Ray McKinnon (actor)
Raymond Wilkes McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. He appeared in television series and films, including Apollo 13 (1995), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), the Oscar-winning short The Accountant (2001), Deadwood (2004), Sons of Anarchy (2011), and Mayans M.C. (2018–2023). Early life and education McKinnon was born on November 15, 1957 and was raised in Adel, Georgia. In 1981, McKinnon graduated with a degree in theatre from Valdosta State University. Career McKinnon portrayed the character Reverend Smith in the HBO series Deadwood, which ran from 2004 to 2006. He played Lincoln Potter in the fourth season of the FX show Sons of Anarchy and in its spin-off series, Mayans M.C. McKinnon, his wife Lisa Blount, and Walton Goggins founded a production company, Ginny Mule Pictures. The production company produced The Accountant, which won an Academy Award in 2001 for Live Action Short Film. In 2004, McKinnon wrote, produced, directed and played Snake in the film Chrystal, starring Blount and Billy Bob Thornton. Chrystal made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. At the 2004 Stockholm International Film Festival, Blount received