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name: "Jayson Warner Smith"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 March 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T22:38:37.505394+00:00"
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# Jayson Warner Smith

Actor. Born 10 March 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 March 1985, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

## Biography

Jayson Warner Smith is an American actor working in film, television and theatre. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he began performing in theatre at the age of nine and has appeared in a production or screen role almost every year since.

He is best known for recurring roles as Gavin in *The Walking Dead* (2016–2018) and Wendall Jelks in *Rectify* (2013–2014). Other credits include *American Made* (2017), *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), *42* (2013), *Footloose* (2011), *Where the Crawdads Sing* (2022), *Emancipation* (2022), *Outer Banks* (2020) and *Tulsa King* (2022). He appeared in two films at the Sundance Film Festival in both 2015 and 2016. Smith also teaches acting in Atlanta.

*Sources: jaysonsmith.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Song Sung Blue* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Earl / TCB — [page](https://film.one/film/song-sung-blue.md)

## Also known for

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Gavin
- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), Dean
- *American Made* (2017), Bill Cooper (Snowbird #1)
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), Guy with Knife in Head
- *Tulsa King* (2022), Walden Eustice
- *Where the Crawdads Sing* (2022), Deputy Perdue
- *42* (2013), White Gas Station Attendant
- *Footloose* (2011), Officer Herb

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