Ray McKinnon Biography

Fast Facts

• Began acting in Atlanta in the early 1980s
• Made film debut (as a state trooper) in 1989's Driving Miss Daisy; other film credits include Apollo 13, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Blind Side
• Shared the 2001 live-action short Oscar for The Accountant with his late wife, Lisa Blount, the comedy's executive producer; and his costar and producing partner, Walton Goggins
• McKinnon also wrote and directed
• Was a regular on the first season of HBO's Deadwood (2004)
• His 2004 indie drama Chrystal (starring Blount and Billy Bob Thornton) was nominated for a Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize
• Was nominated for a 2009 Independent Spirit supporting-actor award for That Evening Sun
• (He also produced the drama, along with Goggins
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