American musician Dwight Yoakam has starred in a number of films and television series ranging from 1992 to the present.
His first major roles included the CBS crime drama P.S. I Luv U and the 1993 movie Red Rock West. [1] In 1996, he had his acting breakthrough in the Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade. [2] For this role, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award. [3] Yoakam made his directorial and writing debut in 2000's South of Heaven, West of Hell. [4] Between 2005 and 2006, he also appeared in the movies Bandidas, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Wedding Crashers. [5] In 2014, Yoakam had a recurring role in season two of the CBS science fiction series Under the Dome. [6] He also reunited with Thornton for season one of the Amazon Prime Video original series Goliath. [7]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Red Rock West | Truck Driver | |
| 1995 | The Little Death | Bobby Lomax | |
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Doyle Hargraves | Nominated— Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1997 | Painted Hero | Virgil Kidder | |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Brentwood 'Brent Glass' Glasscock | |
| 1999 | The Minus Man | Blair | |
| 2001 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Valentine Casey | Also director and writer |
| 2002 | Panic Room | Raoul | |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Leroy Wasley | |
| 2004 | Three Way | Herbert Claremont / Clarkson | |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Mr. Kroeger | |
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Sheriff Belmont | ||
| 2006 | Bandidas | Tyler Jackson | |
| Crank | 'Doc' Miles | ||
| 2008 | Two:Thirteen | Sandy | |
| Four Christmases | Pastor Phil | ||
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | 'Doc' Miles | |
| 2010 | Dirty Girl | Joseph | |
| The Last Rites of Ransom Pride | Reverend Early Pride | ||
| Bloodworth | Boyd Bloodworth | ||
| 2015 | 90 Minutes in Heaven | Cecil Beaumont | |
| 2017 | Logan Lucky | Warden Burns | |
| 2021 | Cry Macho | Howard Polk |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hee Haw | Himself | Episode: "18.7" |
| 1991 | P.S. I Luv U | Harlan Justice | Episode: "I'd Kill to Direct" |
| 1993 | Rhythm & Jam | Himself | Television movie |
| 1994 | Saturday Night Live | Musical Guest | Episode: " Kelsey Grammer/Dwight Yoakam" |
| 1994 | Roswell | Mac Brazel | Television movie |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back | Skipper | Television movie |
| 1997 | Ellen | The Bag Boy | Episode: "The Puppy Episode – Part 2" |
| 1998 | King of the Hill | Lane Pratley | Episode: "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men" |
| 1998 | When Trumpets Fade | Lieutenant Colonel George Rickman | Television movie [8] |
| 2002 | Dinner for Five | Himself | Episode: "1.8" |
| 2011–2013 | Wilfred | Bruce | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | To Appomattox | George Meade | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Under the Dome | Lyle Chumley | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Axe Cop | Egyptian Redneck | Episode: "Mark Frankenstein" |
| 2016 | Drunk History | Jesse Benton | Episode: "Bar Fights" |
| 2016 | Goliath | Wendell Corey | 7 episodes |
References
- ^ Mark Morrison (June 14, 1994). "Same night, two very different choices". Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Jim Casey (November 25, 2016). "Dwight Yoakam Reflects on 20 Years of "Sling Blade"—"One of the Seminal Moments of My Life as an Artist"". Country Daily. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Sling Blade awards". AllMovie. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (December 15, 2000). "Yoakam's 'South of Heaven' Ends Up Going Over the Top". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Jan 3, 2022.
- ^ Phyllis Stark (June 25, 2005). "A joyful return for Yoakam". Billboard. pp. 39, 40.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 19, 2014). "Under the Dome Enlists Dwight Yoakam". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ Beville Dunkerley (June 15, 2016). "Dwight Yoakam Reunites With Billy Bob Thornton in New Drama 'Goliath'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Ken Eisner (June 22, 1998). "When Trumpets Fade". Variety. Retrieved June 18, 2023.