Ray McKinnon (actor)

{{Infobox person

| name = Ray McKinnon

| image = Ray McKinnon 2010.jpg

| caption = McKinnon in 2010

| birth_name = Raymond Wilkes McKinnon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|15}}

| birth_place = Adel, Georgia, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter|director|producer}}

| education = Valdosta State University

| years_active = 1989–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Lisa Blount
|1998|2010|end=died}}

}}

Raymond Wilkes McKinnon (born November 15, 1957){{cite web|title=Raymond W Mc Kinnon - United States Public Records|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX6-XKCN|website=FamilySearch|access-date=29 September 2016}} is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. He appeared in television series and films, including Apollo 13 (1995), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), the Oscar-winning short The Accountant (2001), Deadwood (2004), Sons of Anarchy (2011), and Mayans M.C. (2018–2023).{{cite news|last1=Poling|first1=Dean|title=Oscar winner comes home to VSU|url=http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/oscar-winner-comes-home-to-vsu/article_54bfbf6e-5964-5b35-8ed8-e81d1e579f40.html|access-date=29 September 2016|work=The Valdosta Daily Times|date=18 March 2007}}

Early life and education

McKinnon was born in Adel, Georgia.

In 1981, he graduated with a degree in theatre from Valdosta State University.{{cite news|title=Academy Award Winner To Speak for the President's Lecture Series - Valdosta State University|url=https://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2007/03/awards-030507.php|access-date=29 September 2016|work=Valdosta State University|date=5 March 2007}}

Career

McKinnon played Reverend Smith in the HBO series Deadwood.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-rectify-ray-mckinnon-20140619-story.html|title='Rectify's' Ray McKinnon tries to find what matters|author=Los Angeles Times|date=19 June 2014|work=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=Brian |date=May 24, 2019 |title=We Finally Understand Why Deadwood Was Canceled |url=https://www.looper.com/153803/we-finally-understand-why-deadwood-was-canceled/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Looper |publisher=Static Media}} He played Lincoln Potter in the fourth season of the FX show Sons of Anarchy and in its spin-off series, Mayans M.C.{{Cite web |last=Neale |first=April |date=October 10, 2018 |title=Who plays Lincoln Potter on Mayans M.C.? Ray McKinnon's Sons of Anarchy character returns |url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/who-plays-lincoln-potter-on-mayans-m-c-ray-mckinnons-sons-of-anarchy-character-returns/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Monsters and Critics |language=en-US}}

McKinnon, his wife Lisa Blount, and Walton Goggins founded a production company, Ginny Mule Pictures. The production company produced The Accountant, which won an Academy Award in 2001 for Live Action Short Film.{{cite web|url=http://www.sundance.tv/series/shorts-on-sundancetv/videos/the-accountant|title=The Accountant|work=www.sundance.tv|access-date=2016-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528223033/http://www.sundance.tv/series/shorts-on-sundancetv/videos/the-accountant#|archive-date=2016-05-28|url-status=dead}}

In 2004, McKinnon wrote, produced, directed and played Snake in the film Chrystal, starring Blount and Billy Bob Thornton. Chrystal made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. At the 2004 Stockholm International Film Festival, Blount received a Best Actress award for her performance.{{Cite web |last=Hickey |first=Christopher |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/chrystal-movie-4284/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |publisher=Central Arkansas Library System}}

McKinnon wrote and directed the television series Rectify in 2013, the first original series from SundanceTV. The plot featured a man released from a Georgia state prison after 19 years on death row.{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/rectify-creator-ray-mckinnon-wants-leave-some-seas-208361|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030073428/http://www.avclub.com/article/rectify-creator-ray-mckinnon-wants-leave-some-seas-208361|archive-date=2016-10-30|title=Rectify creator Ray McKinnon wants to leave some season finale questions unanswered|publisher=The A.V. Club}} The series ended in December 2016.{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=December 15, 2016 |title='Rectify' Finale: So Good, It Hurt |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rectify-finale-review-124747643.html |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}} The series won a Peabody Award in 2013.

Personal life

McKinnon was married to Lisa Blount, an actress and producer, from 1998 until her death in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://liverampup.com/entertainment/oscar-winning-director-ray-mckinnon-still-misses-his-wife-lisa-blount-who-died-in-2010-says-no-to-second-marriage.html|title=Oscar-winning director, Ray McKinnon still misses his wife Lisa Blount, who died in 2010. Says no to second marriage??!!|publisher=liverampup.com}} He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.{{cite web|url=http://www.shortfilmcentral.com/company/39/|title=Ginny Mule Pictures|publisher=Short Film Central}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1989

|Driving Miss Daisy

|Trooper #1

rowspan=2|1990

|Tune in Tomorrow

|Cub Reporter

Vampire Cop

|Raymond

rowspan=3|1991

|Paris Trout

|Carl Bonner

Livin' Large!

|Harmon

Bugsy

|David Hinton

1992

|The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

|Detective Frank

rowspan=3|1993

|Sommersby

|Lawyer Webb

Needful Things

|Deputy Norris Ridgewick

A Perfect World

|Deputy Bradley

rowspan=3|1995

|Apollo 13

|Jerry Bostick - FIDO White

The Net

|Dale Hessman

The Grass Harp

|Charlie Cool Jr.

1998

|Goodbye Lover

|Rollins

1999

|This Is Harry Lehman

|Harry Lehman

|Short film

2000

|O Brother, Where Art Thou?

|Vernon T. Waldrip

2001

|The Accountant

|The Accountant

|Short film, writer and director

rowspan=2|2002

|The Pickets

|Craig

|Short film

The Badge

|Deputy C.B.

2003

|The Missing

|Russell J. Wittick

2004

|Chrystal

|Snake

|Writer/producer/director

rowspan=2|2006

|Come Early Morning

|Toby

Things That Hang from Trees

|Tom Wheeler Sr.

2007

|Randy and the Mob

|Randy Pearson/Cecil Pearson

| Writer/director

2008

|The Last Lullaby

|Ominous Figure

rowspan=2|2009

|That Evening Sun

|Lonzo Choat

| Producer

The Blind Side

|Coach Cotton

2010

|Spanola Pepper Sauce Company

|Director, Short film

rowspan=5|2011

|Take Shelter

|Kyle

Hick

|Lloyd

Dolphin Tale

|Mr. Doyle

Footloose

|Wes Warnicker

The Last Ride

|Stan

2012

|Mud

|Senior

2019

|Ford v Ferrari

|Phil Remington

2020

|News of the World

|Simon Boudlin

2021

|Chaos Walking

|Matthew

rowspan=3|2023

|The Dead Don't Hurt

|Judge Blagden

Knox Goes Away

|Thomas Muncie

Sick Girl

|Malcolm

= Television =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1989

|In the Heat of the Night

|Timer

|Episode: "Crackdown"

rowspan=4|1990

|Murder in Mississippi

|Lyle's Father

|Television movie

Rising Son

|Ken Mott

|Television movie

Web of Deceit

|Stuart Troxel

|Television movie

When Will I Be Loved?

|Man With Basketball

|Television movie

1990–1991

|In the Heat of the Night

|Jethro Puller

|2 episodes

rowspan=4|1991

|Night of the Hunter

|Ben Harper

|Television movie

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

|Bob Cheshire

|Television movie

I'll Fly Away

|Donny Hubbard

|Episode: "The Hat"

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

|Lee Bob

|Television movie

1991–1992

|Designing Women

|Dwayne Dobber

|2 episodes

rowspan=3|1992

|In Sickness and in Health

|Dr. Nyland

|Television movie

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

|Les

|Television movie

Indecency

|Victor

|Television movie

1993

|Arly Hanks

|Hobert Middleton

|Television movie

rowspan=8|1994

|Picket Fences

|Jeffrey Murray

|Episode: "Paging Doctor God"

The Stand

|Charlie Campion

|Television miniseries; Episode: "The Plague"

Sisters

|Billy

|Episode: "Protective Measures"

Roswell

|Deputy Joe Pritchard

|Television movie

Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire

|Buddy Rivers

|Television movie

The Boys Are Back

|Bill

|Episode: "The Fishing Trip"

Matlock

|Wade Parsons

|Episode: "The Tabloid"

Scarlett

|Will Benteen

|Television miniseries (2 episodes)

rowspan=2|1995

|Legend

|Kyle

|Episode: "Knee-High Noon"

The Client

|Lenny Barlow

|2 episodes

rowspan=4|1996

|Forgotten Sins

|Steve Sweetler

|Television movie

Dead Man's Walk

|Long Bill Coleman

|Television miniseries (3 episodes)

The Pretender

|Lawson

|Episode: "Flyer"

Nash Bridges

|Gary Graham

|Episode: "Zodiac"

rowspan=2|1997

|Old Man

|Shanty Man With Gun

|Television movie

Brooklyn South

|Gilbert Van Eggidy

|Episode: "A Reverend Runs Through It"

1998

|Michael Hayes

|Unknown role

|Episode: "Devotion"

rowspan=3|1999

|NYPD Blue

|Ted

|Episode: "T'aint Misbehavin'"

The Price of a Broken Heart

|Diner Patron

|Television movie

Any Day Now

|Unknown role

|Episode: "You Really Believe in That Stuff?"

2000

|Rocky Times

|Sheriff Rick

|Television movie

2001

|The Practice

|Frank Vaughan

|Episode: "Suffer the Little Children"

rowspan=2|2002

|Philly

|Dewey Hicks

|Episode: "The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds"

The X-Files

|Mad Wayne

|Episode: "Improbable"

2004

|Deadwood

|Reverend H.W. Smith

|Recurring role (11 episodes)

2008

|Comanche Moon

|Bill Coleman

|Television miniseries (2 episodes)

2010

|Justified

|Mr. Duke

|Episode: "Blind Spot"

2011

|Sons of Anarchy

|US Attorney Lincoln Potter

|Recurring role; 12 episodes (Season 4)

2013–2016

|Rectify

|Creator/writer/executive producer/director

2017

|Fear the Walking Dead

|Proctor John

|2 episodes

2018

|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

|William LaBott

|Episode: "The Book of Esther"

2018–2023

|Mayans M.C.

|US Attorney Lincoln Potter

|Recurring role; 17 episodes

rowspan=3|2019

|Wayne

|Wayne McCullough Sr.

| Episode: "Get Some Then"

Heartstrings

|Roy Meegers

|Episode: "Two Doors Down"{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/02/11/dolly-partons-heartstrings-bellamy-young-sarah-shahi-netflix-cast/|title=Sarah Shahi, Scandal{{'}}s Bellamy Young, thirtysomething Alums and More Join Netflix's Dolly Parton Anthology|website=TVLine|first=Rebecca|last=Iannucci|date=February 11, 2019}}

Reprisal

|Tommy Quinn

|Episode: "The Tale of Harold Horpus"

2021

|Dopesick

|Jerry Mallum

|7 episodes

2023

|The Continental: From the World of John Wick

|Jenkins

|2 episodes