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Ray McKinnon

Ray McKinnon

Actor, also producer · Born November 15, 1957 (68) · Adel, Georgia, USA

Ray McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. He was married to actress and producer Lisa Blount from 1998 until her death on October 25, 2010 . He graduated with a degree in Theatre from Valdosta State University. Along with his wife, McKinnon won the Academy Award in the category Live Action Short Film in 2001 for The Accountant. The film was produced by Ginny Mule Pictures, a company founded by himself, Lisa Blount and Walton Goggins. Ray currently lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, the hometown of his late wife.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 15, 1957 (68)
From
Adel, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Ray McKinnon's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Bonds
21%
Self
19%
Survival
19%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 24 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 17 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 15

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Shadow
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Dread
11
Melancholic
12
Hopeful
10
Bittersweet
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ray McKinnon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ray McKinnon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dutton Ranch(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dwight White

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Violent Ends(2025)

    as Walt Frost

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Don't Hurt(2023)

    as Judge Blagden

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Knox Goes Away(2023)

    as Thomas Muncie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sick Girl(2023)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Continental(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gene Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Dopesick(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jerry Mallum

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Chaos Walking(2021)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • News of the World(2020)

    as Simon Boudlin

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Reprisal(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Quinn

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Meegers

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ford v Ferrari(2019)

    as Phil Remington

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Wayne(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayne McCullough Sr.

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mayans M.C.(2018)

    Show 15 episodes · as Lincoln 'Linc' Potter · as Lincoln Potter

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Proctor John

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Mud(2012)

    as Senior

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 30 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Spanola Pepper Sauce Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • The Last Ride(2011)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hick(2011)

    as Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Footloose(2011)

    as Wes Warnicker

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Take Shelter(2011)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dolphin Tale(2011)

    as Mr. Doyle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Duke

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Blind Side(2009)

    as Coach Cotton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • That Evening Sun(2009)

    Producer · as Lonzo Choat

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lincoln 'Linc' Potter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Lullaby(2008)

    as Ominous Figure

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Randy & the Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer · as Randy Pearson / Cecil Pearson

  • Things That Hang from Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tom Wheeler Sr.

  • Come Early Morning(2006)

    as Toby

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Reverend H.W. Smith

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Chrystal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Snake

  • The Missing(2003)

    as Russell J. Wittick

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Badge(2002)

    as Deputy C.B.

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Accountant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as The Accountant

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)

    as Vernon T. Waldrip

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as William Labott

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Price of a Broken Heart(1999)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Lover(1998)

    as Rollins

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Gilbert Van Eggidy

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Vaughan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Old Man(1997)

    as Shanty Man with Gun

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Grass Harp(1995)

    as Charlie Cool Jr

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Graham

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Forgotten Sins(1996)

    as Steve Sweetier

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Walk(1996)

    Show as Long Bill Coleman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Net(1995)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Apollo 13(1995)

    as FIDO White

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Scarlett(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Will Benteen

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Buddy Rivers

  • Roswell(1994)

    as Deputy Joe Pritchard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Stand(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Campion

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect World(1993)

    as Bradley

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mad Wayne

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Needful Things(1993)

    as Deputy Norris Ridgewick

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Sommersby(1993)

    as Lawyer Webb

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Indecency(1992)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag(1992)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story(1992)

    as Les

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • In Sickness and in Health(1992)

    as Dr. Nyland

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bugsy(1991)

    as David Hinton

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    as Lee Bob

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas(1991)

    as Bob Cheshire

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Hunter(1991)

    as Ben Harper

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Paris Trout(1991)

    as Carl Bonner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • When Will I Be Loved? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Man with Basketball

  • Tune in Tomorrow...(1990)

    as Cub Reporter

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Web of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Stuart Troxel

  • Rising Son(1990)

    as Ken Mott

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Murder in Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lyle's Father

  • Vampire Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Driving Miss Daisy(1989)

    as Trooper #1

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Designing Women(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dwayne Dobber

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Wade Parsons

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

The Blind Side (2009)

$309M worldwide

Highest rated

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19862026

Peak 2010 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 75: 68 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting6 of 75: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 75: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 75: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 75: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

75 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s35 · 35 acting · 1 crew2000s13 · 13 acting · 4 crew2010s15 · 13 acting · 2 crew2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 29 roles
89940419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ray McKinnon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 43; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

In Sickness and in Health (1992)

74th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ray McKinnon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles34–66 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles11–42 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles41–62 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles26–47 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles33–60 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ray McKinnon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ray McKinnon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Nichols shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers