
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1960-07-05 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- پرویت تیلور وینس
Biography
Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He had roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), JFK (1991), Identity (2003), and Constantine (2005). He played 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.
Vince was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 5, 1960. He attended Louisiana State University.
For most of his life, Vince has had a condition called nystagmus, the involuntary movement of the eye.
Vince made his film debut in Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law, but his scenes were edited out. He had prominent supporting roles in several major films, including a turn as a dimwitted Ku Klux Klan member in Mississippi Burning (1988), Lee Bowers in JFK (1991), and the main character's best friend in Nobody's Fool (1994). His first lead role was in James Mangold's independent film Heavy (1995), playing a sweet, silent, overweight cook harbouring a crush on a waitress played by Liv Tyler. He starred in Giuseppe Tornatore's film The Legend of 1900 (1998).
Known For
TV Shows (26)

The Mentalist
2008
as J.J. LaRoche

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Marty Gleason

Bones
2005
as Haze Jackson

Stranger Things
2016
as Ray

The Blacklist
2013
as Lawrence Devlin

House
2004
as George

The Walking Dead
2010
as Otis

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Richard Branch

The X-Files
1993
as Gerry Schnauz

Medium
2005
as Peter Winant

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Grill

True Blood
2008
as Finn

Miami Vice
1984
as Cruz

Chicago Hope
1994
as Walter Platt

Quantum Leap
1989
as Hank Pilcher

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Mikey

Justified
2010
as Glen Fogle

Deadwood
2004
as Mose Manuel

Murder One
1995

Heroes Reborn
2015
as Casper Abraham

Alias
2001
as Campbell / Schapker

The Cape
2011
as Goggles

Lady in the Lake
2024
as Bob Bauer

The Handler
2003

I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Irving Murphy

Canterbury's Law
2008
Movies (69)

Superman
2025
as Pa Kent

Constantine
2005
as Father Hennessy

Identity
2003
as Malcolm Rivers

The Legend of 1900
1998
as Max Tooney

Bird Box
2018
as Rick

Homefront
2013
as Werks

Mississippi Burning
1988
as Lester Cowens

Natural Born Killers
1994
as Deputy Warden Kavanaugh

Red Heat
1988
as Night Clerk

Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Paul

Drive Angry
2011
as Roy

JFK
1991
as Lee Bowers

Angel Heart
1987
as Det. Deimos

Monster
2003
as Gene / Stuttering "John"

Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Patient at Hammersmith (uncredited)

Wild at Heart
1990
as Buddy

The Cell
2000
as Dr. Reid

Beautiful Creatures
2013
as Mr. Lee

Trapped
2002
as Marvin

S1m0ne
2002
as Max Sayer

Beautiful Girls
1996
as Stanley "Stinky" Womack

Flypaper
2011
as Jelly

13 Sins
2014
as Vogler

The Devil's Candy
2016
as Ray

Nurse Betty
2000
as Ballard

Brake
2012
as Driver / Boss Terrorist (voice)

Nobody's Fool
1994
as Rub Squeers

Butter
2012
as Ned Eaten

K-9
1989
as Benny the Mule

In the Electric Mist
2009
as Lou Girard

13 Moons
2002
as Owen

Captivity
2007
as Ben Dexter

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Bud

China Moon
1994
as Daryl Jeeters

Barfly
1987
as Joe

Heavy
1995
as Victor Modino

Gotti
2018
as Angelo Ruggiero

Mumford
1999
as Henry Follett

The Echo
2008
as Joseph

Leaves of Grass
2009
as Big Joe Sharpe

Crime Story
2021
as Tommy

The Grief Tourist
2013
as Carl Marznap

When A Man Falls In The Forest
2007
as Travis Gilmore

Mysterious Island
2012
as Gideon Spilett

The End of Violence
1997
as Frank Cray

Drop Dead Sexy
2005
as Spider

Creature
2011
as Grover

59 Seconds
2018
as Robert

Don McKay
2009
as Mel

Fear
1990
as Jay Anthony Lapedes ("Shadow Man")

Till Death Us Do Part
1992
as Michael Brockington

Come See the Paradise
1990
as Augie Farrell

Homer and Eddie
1989
as Cashier

A Further Gesture
1997
as Scott

Shy People
1987
as Paul

L.A. Confidential
2003
as Sid Hudgens

Bending The Rules
2012
as Happy

Sweet Poison
1991
as Coyle

ASIA A
2018
as Noah

On the Inside
2011
as Ben Marshal

Nobody Wants Your Film
2005
as Self

The Smell of Success
2011
as Cleveland Clod

Dead in the Water
1991
as Lou Rescetti

Cold Around the Heart
1997
as Johnny 'Cokebottles' Costello
Love from Ground Zero
1998
as Walter

The Cottonwood
1996
as Mark Salli

Under the Hula Moon
1995
as Bob

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
1997
as Clifford Banks

Broken Blood
2013
as Earl Wayne
About Pruitt Taylor Vince
Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He had roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), JFK (1991), Identity (2003), and Constantine (2005). He played 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. Vince was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 5, 1960. He attended Louisiana State University. For most o… With 95 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, Pruitt Taylor Vince has appeared in 69 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Superman (2025) — as Pa Kent
- Constantine (2005) — as Father Hennessy
- Identity (2003) — as Malcolm Rivers
- The Legend of 1900 (1998) — as Max Tooney
- Bird Box (2018) — as Rick
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