Walton Goggins

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Walton Goggins (2015)

Walton Goggins (born November 10, 1971 in Birmingham , Alabama ) is an American actor .

Live and act

Walton Goggins, who has been involved in various television series , television and cinema films since the late 1980s, became known to a wider audience through the American television series The Shield , in which he played Detective Shane Vendrell, one of the main characters.

He was born in the US state of Alabama and grew up in the community of Lithia Springs, which is part of Douglas County of the state of Georgia . His grandmother owned a small village post office there. At the age of ten, he and his mother were all Georgia state champions of clogging , a North American tap dance . As BB King at a time live - tour was opened Goggins and his mother with a dance routine whose concert in Fulton County -Gefängnis in Atlanta.

Walton Goggins is also the producer of the short film The Accountant by the American director and actor Ray McKinnon , which won an Oscar in 2001 in the category Best Short Film . Although Goggins was not officially named as the winner at the award ceremony, he received the award on stage.

In addition to The Accountant , Goggins can also be seen in the other two feature films ( Chrystal and Randy and the Mob ) by Ray McKinnon. Regarding That Evening Sun with Hal Holbrook , which McKinnon and Goggins co-produced for another filmmaker in 2009, he says: “It was the opportunity to tell a story about a man who is a wine in winter at the end of his journey. A man who doesn't want to say 'goodbye' and struggles through, and all the effort that can determine our lives when you have that attitude. "

Walton Goggins' first wife, Leanne, suffered from depression and committed suicide on November 12, 2004. In the spring of 2011, Goggins became the father of a son together with his second wife Nadia Conners.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 2001: Winner of the Spirit of Slamdance Award for The Accountant at the Slamdance Film Festival
  • 2007: Winner of the Spirit of Slamdance Award for Randy and the Mob at the Slamdance Film Festival
  • 2009: Winner of the Special Jury Award in the category Best Cast Ensemble for That Evening Sun at the SXSW Film Festival
  • 2009: Nominated for the TCA Award at the Television Critics Association Awards for Best Individual Achievement for The Shield
  • 2011: Nominated for the Emmy Award in the category supporting actor in a drama series (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series) for Justified

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ myFanbase interview with Walton Goggins, Dec. 20th 2011
personal data
SURNAME Goggins, Walton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham , Alabama