Pruitt Taylor Vince

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Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He had roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), JFK (1991), Identity (2003), and Constantine (2005). He played J.J. Laroche in The Mentalist (2008–2015). Vince has also appeared on many television series. In 1997, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role as Clifford Banks in the second season of the television series Murder One. Vince was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 5, 1960. He attended Louisiana State University. For most of his life, Vince has had a condition called nystagmus, the involuntary movement of the eye. Vince made his film debut in Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law, but his scenes were edited out. He had prominent supporting roles in several major films, including a turn as a dimwitted Ku Klux Klan member in Mississippi Burning (1988), Lee Bowers in JFK...

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The MentalistSeries • 2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000BonesSeries • 2005HouseSeries • 2004The BlacklistSeries • 2013The Walking DeadSeries • 2010Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010Stranger ThingsSeries • 2016The X-FilesSeries • 1993Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Series • 2013MediumSeries • 2005Chicago HopeSeries • 1994Quantum LeapSeries • 1989Miami ViceSeries • 1984True BloodSeries • 2008JustifiedSeries • 2010Highlander: The SeriesSeries • 1992DeadwoodSeries • 2004SupermanMovie • 2025Murder OneSeries • 1995Heroes RebornSeries • 2015Wild at HeartMovie • 1990ConstantineMovie • 2005IdentityMovie • 2003