TV Mini Series) as
Jerry Mallum
- The People vs. Purdue Pharma (2021) - Jerry Mallum
- Black Box Warning (2021) - Jerry Mallum
- Hammer the Abusers (2021) - Jerry Mallum
- The Whistleblower (2021) - Jerry Mallum
- Pseudo-Addiction (2021) - Jerry Mallum
- The 5th Vital Sign (2021) - Jerry Mallum
- First Bottle (2021) - Jerry Mallum
2021
Chaos Walking as
Matthew
2020
News of the World as
Simon Boudlin
2019
Reprisal (TV Series) as
Tommy Quinn
- The Tale of Harold Horpus (2019) - Tommy Quinn
2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (TV Series) as
Roy Meegers
- Two Doors Down (2019) - Roy Meegers
2019
Ford v Ferrari as
Phil Remington
2019
Wayne (TV Series) as
Wayne McCullough Sr.
- Chapter One: Get Some Then (2019) - Wayne McCullough Sr.
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
William Labott
- The Book of Esther (2018) - William Labott
2017
Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series) as
Proctor John
- Sleigh Ride (2017) - Proctor John
- Things Bad Begun (2017) - Proctor John
2012
Mud as
Senior
2011
Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) as
Lincoln 'Linc' Potter / Gabe Marcel / Nick Stackhouse
- To Be, Act 2 (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- To Be, Act 1 (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Burnt and Purged Away (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Call of Duty (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Hands (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Kiss (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Fruit for the Crows (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Brick (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Una Venta (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter / Gabe Marcel / Nick Stackhouse
- Dorylus (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Booster (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
- Out (2011) - Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
2011
Footloose as
Wes Warnicker
2011
Dolphin Tale as
Mr. Doyle
2011
Hick as
Lloyd
2011
The Last Ride as
Stan
2011
Take Shelter as
Kyle
2010
Justified (TV Series) as
Mr. Duke
- Blind Spot (2010) - Mr. Duke
2009
The Blind Side as
Coach Cotton
2009
That Evening Sun as
Lonzo Choat
2008
The Last Lullaby as
Ominous Figure
2008
Comanche Moon (TV Mini Series) as
Bill Coleman
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - Bill Coleman
- Episode #1.1 (2008) - Bill Coleman
2007
Randy and the Mob as
Randy Pearson / Cecil Pearson
2006
Things That Hang from Trees as
Tom Wheeler Sr.
2006
Come Early Morning as
Toby
2004
Deadwood (TV Series) as
Reverend H.W. Smith
- Sold Under Sin (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Mister Wu (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- No Other Sons or Daughters (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Suffer the Little Children (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Bullock Returns to the Camp (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Plague (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- The Trial of Jack McCall (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Reconnoitering the Rim (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Deep Water (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
- Deadwood (2004) - Reverend H.W. Smith (as Raymond McKinnon)
2004
Chrystal as
Snake
2003
The Missing as
Russell J. Wittick
2002
The Badge as
Deputy C.B.
2002
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Mad Wayne
- Improbable (2002) - Mad Wayne
2002
The Pickets (Short) as
Craig
2002
Philly (TV Series) as
Dewey Hicks
- The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds (2002) - Dewey Hicks
2001
The Practice (TV Series) as
Frank Vaughan
- Suffer the Little Children (2001) - Frank Vaughan
2001
The Accountant (Short) as
The Accountant
2000
Rocky Times (TV Movie) as
Sheriff Rick
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou? as
Vernon T. Waldrip
1999
Any Day Now (TV Series)
- You Really Believe in That Stuff? (1999)
1999
The Price of a Broken Heart (TV Movie)
1999
This Is Harry Lehman (Short) as
Harry Lehman
1999
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Ted
- T'aint Misbehavin (1999) - Ted
1998
Michael Hayes (TV Series)
- Devotion (1998)
1998
Goodbye Lover as
Rollins
1997
Brooklyn South (TV Series) as
Gilbert Van Eggidy
- A Reverend Runs Through It (1997) - Gilbert Van Eggidy
1997
Old Man (TV Movie) as
Shanty Man with Gun
1996
Nash Bridges (TV Series) as
Gary Graham
- Zodiac (1996) - Gary Graham
1996
The Pretender (TV Series) as
Lawson
- Flyer (1996) - Lawson
1996
Dead Man's Walk (TV Mini Series) as
Long Bill Coleman
- Episode #1.3 (1996) - Long Bill Coleman
- Episode #1.2 (1996) - Long Bill Coleman
- Episode #1.1 (1996) - Long Bill Coleman
1996
Forgotten Sins (TV Movie) as
Steve Sweetler
1995
The Client (TV Series) as
Lenny Barlow
- Drive, He Said (1995) - Lenny Barlow
- Them That Has- (1995) - Lenny Barlow (uncredited)
- A Perfect World (1995) - Lenny Barlow
1995
The Grass Harp as
Charlie Cool Jr
1995
The Net as
Dale
1995
Apollo 13 as
Jerry Bostick - FIDO White
1995
Legend (TV Series) as
Lyle
- Knee-High Noon (1995) - Lyle
1994
Scarlett (TV Mini Series) as
Will Benteen
- Episode #1.3 (1994) - Will Benteen
- Episode #1.1 (1994) - Will Benteen
1994
Matlock (TV Series) as
Wade Parsons
- The Tabloid (1994) - Wade Parsons (as Ray Mc Kinnon)
1994
The Boys Are Back (TV Series) as
Bill
- The Fishing Trip (1994) - Bill
1994
Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (TV Movie) as
Buddy Rivers
1994
Roswell (TV Movie) as
Deputy Joe Pritchard
1994
Sisters (TV Series) as
Billy
- Protective Measures (1994) - Billy
1994
The Stand (TV Mini Series) as
Charlie Campion
- The Plague (1994) - Charlie Campion
1994
Picket Fences (TV Series) as
Jeffrey Murray
- Paging Doctor God (1994) - Jeffrey Murray
1993
Arly Hanks (TV Movie) as
Hobert Middleton
1993
A Perfect World as
Bradley
1993
Needful Things as
Deputy Norris Ridgewick
1993
Sommersby as
Lawyer Webb
1991
Designing Women (TV Series) as
Dwayne Dobber
- Sex and the Single Woman (1992) - Dwayne Dobber
- Dwayne's World (1991) - Dwayne Dobber
1992
Indecency (TV Movie) as
Victor
1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as
Frank
1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (TV Movie) as
Les
1992
In Sickness and in Health (TV Movie) as
Dr. Nyland
1991
Bugsy as
David Hinton
1989
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) as
Jethro Puller / Timer
- Ruda's Awakening (1991) - Jethro Puller
- Perversions of Justice (1990) - Jethro Puller
- Crackdown (1989) - Timer
1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (TV Movie) as
Lee Bob
1991
I'll Fly Away (TV Series) as
Donny Hubbard
- The Hat (1991) - Donny Hubbard
1991
Livin' Large! as
Harmon
1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (TV Movie) as
Bob Cheshire
1991
Night of the Hunter (TV Movie) as
Ben Harper
1991
Paris Trout as
Carl Bonner
1990
Vampire Cop
1990
When Will I Be Loved? (TV Movie) as
Man with Basketball
1990
Web of Deceit (TV Movie) as
Stuart Troxel
1990
Tune in Tomorrow... as
Cub Reporter
1990
Rising Son (TV Movie) as
Ken Mott
1990
Murder in Mississippi (TV Movie) as
Lyle's Father
1989
Driving Miss Daisy as
Trooper #1
Writer
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Rectify (TV Series) (created by - 23 episodes, 2014 - 2016) (written by - 17 episodes, 2013 - 2016) (creator - 7 episodes, 2013 - 2014) (teleplay - 1 episode, 2014)
- All I'm Sayin' (2016) - (creator) / (written by)
- Happy Unburdening (2016) - (creator) / (written by)
- Physics (2016) - (creator)
- Pineapples in Paris (2016) - (creator)
- Go Ask Roger (2016) - (creator) / (written by)
- Bob & Carol & Ted Jr. & Alice (2016) - (creator) / (written by)
- Yolk (2016) - (creator) / (written by)
- A House Divided (2016) - (creator) / (written by)
- The Source (2015) - (creator) / (written by)
- The Future (2015) - (creator) / (written by)
- Girl Jesus (2015) - (creator)
- Sown with Salt (2015) - (creator)
- Thrill Ride (2015) - (creator) / (written by)
- Hoorah (2015) - (creator) / (written by)
- Unhinged (2014) - (creator) / (written by)
- Until You're Blue (2014) - (creator)
- The Great Destroyer (2014) - (creator) / (teleplay)
- Weird as You (2014) - (creator)
- Mazel Tov (2014) - (creator)
- Act as If (2014) - (creator)
- Donald the Normal (2014) - (creator) / (written by)
- Charlie Darwin (2014) - (creator)
- Sleeping Giants (2014) - (creator)
- Running with the Bull (2014) - (creator) / (written by)
- Jacob's Ladder (2013) - (creator) / (written by)
- Drip, Drip (2013) - (creator) / (written by)
- Plato's Cave (2013) - (creator)
- Modern Times (2013) - (creator)
- Sexual Peeling (2013) - (creator) / (written by)
- Always There (2013) - (creator) / (written by)
2007
Randy and the Mob (written by)
2004
Chrystal (written by)
2001
The Accountant (Short) (written by)
Producer
2013
Rectify (TV Series) (executive producer - 25 episodes)
- All I'm Sayin' (2016) - (executive producer)
- Happy Unburdening (2016) - (executive producer)
- Physics (2016) - (executive producer)
- Pineapples in Paris (2016) - (executive producer)
- Go Ask Roger (2016) - (executive producer)
- Bob & Carol & Ted Jr. & Alice (2016) - (executive producer)
- Yolk (2016) - (executive producer)
- A House Divided (2016) - (executive producer)
- Hoorah (2015) - (executive producer)
- Unhinged (2014) - (executive producer)
- Until You're Blue (2014) - (executive producer)
- The Great Destroyer (2014) - (executive producer)
- Weird as You (2014) - (executive producer)
- Mazel Tov (2014) - (executive producer)
- Act as If (2014) - (executive producer)
- Donald the Normal (2014) - (executive producer)
- Charlie Darwin (2014) - (executive producer)
- Sleeping Giants (2014) - (executive producer)
- Running with the Bull (2014) - (executive producer)
- Jacob's Ladder (2013) - (executive producer)
- Drip, Drip (2013) - (executive producer)
- Plato's Cave (2013) - (executive producer)
- Modern Times (2013) - (executive producer)
- Sexual Peeling (2013) - (executive producer)
- Always There (2013) - (executive producer)
2009
That Evening Sun (producer - as Raymond McKinnon)
2004
Chrystal (producer)
Director
2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Story of More Woe (2019)
2013
Rectify (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- All I'm Sayin' (2016)
- The Source (2015)
- Jacob's Ladder (2013)
2013
Spanola Pepper Sauce Company (Short)
2007
Randy and the Mob
2004
Chrystal
2001
The Accountant (Short)
Self
2017
Talking Dead (TV Series) as
Self
- Things Bad Begun/Sleigh Ride (2017) - Self
2014
On Story (TV Series) as
Self
- Rectify: Ray McKinnon on Characters & Culture (2014) - Self
2013
Mud: Southern Authenticity: Shooting the Real Arkansas (Short) as
Self
2013
A Personal Tale: Writing and Directing MUD (Video short) as
Self
2013
The Arkansas Ensemble the Distinctive Characters and Cast of Mud (Short) as
Self
2012
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2012
Jump Back: Re-Imagining 'Footloose' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2010
25th Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
2002
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
References
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