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Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Actor · Born July 5, 1960 (66) · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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). Vince often alternates between heroic and villainous characters. Vince played a Southern policeman in the neo-noir psychological horror film Angel Heart (1987), a kidnapper's assistant in the crime thriller film Trapped (2002), and a deputy prison warden in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994). He played a lovable, small-town pub owner in Beautiful Girls (1996); a mentally ill serial killer in the 2003 mystery thriller film Identity (a second collaboration with director Mangold); a pompous sheriff in Nurse Betty (2000); a gossip columnist in Simone (2002); and a dissolute Roman Catholic priest with psychic abilities in the 2005 supernatural horror film Constantine. He can also be seen in the dramatic film Love from Ground Zero (1998), playing as Walter. Other film titles include the psychological horror film Jacob's Ladder (1990), the neo-noir film China Moon (1994), the action thriller film Homefront (2013), and the supernatural horror film The Devil's Candy (2015). Guest appearances on TV shows include Deadwood, Alias, The X-Files, Miami Vice, Quantum Leap, Chicago Hope, In the Heat of the Night, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Highlander: The Series, and the American remake of Touching Evil. In 2011, he appeared as Otis in the AMC television series The Walking Dead. He also had a guest role playing a 600-lb. patient in Fox's medical drama House. From 2010 to 2014, he had a multi-episode appearance in The Mentalist. In 2012, he appeared in a full episode of Justified. He took a comic role as "Jelly" in Flypaper. In 2018, he appeared on an episode of The Blacklist as Lawrence Devlin. Vince received an Emmy Award in 1997 for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as serial killer Clifford Banks during the second season of the television series Murder One.

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Born
July 5, 1960 (66)
From
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
84 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Pruitt Taylor Vince's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery 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
25%
Bonds
21%
Self
17%
Survival
17%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 14 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 14 · Intense 21

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 6

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 14 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 18

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 26 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 20
Ally
6 of 20
Threshold guardian
3 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Trickster
1 of 20
Shapeshifter
1 of 20
Mentor
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Dread
16
Melancholic
17
Absurd
10
Warm
8
Other
37

How their films linger

Unsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous11

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 Pruitt Taylor Vince's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 84 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pruitt Taylor Vince'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

96 credits, 84 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Superman(2025)

    as Pa Kent

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • F.U.A.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Lady in the Lake(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bob Bauer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Crime Story(2021)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare(2019)

    Actor

  • Bird Box(2018)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • ASIA A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Noah

  • Gotti(2018)

    as Angelo Ruggiero

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • 59 Seconds(2016)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Candy(2015)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ray

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes Reborn(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Casper Abraham

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • 13 Sins(2014)

    as Vogler

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Homefront(2013)

    as Werks

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Grill

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lawrence Devlin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Tourist(2012)

    as Carl Marznap

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Broken Blood(2013)

    as Earl Wayne

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    as Mr. Lee

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Butter(2011)

    as Ned Eaten

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Brake(2012)

    as Driver / Boss Terrorist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bending the Rules(2012)

    as Happy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Island(2010)

    as Gideon Spilett

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • On the Inside(2011)

    as Ben Marshal

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Creature(2011)

    as Grover

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Flypaper(2011)

    as Jelly

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Smell of Success(2009)

    as Cleveland Clod

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Drive Angry(2011)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Cape(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Goggles

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Otis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Branch

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Glen Fogle

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Leaves of Grass(2009)

    as Big Joe Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Don McKay(2009)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • In the Electric Mist(2009)

    as Lou Girard

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as J.J. LaRoche

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • True Blood(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Finn

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Echo(2008)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Canterbury's Law(2008)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Captivity(2007)

    as Ben Dexter

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • When a Man Falls(2007)

    as Travis Gilmore

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Haze Jackson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Drop Dead Sexy(2005)

    as Spider

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Constantine(2005)

    as Father Hennessy

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Winant

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as George

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mose Manuel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Monster(2003)

    as Gene / Stuttering "John"

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Handler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • L.A. Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sid Hudgens

  • Identity(2003)

    as Malcolm Rivers

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Trapped(2002)

    as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 13 Moons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Owen

  • S1m0ne(2002)

    as Max Sayer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Campbell / Schapker

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Marty Gleason

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Betty(2000)

    as Ballard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Cell(2000)

    as Dr. Reid

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Mumford(1999)

    as Henry Follett

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Legend of 1900(1998)

    as Max Tooney

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Love from Ground Zero(1998)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Dolittle(1998)

    as Patient at Hammersmith (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Cold Around the Heart(1997)

    as Johnny 'Cokebottles' Costello

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The End of Violence(1997)

    as Frank Cray

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Clifford Banks

  • The Break(1997)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Girls(1996)

    as Stanley "Stinky" Womack

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Cottonwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mark Salli

  • Heavy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Victor Modino

  • Under the Hula Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Bob

  • Murder One(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Nobody's Fool(1994)

    as Rub Squeers

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Platt

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    as Deputy Warden Kavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold(1994)

    as Bud

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • China Moon(1994)

    as Daryl Jeeters

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerry Schnauz

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Mikey

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Till Death Us Do Part(1992)

    as Michael Brockington

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • JFK(1991)

    as Lee Bowers

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Dead in the Water(1991)

    as Lou Rescetti

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Poison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Coyle

  • Jacob's Ladder(1990)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Come See the Paradise(1990)

    as Augie Farrell

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Wild at Heart(1990)

    as Buddy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Fear(1990)

    as Jay Anthony Lapedes ("Shadow Man")

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Homer and Eddie(1989)

    as Cashier

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • I Know My First Name Is Steven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Irving Murphy

  • K-9(1989)

    as Benny the Mule

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Pilcher

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Mississippi Burning(1988)

    as Lester Cowens

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Red Heat(1988)

    as Night Clerk

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Shy People(1987)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Barfly(1987)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Angel Heart(1987)

    as Det. Deimos

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Cruz

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles from 1984 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Constantine (2005)

$231M worldwide

Highest rated

The Legend of 1900 (1998)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Lady in the Lake (2024)

Film career

19842025

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 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.

  • 1987Screen debut· Angel Heart
  • 1995First top-billed film· Heavy
  • 1998Career best· The Legend of 1900
  • 2008Career best· The Mentalist

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 95: 94 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing1 of 95: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 2% of 52 roles
879297020712

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 Pruitt Taylor Vince's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of the 60 of 61 with a score; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 83 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 83 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Broken Blood (2013)

98th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

JFK (1991)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. 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 Pruitt Taylor Vince's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles34–91 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles14–67 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles55–90 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles28–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles29–89 · median 76 · intenseheavier 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 Pruitt Taylor Vince work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pruitt Taylor Vince's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Damon shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles