 It’s really an opportunity for this group of characters that we’ve all grown to love to really look at themselves and to take a moment to reflect on who they are in this world. I don’t think people will view this show the same way afterward — because of the things that are said and because of what the characters say about themselves. And it does it in a way that only Community can do. It does it with biting humor and a real understanding of smart people understanding themselves. And it’s very touching in the way that it wraps up without telling you how it all unfolds.
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| — Walton Goggins , interview from Entertainment Weekly |
Bio[]
Walton Goggins is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born on November 10, 1971 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is best known for his roles on the FX Networks series "The Shield" where he portrayed Detective Shane Vendrell from 2002 to the series' conclusion in 2008. This role earned him a nomination in 2009 for a Television Critics Association (TCA) Award in the category of "Individual Achievement in Drama." He is currently starring on "Justified" portraying and Boyd Crowder. For this role he received an Emmy® nomination and two Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Goggins had a recurring role in the fifth and sixth seasons in the FX series Sons of Anarchy, portraying transsexual Diosa escort, Venus Van Dam.
Goggins was married to his grist wife Leanne Goggins from 2001 until her unexpected death by suicide in 2004. In August 2011 he married longtime girlfriend filmmaker Nadia Conners with whom they have a son named Augustus who had been born earlier that year in February. He is an avid photographer, and showcases some of his work on his personal blog. He is an avid traveler, having spent a lot of his free time in countries such as India, Cambodia,Central America, Morocco, Thailand, and Vietnam. He is active in various non-profit organizations that range from environmental to humanitarian work and is a regular at Global Green USAevents. It was through that connection he met his second wife, who directed the documentary "The 11th Hour", about the environmental crisis.
In addition to his acting work, Goggins is also an award winning filmmaker. He has a production company – Ginny Mule Pictures – with his partner Ray McKinnon. Together they have made four films: a short, "The Accountant" (which won the Academy Award in 2001), Chrystal ( entered in the Sundance Dramatic Competition), "Randy and the Mob and That Evening Sun" ( won the South By Southwest Special Jury Prize 2009). He worked with McKinnon on a new television show, "Rectify". Goggins co-produced and starred in the 2001 short film "The Accountant", which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Goggins accepted the award alongside Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Murder in Mississippi | Lyle | Television film |
| 1992 | Stay the Night | Wayne Seagrove | Television film |
| 1992 | Forever Young (1992 film) | Gate MP | |
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Shaky Kid | Uncredited |
| 1993 | For Love and Glory | Buck | Television film |
| 1994 | The Next Karate Kid | Charlie | |
| 1996 | Humanoids from the Deep | Rod | Television film |
| 1996 | Jim Bob | Television film | |
| 1997 | The Apostle | Sam | |
| 1997 | Painted Hero | Roddy | |
| 1997 | Switchback (film) | Bud | |
| 1998 | Major League: Back to the Minors | Billy "Downtown" Anderson | |
| 1999 | Wayward Son | ||
| 2000 | The Crow: Salvation | Detective Stan Roberts | |
| 2000 | Red Dirt (film) | Lee Todd | |
| 2000 | Shanghai Noon | Wallace | |
| 2000 | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Almanzo Wilder | |
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Billy Weber | Television film |
| 2001 | Joy Ride (2001 film) | Police officer | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Tommy Christian | |
| 2001 | The Accountant | Tommy O'Dell | |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | Research Tech | |
| 2002 | Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Almanzo Wilder | |
| 2003 | 4 Selections from Plimpton County's Tuff Truck Jamboree | Narl | |
| 2003 | House of 1000 Corpses | Deputy Steve Nash | |
| 2003 | Apple Jack | Moe Danyou | |
| 2004 | Chrystal (film) | Larry | |
| 2005 | World's Fastest Indian | Marty Dickerson | |
| 2006 | Randy and The Mob | Tino Armani | |
| 2006 | Architect (film) | Joe | |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures (film) | Zack | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Nokes | |
| 2009 | Damage (2009 film) | Reno | |
| 2009 | That Evening Sun (film) | Paul Meecham | |
| 2010 | Predators (film) | Stans | |
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Hunt | |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs (remake) | Daniel | |
| 2012 | Lincoln] | Wells A. Hutchins | |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Billy Crash | |
| 2013 | Officer Down | Detective Logue | |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Warden Nigel James | |
| 2013 | Machete Kills | El Cameleón |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | In the Heat of the Night (TV series) | Darrell | Episode: "Crackdown" |
| 1991 | In the Heat of the Night | Robbie Jeffries | Episode: "Shine on Sparta Moon" |
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mike Muchin | Episode: "The Pit and the Pendulum" |
| 1992 | In the Heat of the Night | Garth Watkins | Episode: "A Frenzied Affair" |
| 1995 | JAG | Officer | Episode: "Desert Son" |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Harv | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | NYPD Blue | Terry | Episode: "Honeymoon at Viagra Falls" |
| 2002 - 2008 | The Shield | Detective Shane Vendrell | 88 episodes Nominated - TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama(2009) |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Marlon Frost | Episode: "Empty Eyes" |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | John Cooley | Episode: "Demonology" |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Sean Echols | Episode: "Dissolved" |
| 2011 - present | Justified | Boyd Crowder | 48 episodes Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011, 2013) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011) Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2011) |
| 2012 - 2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Venus Van Damme | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | To Appomattox | Richard Ewell | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Community | Mr. Stone | Episode: "Cooperative Polygraphy" |
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