Kevin Rankin | |
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 Rankin in 2011 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Jill Farley (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
Kevin Rankin is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Herc in the NBC series Friday Night Lights , Tyler Briggs in the NBC series Trauma , Roe Sanders in the CBS series Unforgettable , Kenny in the AMC series Breaking Bad , and Derek "Devil" Lennox in the FX TV series Justified .
After watching the television show The Fall Guy , Rankin originally intended on becoming a stunt man, until he realized the main character, a stunt man, was, in fact, played by an actor, Lee Majors. [1]
Rankin began his acting career with an appearance on the television show Unsolved Mysteries , [2] followed by a small role in the drama film The Apostle in 1997. Starting in 2000, roles in various television series followed, notably Buffy the Vampire Slayer , NYPD Blue and Philly . In 2002, he starred as "Doc" in eleven episodes of the series My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star . He also had other, longer-running appearances in Undeclared , Six Feet Under , State of Mind , Bionic Woman , and Friday Night Lights .
In 2009, he landed the role of "Tyler Briggs" in the NBC series Trauma ; the series was canceled after the first season. In 2011, he guest-starred in five episodes of the HBO drama Big Love . He played a main role in the criminal series Unforgettable from 2011-12. After a restructuring of the show, his character was dropped in the second season. [3] Since 2017, he has played Bryce Hussar in TNT's drama Claws .
In 2000, Rankin moved to Los Angeles, where he met Jill Farley[ citation needed ]
At the shooting of the pilot episode of Trauma, he proposed to her. [2] They married on October 23, 2010, and have a son and daughter together. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Apostle | Young Man in Car | |
| 1999 | Clean and Narrow | Tommy Lee | |
| 2001 | Carman: The Champion | Scrappy | |
| 2003 | Riverside | Brent | Short film |
| 2003 | Hulk | Harper | |
| 2005 | Heads N TailZ | Heads | |
| 2007 | Box One Forty-Seven | Bill | Short film |
| 2010 | Friendship! | Marvin | |
| 2011 | The Chaperone | Goldy | |
| 2012 | Santeria: The Soul Possessed | Brother Neil | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Congratulations | Casey Tremblay | Co-executive producer |
| 2013 | Pawn Shop Chronicles | Randy | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Dallas Buyers Club | T. J. | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Killick | |
| 2014 | Wild | Greg | |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | McVeigh | |
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | Billy Rayburn | |
| 2018 | Skyscraper | Ray | |
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Kenny |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Unsolved Mysteries | ||
| 2000 | After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped | Lanny | Television film |
| 2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Donny Maclay | Episode: "Family" |
| 2001 | Spin City | Kurt | Episode: "Trainstopping" |
| 2001–2002 | Undeclared | Lucien | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Philly | Marty Schlosser | Episode: "Tall Tales" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Chris Nelson | Episode: "One in the Nuts" |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Dr. Lewis Melfin | Episode: "Three Birds and a Baby" |
| 2002 | My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Doc | Main cast |
| 2003 | All About the Andersons | — | Director, episode: "My Hero" |
| 2004 | The O.C. | Lucas | Episode: "The Strip" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Larry Schneider | Episode: "Transitions" |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Johnny | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Bones | Mike Doyle | Episode: "The Man in the Morgue" |
| 2006–2008 | Friday Night Lights | Herc | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Shawn Curtis | Episode: "Leaving Las Vegas" |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Jack Vaughan | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | State of Mind | Arthur Cromwell | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Nathan | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Dean Emerson | Episode: "Misbegotten" |
| 2008 | NCIS | Dennis Moran | Episode: "Stakeout" |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | TR | Episode: "Killerball" |
| 2008 | The Closer | Dean Murphy | Episode: "Live Wire" |
| 2008 | 1% | Television film | |
| 2009 | Last of the Ninth | Slick Rick | Television film |
| 2009 | Lost | Jerry | Episode: "LaFleur" |
| 2009 | In Plain Sight | Jerry Rogan / Jerry Royal | Episode: "In My Humboldt Opinion" |
| 2009–2010 | Trauma | Tyler Briggs | Main cast |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Danny Ruskin | Episode: "Cackle-Bladder Blood" |
| 2010 | All Signs of Death | Talbot | Television pilot |
| 2010 | The Odds | Holt McCready | Television film |
| 2010–2012 | Justified | Derek "Devil" Lennox | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Kent Clark | Episode: "Saved" |
| 2011 | Big Love | Verlan Walker | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Unforgettable | Roe Saunders | Main cast (season 1) |
| 2012–2013 | Breaking Bad | Kenny | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Paul Coates | Main cast |
| 2014 | The Newsroom | Cellmate | Episode: "Oh Shenandoah" |
| 2015 | Halt and Catch Fire | Henry Clark | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Malcolm Graham | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2022 | Claws | Bryce Husser | Main cast |
| 2020 | The Umbrella Academy | Elliott | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2022–2023 | East New York | Tommy Killian | Main cast |
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