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Ray McKinnon

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Ray McKinnon in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
In a dystopian colony on a planet called New World, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) has grown up believing a virus has killed all women and given all living creatures the ability to read each other’s minds and hear each other's thoughts in a stream of images, words and sounds called "the Noise."
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Ray McKinnon is a writer, actor, director and producer. He served from 2012 through 2016 as creator, showrunner, writer and director of the Peabody Award winning, Sundance TV series, "Rectify."

As an actor, McKinnon has created a canon of unforgettable, offbeat and richly textured characters. In a career spanning two decades, McKinnon steadily built an impressive resume, including memorable roles on FX's critically acclaimed "Sons of Anarchy" (as Lincoln Potter) and the award winning HBO series "Deadwood" (as Reverend H.W. Smith). He has also appeared in series such as "NYPD Blue," "X Files" and "Matlock." Big screen credits include "Mud", "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", "Take Shelter", "The Blind Side", "Footloose", "Apollo 13", and "Bugsy".

As a filmmaker, in 2008, he produced and starred in the critically praised indie feature, "That Evening Sun", and garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Lonzo Choat, opposite Hal Holbrook.

McKinnon has complemented his work in front of the camera with other notable turns as a writer, director and producer. He has frequently collaborated with his friend Walton Goggins and his late wife, actress Lisa Blount, under their Ginny Mule Pictures banner. Their debut film, the McKinnon-penned and titular played, "The Accountant", won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2002. Their first feature, "Chrystal" (written and directed by McKinnon and starring Ms. Blount), was selected for the Sundance Film Festival's prestigious Dramatic Film Competition in 2004.
BornNovember 15, 1957
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BornNovember 15, 1957
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 12 wins & 4 nominations total

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NEEDFUL THINGS
HANG FROM TREES
Ray McKinnon
Ford V Ferrari
Ray McKinnon in Mud (2012)
Raymond McKinnon as Lonzo Choate in THAT EVENING SUN
Mare Winningham and Ray McKinnon in Dopesick (2021)
Clint Eastwood, Paul Hewitt, Bruce McGill, and Ray McKinnon in A Perfect World (1993)
Loren Dean, Ed Harris, and Ray McKinnon in Apollo 13 (1995)
Sarah Paulson and Ray McKinnon in Mud (2012)
Ray McKinnon in That Evening Sun (2009)
Ray McKinnon in Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Known for

Aden Young in Rectify (2013)
Rectify
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Brad Dourif, Powers Boothe, Paula Malcomson, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, and Robin Weigert in Deadwood (2004)
Deadwood
8.6
TV Series
  • Reverend H.W. Smith(as Raymond McKinnon)
Matthew McConaughey in Mud (2012)
Mud
7.4
  • Senior
  • 2012
That Evening Sun (2009)
That Evening Sun
7.0
  • Lonzo Choat
  • 2009

Credits

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Actor

  • The Continental: From the World of John Wick
    • Jenkins
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Knox Goes Away
    • Post-production
  • The Dead Don't Hurt
    • Post-production
  • Sick Girl
    • Malcolm
    • Post-production
  • JD Pardo in Mayans M.C. (2018)
    Mayans M.C.
    • Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2023
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn and Ray McKinnon in Exeter (2018)
    Exeter
    • Les Pruitt
    • Podcast Series
    • 2018–2023
  • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
    Dopesick
    • Jerry Mallum
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Ray McKinnon, Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Kurt Sutter, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
    Chaos Walking
    • Matthew
    • 2021
  • Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel in News of the World (2020)
    News of the World
    • Simon Boudlin
    • 2020
  • Abigail Spencer in Reprisal (2019)
    Reprisal
    • Tommy Quinn
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)
    Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
    • Roy Meegers
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)
    Ford v Ferrari
    • Phil Remington
    • 2019
  • Wayne (2019)
    Wayne
    • Wayne McCullough Sr.
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • William Labott
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
    Fear the Walking Dead
    • Proctor John
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Matthew McConaughey in Mud (2012)
    Mud
    • Senior
    • 2012
  • Charlie Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
    Sons of Anarchy
    • Lincoln 'Linc' Potter
    • Gabe Marcel
    • Nick Stackhouse
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough in Footloose (2011)
    Footloose
    • Wes Warnicker
    • 2011
  • Dolphin Tale (2011)
    Dolphin Tale
    • Mr. Doyle
    • 2011

Writer

  • Aden Young in Rectify (2013)
    Rectify
    • created by
    • written by
    • teleplay ...
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2016
  • Randy and the Mob (2007)
    Randy and the Mob
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Billy Bob Thornton and Lisa Blount in Chrystal (2004)
    Chrystal
    • written by
    • 2004
  • The Accountant (2001)
    The Accountant
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2001

Producer

  • Aden Young in Rectify (2013)
    Rectify
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2016
  • That Evening Sun (2009)
    That Evening Sun
    • producer (as Raymond McKinnon)
    • 2009
  • Billy Bob Thornton and Lisa Blount in Chrystal (2004)
    Chrystal
    • producer
    • 2004
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ray Mc Kinnon
  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • November 15, 1957
    • Adel, Georgia, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lisa Blount1998 - October 25, 2010 (her death)
  • Parents
      Raymond McKinnon
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

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    Co-owner of "Ginny Mules Pictures", along with partner Walton Goggins, a film and television production company.
  • Quotes
    When I'm writing something and I'm really into it, that's all I can think about, and it becomes the most important thing in the world to me, and it may not be that, in reality.

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