Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American character actor who has made many appearances in film and television.
He's usually typecast as crazy people and villains because of a real-life eye condition he has that causes his eyes to constantly flicker back and forth when he focuses.
Film Roles
- 1987 Angel Heart as Det. Deimos
- 1987 Shy People as Paul
- 1988 Mississippi Burning as Lester Cowens
- 1989 K-9 as Benny the Mule
- 1990 Wild at Heart as Buddy
- 1990 Jacob's Ladder as Paul
- 1994 Natural Born Killers as Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
- 2000 The Cell as Dr. Reid
- 2002 S1m0ne as Max Sayer
- 2003 Identity as Malcolm Rivers
- 2003 Monster as Gene / Stuttering 'John'
- 2005 Constantine as Father Hennessy
- 2007 Captivity as Ben Dexter
- 2011 Drive Angry as Roy
- 2011 Butter as Ned Eaten
- 2015 The Devil's Candy as Ray Smilie
- 2025 Superman as Pa Kent
Television Roles
- 1997 Murder One as Clifford Banks
- 2005-2006 Deadwood as Mose Manuel
- 2011 The Walking Dead as Otis
- 2012 Justified as Glen Fogle
- 2013 True Blood as Finn
- 2010-2014 The Mentalist as J.J. LaRoche
- 2015 Heroes Reborn as Caspar Abraham
- 2017 Stranger Things as Ray Carroll
