Pruitt Taylor Vince is an American character actor born in Baton Rouge. He had roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), JFK (1991), Identity (2003), and Constantine (2005). Vince played J.J. Laroche in The Mentalist (2008–2015) and appeared on many other television series. In 1997, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role as Clifford Banks in the second season of the television series Murder One.
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Lady in the Lake (2024)
Starring as Bob Bauer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: My story (Aug 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: I know who killed Cleo Johnson (Aug 16, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Every time someone turns up dead in that lake, it does seem to lead to you. (Aug 9, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Innocence leaves when you discover cruelty. First in others, then in yourself. (Aug 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: I was the first to see her dead. You were the last to see her alive. (Jul 26, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: It has to do with the search for the marvelous. (Jul 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Did you know Seahorses are fish? (Jul 19, 2024)
Stranger Things (2016)
Guest starring as Ray Carroll
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Chapter Five: Dig Dug (Oct 27, 2017)
Heroes Reborn (2015)
Guest starring as Caspar Abraham
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Sundae, Bloody Sundae (Nov 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: June 13th Part Two (Nov 5, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: June 13th Part One (Oct 29, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: The Lion's Den (Oct 15, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Under the Mask (Oct 1, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Odessa (Sep 24, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Brave New World (Sep 24, 2015)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Guest starring as Grill
(4 episodes)
- Episode 5x06: Fun & Games (Jan 5, 2018)
- Episode 5x04: A Life Earned (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 5x03: A Life Spent (Dec 8, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: Orientation (Part Two) (Dec 1, 2017)
The Blacklist (2013)
Guest starring as Lawrence Dean Devlin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x21: Lawrence Dean Devlin (No. 26) (May 9, 2018)
- Episode 5x20: Nicholas T. Moore (No. 110) (May 2, 2018)
The Walking Dead (2010)
Guest starring as Otis
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: Save the Last One (Oct 30, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Bloodletting (Oct 23, 2011)
The Mentalist (2008)
Guest starring as J.J. LaRoche
(13 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: Black Helicopters (Mar 9, 2014)
- Episode 5x21: Red and Itchy (Apr 28, 2013)
- Episode 5x18: Behind the Red Curtain (Mar 24, 2013)
- Episode 5x04: Blood Feud (Oct 21, 2012)
- Episode 4x02: Little Red Book (Sep 29, 2011)
- Episode 3x24: Strawberries and Cream, Part II (May 19, 2011)
- Episode 3x23: Strawberries and Cream, Part I (May 19, 2011)
- Episode 3x20: Redacted (Apr 28, 2011)
- Episode 3x17: Bloodstream (Mar 10, 2011)
- Episode 3x16: Red Queen (Feb 24, 2011)
- Episode 3x14: Blood for Blood (Feb 10, 2011)
- Episode 3x11: Bloodsport (Jan 6, 2011)
- Episode 3x10: Jolly Red Elf (Dec 9, 2010)
True Blood (2008)
Guest starring as Finn
(5 episodes)
- Episode 6x09: Life Matters (Aug 11, 2013)
- Episode 6x08: Dead Meat (Aug 4, 2013)
- Episode 6x07: In the Evening (Jul 28, 2013)
- Episode 6x06: Don't You Feel Me (Jul 21, 2013)
- Episode 6x05: Fuck the Pain Away (Jul 14, 2013)
Deadwood (2004)
Guest starring as Mose Manuel
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Boy the Earth Talks To (May 22, 2005)
- Episode 2x11: The Whores Can Come (May 15, 2005)
- Episode 2x10: Advances, None Miraculous (May 8, 2005)
- Episode 2x09: Amalgamation and Capital (May 1, 2005)
- Episode 2x08: Childish Things (Apr 24, 2005)
Touching Evil (2004)
Guest starring as Cyril Kemp
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: Entropy (May 24, 2004)
- Episode 1x08: Love Lies Bleeding (Apr 30, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Y Me (Mar 19, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (1) (Mar 12, 2004)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Marty Gleason
- Episode 5x05: Swap Meet (Oct 28, 2004)
Murder One (1995)
Guest starring as Clifford Banks
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x18: Chapter Eighteen, Year Two (May 29, 1997)
- Episode 2x17: Chapter Seventeen, Year Two (May 29, 1997)
- Episode 2x16: Chapter Sixteen, Year Two (May 26, 1997)
- Episode 2x15: Chapter Fifteen, Year Two (May 26, 1997)
- Episode 2x14: Chapter Fourteen, Year Two (May 25, 1997)
- Episode 2x13: Chapter Thirteen, Year Two (May 25, 1997)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Guest starring as Hank Pilcher
- Episode 4x19: Moments to Live - May 4, 1985 (Apr 8, 1992)