Walton Goggins - wikipedia Walton Goggins Walton Goggins Goggins at the 2015 San Diego Comic - Con International promoting The Hateful Eight Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. ( 1971 - 11 - 10 ) November 10, 1971 ( age 46 ) Birmingham, Alabama, United States Occupation Actor, filmmaker Years active 1989 -- present Spouse ( s ) Leanne Goggins ( m. ? ; d. 2004 ) Nadia Conners ( m. 2011 ) Children Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. ( born November 10, 1971 ) is an American actor. On television, he played Shane Vendrell in The Shield, Boyd Crowder in Justified and Venus Van Dam in Sons of Anarchy. He has also appeared in films, such as That Evening Sun, The Apostle, Chrystal, Miracle at St. Anna, Predators, Lincoln, Django Unchained, Machete Kills, American Ultra and The Hateful Eight. He co-produced and starred in the 2001 short film The Accountant, which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Professional recognition 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 5.3 Video games 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Early life Goggins was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Janet Long and Walton Sanders Goggins Sr. He was raised in Lithia Springs, Georgia, attended Lithia Springs High School, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of nineteen. He attended Georgia Southern University for one year. Career When he was 19, Goggins moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He worked on a valet car parking service for various restaurants in the valley and sold cowboy boots. In 1990, after working in a few acting roles in Georgia, he got his first big break in Murder in Mississippi. While filming, Goggins met and became friends with Ray McKinnon, who played his father in the film, and with whom he began a creative partnership that continues to this day. Goggins played Detective Shane Vendrell in the FX series The Shield ( 2002 -- 2008 ). Goggins and McKinnon formed their production company Ginny Mule Pictures, which produced four films : The Accountant ( a short film which won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001 ), Chrystal ( Sundance Dramatic Competition ), Randy and the Mob and That Evening Sun ( which won the South by Southwest Special Jury Prize 2009 ). Goggins and McKinnon created the series Rectify. Goggins was set to play the lead and AMC had bought the pilot script, written by McKinnon, a role which went to Aden Young when the series later went to SundanceTV. Goggins played Boyd Crowder in the pilot episode of the FX series Justified, and was a recurring cast member in the first season of the show, while also shooting a major supporting role as a deadly death row inmate being hunted by the titular antagonists in the film Predators. In May 2010, Goggins ' character was promoted to the main cast for the second season of Justified. In May 2011, he appeared in `` Code of the West '', a commercial for Ram Truck 's `` Guts & Glory '' campaign. He appeared in Cowboys & Aliens as Hunt, a bandit formerly in the employ of the protagonist. In July 2011, Goggins was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Justified. He portrayed Billy Crash, a sadistic overseer and slave fighting trainer, in the 2012 film Django Unchained. From 2012 to 2013, Goggins guest - starred as transgender prostitute Venus Van Damme in the FX series Sons of Anarchy. He previously worked with the show 's creator, Kurt Sutter, when the latter was a writer and executive producer on The Shield. The name `` Venus Van Damme '' is a play on the undercover name `` Cletus Van Damme '' used by Shane Vendrell on The Shield. In 2015, he played Chris Mannix in The Hateful Eight and stars in HBO 's television series Vice Principals. Reviewing in The New York Times, critic Mike Hale wrote, `` Walton Goggins makes a habit of being the best thing about the television shows he 's in. '' Professional recognition Goggins at the Television Academy presents An Evening with `` Justified '' in Hollywood on March 19, 2014 Goggins has received a steady stream of recognition for his professional work. With Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount and Ginny Mule Pictures, he was recognized by the Spirit of Slamdance Award at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2001 for The Accountant, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2002. Their film Chrystal appeared in the 2004 U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, and the same trio were awarded the Spirit of Slamdance Award again for Randy and the Mob. Goggins was nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama in 2009 for his role as Detective Shane Vendrell in The Shield. In the same year, McKinnon, Goggins, Hal Holbrook and the rest of the principal cast of That Evening Sun, won the Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the South by Southwest Film Festival competition. In 2012, the principal cast of Quentin Tarantino 's Django Unchained, including Goggins, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Bruce Dern and others, were nominated for the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for Best Ensemble Performance. Goggins ' role of Boyd Crowder in Justified received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2011, the TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain in 2013, the Online Film & Television Association 's Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2014, and for the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Goggins ' role of Venus Van Dam in Sons of Anarchy received nominations for the Online Film & Television Association 's Television Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2014, and for the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2014 and 2015. Personal life Goggins was married to Canadian Leanne Kaun Goggins, owner of a Laurel Canyon, California, dog - walking business. Born in 1967, she and Goggins were estranged when she died on November 12, 2004. Goggins married filmmaker Nadia Conners in August 2011, and they had a son, Augustus ( born February 2011 ). Goggins showcases some of his photography on a blog that he created, when he took time off work and traveled across India. He is active in various nonprofit organizations that range from environmental to humanitarian work, and regularly attends Global Green USA events. Filmography This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : the section 's content on awards is incomplete and inconsistent with the foregoing section on awards, and both are sourced only from IMDB Please help improve this section if you can. ( January 2015 ) Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Mr. Saturday Night Shaky Kid On DVD cut only 1992 Forever Young Gate MP The Next Karate Kid Charlie 1997 The Apostle Sam 1997 Painted Hero Roddy 1997 Switchback Bud 1998 Major League : Back to the Minors Billy `` Downtown '' Anderson 1999 Wayward Son 2000 The Crow : Salvation Detective Stan Roberts 2000 Red Dirt Lee Todd 2000 Shanghai Noon Wallace 2000 Beyond the Prairie : The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Almanzo Wilder 2001 Daddy and Them Tommy Christian 2001 Joy Ride Cop ( DVD additional footage ) Uncredited 2001 The Accountant Tommy O'Dell Short film 2002 The Bourne Identity Research Tech 2002 Beyond the Prairie, Part 2 : The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Almanzo Wilder 2003 House of 1000 Corpses Deputy Steve Nash 2003 Apple Jack Moe Danyou Short film Chrystal Larry 2005 The World 's Fastest Indian Marty Dickerson 2006 The Architect Joe 2007 Randy and The Mob Tino Armani 2008 Winged Creatures Zack 2008 Miracle at St. Anna Nokes 2009 That Evening Sun Paul Meecham 2009 Damage Reno Predators Stans 2011 Cowboys & Aliens Hunt 2011 Straw Dogs Daniel 2012 Lincoln Wells A. Hutchins 2012 Django Unchained Billy Crash 2013 Officer Down Angel / Detective Logue 2013 G.I. Joe : Retaliation Warden Nigel James 2013 Machete Kills El Cameleón 2015 Mojave Jim 2015 American Ultra Laugher 2015 Diablo Ezra 2015 The Hateful Eight Chris Mannix 2017 Three Christs Leon 2018 Maze Runner : The Death Cure Lawrence Post-production 2018 Tomb Raider Mathias Vogel Post-production 2018 Ant - Man and the Wasp Sonny Burch Filming Television Year Title Role Notes In the Heat of the Night Darrell / Robbie Jeffries / Garth Watkins 3 episodes Murder in Mississippi Lyle Television film 1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Mike Muchin Episode : `` The Pit and the Pendulum '' 1992 Stay the Night Wayne Seagrove Television film For Love and Glory Buck Television film 1995 JAG Marine 2nd Lieutenant Episode : `` Desert Son '' Humanoids from the Deep Rod Television film The Cherokee Kid Jim Bob Television film Pacific Blue Harv 2 episodes The Sentinel Mick Episode : `` True Crime '' 1998 NYPD Blue Terry Episode : `` Honeymoon at Viagra Falls '' 2001 Murder, She Wrote : The Last Free Man Billy Weber Television film 2002 -- 2008 The Shield Detective Shane Vendrell 88 episodes Hawaii Agent Davis Episode : `` Lost and Found '' 2007 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Marlon Frost Episode : `` Empty Eyes '' 2009 Criminal Minds John Cooley Episode : `` Demonology '' 2009 CSI : Miami Sean Echols Episode : `` Dissolved '' 2010 -- 2015 Justified Boyd Crowder 74 episodes 2012 Unsupervised Bruce Lindsay ( voice ) Episode : `` The Magic of Science '' 2012 -- 2014 Sons of Anarchy Venus Van Dam 6 episodes 2013 To Appomattox Richard Ewell 5 episodes 2014 Community Mr. Stone Episode : `` Cooperative Polygraphy '' 2016 -- 2017 Vice Principals Lee Russell 18 episodes 2017 SIX Richard `` Rip '' Taggart 8 episodes 2017 American Dad ! Enoch ( voice ) Episode : `` A Nice Night for a Drive '' Video games Year Title Voice role 1995 Wing Commander IV : The Price of Freedom Border World Pilot 2017 Prey Aaron Ingram Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated for Result 2001 Slamdance Film Festival Spirit of Slamdance Award for Best Supporting Actor ( shared with Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount ) The Accountant Won Randy and the Mob Won 2009 South By Southwest Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast That Evening Sun Nominated Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama The Shield Nominated 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( 2011 ) Justified Nominated Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated 2012 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Django Unchained Nominated 2013 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Justified Nominated 2014 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series Sons of Anarchy Nominated Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Justified Nominated 2015 Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series Sons of Anarchy Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Walton Goggins ''. TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Wilson Hunt, Stacey ( July 15, 2016 ). `` Walton Goggins on 25 Years of Playing ' That Guy ' ''. Vulture. Retrieved July 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Walton Goggins Interview ''. youtube. Jump up ^ `` Walton Goggins Biography ''. Yahoo Canada. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015. Jump up ^ The AV Club Walton Goggins Interview Jan 31, 2012 Retrieved March 6, 2015. Jump up ^ The Week Rectify is the successor to Mad Men you 've been looking for June 20, 2014 Retrieved March 6, 2015 Jump up ^ `` Justified Promotes Walton Goggins to Series Regular ''. TV Guide. Jump up ^ Stuart Levine ( July 14, 2011 ). `` Nomination reaction : Walton Goggins ''. Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2011. Jump up ^ Christopher M ( April 12, 2012 ). `` Walton Goggins Joins `` Django Unchained ''. Celluloid and Cigarette Burns. Retrieved July 31, 2012. Jump up ^ Highfill, Samantha ( October 9, 2012 ). `` ' Sons of Anarchy ' : Walton Goggins talks Venus Van Dam Inside TV EW.com ''. Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015. Jump up ^ ' Justified 's ' Walton Goggins to Star in HBO 's ' Vice Principals ' February 9, 2015 Retrieved March 6, 2015 Jump up ^ Hale, Mike ( July 15, 2016 ). `` Review : HBO 's ' Vice Principals ' Features Power Struggles and Potty Mouths ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Anon., 2015, `` Archives -- 2004 Sundance Film Festival : `` Chrystal '' ( Director : Ray McKinnon, Screenwriters : Ray McKinnon ), see ( 1 ), accessed January 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Nominees / Winners Television Academy ''. Emmys.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Kelly, Winter ( November 16, 2004 ). `` Hollywood Hills Residents Mourn Tragic Loss ''. Canyon News. Beverly Hills, California. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Under the Radar interview with Walton Goggins ''. ^ Jump up to : lmfarms. `` hindu to you too ''. Hindutoyoutoo.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015. Jump up ^ Hunt, Stacey Wilson ( July 15, 2016 ). `` Walton Goggins on 25 Years of Playing ' That Guy ' ''. Vulture.com ( New York ). Retrieved January 6, 2017. I actually got my first job after being here ( in Los Angeles ) for one week -- a role opposite Billy Crystal in Mr. Saturday Night. I was the Nervous Kid in a flashback sequence. It did n't make the movie, but it made the DVD. Jump up ^ Goggins in Murray, Noel ( November 23, 2008 ). `` Walton Goggins ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 7, 2017. I was in a movie called Forever Young, with Mel Gibson. I just saw the director up here in Canada the other day -- Steve Miner... ( W ) hen you 're a young actor, you live for those days. It was a day with Mel Gibson... Early in my career, those small roles I got, they were pretty two - dimensional, buddy, for the most part. But you do what you can do with it on your day, and you 're thankful for it. Jump up ^ `` SXSW 2009 awards `` Made in China '' best narrative feature ``. FilmFestivals.com. March 18, 2009. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Additional WebCitation archive on December 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Television Critics Association Announces 2009 Award Nominees ''. Television Critics Association. June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Addition WebCitation archive on December 22, 2016 Jump up ^ `` Emmys > Award Search > Walton Goggins ''. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 2013 / / Nominees for the 3rd Annual Critics ' Choice Television Awards '' ( Press release ). Broadcast Television Critics Association. June 10, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` 2014 / / Winners and Nominees from the 4th Annual Critics Choice Television Awards '' ( Press release ). Broadcast Television Critics Association. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` 2015 / / Nominations For the 5th Annual Critics ' Choice Television Awards ''. Broadcast Television Critics Association. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Requires scrolldown to proper press release. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Walton Goggins. 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Question: who is the actor that plays venus on sons of anarchy
Answer: Walton Sanders Goggins Jr.