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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.[1] In 1996, he had his acting breakthrough in the Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade.[2] For this role, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award.[3] Yoakam made his directorial and writing debut in 2000's South of Heaven, West of Hell.[4] Between 2005 and 2006, he also appeared in the movies Bandidas, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Wedding Crashers.[5] In 2014, Yoakam had a recurring role in season two of the CBS science fiction series Under the Dome.[6] He also reunited with Thornton for season one of the Amazon Prime Video original series Goliath.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Red Rock West | Truck Driver | |
1995 | The Little Death | Bobby Lomax | |
1996 | Sling Blade | Doyle Hargraves | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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 |
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[8] | |
2002 | Dinner for Five | Himself | Episode: "1.8" |
2011–2013 | Wilfred | Bruce | 3 episodes |
2013 | To Appomattox | George Meade | 7 episodes |
2014 | Under the Dome | Lyle Chumley | |
2015 | Axe Cop | Egyptian Redneck | Episode: "Mark Frankenstein" |
2016 | Drunk History | Jesse Benton | Episode: "Bar Fights" |
Goliath | Wendell Corey | 7 episodes |
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