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Ray McKinnon

Biography

Ray McKinnon is an American actor and filmmaker who has also worked as a screenwriter, director, and producer. Born in Adel, Georgia, he earned a theater degree from Valdosta State University in 1981. His film work includes O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and Apollo 13 (1995), plus the short The Accountant (2001), produced by Ginny Mule Pictures, a company he co-founded, and won an Academy Award for live action short film. On television, he played Reverend Smith in Deadwood and Lincoln Potter in Sons of Anarchy and its spinoff Mayans M.C. He wrote, directed, produced, and appeared in Chrystal (2004), which premiered at Sundance and was nominated for its Grand Jury Prize. He created, wrote, and directed Rectify, the first original series for Sundance TV, which ran until 2016 and received a Peabody Award in 2013.

68years old

Turns 69 on November 15in 33 days

  • Born Adel
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Also credited as Raymond Wilkes McKinnon

Movie Career

Films
31
Career span
36 years1989 to 2025

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  1. Behind the camera

    In 2004, McKinnon took on writing, producing, directing and the role of Snake in Chrystal. The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.

Ray McKinnon movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Blind Side2009 Biography, Drama, Sportas Coach Cotton

    IMDb rating 7.6392K votes

  2. Ford v Ferrari2019 Action, Biography, Drama, Sportas Phil Remington

    IMDb rating 8.1587K votes

  3. Mud2012as Senior

    IMDb rating 7.3202K votes

  4. News of the World2020as Simon Boudlin

    IMDb rating 6.8102K votes

  5. Take Shelter2011as Kyle

    IMDb rating 7.3118K votes

  6. The Net1995as Dale

    IMDb rating 6.081K votes

  7. Footloose2011as Wes Warnicker

    IMDb rating 5.956K votes

  8. A Perfect World1993as Bradley

    IMDb rating 7.595K votes

Most often with

Jeff Nichols directed two of these films. Walton Goggins appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Ray McKinnon's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

21 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 31 films: 21 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 86% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Blind Side2009as Coach Cotton
    $309M23.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Ford v Ferrari2019as Phil Remington
    $226M16.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Driving Miss Daisy1989as Trooper #1
    $146M10.9% of the total
  4. 4
    A Perfect World1993as Bradley
    $135M10.1% of the total
  5. 5
    The Net1995as Dale
    $111M8.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Dolphin Tale2011as Mr. Doyle
    $95M7.1% of the total
  7. 7
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000as Vernon T. Waldrip
    $72M5.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Footloose2011as Wes Warnicker
    $64M4.7% of the total
Bugsy (1991), $49.1 millionThe Missing (2003), $38.4 millionMud (2012), $32.6 millionChaos Walking (2021), $26.5 millionNeedful Things (1993), $15.2 millionNews of the World (2020), $12.7 millionTake Shelter (2011), $3.7 millionThe Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992), $3.7 millionThe Dead Don't Hurt (2024), $970,119Knox Goes Away (2024), $963,703That Evening Sun (2009), $281,350Come Early Morning (2006), $161,578The Last Ride (2012), $16,270

$184 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 14% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Ray McKinnon's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2002Best Live Action Short FilmThe AccountantWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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