Walton Goggins facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Walton Goggins
Goggins in 2015
Born	Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (1971-11-10) November 10, 1971 (age 53) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Leanne Kaun ​ ​ (m. 2001; died 2004)​ Nadia Conners ​ ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	1

Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is well-known for his roles in many TV shows. These include The Shield (from 2002 to 2008) and Justified (from 2010 to 2015). He also starred in Vice Principals (2016–2017), The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present), Invincible (2021–present), and Fallout (2024–present).

Walton Goggins was nominated for a big award, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, for his work in Justified. He also received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Fallout.

Besides TV, Goggins has been in many movies. He starred in and helped make the short film The Accountant, which won an Academy Award. Some of his other movies include Predators (2010), Lincoln (2012), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). More recently, he appeared in Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Tomb Raider, and Ant-Man and the Wasp (all in 2018).

Early Life and Beginnings

Walton Goggins was born in Birmingham, Alabama. His parents are Janet Long and Walton Sanders Goggins Sr. He grew up in Lithia Springs, Georgia. This town is a suburb of Atlanta. He finished high school at Lithia Springs High School. After that, he went to Georgia Southern University for one year.

Acting Career Highlights

Before becoming a famous actor, Goggins worked in different jobs. He parked cars for people and worked in various restaurants in Los Angeles. His acting journey began with a few roles in Georgia. There, he met another actor, Ray McKinnon, while they were filming Murder in Mississippi.

Breaking Through in Television

Goggins became widely known for playing Shane Vendrell in the FX drama series The Shield. This role showed his talent to a wide audience.

He also started a film production company called Ginny Mule Pictures. This company made four films. One of them, The Accountant, was a short film that won an Academy Award. This is a very important award in the film world. Their other films included Chrystal, Randy and the Mob, and That Evening Sun. The last one won a special award at the South by Southwest film festival. Later, they also created the drama series Rectify.

Popular Roles and Recognition

Goggins played Boyd Crowder in the first episode of the FX drama series Justified. At first, his character was supposed to die in that episode. However, test audiences really liked Boyd. So, the show's creator, Graham Yost, decided to keep the character. Goggins then became a main actor in the show starting from its second season.

For his role in Justified, Goggins was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. This award is one of the highest honors in television. He also appeared in a commercial for Ram Truck's "Guts & Glory" campaign. In the movie Cowboys & Aliens, he played a character named Hunt.

Goggins also played Venus Van Dam in the series Sons of Anarchy. He had worked with the show's creator, Kurt Sutter, before on The Shield. He also played Chris Mannix in the movie The Hateful Eight. In the HBO comedy series Vice Principals, he played Lee Russell. A famous critic from The New York Times once wrote that Walton Goggins often makes the shows he's in even better.

Recent Projects

In 2018, Goggins was very busy with movies. He played Lawrence in Maze Runner: The Death Cure. He was Mathias Vogel in Tomb Raider. And he played Sonny Burch in Ant-Man and the Wasp. He also took on the main role in the CBS comedy show The Unicorn. Later, he starred in the comedy series The Righteous Gemstones. In 2020, he lent his voice to a true crime podcast called Deep Cover: The Drug Wars.

More recently, Goggins was cast as Jay Whittle / The Hero in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series I'm a Virgo. In 2024, he starred as Cooper Howard / The Ghoul in the popular Amazon Prime Video drama series Fallout.

Personal Life

When Goggins was a child, he had a baseball accident. A ball was thrown by mistake and hit him, causing him to lose his front teeth.

In 2001, Goggins married Leanne Kaun. She owned a business that walked dogs in California. They were married until she passed away on November 12, 2004. In August 2011, Goggins married filmmaker Nadia Conners. They have one son together.

Walton Goggins also enjoys photography. He shared some of his photos on a blog after he took a break and traveled across India. He is involved with many groups that help the environment and people in need. He is also a partner in a company that makes alcoholic drinks, called Mulholland Distilling.

Filmography

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Awards and Nominations

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