Clayne Crawford - wikipedia Clayne Crawford Clayne Crawford Joseph `` Joey '' Crawford ( 1978 - 04 - 20 ) April 20, 1978 ( age 40 ) Clay, Alabama, United States Nationality American Occupation Actor Years active 1997 -- present Spouse ( s ) Sunshine Kiki Brown ( m. 2004 ) Children Clayne Crawford ( born April 20, 1978 ) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Martin Riggs on the Fox action comedy - drama television series Lethal Weapon ( 2016 -- 2018 ), and for being fired from that role in the show 's third season. He also portrayed Teddy Talbot on the critically acclaimed Sundance drama Rectify ( 2013 -- 2016 ). Crawford had supporting roles in the films A Walk to Remember ( 2002 ) and Swimfan ( 2002 ). He also appeared in A Love Song for Bobby Long ( 2004 ) and The Great Raid ( 2005 ). He also played in some small independent films that were not widely distributed. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links Life and Career Born Joseph `` Joey '' Crawford in Clay, Alabama, he is the son of Brian and Lennie Crawford. By high school, he was on the football and wrestling teams, and graduated from Hewitt - Trussville High School. In 1996, he drove to Los Angeles to seek work as an actor. He often worked in construction to support himself while appearing in small theaters. In 2000, he changed his name professionally from Joey to Clayne, a combination to honor an ancestor ( `` Clan '' ) and his hometown ( Clay, Alabama ). He had a recurring role in the first season of Jericho as Mitchell `` Mitch '' Cafferty. In 2008, he appeared on Life in the episode `` Evil... and His Brother Ziggy ''. Crawford was the protagonist in the 2010 straight - to - DVD prequel to Smokin ' Aces, Smokin ' Aces 2 : Assassins ' Ball. In 2010, he had a recurring role in the eighth season of 24 as Kevin Wade, a young, mysterious man. He also appeared in the first and second season of the A&E series The Glades. Crawford played the role of Ted `` Teddy '' Talbot, Jr. in the first SundanceTV original series, Rectify, which was aired for four seasons from 2013 to 2016. The series, exploring a man who is released from prison after 19 years on death row after DNA evidence appears to support his innocence, also looks at the effects on his family and town. It received critical praise and won a Peabody Award in 2014, also receiving notice for its treatment of issues in criminal justice. Crawford played the role of Cade LaSalle, older brother to Christopher LaSalle on NCIS : New Orleans. Crawford portrayed Martin Riggs in the pilot for the Fox Television Lethal Weapon reboot, which was later picked up as a series. On 8 May 2018 it was announced that Crawford had been fired from Lethal Weapon over unspecified abusive behavior on the set, with Seann William Scott replacing Crawford as a new character named Wesley Cole. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 One Blood Planet Cady 2002 A Walk to Remember Dean 2002 Swimfan Josh A Love Song for Bobby Long Lee Evil Remains Tyler Direct to video 2005 The Great Raid PFC Aldridge 2005 Trust Jim Short film 2006 Steel City Ben Lee 2006 Wristcutters : A Love Story Jim 2006 False Prophets Wade Carpenter 2006 F8 Driver Short film 2006 Unknown Detective Anderson 2006 Feel Jeremy 2007 7 - 10 Split Mike 2007 Walk the Talk Reed 2007 God 's Beach Adam Short film 2007 On the Doll Wes 2007 X 's and O 's Simon 2009 The Donner Party William Eddy The Perfect Host John Taylor Baby Jonas Carter Kingshighway Billy Jones Smokin ' Aces 2 : Assassins ' Ball Agent Baker Direct to video 2011 Pox Julius 2012 The Baytown Outlaws Brick Oodie 2012 The Truth in Being Right Carl Weintraub Short film 2013 N.Y.C. Underground Siman Direct to video 2014 The Lachrymist The Disc Jockey of 94.9 KLAS ( voice, as William Westhoven ) Short film 2015 A Fighting Season Mason 2015 Convergence Ben 2016 Warrior Road Charlie 2016 Spectral Sergeant Toll 2017 The Weight Thad 2018 Tinker Grady Lee Jr. Television Year Title Role Notes Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rodney Munson Episode : `` Inca Mummy Girl '' ( as Joey Crawford ) 2001 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Henry McFadden Episode : Chaos Theory 2001 -- 02 Roswell Billy Darden 2 episodes 2003 CSI : Miami Chaz Episode : `` Freaks and Tweaks '' 2006 Thief Izzy Episode : `` Pilot '' 2006 -- 07 Jericho Mitchell Cafferty 5 episodes 2007 The Barnes Brothers Jerry Barnes Television film 2007 Women 's Murder Club Dale Peterson Episode : `` Maybe Baby '' 2008 Gemini Division Sampson 2 episodes 2008 Life Eval Episode : `` Evil... and His Brother Ziggy '' 2009 -- 12 Leverage Mr. Quinn 2 episodes 2009 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Tommy Ruby Episode : `` Miscarriage of Justice '' 2009 Cold Case Darren Malloy ' 76 Episode : `` Jackels '' 2009 Dark Blue Jack Walsh Episode : `` K - Town '' 2009 Criminal Minds C. Vincent Episode : `` Hopeless '' Burn Notice Ryan Johnson Episode : `` A Dark Road '' 24 Kevin Wade 9 episodes Law & Order : Criminal Intent Jeremy Parks Episode : `` Lost Children of the Blood '' 2010 -- 11 The Glades Ray Cargill 7 episodes All Signs of Death Chev Television film 2011 CSI : NY Wes Dillon Episode : `` Exit Strategy '' 2011 Memphis Beat Derek Simon Episode : `` Lost '' 2012 Justified Lance 3 episodes 2013 -- 15 Rectify Ted `` Teddy '' Talbot Jr. 29 episodes - Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( TV Critics ' Choice Awards ) 2013 Graceland Donnie Banks 2 episodes 2014 Rogue Danny `` Cheat '' Chetowski 5 episodes 2015 NCIS : New Orleans Cade LaSalle 3 episodes 2016 -- 18 Lethal Weapon Martin Riggs Main cast ( season 1 - 2, 40 episodes ) Director : `` Jessie 's Girl '' Awards 2016 TV Critics ' Choice Awards -- Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Nominated ) References Jump up ^ `` Clayne Crawford ''. Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 17. ^ Jump up to : Bob Carlton. `` On ' 24, ' native son 's success -- not villainous role -- makes Clay family proud ''. al.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016. Jump up ^ Harvey, Alec ( 2010 - 07 - 29 ). `` Clayne Crawford from Clay, Alabama, may be headed to HBO series ''. The Birmingham News. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ Profile, sundance.tv ; accessed April 20, 2015. Jump up ^ `` DRIVEN : Clayne Crawford Talks Life, Career, ' Rectify ' And Upcoming Projects ! ''. Icon vs. Icon. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016. Jump up ^ Prudom, Laura ( 10 March 2016 ). `` ' Lethal Weapon ' Pilot Casts ' Rectify ' Star as Martin Riggs ''. Jump up ^ `` ' Lethal Weapon ' Star Clayne Crawford Out as Producers Scramble to Recast ''. Jump up ^ `` Clayne Crawford to Be Replaced on Lethal Weapon If Series Is Renewed ''. ^ Jump up to : Ausiello, Michael ( 2018 - 05 - 08 ). `` Clayne Crawford Out at Lethal Weapon, Last - Minute Recasting Underway Ahead of Potential Season 3 ''. TVLine. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 09. ^ Jump up to : `` Seann William Scott to replace Clayne Crawford after ' Lethal Weapon ' firing ''. Global News. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 14. Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb ( January 17, 2016 ). `` Critics ' Choice Awards : TV Winners Include Fargo, Mr. Robot, Master of None, Rachel Bloom and Carrie Coon ''. TVLine. Retrieved January 31, 2017. External links Clayne Crawford on IMDb WorldCat Identities BNE : XX5183527 BNF : cb162118589 ( data ) GND : 106411699X ISNI : 0000 0001 1496 8256 VIAF : 107374811 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clayne_Crawford&oldid=864838000 '' Categories : 1978 births Living people People from Clay, Alabama Male actors from Alabama American male film actors American male television actors 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Hidden categories : Articles with hCards No local image but image on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans تۆرکجه Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 19 October 2018, at 20 : 15 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who plays the new riggs in lethal weapon
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