# Clayne Crawford

Joseph "Clayne" Crawford (born April 20, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Martin Riggs on the Fox series Lethal Weapon (2016–2018) and Teddy Talbot on the SundanceTV series Rectify (2013–2016), the latter earning him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has also had supporting roles in the films A Walk to Remember (2002), Swimfan (2002), A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004), The Great Raid (2005), and Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006).

## Early life

Joseph Crawford was born in Clay, Alabama, on April 20, 1978, the son of Lennie and design engineer Brian Crawford. He graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School, where he was on the football and wrestling teams.

## Career

In 1996, Crawford moved to Los Angeles to look for acting work. He took construction jobs to support himself while appearing in small theaters. In 2000, to distinguish himself from others with a similar name, he stopped using the name "Joey Crawford" and began appearing with the name "Clayne Crawford". He created his new first name by taking the name of his hometown (Clay, Alabama) and combining it with the word "clan" in honor of an ancestor. 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. In 2015, Crawford played the role of Cade LaSalle, older brother to Christopher LaSalle on NCIS: New Orleans.
Beginning in 2016, Crawford portrayed Martin Riggs in the Fox television reboot Lethal Weapon. In May 2018, during reports of bad behavior and hostility between cast and crew on the show's set, Crawford was fired after two seasons and replaced with a new character played by Seann William Scott.
His career also includes different projects aimed at streaming services, such as a supporting actor role in Netflix original film Spectral, and the role of protagonist in one of the episodes of Hulu's anthology series Into the Dark. From 2019 to present, Crawford has started focusing mostly on independent filmmaking, starring in acclaimed drama films The Killing of Two Lovers and The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, action movie The Channel, and thriller films Finestkind and The King Tide.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | One Blood Planet | Cady | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember | Dean | |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Josh | |
| 2004 | A Love Song for Bobby Long | Lee | |
| 2004 | 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 | |
| 2010 | The Perfect Host | John Taylor | |
| 2010 | Baby | Jonas Carter | |
| 2010 | Kingshighway | Billy Jones | |
| 2010 | 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 | Above Ground | Thad | |
| 2018 | Tinker! | Grady Lee Jr. | |
| 2020 | The Killing of Two Lovers | David | |
| 2022 | The Integrity of Joseph Chambers | Joe | |
| 2023 | The Channel | Jamie Sheridan | |
| 2023 | The King Tide | Bobby | |
| 2023 | Finestkind | Pete Weeks | |
| 2023 | Drawn | Wolcott | Short film; also executive producer |
| 2023 | You & I | Joseph | Also Producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | 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" |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Ryan Johnson | Episode: "A Dark Road" |
| 2010 | 24 | Kevin Wade | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jeremy Parks | Episode: "Lost Children of the Blood" |
| 2010–11 | The Glades | Ray Cargill | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2013–16 | Rectify | Ted "Teddy" Talbot Jr. | 30 episodes Nominated — Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| 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 (seasons 1–2, 41 episodes); Also director: "Jessie's Girl" |
| 2019 | Into the Dark | Nathan | Episode: "They Come Knocking" |
| 2025 | Chad Powers | Coach Dobbs | 8 episodes |

## Awards

2016 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)