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Pruitt Taylor Vince

Acting · Born July 5, 1960 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He had roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), JFK (1991), Identity (2003), and Constantine (2005). He played J.J. Laroche in The Mentalist (2008–2015).

Movies with Pruitt Taylor Vince

• Superman (2025) — Pa Kent
• Constantine (2005) — Father Hennessy
• Homefront (2013) — Werks
• Identity (2003) — Malcolm Rivers
• Bird Box (2018) — Rick
• Natural Born Killers (1994) — Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
• Monster (2003) — Gene / Stuttering "John"
• Drive Angry (2011) — Roy
• Jacob's Ladder (1990) — Paul
• Wild at Heart (1990) — Buddy
• Mississippi Burning (1988) — Lester Cowens
• Red Heat (1988) — Night Clerk

TV shows with Pruitt Taylor Vince

• The Mentalist (2008) — J.J. LaRoche
• True Blood (2008) — Finn
• Deadwood (2004) — Mose Manuel
• Murder One (1995)
• Heroes Reborn (2015) — Casper Abraham
• Lady in the Lake (2024) — Bob Bauer