Kevin Rankin (actor)


Kevin Rankin is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Herc in the NBC series Friday Night Lights, Tyler Briggs in the NBC series Trauma, Roe Sanders in the CBS series Unforgettable, Kenny in the AMC series Breaking Bad, and Derek "Devil" Lennox in the FX TV series Justified.

Early life and career

Rankin was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1976. Up to age eleven, he also grew up there with his parents and three older sisters. The family then moved to Houston, Texas, where Rankin finished high school.
After watching the television show The Fall Guy, Rankin originally intended on becoming a stunt man, until he realized the main actor, Lee Majors, was only an actor playing a role. Rankin began his acting career with an appearance on the television show Unsolved Mysteries. began his acting career in 1997 with a small role in the drama film The Apostle. Starting in 2000, roles in various television series followed, notably Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue and Philly. In 2002, he starred as "Doc" in eleven episodes of the series My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. He also had other, longer-running appearances in Undeclared, Six Feet Under, State of Mind, Bionic Woman, and Friday Night Lights. In 2009, he scored the role of "Tyler Briggs" in the NBC series Trauma. However, the series was canceled after the first season with 18 episodes. In 2011, he guest-starred in five episodes of the HBO drama Big Love. He played a main role in the criminal series Unforgettable from 2011 to 2012. After a restructuring of the show, his character was dropped in the second season. Since 2017 he has played the rold of Bryce Hussar in TNT's drama Claws.

Personal life

In 2000, Rankin moved to Los Angeles, where he met Jill Farley. At the shooting of the pilot episode of Trauma, he proposed to her. They married on October 23, 2010 and have a son and daughter together.

Filmography

Film

Television