Joseph Crawford, known professionally as Clayne Crawford, is an American actor. He is known for portraying the role of Martin Riggs on the Fox action comedy-drama television seriesLethal Weapon. He also portrayed Teddy Talbot on the critically acclaimed SundancedramaRectify for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Crawford had supporting roles in the films A Walk to Remember and Swimfan. He also appeared in A Love Song for Bobby Long and The Great Raid. He also played in some small independent films that were not widely distributed.
Born Joseph "Joey" Crawford in Clay, Alabama, he is the son of Brian and Lennie Crawford. By high school, he was on the football and wrestling teams, and graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School. In 1996, he drove to Los Angeles to seek work as an actor. He often worked in construction to support himself while appearing in small theaters. In 2000, he changed his name professionally from Joey to Clayne, a combination to honor an ancestor and his hometown. He had a recurring role in the first season of Jericho as Mitchell "Mitch" Cafferty. In 2008, he appeared on Life in the episode "Evil... and His Brother Ziggy". Crawford was the protagonist in the 2010 straight-to-DVD prequel to Smokin' Aces, . In 2010, he had a recurring role in the eighth season of 24 as Kevin Wade, a young, mysterious man. He also appeared in the first and second season of the A&E series The Glades. Crawford played the role of Ted "Teddy" Talbot, Jr. in the first SundanceTVoriginal series, Rectify, which was aired for four seasons from 2013 to 2016. The series, exploring a man who is released from prison after 19 years on death row after DNA evidence appears to support his innocence, also looks at the effects on his family and town. It received critical praise and won a Peabody Award in 2014, also receiving notice for its treatment of issues in criminal justice. Crawford played the role of Cade LaSalle, older brother to Christopher LaSalle on NCIS: New Orleans. Crawford portrayed Martin Riggs in the pilot for the Fox TelevisionLethal Weapon reboot, which was later picked up as a series. In May 2018, amidst reports of bad behavior and incidents of hostility between cast and crew on the show's set, Crawford was fired from the show.
