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Walton Goggins - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Walton Goggins - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Producer.
Born November 10, 1971 - American actor and producer.
He began his career in show business at an early age, his family - aunt and uncle were also theater actors, and another aunt was a publicist for BB King and Phyllis Diller. When he was 12 or 13, Goggins became interested in acting.
Goggins started out with small roles in film and television projects, including the made-for-television film Murder in the Mississippi, a drama based on the true murder of three civilian workers in 1964. It was on "Murder in Mississippi" that he met actor Ray McKinnon, with whom he became friends, and then worked professionally. On the small screen, he has appeared several times as various characters based on the drama "In the Middle of the Night". When he was 19, the family packed up and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. His move to Los Angeles proved fruitful. He starred in the drama The Watcher and the long-running war drama in the courtroom JAG. After playing Jim Bob in the comedy film "Cherokee Kid", he returned as a guest star on the episodes "Guardian" and "NYPD Blue" .
Meanwhile, in 2001, he set up a production company with his old friend Ray McKinnon and his wife, actress Lisa Blount. The Accountant is a 38-minute comedy about two desperate brothers who hire a mysterious man to solve all their troubles. The film won an Academy Award for Best Short Film in 2001. He is best known for his role as Detective Shane on The Shield. In 2010, he played a supporting role as a death row inmate in the movie Predators. On July 14, 2011, he was nominated for an Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Boyd Crowder in Justice. Played Chris Manix in The Hateful Eight by Quentin Tarantino .
Walton Goggins is an avid photographer. He has showcased some of his work on a blog he created. During a break from work, he traveled throughout India. He is also an avid traveler - spending most of his free time on the road around the world: India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Central America and Morocco. In politics, he took an active part in the "Democratic Party" in the 2008 presidential election, when he was in favor of Senator Barack Obama. He is also known as a fan of the work of former President Jimmy Carter. He is also actively involved in various non-profit organizations that range from environmental to humanitarian work. Lin, a depressed wife, committed suicide by jumping from a multi-story building in Los Angeles on November 12, 2004. Shortly before that, she filed for divorce. In August 2011, he married the director Nadia Conners for the second time. Shortly before the wedding, the couple had a son (February 2011), who was named August.
