Kevin Rankin (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Herc in the

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series '' Friday Night Lights'', Tyler Briggs in the

series ''

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'', Roe Sanders in the

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series '' Unforgettable'', Kenny in the

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series '' Breaking Bad'', and Derek "Devil" Lennox in the FX TV series '' Justified''.

Early life and career

Rankin was born in Baton Rouge,

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in 1976. Up to age eleven, he also grew up there with his parents and three older sisters. The family then moved to

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, Texas, where Rankin finished high school. After watching the television show ''

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'', Rankin originally intended on becoming a stunt man, until he realized the main character, a stunt man, was, in fact, played by an actor,

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. Rankin began his acting career with an appearance on the television show ''

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''. He began his acting career in 1997 with a small role in the drama film ''

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''. Starting in 2000, roles in various television series followed, notably ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2002, he starred as "Doc" in eleven episodes of the series ''

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''. He also had other, longer-running appearances in ''

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'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' State of Mind'', '' Bionic Woman'', and '' Friday Night Lights''. In 2009, he landed the role of "Tyler Briggs" in the

series ''

''. However, the series was canceled after the first season with 18 episodes. In 2011, he guest-starred in five episodes of the HBO drama ''

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''. He played a main role in the criminal series '' Unforgettable'' from 2011-12. After a restructuring of the show, his character was dropped in the second season. Since 2017, he has played Bryce Hussar in TNT's drama ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2000, Rankin moved to

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, 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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rankin, Kevin 1976 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana