Pruitt Taylor Vince
July 5, 1960 (64 years old) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He became best known for his roles in the films Shy People (1987) and Mississippi Burning (1988). He also appeared in Jacob's Ladder (1990), Nobody's Fool (1994), Heavy (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), The Legend of 1900 (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Identity (2003), Constantine (2005), Gotti (2018), and Bird Box (2018). He is also known for his role of J.J. Laroche in The Mentalist (2008-2015). Vince has also appeared on many television series. In 1997, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role as Clifford Banks in the second season of the television series Murder One.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Superman as Jonathan 'Pa' Kent
- 2024 · Lady in the Lake as Bob Bauer
- 2021 · Crime Story as Tommy
- 2018 · Bird Box as Rick
- 2018 · ASIA A as Noah
- 2018 · Gotti as Angelo Ruggiero
- 2018 · 59 Seconds as Robert
- 2016 · The Devil's Candy as Ray
- 2016 · Stranger Things as Ray
- 2015 · Heroes Reborn as Casper Abraham
- 2014 · 13 Sins as Vogler
- 2013 · Homefront as Werks
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Grill
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Lawrence Devlin
- 2013 · The Grief Tourist as Carl Marznap
- 2013 · Beautiful Creatures as Mr. Lee
- 2012 · Butter as Ned Eaten
- 2012 · Brake as Driver / Boss Terrorist (voice)
- 2012 · Bending The Rules as Happy
- 2011 · On the Inside as Ben Marshal
- 2011 · Creature as Grover
- 2011 · Flypaper as Jelly
- 2011 · The Smell of Success as Cleveland Clod
- 2011 · Drive Angry as Roy
- 2011 · The Cape as Goggles
- 2010 · Mysterious Island as Gideon Spilett
- 2010 · The Walking Dead as Otis
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as
- 2010 · Justified as Glen Fogle
- 2009 · Leaves of Grass as Big Joe Sharpe
- 2009 · Don McKay as Mel
- 2009 · In the Electric Mist as Lou Girard
- 2008 · The Mentalist as J.J. LaRoche
- 2008 · True Blood as Finn
- 2008 · The Echo as Joseph
- 2008 · Canterbury's Law as
- 2007 · Captivity as Ben Dexter
- 2007 · When a Man Falls as Travis Gilmore
- 2005 · Bones as Haze Jackson
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2005 · Drop Dead Sexy as Spider
- 2005 · Constantine as Father Hennessy
- 2005 · Medium as Peter Winant
- 2004 · House as George
- 2004 · Deadwood as Mose Manuel
- 2003 · Monster as Gene / Stuttering "John"
- 2003 · The Handler as
- 2003 · L.A. Confidential as Sid Hudgens
- 2003 · Identity as Malcolm Rivers
- 2002 · Trapped as Marvin
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Owen
- 2002 · S1m0ne as Max Sayer
- 2001 · Alias as Campbell / Schapker
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Marty Gleason
- 2000 · Nurse Betty as Ballard
- 2000 · The Cell as Dr. Reid
- 1999 · Mumford as Henry Follett
- 1998 · The Legend of 1900 as Max Tooney
- 1998 · Love from Ground Zero as Walter
- 1998 · Doctor Dolittle as Patient at Hammersmith (uncredited)
- 1997 · Cold Around the Heart as Johnny 'Cokebottles' Costello
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Frank Cray
- 1997 · A Further Gesture as Scott
- 1996 · Beautiful Girls as Stanley "Stinky" Womack
- 1996 · The Cottonwood as Mark Salli
- 1995 · Heavy as Victor Modino
- 1995 · Under the Hula Moon as Bob
- 1995 · Murder One as
- 1994 · Nobody's Fool as Rub Squeers
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Natural Born Killers as Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
- 1994 · City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Bud
- 1994 · China Moon as Daryl Jeeters
- 1993 · The X-Files as Gerry Schnauz
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Mikey
- 1992 · Till Death Us Do Part as Michael Brockington
- 1991 · JFK as Lee Bowers
- 1991 · Dead in the Water as Lou Rescetti
- 1991 · Sweet Poison as Coyle
- 1990 · Jacob's Ladder as Paul
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Buddy
- 1990 · Come See the Paradise as Augie Farrell
- 1990 · Fear as Jay Anthony Lapedes ("Shadow Man")
- 1989 · Homer and Eddie as Cashier
- 1989 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Irving Murphy
- 1989 · K-9 as Benny the Mule
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Hank Pilcher
- 1988 · Mississippi Burning as Lester Cowens
- 1988 · Red Heat as Night Clerk
- 1987 · Barfly as Joe
- 1987 · Shy People as Paul
- 1987 · Angel Heart as Det. Deimos
- 1984 · Miami Vice as