Biography
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. R...
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Complete Filmography

The Dead Don't Hurt
2024
as Judge Blagden
In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a li...

Knox Goes Away
2024
as Thomas Muncie
A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life o...

Sick Girl
2023
as Malcolm
When Wren Pepper feels her closest friends slipping away, she lets loose a little white lie that snowballs into a colossal, life-altering event.

Chaos Walking
2021
as Matthew
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting...

News of the World
2020
as Simon Boudlin
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

Ford v Ferrari
2019
as Phil Remington
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and th...

Mud
2013
as Senior
Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family an...

Spanola Pepper Sauce Company
2013
Director
This heartwarming story explores the life of Tookie Spanola, the founder and owner of the Spanola Pepper Sauce Company, and some of the changes that h...

The Last Ride
2012
as Stan
At the end of 1952, with the best years of his career behind him, country music legend Hank Williams hires a local kid to drive him through the Appala...

Hick
2012
as Lloyd
A pistol-packing teen meets an unstable rebel and a cocaine-snorting drifter as she hitchhikes her way out West.

Footloose
2011
as Wes Warnicker
Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the sta...

Take Shelter
2011
as Kyle
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Dolphin Tale
2011
as Mr. Doyle
A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

The Blind Side
2009
as Coach Cotton
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a...

That Evening Sun
2009
as Lonzo Choat
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.

That Evening Sun
2009
Producer
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.

The Last Lullaby
2008
as Ominous Figure
Price, a former hitman, is struggling to cope with retirement. He left the assassination business to live the "easy life." However, retirement arrived...

Randy & the Mob
2007
as Randy Pearson / Cecil Pearson
A good ol' boy (McKinnon) gets into trouble with some mobsters, and then must seek assistance from his estranged, identical twin gay brother.

Randy & the Mob
2007
Director, Writer
A good ol' boy (McKinnon) gets into trouble with some mobsters, and then must seek assistance from his estranged, identical twin gay brother.

Things That Hang from Trees
2006
as Tom Wheeler Sr.
St. Augustine, Florida, 1969. An eight-year-old boy's wish to see the fireworks from atop the city's lighthouse is complicated by his odd neighbors, a...

Come Early Morning
2006
as Toby
A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.

Chrystal
2004
as Snake
Many years after a devastating accident that took the life of his only son and permanently injured his wife, Joe finally comes home and tries to redee...

Chrystal
2004
Director, Writer, Producer
Many years after a devastating accident that took the life of his only son and permanently injured his wife, Joe finally comes home and tries to redee...

The Missing
2003
as Russell J. Wittick
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of...

The Badge
2002
as Deputy C.B.
A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although h...

The Accountant
2001
as The Accountant
The O'Dell farm is on the rocks. A non-traditional accountant comes with a variety of ways to save the farm.

The Accountant
2001
Director, Writer
The O'Dell farm is on the rocks. A non-traditional accountant comes with a variety of ways to save the farm.

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Vernon T. Waldrip
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

The Price of a Broken Heart
1999
Fact-based story about a landmark legal battle. A woman (Park Overall) learns that her husband has been having a very open affair with his secretary (...

Goodbye Lover
1999
as Rollins
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

Old Man
1997
as Shanty Man with Gun
A prisoner set on serving his time gets recruited to save a pregnant woman trapped in a tree during the Great Flood of 1927. A massive storm drives th...

The Grass Harp
1996
as Charlie Cool Jr
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in ...
Forgotten Sins
1996
as Steve Sweetier
A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her. Her accusation gets more and more elaborate, involving satanic rituals. As nearly ev...

The Net
1995
as Dale Hessman
Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'su...

Apollo 13
1995
as Jerry Bostick - FIDO White
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with th...

Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire
1994
as Buddy Rivers
An undercover reporter named Gus finds work with the FBI, but soon he gets into a difficult situation and the FBI ignores it.

Roswell
1994
as Deputy Joe Pritchard
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth ...

A Perfect World
1993
as Bradley
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

Needful Things
1993
as Deputy Norris Ridgewick
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.

Sommersby
1993
as Lawyer Webb
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By al...

Indecency
1992
as Victor
One of three friends who work in an advertising agency has a nervous breakdown. Upon her recovery, she embarks upon an affair with her former employer...

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
as Frank
A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992
as Les
True story about a rape victim who took a stand that rape is never the victim's fault and inspired many other victims who felt shame about what had ha...

In Sickness and in Health
1992
as Dr. Nyland
A husband hires a nurse to care for his wife, who suffers from Multiple Scleroses, but a relationship soon develops between the two.

Bugsy
1991
as David Hinton
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitat...

The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw
1991
as Lee Bob
Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991
as Bob Cheshire
From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gor...

Night of the Hunter
1991
as Ben Harper
A false preacher ingratiates himself with a dead man's family to find where he hid the money from a robbery.

Paris Trout
1991
as Carl Bonner
Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets P...

When Will I Be Loved?
1990
as Man with Basketball
Three disillusioned wives who are contemplating divorce compare notes on their stormy marriages.

Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
as Cub Reporter
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia,...

Web of Deceit
1990
as Stuart Troxel
After making a name for herself on the West Coast, a defense lawyer returns to her hometown of Atlanta to argue a controversial rape-murder case. But ...

Rising Son
1990
as Ken Mott
Gus Robinson loves three things: his job, family, and country; but suddenly he's losing all three. When his factory shuts down, Gus faces unemployment...

Vampire Cop
1990
Police officer Lucas only works at night. He also knows how to take a bite out of crime – literally. But when the vampire cop bites the city's reignin...

Driving Miss Daisy
1989
as Trooper #1
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew ...
Violent Ends
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Lucas Frost, an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence, tries to make his own life with his fiancée, Emma. He is sudden...