---
name: "Walton Goggins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/walton-goggins"
fi1m_id: "walton-goggins"
imdb_id: "nm0324658"
tmdb_id: 27740
wikidata_id: "Q516690"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 November 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-10-21T04:26:43.047543+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."
---

# Walton Goggins

## Identity

Walton Goggins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/walton-goggins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** walton-goggins
- **IMDb ID:** nm0324658
- **TMDB ID:** 27740
- **Wikidata ID:** Q516690
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton_Goggins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q516690, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0324658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27740

Actor. Born 10 November 1971 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 November 1971, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Walt Goggins, Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. 
- **Frequently works with:** [Billy Gierhart](https://film.one/person/billy-gierhart.md), [Gary Lennon](https://film.one/person/gary-lennon.md), [Gwyneth Horder-Payton](https://film.one/person/gwyneth-horder-payton.md), [Quentin Tarantino](https://film.one/person/quentin-tarantino.md), [Richard N. Gladstein](https://film.one/person/richard-n-gladstein.md), [Samuel L. Jackson](https://film.one/person/samuel-l-jackson.md), [Stacey Sher](https://film.one/person/stacey-sher.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 13 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (3), 2010s 70 (7), 2020s 80 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Action 4, Action & Adventure 3, Mystery 3, Science Fiction 3, Thriller 3
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,192m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton_Goggins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q516690, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0324658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27740

## Coming up

- *Hexed* (2026-11-25), as Beef Roger Crummchuk (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/hexed.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Justified*](https://film.one/tv/justified.md) (87), [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84), [*Ant-Man and the Wasp*](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Fallout*](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md) (80), [*The Hateful Eight*](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*The White Lotus*](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md) (85)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Bourne Identity*](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-identity.md) (83)
- **AMC+:** [*Django Unchained*](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md) (78)

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

## Fi1m on Walton Goggins

> Walton Goggins makes dangerous men funny without making them safe. His drawl and appetite for dialogue are familiar, but the pleasure is in never quite knowing how far a character will go.

In *The Hateful Eight* (2015), Walton Goggins plays a man who says he is the new sheriff and talks as though nobody else needs a turn. Chris Mannix's speech keeps outrunning his judgement, and Goggins lets us hear the stupidity without losing the danger. We laughed at Mannix because he keeps saying more than is good for him. Quentin Tarantino gives Goggins room to be funny, though the film's 188 minutes give everyone rather more room than they need.

Early casting often reduced that Southern drawl to a stereotype. Television gave him more to work with as the corrupt policeman Shane Vendrell in *The Shield* (2002–2008). Then came the articulate criminal Boyd Crowder in *Justified* (2010–2015), a pilot villain whose part expanded to series co-lead. These longer parts suited his ability to make unpleasant people worth caring about.

His work for Tarantino began with Billy Crash in *Django Unchained* (2012); Mannix was the larger assignment. The director's appetite for talk suits an actor who can make a speech sound like a man getting carried away with himself. Yet *The Hateful Eight* also shows the limit of what that pleasure can sustain. Goggins is worth watching, but he cannot make the film's prolonged cruelty less wearing.

The move into broader comedy brought him alongside Danny McBride. He played Lee Russell in *Vice Principals* (2016–2017) and Baby Billy Freeman in *The Righteous Gemstones* (2019–2025). We can see the appeal of casting him in broad comedy after Mannix, though the humanity he finds in unpleasant characters interests us more than the eccentricity.

*Fallout* (2024) makes particularly good use of him as the Ghoul. He gives the nastier jokes confidence and makes encounters harder to predict, while Ella Purnell's Lucy MacLean ensures the violence still has a cost. The wandering plot can test the interest that both actors have earned, but their performances make the slower passages worth tolerating. Start there if gore and comedy appeal, and allow for the occasional stretch when the cast is more interesting than what it has been given to do.

## Biography

Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. is an American actor. Born on 10 November 1971 in Birmingham, Alabama, he has appeared in numerous films and television series.

He is credited as Billy Crash in *Django Unchained* (2012) and as Sheriff Chris Mannix in *The Hateful Eight* (2015). On television, he has played Rick Hatchett in *The White Lotus* (2021) and The Ghoul / Cooper Howard in *Fallout* (2024).

Goggins has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for *Justified* and *The White Lotus*, and for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for *Fallout*. He co-produced and starred in the Academy Award-winning short film *The Accountant* (2001).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, fandomwire.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (13)

- *Fallout* (2024), Fi1m 80, as The Ghoul / Cooper Howard — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), Fi1m 74, as Cecil (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *The White Lotus* (2021), Fi1m 85, as Rick Hatchett — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md)
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018), Fi1m 68, as Sonny Burch — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md)
- *The Hateful Eight* (2015), Fi1m 68, as Sheriff Chris Mannix — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md)
- *G.I. Joe: Retaliation* (2013), Fi1m 48, as Warden Nigel James — [page](https://film.one/film/g-i-joe-retaliation.md)
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Fi1m 78, as Billy Crash — [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Lincoln* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Clay Hawkins — [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md)
- *Justified* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Boyd Crowder — [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Predators* (2010), Fi1m 60, as Stans — [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Mr. Stone — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *The Bourne Identity* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Research Tech — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-identity.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Shane Vendrell — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)

## Complete filmography (104)

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

- *Hexed* (2026), as Beef Roger Crummchuk (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/hexed.md)
- *Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern* (2026), Actor
- *Fallout: The Ghoul Log* (2025), as The Ghoul
- *The Uninvited* (2025), as Sammy
- *The Luckiest Man in America* (2025), as Peter
- *A Spicy but Not Too Spicy Plumber* (2025), as Acting Double
- *Queen of the Ring* (2025), as Jack Pfefer
- *Legion 44* (2024), as Narrator
- *Fallout* (2024), series, as The Ghoul / Cooper Howard — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Dreamin' Wild* (2023), as Joe Emerson
- *Justified: City Primeval* (2023), series, as Boyd Crowder
- *I'm a Virgo* (2023), series, as Jay Whittle / The Hero
- *George & Tammy* (2022), series, as Earl 'Peanutt' Montgomery
- *The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey* (2022), series, as Dr. Rubin
- *John Bronco Rides Again* (2021), as John Bronco
- *What If...?* (2021), series, as Sonny Burch (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *The White Lotus* (2021), series, as Rick Hatchett — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md)
- *Spirit Untamed* (2021), as Hendricks (voice)
- *INVINCIBLE* (2021), series, as Cecil (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/invincible-2021.md)
- *Fatman* (2020), as Skinny Man
- *John Bronco* (2020), as John Bronco
- *Words on Bathroom Walls* (2020), as Paul
- *The Unicorn* (2019), series, as Wade
- *The Righteous Gemstones* (2019), series, as Baby Billy Freeman
- *Them That Follow* (2019), as Lemuel Childs
- *The Hateful Eight* (2019), series, as Sheriff Chris Mannix
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018), as Sonny Burch — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp.md)
- *Deep State* (2018), series, as Nathan Miller
- *Tomb Raider* (2018), as Mathias Vogel
- *Maze Runner: The Death Cure* (2018), as Lawrence
- *Three Christs* (2017), as Leon
- *SIX* (2017), series, as Richard 'RIP' Taggart
- *Vice Principals* (2016), series, as Lee Russell
- *We The People 2.0* (2016), as narrator
- *Mojave* (2016), as Jim
- *Diablo* (2016), as Ezra
- *The Hateful Eight* (2015), as Sheriff Chris Mannix — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hateful-eight.md)
- *American Ultra* (2015), as Laugher
- *Desiree* (2014), as Blanc
- *Machete Kills* (2013), as El Camaleón 1
- *G.I. Joe: Retaliation* (2013), as Warden Nigel James — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/g-i-joe-retaliation.md)
- *Officer Down* (2013), as The Angel / Det. Logue
- *Django Unchained* (2012), as Billy Crash — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Lincoln* (2012), as Clay Hawkins — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md)
- *Vanessa & Jan* (2012), series, as Ed
- *Unsupervised* (2012), series, as Bruce Lindsay (voice)
- *Straw Dogs* (2011), as Daniel Niles
- *Cowboys & Aliens* (2011), as Hunt
- *Predators* (2010), as Stans — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Justified* (2010), series, as Boyd Crowder — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Predators: The Chosen* (2010), Actor
- *That Evening Sun* (2009), as Paul Meecham · Producer
- *Damage* (2009), as Reno
- *Community* (2009), series, as Mr. Stone — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Winged Creatures* (2009), as Zack
- *Miracle at St. Anna* (2008), as Captain Nokes
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, as Venus Van Dam — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Veronica in the FBI* (2007), as Hendricks
- *Randy & the Mob* (2007), as Tino Armani · Producer
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, as Oliver — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *The Architect* (2006), as Joe
- *The World's Fastest Indian* (2005), as Marty Dickerson
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as John Cooley — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Enoch (voice)
- *Hawaii* (2004), series, as Agent Davis
- *Chrystal* (2004), as Larry · Producer
- *Apple Jack* (2003), as Moe Danyou
- *House of 1000 Corpses* (2003), as Deputy Steve Naish
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Sean Echols
- *The Bourne Identity* (2002), as Research Tech — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-identity.md)
- *Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues* (2002), as Almanzo Wilder
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Shane Vendrell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Daddy and Them* (2001), as Tommy Christian
- *Joy Ride* (2001), as Cop (uncredited)
- *Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man* (2001), as Billy Weber
- *The Accountant* (2001), as Tommy O'Dell · Producer
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Marlon Frost
- *Shanghai Noon* (2000), as Wallace
- *Red Dirt* (2000), as Lee Todd
- *The Crow: Salvation* (2000), as Stan Roberts
- *Wayward Son* (1999), as Plantation Owner
- *Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder* (1999), as Almanzo Wilder
- *Major League: Back to the Minors* (1998), as Downtown Anderson
- *The Apostle* (1997), as Sam
- *Switchback* (1997), as Bud (Deputy)
- *Painted Hero* (1997), as Roddy
- *The Cherokee Kid* (1996), as Jim Bob
- *Humanoids from the Deep* (1996), as Rod
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, as Mick
- *Pacific Blue* (1996), series, as Harv
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Communications Officer
- *The Watcher* (1995), series, Actor
- *The Next Karate Kid* (1994), as Charlie
- *For Love and Glory* (1993), as Buck
- *Forever Young* (1992), as Gate MP
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Lance McBride
- *Stay the Night* (1992), as Wayne Seagrove
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Mike — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *Murder in Mississippi* (1990), as Lyle
- *Mister*, Actor
- *Batso*, as Warren 'Batso' Harding
- *Painter*, Actor
- *Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture*, Actor
- *Job*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with director Jonathan Nolan, producer Todd Howard and stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-f90cd8a31e13.jpg) Prime Video's new series "Fallout" activation at SXSW 2024 with director Jonathan Nolan, producer Todd Howard and stars Walton Goggins & Aaron Moten — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Fallout_Series_activation_with_Walton_Goggins%2C_Todd_Howard%2C_Aaron_Moten%2C_and_Jonathan_Nolan_at_SXSW_2024_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Walton Goggins](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-c50a57a161cc.jpg) Walton Goggins — Walton Goggins, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Walton_Goggins.jpg/1280px-Walton_Goggins.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Walton Goggins](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-b0f6ffe5de96.jpg) Walton Goggins — Image via TMDB
- ![Walton Goggins](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-4e3877a51a74.jpg) Walton Goggins — Image via TMDB
- ![Walton Goggins](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-f04c19753c66.jpg) Walton Goggins — Image via TMDB
- ![Walton Goggins](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-00bd04ed1e96.jpg) Walton Goggins — Image via TMDB
- ![Walton Goggins](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-371f8d0cf377.jpg) Walton Goggins — Image via TMDB
- ![Walton Goggins](https://film.one/media/person/9001/gallery-cfec470ef6fe.jpg) Walton Goggins — Image via TMDB

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