Kevin Rankin is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Herc in the NBC series Friday Night Lights, Tyler Briggs in the NBC series Trauma, Roe Sanders in the CBS series Unforgettable, Kenny in the AMC series Breaking Bad, and Derek "Devil" Lennox in the FX TV series Justified.
Kevin Rankin | |
|---|---|
 Rankin in 2011 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse |
Jill Farley (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and career
editAfter watching the television show The Fall Guy, Rankin originally intended on becoming a stunt man, until he realized the main character, a stunt man, was, in fact, played by an actor, Lee Majors.[1]
Rankin began his acting career with an appearance on the television show Unsolved Mysteries,[2] followed by a small role in the drama film The Apostle in 1997. Starting in 2000, roles in various television series followed, notably Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue and Philly. In 2002, he starred as "Doc" in eleven episodes of the series My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. He also had other, longer-running appearances in Undeclared, Six Feet Under, State of Mind, Bionic Woman, and Friday Night Lights.
In 2009, he landed the role of "Tyler Briggs" in the NBC series Trauma; the series was canceled after the first season. In 2011, he guest-starred in five episodes of the HBO drama Big Love. He played a main role in the criminal series Unforgettable from 2011-12. After a restructuring of the show, his character was dropped in the second season.[3] Since 2017, he has played Bryce Hussar in TNT's drama Claws.
Personal life
editIn 2000, Rankin moved to Los Angeles, where he met Jill Farley[citation needed]
At the shooting of the pilot episode of Trauma, he proposed to her.[2] They married on October 23, 2010, and have a son and daughter together.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Apostle | Young Man in Car | |
| 1999 | Clean and Narrow | Tommy Lee | |
| 2001 | Carman: The Champion | Scrappy | |
| 2003 | Riverside | Brent | Short film |
| 2003 | Hulk | Harper | |
| 2005 | Heads N TailZ | Heads | |
| 2007 | Box One Forty-Seven | Bill | Short film |
| 2010 | Friendship! | Marvin | |
| 2011 | The Chaperone | Goldy | |
| 2012 | Santeria: The Soul Possessed | Brother Neil | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Congratulations | Casey Tremblay | Co-executive producer |
| 2013 | Pawn Shop Chronicles | Randy | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Dallas Buyers Club | T. J. | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Carl Killick | |
| 2014 | Wild | Greg | |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | McVeigh | |
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | Billy Rayburn | |
| 2018 | Skyscraper | Ray | |
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Kenny |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Unsolved Mysteries | ||
| 2000 | After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped | Lanny | Television film |
| 2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Donny Maclay | Episode: "Family" |
| 2001 | Spin City | Kurt | Episode: "Trainstopping" |
| 2001–2002 | Undeclared | Lucien | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Philly | Marty Schlosser | Episode: "Tall Tales" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Chris Nelson | Episode: "One in the Nuts" |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Dr. Lewis Melfin | Episode: "Three Birds and a Baby" |
| 2002 | My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Doc | Main cast |
| 2003 | All About the Andersons | — | Director, episode: "My Hero" |
| 2004 | The O.C. | Lucas | Episode: "The Strip" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Larry Schneider | Episode: "Transitions" |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Johnny | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Bones | Mike Doyle | Episode: "The Man in the Morgue" |
| 2006–2008 | Friday Night Lights | Herc | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Shawn Curtis | Episode: "Leaving Las Vegas" |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Jack Vaughan | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | State of Mind | Arthur Cromwell | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Nathan | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Dean Emerson | Episode: "Misbegotten" |
| 2008 | NCIS | Dennis Moran | Episode: "Stakeout" |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | TR | Episode: "Killerball" |
| 2008 | The Closer | Dean Murphy | Episode: "Live Wire" |
| 2008 | 1% | Television film | |
| 2009 | Last of the Ninth | Slick Rick | Television film |
| 2009 | Lost | Jerry | Episode: "LaFleur" |
| 2009 | In Plain Sight | Jerry Rogan / Jerry Royal | Episode: "In My Humboldt Opinion" |
| 2009–2010 | Trauma | Tyler Briggs | Main cast |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Danny Ruskin | Episode: "Cackle-Bladder Blood" |
| 2010 | All Signs of Death | Talbot | Television pilot |
| 2010 | The Odds | Holt McCready | Television film |
| 2010–2012 | Justified | Derek "Devil" Lennox | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Kent Clark | Episode: "Saved" |
| 2011 | Big Love | Verlan Walker | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Unforgettable | Roe Saunders | Main cast (season 1) |
| 2012–2013 | Breaking Bad | Kenny | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Paul Coates | Main cast |
| 2014 | The Newsroom | Cellmate | Episode: "Oh Shenandoah" |
| 2015 | Halt and Catch Fire | Henry Clark | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Malcolm Graham | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2022 | Claws | Bryce Husser | Main cast |
| 2020 | The Umbrella Academy | Elliott | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2022–2023 | East New York | Tommy Killian | Main cast |
References
edit- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "Kevin Rankin on the Breaking Bad Shoot-out and Playing a Bad Guy in Everything". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Kevin Rankin Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ Bernd Michael Krannich (2012-07-19). "Unforgettable: Nur drei Hauptdarsteller bleiben für Staffel 2". Serienjunkies.de. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ Daniel Fienberg (2014-10-09). "Interview: 'Gracepoint' co-star Kevin Rankin on diversified roles from 'Undeclared' on". HitFlix.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
External links
edit- Kevin Rankin at IMDb
