Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He became best known for his roles in the films Shy People (1987) and Mississippi Burning (1988). He also appeared in Jacob's Ladder (1990), Nobody's Fool (1994), Heavy (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), The Legend of 1900 (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Identity (2003), Constantine (2005), Gotti (2018), and Bird Box (2018). He is also known for his role of J.J. Laroche in The Mentalist (2008-2015).
Vince has also appeared on many television series. In 1997, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role as Clifford Banks in the second season of the television series Murder One.
Known For
Bird Box
(2018)
Rick
Angel Heart
(1987)
Det. Deimos
Constantine
(2005)
Father Hennessy
Homefront
(2013)
Werks
Gotti
(2018)
Angelo Ruggiero
Monster
(2003)
Gene / Stuttering "John"
JFK
(1991)
Lee Bowers
Drive Angry
(2011)
Roy
Identity
(2003)
Malcolm Rivers
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Patient at Hammersmith (uncredited)
Red Heat
(1988)
Night Clerk
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
Max Tooney
The Devil's Candy
(2016)
Ray
Superman
(2025)
Jonathan 'Pa' Kent
Natural Born Killers
(1994)
Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
Beautiful Creatures
(2013)
Mr. Lee
Full Filmography
Acting
Barfly
(1987)
Joe
Shy People
(1987)
Paul
Angel Heart
(1987)
Det. Deimos
Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Lester Cowens
Red Heat
(1988)
Night Clerk
K-9
(1989)
Benny the Mule
Homer and Eddie
(1989)
Cashier
Wild at Heart
(1990)
Buddy
Come See the Paradise
(1990)
Augie Farrell
Jacob's Ladder
(1990)
Paul
Fear
(1990)
Jay Anthony Lapedes ("Shadow Man")
Dead in the Water
(1991)
Lou Rescetti
JFK
(1991)
Lee Bowers
Till Death Us Do Part
(1992)
Michael Brockington
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
(1994)
Bud
Nobody's Fool
(1994)
Rub Squeers
Natural Born Killers
(1994)
Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
China Moon
(1994)
Daryl Jeeters
Under the Hula Moon
(1995)
Bob
Heavy
(1995)
Victor Modino
Beautiful Girls
(1996)
Stanley "Stinky" Womack
The Cottonwood
(1996)
Mark Salli
Cold Around the Heart
(1997)
Johnny 'Cokebottles' Costello
The End of Violence
(1997)
Frank Cray
A Further Gesture
(1997)
Scott
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Patient at Hammersmith (uncredited)
Love from Ground Zero
(1998)
Walter
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
Max Tooney
Mumford
(1999)
Henry Follett
Nurse Betty
(2000)
Ballard
The Cell
(2000)
Dr. Reid
Trapped
(2002)
Marvin
13 Moons
(2002)
Owen
S1m0ne
(2002)
Max Sayer
L.A. Confidential
(2003)
Sid Hudgens
Monster
(2003)
Gene / Stuttering "John"
Identity
(2003)
Malcolm Rivers
Constantine
(2005)
Father Hennessy
Nobody Wants Your Film
(2005)
Self
Drop Dead Sexy
(2005)
Spider
Captivity
(2007)
Ben Dexter
When a Man Falls
(2007)
Travis Gilmore
The Echo
(2008)
Joseph
In the Electric Mist
(2009)
Lou Girard
Leaves of Grass
(2009)
Big Joe Sharpe
Don McKay
(2009)
Mel
Mysterious Island
(2010)
Gideon Spilett
Creature
(2011)
Grover
Drive Angry
(2011)
Roy
The Smell of Success
(2011)
Cleveland Clod
Flypaper
(2011)
Jelly
On the Inside
(2011)
Ben Marshal
Butter
(2011)
Ned Eaten
Brake
(2012)
Driver / Boss Terrorist (voice)
Bending The Rules
(2012)
Happy
The Grief Tourist
(2013)
Carl Marznap
Beautiful Creatures
(2013)
Mr. Lee
Homefront
(2013)
Werks
13 Sins
(2014)
Vogler
The Devil's Candy
(2016)
Ray
Gotti
(2018)
Angelo Ruggiero
59 Seconds
(2018)
Robert
Bird Box
(2018)
Rick
ASIA A
(2018)
Noah
Crime Story
(2021)
Tommy
Superman
(2025)
Jonathan 'Pa' Kent