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Walton Goggins
Goggins at the Television Academy presents An Evening with “Justified” in Hollywood on March 19, 2014
Born (1971-11-10) November 10, 1971 (age 53)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Years active1990–present
SpouseLeanne Goggins (2001–2004) Nadia Conners (2011 - present)

Walton Sanders Goggins, Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as Shane Vendrell on The Shield and Boyd Crowder on Justified. He has appeared in films such as Django Unchained, Machete Kills, Lincoln, The Apostle, Chrystal, That Evening Sun, Miracle at St. Anna and Predators. He also co-produced and starred in the 2001 short film The Accountant, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Early life

Goggins was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised in Lithia Springs, Georgia. He has lived in Los Angeles, California since he was 19 years old.[1][2][dead link][3][dead link]

Career

Goggins is well known for his portrayal of Detective Shane Vendrell in the FX series The Shield, a role he played from 2002 to 2008.

Goggins is also an award-winning filmmaker. He owns a production company called Ginny Mule Pictures with actor Ray McKinnon. They have made four films: The Accountant (a short film which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001), Chrystal (Sundance Dramatic Competition), Randy and the Mob, and That Evening Sun (which won the South by Southwest Special Jury Prize 2009). He also worked with McKinnon on the television show Rectify. Goggins was set to play the lead and AMC had bought the pilot script, written by McKinnon.

In May 2010, Goggins' character Boyd Crowder was promoted to the main cast for the second season of the FX series Justified.[4] In July, he had a major supporting role as a deadly death row inmate being hunted by the titular antagonists in the film Predators. In May 2011, he appeared in Code of the West, a commercial for Ram Truck's "Guts & Glory" campaign. He appeared in Cowboys & Aliens as Hunt, a bandit formerly in the employ of the protagonist. In July 2011, Goggins was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Justified.[5] He portrayed Billy Crash, a sadistic overseer and slave fighting trainer, in the 2012 film Django Unchained.[6]

In 2012 and later in 2013, Goggins was invited to appear in a guest role as transgender prostitute Venus Van Dam in the FX series Sons of Anarchy. He had previously worked with the show's creator, Kurt Sutter, when the latter was a writer and executive producer on The Shield from 2002 until 2008. The name "Venus Van Damme" is a play on the undercover name "Cletus Van Damme" used by Goggins' character on The Shield.[7]

Professional recognition[8][better source needed]

Googins has received a steady stream of recognition for his professional work. With Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount, and Ginny Mule Pictures, he was recognized by the Spirit of Slamdance Award at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2001 for The Accountant, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2002. Their film Chrystal appeared in the 2004 U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival,[9] and the same trio were awarded the Spirit of Slamdance Award again in 2007 for Randy and the Mob.

Goggins was nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2009 for his role as Detective Shane Vendrell in The Shield. In that same year, McKinnon, Goggins, Hal Holbrook, and the rest of the principle cast of That Evening Sun won the Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the South by Southwest Film Festival competition.

In 2012, the principle cast of Quentin Tarentino's Django Unchained, including Goggins, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Bruce Dern, and others, were nominated for the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for Best Ensemble Performance.

Goggins' portrayal of the character Boyd Crowder in Justified garnered nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, for Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2011, for the TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain in 2013, for the Online Film & Television Association's Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2014, and for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, 2013, and 2014.

Goggins role as Venus Van Dam in the Sons of Anarchy received nominations for the Online Film & Television Association's Television Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2014, and for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2014.

Personal life

Goggins was married to dog-walking business owner Leanne Goggins from 2001 until her death by suicide in 2004.[8][better source needed][10][better source needed] He married filmmaker Nadia Conners in August 2011, and they have a son, Augustus, born in February 2011.[11] Goggins is an avid photographer, and showcases some of his work on a blog[12] that he created when he took time off work and traveled across India.[13] He is an avid traveler, spending much of his free time in Cambodia, Central America, Morocco, Thailand, and Vietnam.[citation needed]

He is active in various non-profit organizations that range from environmental to humanitarian work.[clarification needed] He regularly attends Global Green USA events.[relevant?] He connected to environmental issues through his wife, who directed the documentary The 11th Hour, about the environmental crisis.[clarification needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Murder in Mississippi Lyle Television film
1992 Stay the Night Wayne Seagrove Television film
1992 Forever Young 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 The Cherokee Kid Jim Bob Television film
1997 The Apostle Sam
1997 Painted Hero Roddy
1997 Switchback Bud
1998 Major League: Back to the Minors Billy "Downtown" Anderson
1999 Wayward Son
2000 The Crow: Salvation Detective Stan Roberts
2000 Red Dirt 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 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 Larry
2005 The World's Fastest Indian Marty Dickerson
2006 Randy and The Mob Tino Armani
2006 The Architect Joe
2008 Winged Creatures Zack
2008 Miracle at St. Anna Nokes
2009 Damage Reno
2009 That Evening Sun Paul Meecham
2010 Predators Stans
2011 Cowboys & Aliens Hunt
2011 Straw Dogs 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
2014 Mojave Post-production
2015 American Ultra Laugher Post-Production
2015 The Hateful Eight Chris Mannix Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 In the Heat of the Night 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 – Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2009)[8][better source needed]
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marlon Frost Episode: "Empty Eyes"
2009 Criminal Minds John Cooley Episode: "Demonology"
2009 CSI: Miami Sean Echols Episode: "Dissolved"
2010–present Justified Boyd Crowder 62 episodes
Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011, 2013-14)[8][better source needed]
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011)[8][better source needed]
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2011)[8][better source needed]
2012–2014 Sons of Anarchy Venus Van Dam 5 episodes
Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2014)[8][better source needed]
2013 To Appomattox Richard Ewell 5 episodes
2014 Community Mr. Stone Episode: "Cooperative Polygraphy"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Border World Pilot Voice

References

  1. ^ "Walton Goggins Interview". youtube.
  2. ^ "Walton Goggins Bio on Yahoo Movies".[dead link]
  3. ^ "Where I'm From: Walton Goggins, Atlanta Magazine, 2/1/2012 as told to Amanda Heckert".[dead link]
  4. ^ "Justified Promotes Walton Goggins to Series Regular". TVGuide.com.
  5. ^ Stuart Levine (July 14, 2011). "Nomination reaction: Walton Goggins". Variety. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  6. ^ Christopher M (April 12, 2012). "Walton Goggins Joins "Django Unchained". Celluloid and Cigarette Burns. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  7. ^ http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/10/09/sons-of-anarchy-venus-van-dam/
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Walton Goggins on IMDB".[better source needed]
  9. ^ Anon., 2015, "Archives–2004 Sundance Film Festival: "Chrystal" (Director: Ray McKinnon, Screenwriters: Ray McKinnon), see [1], accessed 26 January 2015.
  10. ^ "News article about Leanne Goggin's suicide".[better source needed]
  11. ^ "Under the Radar interview with Walton Goggins".
  12. ^ http://www.hindutoyoutoo.blogspot.com
  13. ^ http://www.hindutoyoutoo.blogspot.com

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