Pruitt Taylor Vince
Vince in 1978
Born	(1960-07-05)July 5, 1960 (age 65) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Education	Louisiana State University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouses	Anne Schneider ​ ​ (m. 1985, divorced)​ Julianne Mattelig ​ ​ (m. 2003, divorced)​

Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor. Often classified as a character actor, he made his film debut with a supporting role inAngel Heart (1987).

After supporting roles in the filmsMississippi Burning (1988),Jacob's Ladder (1990), andNatural Born Killers (1994), alongside his portrayal ofLee Bowers in the political thriller filmJFK (1991), Vince gained attention with his starring roles in the filmsHeavy (1995) andBeautiful Girls (1996). He had his breakout with a recurring role as Clifford Banks on season 2 of theABC legal drama television seriesMurder One (1997), which earned him thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Following hisMurder One role, Vince had starring roles in the filmsThe Legend of 1900 (1998) andMumford (1999).

In the 2000s, Vince had starring roles in the filmsNurse Betty (2000),Simone (2002),Trapped (2002),Identity (2003),Constantine (2005), andCaptivity (2007). He had a recurring role as Mose Manuel on theHBO Western seriesDeadwood (2005–2006).

In the 2010s, Vince had starring roles in the filmsFlypaper (2011),13 Sins (2014),The Devil's Candy (2017), andBird Box (2018). He portrayedAngelo Ruggiero in the biographical crime filmGotti (2018). On television, he had recurring roles as J.J. LaRoche on theCBS seriesThe Mentalist (2010–2013), Casper Abraham on theNBC seriesHeroes Reborn (2015), and Grill on the ABC superhero seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2018). In the 2020s, he had a supporting role asJonathan Kent in the superhero filmSuperman (2025) and a main role as Bob Bauer in theApple TV+ miniseriesLady in the Lake (2024).

Vince was born inBaton Rouge,Louisiana, on July 5, 1960. He attendedLouisiana State University.^[1]

For most of his life, Vince has had a condition callednystagmus, the involuntary movement of the eye.^[2]

Vince made his film debut inJim Jarmusch'sDown by Law, but his scenes were edited out. He had prominent supporting roles in several major films, including a turn as a dimwittedKu Klux Klan member inMississippi Burning (1988),Lee Bowers inJFK (1991), and the main character's best friend inNobody's Fool (1994). His first lead role was inJames Mangold's independent filmHeavy (1995), playing a sweet, silent overweight cook harboring a crush on a waitress played byLiv Tyler. He starred inGiuseppe Tornatore's filmThe Legend of 1900 (1998).

Vince often alternates between heroic and villainous characters. Vince played a Southern policeman in theneo-noirpsychological horror filmAngel Heart (1987), a kidnapper's assistant in thecrimethriller filmTrapped (2002), and a deputy prison warden inOliver Stone'sNatural Born Killers (1994). He played a lovable, small town pub owner inBeautiful Girls (1996); a mentally illserial killer in the 2003mystery thriller filmIdentity (a second collaboration with director Mangold); a pompous sheriff inNurse Betty (2000); a gossip columnist inSimone (2002); and a dissoluteRoman Catholic priest withpsychic abilities in the 2005supernatural horror filmConstantine.^[3] He can also be seen in the dramatic filmLove from Ground Zero (1998) playing as Walter. Other film titles include the psychological horror filmJacob's Ladder (1990), the neo-noir filmChina Moon (1994), theaction thriller filmHomefront (2013), and the supernatural horror filmThe Devil's Candy (2015).

Guest appearances on TV shows includeDeadwood,Alias,The X-Files,Miami Vice,Quantum Leap,Chicago Hope, In the Heat of the Night,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Highlander: The Series, and the American remake ofTouching Evil. In 2011, he appeared asOtis in theAMC television seriesThe Walking Dead.^[4] He also had a guest role playing a 600 pounds (270 kg) patient in Fox's medical dramaHouse. From 2010 to 2014, he had a multi-episode appearance inThe Mentalist.^[5] In 2012, he appeared in a full episode ofJustified.^[6] He took a comic role as "Jelly" inFlypaper. In 2018, he appeared on an episode ofThe Blacklist as Lawrence Devlin.^[7]

Vince received anEmmy Award,in 1997, forGuest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as serial killerClifford Banks during the second season of the television seriesMurder One.^[8]

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