Raymond Wilkes McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer. He appeared in television series and films, including Apollo 13 (1995), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), the Oscar-winning short The Accountant (2001), Deadwood (2004), Sons of Anarchy (2011), and Mayans M.C. (2018–2023). He created the Sundance TV original series Rectify.

Early life and education McKinnon was born in Adel, Georgia.

In 1981, he graduated with a degree in theater from Valdosta State University.

Career McKinnon played Reverend Smith in the HBO series Deadwood. He played Lincoln Potter in the fourth season of the FX show Sons of Anarchy and in its spin-off series, Mayans M.C.

McKinnon, his wife Lisa Blount, and Walton Goggins founded a production company, Ginny Mule Pictures. The production company produced The Accountant, which won an Academy Award in 2001 for Live Action Short Film.

In 2004, McKinnon wrote, produced, directed and played Snake in the film Chrystal, starring Blount and Billy Bob Thornton. Chrystal made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. At the 2004 Stockholm International Film Festival, Blount received a Best Actress award for her performance.

McKinnon wrote and directed the television series Rectify in 2013, the first original series from Sundance TV. The plot featured a man released from a Georgia state prison after 19 years on death row. The series ended in December 2016. The series won a Peabody Award in 2013.

Personal life McKinnon was married to Lisa Blount, an actress and producer, from 1998 until her death in 2010. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1989Driving Miss DaisyTrooper #11990Tune in TomorrowCub ReporterVampire CopRaymond1991Paris TroutCarl BonnerLivin' Large!HarmonBugsyDavid Hinton1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagDetective Frank1993SommersbyLawyer WebbNeedful ThingsDeputy Norris RidgewickA Perfect WorldDeputy Bradley1995Apollo 13Jerry Bostick - FIDO WhiteThe NetDale HessmanThe Grass HarpCharlie Cool Jr.1998Goodbye LoverRollins1999This Is Harry LehmanHarry LehmanShort film2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Vernon T. Waldrip2001The AccountantThe AccountantShort film, writer and director2002The PicketsCraigShort filmThe BadgeDeputy C.B.2003The MissingRussell J. Wittick2004ChrystalSnakeWriter/producer/director2006Come Early MorningTobyThings That Hang from TreesTom Wheeler Sr.2007Randy and the MobRandy Pearson/Cecil Pearson Writer/director2008The Last LullabyOminous Figure2009That Evening SunLonzo Choat ProducerThe Blind SideCoach Cotton2010Spanola Pepper Sauce CompanyDirector, Short film2011Take ShelterKyleHickLloydDolphin TaleMr. DoyleFootlooseWes WarnickerThe Last RideStan2012MudSenior2019Ford v FerrariPhil Remington2020News of the WorldSimon Boudlin2021Chaos WalkingMatthew2023The Dead Don't HurtJudge BlagdenKnox Goes AwayThomas MuncieSick GirlMalcolm2025Violent EndsWalt Frost

Television YearTitleRoleNotes1989In the Heat of the NightTimerEpisode: "Crackdown"1990Murder in MississippiLyle's FatherTelevision movieRising SonKen MottTelevision movieWeb of DeceitStuart TroxelTelevision movieWhen Will I Be Loved?Man With BasketballTelevision movie1990–1991In the Heat of the NightJethro Puller2 episodes1991Night of the HunterBen HarperTelevision movieIn the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the DakotasBob CheshireTelevision movieI'll Fly AwayDonny HubbardEpisode: "The Hat"The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawLee BobTelevision movie1991–1992Designing WomenDwayne Dobber2 episodes1992In Sickness and in HealthDr. NylandTelevision movieTaking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer StoryLesTelevision movieIndecencyVictorTelevision movie1993Arly HanksHobert MiddletonTelevision movie1994Picket FencesJeffrey MurrayEpisode: "Paging Doctor God"The StandCharlie CampionTelevision miniseries; Episode: "The Plague"SistersBillyEpisode: "Protective Measures"RoswellDeputy Joe PritchardTelevision movieMoment of Truth: Caught in the CrossfireBuddy RiversTelevision movieThe Boys Are BackBillEpisode: "The Fishing Trip"MatlockWade ParsonsEpisode: "The Tabloid"ScarlettWill BenteenTelevision miniseries (2 episodes)1995LegendKyleEpisode: "Knee-High Noon"The ClientLenny Barlow2 episodes1996Forgotten SinsSteve SweetlerTelevision movieDead Man's WalkLong Bill ColemanTelevision miniseries (3 episodes)The PretenderLawsonEpisode: "Flyer"Nash BridgesGary GrahamEpisode: "Zodiac"1997Old ManShanty Man With GunTelevision movieBrooklyn SouthGilbert Van EggidyEpisode: "A Reverend Runs Through It"1998Michael HayesUnknown roleEpisode: "Devotion"1999NYPD BlueTedEpisode: "T'aint Misbehavin'"The Price of a Broken HeartDiner PatronTelevision movieAny Day NowUnknown roleEpisode: "You Really Believe in That Stuff?"2000Rocky TimesSheriff RickTelevision movie2001The PracticeFrank VaughanEpisode: "Suffer the Little Children"2002PhillyDewey HicksEpisode: "The Curse of the Klopman Diamonds"The X-FilesMad WayneEpisode: "Improbable"2004DeadwoodReverend H.W. SmithRecurring role (11 episodes)2008Comanche MoonBill ColemanTelevision miniseries (2 episodes)2010JustifiedMr. DukeEpisode: "Blind Spot"2011Sons of AnarchyUS Attorney Lincoln PotterRecurring role; 12 episodes (Season 4)2013–2016RectifyCreator/writer/executive producer/director2017Fear the Walking DeadProctor John2 episodes2018Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam LaBottEpisode: "The Book of Esther"2018–2023Mayans M.C.US Attorney Lincoln PotterRecurring role; 17 episodes2019WayneWayne McCullough Sr. Episode: "Get Some Then"HeartstringsRoy MeegersEpisode: "Two Doors Down"ReprisalTommy QuinnEpisode: "The Tale of Harold Horpus"2021DopesickJerry Mallum7 episodes2023The Continental: From the World of John WickJenkins2 episodes 2026Dutton RanchDwight White2 episodes

Awards and nominations Association Year Category Nominated Work ResultAcademy Awards2002Best Live Action Short FilmThe AccountantAtlanta Film Festival2001Best Narrative ShortThe Accountant2001Southeastern Media AwardThe AccountantAustin Film Festival2001Short Film AwardThe AccountantIndependent Spirit Awards2010Best Supporting MaleThat Evening Sun2014Best Ensemble CastMudGotham Awards2011Best Ensemble PerformanceTake ShelterNashville Film Festival2007President's AwardRandy and the Mob2007Audience Choice AwardRandy and the MobSlamdance Film Festival2001Spirit of Slamdance AwardThe AccountantRandy and the MobSundance Film Festival2004DramaticChrystalSXSW Film Festival2009Best Ensemble CastThat Evening SunWashington DC Independent Film Festival2002Best Fiction Short Form — Grand Jury AwardThe Accountant2002Best Fiction Short Form — Audience AwardThe AccountantWriters Guild of America2015Episodic Drama for "Donald the Normal"Rectify

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