Pruitt Taylor Vince's Main TV Roles [no roles found]

Main Movie Roles 2011 - Drive Angry 3D 2009 - In the Electric Mist 2009 - Don McKay 2007 - When A Man Falls In The Forest 2007 - Captivity 2005 - Drop Dead Sexy 2005 - Constantine 2003 - Identity 2003 - Monster 2002 - S1m0ne 2002 - Trapped 2000 - Nurse Betty 2000 - The Cell 1999 - Mumford 1998 - The Legend of 1900 1998 - Dr. Dolittle 1997 - A Further Gesture 1997 - The End of Violence 1996 - Beautiful Girls 1995 - Heavy 1994 - City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 1994 - Nobody's Fool 1994 - China Moon 1994 - Natural Born Killers 1991 - JFK 1990 - Jacob's Ladder 1990 - Wild at Heart 1989 - Mississippi Burning 1989 - K-9 1989 - Homer and Eddie 1988 - Red Heat 1987 - Barfly 1987 - Angel Heart 1986 - Down by Law

BIOGRAPHY:

Vince first started to get noticed for his excellent performances at the start of his career in Shy People (1987) and Mississippi Burning (1988). In both these films he played something of a blathering redneck idiot, although there was a streak of pathos in both performances which made it impossible to dismiss his characters as just 'bad' people. In 'David Lynch''s Wild at Heart (1990) and Adrian Lyne's Jacob's Ladder (1990/I), he put in performances which showed he was merely biding his time before his next great role came along. Well, as luck would have it, two great roles came along in two years. As Rub Squeers, Paul Newman (I)'s emotional work partner in Nobody's Fool (1994), he put in an excellent performance which showcased his now trademark acting style of fast moving eyes to show sadness. However, this performance was nothing compared to the acting powerhouse which was Heavy (1995). In this tender indie film, also marking Liv Tyler's first proper film role, Vince practically carries the whole film, and does so with style. Watching him gradually lose grip of his life breaks your heart, and it without doubt one of the most underrated performances of the 90s.

Vince has not really had a film role to touch this since, but he has been in the cult hit crime show, "Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer" (1997), as Clifford Banks. It was a rare opportunity for Vince to flex his acting muscles as a slightly different type of character. Vince undoubtedly has the ability to be a major star; he just needs to be given the opportunity.


TRIVIA:

• When he won the 1997 Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for _"Murder One" (1995)_ (qv), he beat 'Ewan McGregor' (qv) and such top drawer thespians as double Best Actor Oscar-nominee 'Alan Arkin' (qv), Oscar nominee 'William H. Macy' (qv), and Oscar-winner 'Louis Gossett Jr.' (qv) for the gong.
• Has nystagmus, a condition which causes a person's eyes to move involuntarily.
• Filmed scenes for _Down by Law (1986)_ (qv) that were cut.
• Won the 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performance by an Actor for his performance as serial killer Clifford Banks on _"Murder One" (1995)_ (qv).
• Ended up in a drama class by accident in high school, due to a computer error in registration.