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
| Birth Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960-07-05 |
Movies
Superman
as Jonathan 'Pa' Kent
2025
Crime Story
as Tommy
2021
Bird Box
as Rick
2018
ASIA A
as Noah
2018
Gotti
as Angelo Ruggiero
2018
59 Seconds
as Robert
2018
The Devil's Candy
as Ray
2016
13 Sins
as Vogler
2014
Homefront
as Werks
2013
The Grief Tourist
as Carl Marznap
2013
Beautiful Creatures
as Mr. Lee
2013
Brake
as Driver / Boss Terrorist (voice)
2012
Bending The Rules
as Happy
2012
On the Inside
as Ben Marshal
2011
Creature
as Grover
2011
Butter
as Ned Eaten
2011
The Smell of Success
as Cleveland Clod
2011
Flypaper
as Jelly
2011
Drive Angry
as Roy
2011
Mysterious Island
as Gideon Spilett
2010
Leaves of Grass
as Big Joe Sharpe
2009
Don McKay
as Mel
2009
In the Electric Mist
as Lou Girard
2009
The Echo
as Joseph
2008
Captivity
as Ben Dexter
2007
When a Man Falls
as Travis Gilmore
2007
Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self
2005
Drop Dead Sexy
as Spider
2005
Constantine
as Father Hennessy
2005
Monster
as Gene / Stuttering "John"
2003
L.A. Confidential
as Sid Hudgens
2003
Identity
as Malcolm Rivers
2003
Trapped
as Marvin
2002
13 Moons
as Owen
2002
S1m0ne
as Max Sayer
2002
Nurse Betty
as Ballard
2000
The Cell
as Dr. Reid
2000
Mumford
as Henry Follett
1999
The Legend of 1900
as Max Tooney
1998
Love from Ground Zero
as Walter
1998
Doctor Dolittle
as Patient at Hammersmith (uncredited)
1998
Cold Around the Heart
as Johnny 'Cokebottles' Costello
1997
The End of Violence
as Frank Cray
1997
A Further Gesture
as Scott
1997
Beautiful Girls
as Stanley "Stinky" Womack
1996
The Cottonwood
as Mark Salli
1996
Heavy
as Victor Modino
1995
Under the Hula Moon
as Bob
1995
Nobody's Fool
as Rub Squeers
1994
Natural Born Killers
as Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
1994
1994
China Moon
as Daryl Jeeters
1994
Till Death Us Do Part
as Michael Brockington
1992
JFK
as Lee Bowers
1991
Dead in the Water
as Lou Rescetti
1991
Jacob's Ladder
as Paul
1990
Come See the Paradise
as Augie Farrell
1990
Wild at Heart
as Buddy
1990
Fear
as Jay Anthony Lapedes ("Shadow Man")
1990
Homer and Eddie
as Cashier
1989
K-9
as Benny the Mule
1989
Mississippi Burning
as Lester Cowens
1988
Red Heat
as Night Clerk
1988
Barfly
as Joe
1987
Shy People
as Paul
1987
Angel Heart
as Det. Deimos
1987
Pruitt Taylor Vince hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows