Myk Watford


Myk Watford is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in the 2008 film Trailer Park of Terror, Spider-Man and the 2019 film The Kitchen.

Early life and education

Watford was born in St. Petersburg, FL and grew up in Russellville, AL which is 30 miles south ofMuscle Shoals in North Alabama. He attended the University of Utah, where he was classically trained in theatre. Watford currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Career

Film and television

In 2002, Watford was cast as a cop in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, starring Toby McGuire and Kirsten Dunst. He also appeared as Roach in Trailer Park of Terror, No Country for Old Men and as Richard Matt in Lifetime's New York Prison Break The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell with Penelope Ann Miller. Watford's television credits include ', ', Criminal Minds, Without a Trace, NCIS, The Mentalist, Breaking Bad, Bones, Scandal, Longmire, Lethal Weapon, and Bosch. He can currently be seen as Detective Morelli in Season 3 of HBO’s True Detective and as Eichler in the Netflix series The OA.
In 2019, Watford appeared as Little Jackie in Andrea Berloff’s directorial debut, The Kitchen.

Theatre

Watford has also appeared in the Broadway and Off-Broadway productions Take Me Out, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, The Good Negro and Five by Tenn.

Music

Watford is also the front man of the popular swamp-rockabilly band, Stumpwaller, as well as the Johnny Cash Tribute Band, Big Cash and the Folsom 3.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleEpisode
1991–2014'Captain Sam Reynolds / Mark Whitlock / Tommy / Paul Cormick / Terry Davies8 Episodes
2000Third WatchEdEpisode: "Nature or Nurture"
2003HackBertEpisode: "Collateral Damage"
2004The SopranosCop No. 1Episode: "Where's Johnny?"
2005'Tim HoltzmanEpisode: "Sex Club"
2005Rescue MeSteveEpisode: "Harmony"
2006Law & OrderDetective HanniganEpisode: "Deadlock"
2007The UnitSergeant WallaceEpisode: "Dark of the Moon"
2007'Jerry SimmonsEpisode: "Rush"
2007NCISMajor Eric SweigartEpisode: "Ex-File"
2008Criminal MindsCurtis FacklerEpisode: "A Higher Power"
2008Numb3rsAlex RezarEpisode: "High Exposure"
2008True BloodBunkie Police OfficerEpisode: "To Love Is To Bury"
2009Without a TraceJohn GilroyEpisode: "Believe Me"
2009The CloserTodd WestEpisode: "Elysian Fields"
2010Cold CaseJoe Dan BillingsleyEpisode: "Flashover"
2010JustifiedPriceEpisode: "Riverbrook"
2010MediumDaniel KerriganEpisode: "Time Keeps on Slipping"
2011Private PracticeBilly Douglas2 episodes
2011The MentalistCole LarkinEpisode: "Fugue in Red"
2012Person of InterestScott PowellEpisode: "Root Cause"
2012'David JorgensenEpisode: "Altered Stakes"
2012Breaking BadEngineerEpisode: "Dead Freight"
2012'Mike HoffmanEpisode: "The Fifth Man"
2012Emily Owens, M.D.Mr. ReeserEpisode: "Emily and...the Question of Faith"
2013'Reno MartellEpisode: "White Gold"
2013–2014The Young and the RestlessWomack13 Episodes
2014BonesEthan PapadelisEpisode: "The Cold in the Case"
2014LongmireNorwood YoungEpisode: "Of Children and Travelers"
2016BoschCaptain Larry GandleEpisode: "Trunk Music"
2016The Night ShiftSteven BenedictEpisode: "Three-Two-One"
2017Training DayVince ParkerEpisode: "Quid Pro Quo"
2017ScandalLutherEpisode: "Day 101"
2019True DetectiveDetective Morelli2 episodes
2019The OAEichler2 episodes