Clayne Crawford

Early life

Joseph Crawford was born in Clay, Alabama, on April 20, 1978, the son of Lennie and design engineer Brian Crawford. He graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School, where he was on the football and wrestling teams.

Career

In 1996, Crawford moved to Los Angeles to look for acting work. He took construction jobs to support himself while appearing in small theaters. In 2000, to distinguish himself from others with a similar name, he stopped using the name "Joey Crawford" and began appearing with the name "Clayne Crawford". He created his new first name by taking the name of his hometown (Clay, Alabama) and combining it with the word "clan" in honor of an ancestor. 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, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball. 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 SundanceTV original 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. In 2015, Crawford played the role of Cade LaSalle, older brother to Christopher LaSalle on NCIS: New Orleans.

Beginning in 2016, Crawford portrayed Martin Riggs in the Fox television reboot Lethal Weapon. Crawford was fired after two seasons, in May 2018, amid reports of conflicts between cast and crew on the show's set, and replaced with a new character played by Seann William Scott.

His career also includes different projects aimed at streaming services, such as a supporting actor role in Netflix original film Spectral, and the role of protagonist in one of the episodes of Hulu's anthology series Into the Dark. From 2019 to present, Crawford has started focusing mostly on independent filmmaking, starring in acclaimed drama films The Killing of Two Lovers and The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, action movie The Channel, and thriller films Finestkind and The King Tide.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

2016 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (nominated)

References

References

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5. (August 5, 2015). "DRIVEN: Clayne Crawford Talks Life, Career, 'Rectify' And Upcoming Projects!".
6. Stein, Megan. (2019-10-20). "'NCIS: New Orleans' Revealed the Death of Lasalle's Brother and It's Devastating".
7. Prudom, Laura. (March 10, 2016). "'Lethal Weapon' Pilot Casts 'Rectify' Star as Martin Riggs".
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9. Tracy, Brianne. (May 8, 2018). "Clayne Crawford to Be Replaced on ''Lethal Weapon'' If Series Is Renewed".
10. (30 August 2018). "Clayne Crawford shares his side of the story on 'Lethal Weapon' firing: 'I snapped'". USA Today.
11. Ausiello, Michael. (May 8, 2018). "Clayne Crawford Out at Lethal Weapon, Last-Minute Recasting Underway Ahead of Potential Season 3".
12. Mitovich, Matt Webb. (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: TV Winners Include ''Fargo'', ''Mr. Robot'', ''Master of None'', Rachel Bloom and Carrie Coon".