Pruitt Taylor Vince

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Pruitt Taylor Vince
Born (1960-07-05) July 5, 1960 (age 65)
Education Louisiana State University
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouses
Anne Schneider
(m. 1985,divorced)
Julianne Mattelig
(m. 2003,divorced)

Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor. Often classified as a character actor, he made his film debut with a supporting role in Angel Heart (1987).

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After supporting roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), and Natural Born Killers (1994), alongside his portrayal of Lee Bowers in the political thriller film JFK (1991), Vince gained attention with his starring roles in the films Heavy (1995) and Beautiful Girls (1996). He had his breakout with a recurring role as Clifford Banks on season 2 of the ABC legal drama television series Murder One (1997), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Following his Murder One role, Vince had starring roles in the films The Legend of 1900 (1998) and Mumford (1999).

In the 2000s, Vince had starring roles in the films Nurse Betty (2000), Simone (2002), Trapped (2002), Identity (2003), Constantine (2005), and Captivity (2007). He had a recurring role as Mose Manuel on the HBO Western series Deadwood (2005–2006).

In the 2010s, Vince had starring roles in the films Flypaper (2011), 13 Sins (2014), The Devil's Candy (2017), and Bird Box (2018). He portrayed Angelo Ruggiero in the biographical crime film Gotti (2018). On television, he had recurring roles as J.J. LaRoche on the CBS series The Mentalist (2010–2013), Casper Abraham on the NBC series Heroes Reborn (2015), and Grill on the ABC superhero series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2018). In the 2020s, he had a supporting role as Jonathan Kent in the superhero film Superman (2025) and a main role as Bob Bauer in the Apple TV+ miniseries Lady in the Lake (2024).

Early life

Vince was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 5, 1960. He attended Louisiana State University. [1]

For most of his life, Vince has had a condition called nystagmus, the involuntary movement of the eye. [2]

Career

Vince made his film debut in Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law, but his scenes were edited out. He had prominent supporting roles in several major films, including a turn as a dimwitted Ku Klux Klan member in Mississippi Burning (1988), Lee Bowers in JFK (1991), and the main character's best friend in Nobody's Fool (1994). His first lead role was in James Mangold's independent film Heavy (1995), playing a sweet, silent overweight cook harboring a crush on a waitress played by Liv Tyler. He starred in Giuseppe Tornatore's film The Legend of 1900 (1998).

Vince often alternates between heroic and villainous characters. Vince played a Southern policeman in the neo-noir psychological horror film Angel Heart (1987), a kidnapper's assistant in the crime thriller film Trapped (2002), and a deputy prison warden in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994). He played a lovable, small town pub owner in Beautiful Girls (1996); a mentally ill serial killer in the 2003 mystery thriller film Identity (a second collaboration with director Mangold); a pompous sheriff in Nurse Betty (2000); a gossip columnist in Simone (2002); and a dissolute Roman Catholic priest with psychic abilities in the 2005 supernatural horror film Constantine . [3] He can also be seen in the dramatic film Love from Ground Zero (1998) playing as Walter. Other film titles include the psychological horror film Jacob's Ladder (1990), the neo-noir film China Moon (1994), the action thriller film Homefront (2013), and the supernatural horror film The Devil's Candy (2015).

Guest appearances on TV shows include Deadwood , Alias , The X-Files , Miami Vice , Quantum Leap , Chicago Hope , In the Heat of the Night, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Highlander: The Series , and the American remake of Touching Evil . In 2011, he appeared as Otis in the AMC television series The Walking Dead . [4] He also had a guest role playing a 600-lb. patient in Fox's medical drama House . From 2010 to 2014, he had a multi-episode appearance in The Mentalist . [5] In 2012, he appeared in a full episode of Justified . [6] He took a comic role as "Jelly" in Flypaper . In 2018, he appeared on an episode of The Blacklist as Lawrence Devlin. [7]

Awards

Vince received an Emmy Award, in 1997, for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as serial killer Clifford Banks during the second season of the television series Murder One . [8]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1986 Down by Law (scenes deleted), First role
1987 Angel Heart Det. Deimos
Shy People Paul
Barfly Joe
1988 Red Heat Night Clerk
Mississippi Burning Lester Cowens
1989 K-9 Benny the Mule
Homer and Eddie Cashier
1990 Wild at Heart Buddy
Fear Shadow Man
Come See the Paradise Augie Farrell
Jacob's Ladder Paul
1991 JFK Lee Bowers
1994 China Moon Daryl Jeeters
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Bud
Natural Born Killers Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
Nobody's Fool Rub Squeers
1995 Heavy Victor Modino
Under the Hula Moon Bob
1996The CottonwoodMark Salli
Beautiful Girls Stanley 'Stinky' Womack
1997 The End of Violence Frank Cray
A Further Gesture Scott
Cold Around the Heart Johnny 'Cokebottles' Costello
1998 Dr. Dolittle Patient at HammersmithUncredited
The Legend of 1900 Max Tooney
Love from Ground Zero Walter
1999 Mumford Henry Follett
2000 Nurse Betty Ballard
The Cell Dr. Reid
2001Mental HygieneMr. AdamsShort
2002 13 Moons Owen
RebellionVito
S1m0ne Max Sayer
Trapped Marvin
Trapped from WithinHimselfVideo documentary short
2003 Identity Malcolm Rivers
Monster Gene / Stuttering "John"
2005 Constantine Father Hennessey
Drop Dead Sexy Spider
Nobody Wants Your FilmHimselfDocumentary
2007 When a Man Falls in the Forest Travis
Captivity Ben Dexter
2008 The Echo Joseph
2009 The Smell of Success Cleveland Clod
In the Electric Mist Lou Girard
Don McKay Mel
Leaves of Grass Big Joe Sharpe
2011Stanley DeBrockEarl Wayne
Flypaper Wyatt 'Jelly' Jenkins
CameramanJeremy
Drive Angry Roy
On the Inside Ben Marshal
Butter Ned Eaten
Creature Grover
2012 Bending the Rules Happy
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island Gideon Spilett
Brake Driver / Boss Terrorist (voice)
2013Broken BloodEarl Wayne
The Making of Broken BloodHimselfVideo documentary short
Homefront Werks
Dark Tourist Carl Marznap
Beautiful Creatures Mr. Lee [9]
13 Sins Vogler [10]
2015 The Devil's Candy Ray Smilie
201659 SecondsRobert
2018 Gotti Angelo Ruggiero
ASIA ANoahShort
Bird Box Rick
2021 Crime Story Tommy
2025 Superman Jonathan Kent
TBAReckoning[ citation needed ]TommyPost-production

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1988 Miami Vice CruzEpisode: "Bad Timing"
1989 I Know My First Name is Steven Irving MurphyTV movie
1990 In the Heat of the Night Leonard GrissomEpisode: "Perversions of Justice"
1991Sweet PoisonCoyleTV movie
Dead in the Water Lou RescettiTV movie
1992Till Death Us Do PartMichael BrockingtonTV movie
Quantum Leap Hank PilcherEpisode: "Moments to Live - May 4, 1985"
1993 Sisters Joe AbruzziaEpisode: "Things Are Tough All Over"
1995 Chicago Hope Walter PlattEpisode: "Small Sacrifices"
The Marshal Two-CatsEpisode: "Buy Hard"
Highlander MikeyEpisode: "The Innocent"
1996 The X-Files Gerry SchnauzEpisode: "Unruhe"
1997Night SinsOlie SwainTV movie
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer Clifford Banks TV mini-series
Murder One Clifford Banks 6 episodes
2001 Gideon's Crossing James TooleyEpisode: "The Lottery"
ThievesRoy LichterEpisode: "Dey Got De Degas"
2003L.A. ConfidentialSid HudgensTV movie
The Handler Ray / SergeiEpisode: "Street Boss"
Alias Campbell / SchapkerEpisode: "Breaking Point"
2004 Touching Evil Cyril Kemp5 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marty GleasonEpisode: "Swap Meet"
2005–2006 Deadwood Mose Manuel10 episodes
2006 House GeorgeEpisode: "Que Sera Sera"
2008 Canterbury's Law Louis MinotEpisode: "Baggage"
2010InfamousThe Patriarch3 episodes, also director
Memphis Beat Martin MatthewsEpisode: "I Want to Be Free"
2010–2013 The Mentalist J.J. LaRoche12 episodes
2011 The Cape GogglesEpisode: "Goggles and Hicks"
The Walking Dead Otis 3 episodes
2012 Justified Glen FogleEpisode: "Harlan Roulette"
Bones Haze JacksonEpisode: "The Prisoner in the Pipe"
Hawaii Five-0 Richard BrancheEpisode: "Ha'alele"
2014 True Blood Finn5 episodes
2015 Heroes Reborn Casper Abraham [11] 7 episodes
2017 Stranger Things Ray Carroll2 episodes
2017–2018 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Grill [12] Recurring; 4 episodes
2018 The Blacklist Lawrence Devlin2 episodes
2024 Lady in the Lake Bob BauerMiniseries

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1997 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Murder One Won
Viewers for Quality Television Awards Best Recurring PlayerWon

References

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  2. "Famous People with Nystagmus". Nystagmus Network UK. Archived from the original on 2015-10-28.
  3. Hansen, Regina (2011). "Mad Drunken Exorcists: The Decline of the Hero Priest". In Hansen, Regina (ed.). Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film: Essays on Belief, Spectacle, Ritual and Imagery. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 270. ISBN   978-0-7864-8724-0. LCCN   2011007859.
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  5. Keck, William (26 October 2010). "Keck's Exclusives: New Mentalist Character To Butt Heads with Jane". TVGuide.com .
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