American musician Dwight Yoakam has starred in a number of films and television series ranging from 1992 to the present.
His first major roles included the CBS crime drama P.S. I Luv U and the 1993 movie Red Rock West. In 1996, he had his acting breakthrough in the Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade. For this role, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award. Yoakam made his directorial and writing debut in 2000's South of Heaven, West of Hell. Between 2005 and 2006, he also appeared in the movies Bandidas, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Wedding Crashers. In 2014, Yoakam had a recurring role in season two of the CBS science fiction series Under the Dome. He also reunited with Thornton for season one of the Amazon Prime Video original series Goliath.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Red Rock West Truck Driver 1995 The Little Death Bobby Lomax 1996 Sling Blade Doyle Hargraves 1997 Painted Hero Virgil Kidder 1998 The Newton Boys Brentwood 'Brent Glass' Glasscock 1999 The Minus Man Blair 2001 South of Heaven, West of Hell Valentine Casey Also director and writer 2002 Panic Room Raoul 2003 Hollywood Homicide Leroy Wasley 2004 Three Way Herbert Claremont / Clarkson 2005 Wedding Crashers Mr. Kroeger The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Sheriff Belmont 2006 Bandidas Tyler Jackson Crank 'Doc' Miles 2008 Two:Thirteen Sandy Four Christmases Pastor Phil 2009 Crank: High Voltage 'Doc' Miles 2010 Dirty Girl Joseph The Last Rites of Ransom Pride Reverend Early Pride Bloodworth Boyd Bloodworth 2015 90 Minutes in Heaven Cecil Beaumont 2017 Logan Lucky Warden Burns 2021 Cry Macho Howard Polk
Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Hee Haw Himself Episode: "18.7" 1991 P.S. I Luv U Harlan Justice Episode: "I'd Kill to Direct" 1993 Rhythm & Jam Himself Television movie 1994 Saturday Night Live Musical Guest Episode: "Kelsey Grammer/Dwight Yoakam" 1994 Roswell Mac Brazel Television movie 1996 Don't Look Back Skipper 1997 Ellen The Bag Boy Episode: "The Puppy Episode – Part 2" 1998 King of the Hill Lane Pratley Episode: "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men" When Trumpets Fade Lieutenant Colonel George Rickman Television movie 2002 Dinner for Five Himself Episode: "1.8" 2011–2013 Wilfred Bruce 3 episodes 2013 To Appomattox George Meade 7 episodes2014Under the Dome Lyle Chumley2015Axe Cop Egyptian Redneck Episode: "Mark Frankenstein"2016Drunk HistoryJesse BentonEpisode: "Bar Fights"GoliathWendell Corey7 episodes
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