Walton Goggins Biography

Fast Facts

• Was an accomplished clog dancer as a youngster and once opened for B
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• King at the Fulton County Prison in Atlanta
• Once managed his own valet parking service
• Co-founded the production company Ginny Mule Productions, which produced the Academy Award-winning short film The Accountant in 2000
• Played a corrupt detective, a breakthrough role, on The Shield from 2002 to 2008
• His character on the FX series Justified was supposed to die in the pilot episode, but test audiences reacted so positively to Goggins's portrayal that the producers decided to re-write the script
• Supports the environmental non-profit Global Green USA
• Is a photographer and frequent traveler in his spare time