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Clayne Crawford
Crawford (third from left) with the cast and crew of Rectify in May 2015
Born	William Joseph Crawford (1978-04-20) April 20, 1978 (age 46) Clay, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present

Joseph "Clayne" Crawford (born April 20, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Martin Riggs on the Fox series Lethal Weapon (2016–2018) and Teddy Talbot on the SundanceTV series Rectify (2013–2016), the latter earning him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has also had supporting roles in the films A Walk to Remember (2002), Swimfan (2002), A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004), The Great Raid (2005), and Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006).

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. In May 2018, during reports of bad behavior and hostility between cast and crew on the show's set, Crawford was fired after two seasons 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

1. "Clayne Crawford". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
2. ^ Bob Carlton. "On '24,' native son's success -- not villainous role -- makes Clay family proud". al.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
3. Harvey, Alec (July 29, 2010). "Clayne Crawford from Clay, Alabama, may be headed to HBO series". The Birmingham News. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
4. Profile Archived April 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, sundance.tv; accessed April 20, 2015.
5. "DRIVEN: Clayne Crawford Talks Life, Career, 'Rectify' And Upcoming Projects!". Icon vs. Icon. August 5, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
6. Stein, Megan (October 20, 2019). "'NCIS: New Orleans' Revealed the Death of Lasalle's Brother and It's Devastating". Country Living. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
7. Prudom, Laura (March 10, 2016). "'Lethal Weapon' Pilot Casts 'Rectify' Star as Martin Riggs". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
8. Goldberg, Lesley (May 8, 2018). "'Lethal Weapon' Star Clayne Crawford Out as Producers Scramble to Recast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
9. Tracy, Brianne (May 8, 2018). "Clayne Crawford to Be Replaced on Lethal Weapon If Series Is Renewed". People. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
10. Ausiello, Michael (May 8, 2018). "Clayne Crawford Out at Lethal Weapon, Last-Minute Recasting Underway Ahead of Potential Season 3". TVLine. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
11. Mitovich, Matt Webb (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: TV Winners Include Fargo, Mr. Robot, Master of None, Rachel Bloom and Carrie Coon". TVLine. Retrieved January 31, 2017.

External links

• Clayne Crawford at IMDb

• 1978 births
• Living people
• People from Clay, Alabama
• Male actors from Alabama
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• Actors from Jefferson County, Alabama