---
name: "Kevin Rankin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kevin-rankin"
fi1m_id: "kevin-rankin"
imdb_id: "nm0710271"
tmdb_id: 114000
wikidata_id: "Q80782"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 April 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T04:05:47.407157+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kevin Rankin

## Identity

Kevin Rankin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kevin-rankin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kevin-rankin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0710271
- **TMDB ID:** 114000
- **Wikidata ID:** Q80782
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rankin_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710271/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/114000

Actor. Born 18 April 1976 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 April 1976, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** کوین رانکین
- **Frequently works with:** [Christine Moore](https://film.one/person/christine-moore.md), [Jean-Marc Vallée](https://film.one/person/jean-marc-vallee.md), [Seith Mann](https://film.one/person/seith-mann.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 79 (2), 2010s 79 (5), 2020s 67 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 75 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Action 2, Science Fiction 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,102m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rankin_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710271/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/114000

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Hell or High Water*](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*R.J. Decker*](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md) (67)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kevin Rankin is an American actor. He was born on 18 April 1976 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He began his career with a small role in the 1997 film *The Apostle* and appeared in early television episodes including *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* and *Undeclared*.

Rankin is known for recurring and guest roles in series such as *Friday Night Lights* (as Herc), *Breaking Bad* (as Kenny), *Lucifer* (as Malcolm Graham), *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (as McVeigh, 2014), *Dallas Buyers Club* (as T.J., 2013), *Skyscraper* (as Ray, 2018) and *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (as Kenny, 2019). He played Billy Rayburn in the 2016 film *Hell or High Water*.

He has also appeared in *Grey's Anatomy*, *The Umbrella Academy* (as Elliot), *Lost* and *Justified*. Rankin has been married to actress Jill Farley since 2010.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *R.J. Decker* (2026), Fi1m 67, as Aloysius 'Wish' Aiken — [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *Hell or High Water* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Billy Rayburn — [page](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md)
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Fi1m 78, as McVeigh — [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Wild* (2014), Fi1m 70, as Greg — [page](https://film.one/film/wild.md)
- *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), Fi1m 75, as T.J. — [page](https://film.one/film/dallas-buyers-club.md)
- *Justified* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Derek "Devil" Lennox — [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), Fi1m 86, as Herc — [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Hulk* (2003), Fi1m 72, as Harper — [page](https://film.one/film/hulk.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *R.J. Decker* (2026), series, as Aloysius 'Wish' Aiken — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *East New York* (2022), series, as Tommy Killian
- *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019), as Kenny
- *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), series, as Elliot
- *Skyscraper* (2018), as Ray
- *Claws* (2017), series, as Bryce Husser
- *Hell or High Water* (2016), as Billy Rayburn — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md)
- *Lucifer* (2016), series, as Malcolm Graham
- *Wild* (2014), as Greg — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/wild.md)
- *Gracepoint* (2014), series, as Paul Coates
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), as McVeigh — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), series, as Henry Clark (voice), Henry Clark — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), as T.J. — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/dallas-buyers-club.md)
- *Pawn Shop Chronicles* (2013), as Randy
- *White House Down* (2013), as Killick
- *Congratulations* (2012), as Casey Tremblay
- *Santeria: The Soul Possessed* (2012), as Brother Neil
- *The Newsroom* (2012), series, as Cellmate
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Roe Saunders
- *The Chaperone* (2011), as Goldy
- *Justified* (2010), series, as Derek "Devil" Lennox — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Friendship!* (2010), as Marvin
- *The Odds* (2010), as Holt McCready
- *Trauma* (2009), series, as EMT Tyler Briggs
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Kent Clark
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Danny Ruskin — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Jerry Royal / Jerry Rogan
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, as Kenny — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *Bionic Woman* (2007), series, as Nathan
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, as Herc — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Big Love* (2006), series, as Verlan Walker — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, as T.R. — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Mike Doyle — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Dean Murphy
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Jack Vaughan — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, as Jerry — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Dennis Moran — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *The O.C.* (2003), series, as Lucas
- *Hulk* (2003), as Harper — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hulk.md)
- *Birds of Prey* (2002), series, as Dr. Lewis Melfin
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Larry Schneider
- *My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star* (2002), series, as Doc
- *Undeclared* (2001), series, as Lucien
- *Six Feet Under* (2001), series, as Johnny — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/six-feet-under.md)
- *Carman: The Champion* (2001), as Scrappy
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Shawn Curtis
- *The Clean and Narrow* (2000), as Tommy lee
- *The Apostle* (1997), as Young Man in Car
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, as Donny Maclay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Spin City* (1996), series, as Kurt
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Chris Nelson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Dean Emerson — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *All Signs of Death*, as Talbot
- *An LA Christmas Story*, as Goth Sophie Suitor
- *Blood on the Promontory*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Kevin Rankin](https://film.one/media/person/124916/gallery-d078a6094c70.jpg) Kevin Rankin — The Conmunity -  Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Kevin_Rankin_paleyfest_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
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- ![Kevin Rankin](https://film.one/media/person/124916/gallery-813bd4f0a2e0.jpg) Kevin Rankin — Image via TMDB
- ![Kevin Rankin](https://film.one/media/person/124916/gallery-1b34cb2568a6.jpg) Kevin Rankin — Image via TMDB

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