Ronnie Gene Blevins

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Ronnie Gene Blevins
Born (1977-06-20) June 20, 1977 (age 47)
Occupation Actor
Years active2001 - present
Website Official site

Ronnie Gene Blevins (born June 20, 1977) is an American character actor. [1] He is best known for his role as small-time criminal Willie Russell in the 2013 film Joe , directed by David Gordon Green. [2]

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Career

His TV credits include NCIS , True Detective , Kingdom and Twin Peaks . Other notable works include The Dark Knight Rises , Seven Psychopaths , Avenged and the 2018 remake of Death Wish . [3]

Blevins wrote, produced and starred in the 2009 independent film American Cowslip . [4]

Personal life

Blevins is deaf in one ear and blind in one eye. [5] He is married to actress Veronica Burgess, with whom he has a son.

Filmography

Film

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, as Robot - uncredited)
  • Better Luck Tomorrow (2002, as Skinhead - uncredited)
  • Bleed (2002, as Peter)
  • Eiderdown Goose (2003, as Matty)
  • Birth Rite (2003, as Paul Guilford)
  • The Affair (2004, as Donny)
  • Freezerburn (2005, as Peter)
  • Look @ Me (2006, as Cyber Fan)
  • ...Less Than Kind (2008, as Roman)
  • A Beautiful Life (2008, as Henry)
  • Night Life (2008, as Junky)
  • American Cowslip (2009, as Ethan Inglebrink)
  • Area Q (2011, as Husband with a video camera)
  • Kiss the Abyss (2012, as Bruce)
  • Enchanted Affairs (2012)
  • Commander and Chief (2012, as Perry Houser)
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012, as Cement Truck Driver)
  • Seven Psychopaths (2012, as First Cop)
  • Least Among Saints (2012, as Ronnie)
  • Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012, as Tom Sullivan)
  • Shadow on the Mesa (2013, as Trace Hodges)
  • Jobs (2013, as Dealer - uncredited)
  • Samuel Bleak (2013, as Walters)
  • Past God (2013, as James' Father)
  • To Hell with a Bullet (2013, as Boomer Cobb)
  • Joe (2013, as Willie-Russell) [6]
  • Sequence (2013, as Robber)
  • The Hunted (2013, as Stevie)
  • Avenged (2013, as Jed [7] )
  • Thrillseekers the Indosheen (2013, as Calvin)
  • Small Time (2014, as Greedy Bob)
  • Suburban Gothic (2014, as Pope)
  • The Gnashing (2014, as Sid)
  • Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink (2014, as Hopps Kinney)
  • Jonny's Sweet Revenge (2014, as Sully)
  • Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 (2014, as Hopps Kinney)
  • Uncle John (2015, as Danny)
  • Then There Was (2014, as Lee)
  • When the Storm God Rides (2014, as Chad Cooper)
  • Texas Heart (2014, as Peter / Frank)
  • Crawlspace (2015, as Ray Walsh)
  • Burning Kentucky (2015, as Rule)
  • The Perfect Guy (2015, as Dalton)
  • Fear, Inc. (2016)
  • The Neighbor (2016) [8]
  • Death Wish (2018, as Joe Gannon)
  • Tone-Deaf (2019, as David)
  • The Wave (2019, as Ritchie)
  • Death in Texas (2020, as Billy Walker)
  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021, as Bruno Sauls)
  • What Josiah Saw (2021, as Billy)
  • Father Stu (2022, as Joe)
  • Emancipation (2022, as Harrington)
  • Squealer (2023, as Squealer)

Television

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