Walton Goggins

Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor. He has starred in television series including The Shield (2002–2008), Justified (2010–2015), Vice Principals (2016–2017), The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present) and Invincible (2021–present). He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on Justified. He has also starred in films, such as Predators (2010), Lincoln, Django Unchained (both 2012), The Hateful Eight (2015), Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Tomb Raider, and Ant-Man and the Wasp (all 2018). Goggins starred in and co-produced the short film The Accountant (2001), which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Early life Goggins was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Janet Long and Walton Sanders Goggins Sr. He was raised in Lithia Springs, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, and graduated from Lithia Springs High School and attended Georgia Southern University for a year. Career Goggins worked for a valet car parking service and various restaurants in Los Angeles. After starring in a few roles in Georgia, he met Ray McKinnon while filming Murder in Mississippi.