Acting
Jim Beaver
Born 1950-08-12
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Jim Beaver (born August 12, 1950) is a Euro-Indigenous American actor, writer, and film historian. He portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural and Whitney Ellsworth on Deadwood, Sheriff Shelby Parlow on Justified, and Dakota Bob on The Boys. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.
Known For
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Breaking Bad
2008
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The Boys
2019
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Supernatural
2005
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The Mentalist
2008
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Better Call Saul
2015
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Dexter
2006
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Criminal Minds
2005
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Bones
2005
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Crimson Peak
2015
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The X-Files
1993
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (113 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Winchesters | Bobby Singer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | No More Time | Radio Host | Movie | 2022 |
 | Outer Range | Harrison Farber | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Nightmare Alley | Sheriff Jedediah Judd | Movie | 2021 |
 | Blindfire | Sergeant Ward | Movie | 2020 |
 | B Positive | Spencer | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Watchmen | Andy | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Mama Bear | Doctor | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Boys | Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Deadwood: The Movie | Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hospitality | The Boss | Movie | 2018 |
 | Billy Boy | Crabtree | Movie | 2018 |
 | Remember the Sultana | Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Young Sheldon | Kenneth | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Frontier | Lee | Movie | 2016 |
 | Timeless | NSA Agent Jake Neville | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Injection | Pops | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Ranch | Chuck | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Crimson Peak | Carter Cushing | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | The Captain | Movie | 2015 |
 | Better Call Saul | Lawson | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files | Arliss Fontenot | TV Series | 2014 |
| Night Riders | Screenplay | Movie | 2013 | |
| Night Riders | Writer | Movie | 2013 | |
| Night Riders | Director | Movie | 2013 | |
| Night Riders | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Revolution | John Franklin Fry | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Major Crimes | Donald Beckwith | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Longmire | Lee Rosky | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Love Bites | Trucker | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | J. Wright Mooar | Movie | 2011 |
 | Law & Order: LA | Frank Loomis | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Justified | Shelby Parlow | TV Series | 2010 |
| Justified | Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson | TV Series | 2010 |
| Justified | Drew Thompson | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Dark and Stormy Night | Jack Tugdon | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Middle | Eddie Stokes | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Harper's Island | Charlie Mills | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Lie to Me | Gus Sloan | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Mentalist | Cobb Holwell | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Reflections | Franck | Movie | 2008 |
 | Breaking Bad | Lawson | TV Series | 2008 |
 | John from Cincinnati | Vietnam Joe | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Next | Wisdom | Movie | 2007 |
 | Day Break | 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Dexter | Hannah’s father | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Psych | Pete Dillingham | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Big Love | Carter Reese | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Unit | Lloyd Cole | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Criminal Minds | Sheriff Williams | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Supernatural | Bobby Singer | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Bones | George Gibbons | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Care Bears: Big Wish Movie | Music Coordinator | Movie | 2005 |
 | Wheelmen | Agent Hammond | Movie | 2005 |
 | Deadwood | Whitney Ellsworth | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Lyon's Den | Hank Ferris | TV Series | 2003 |
 | NCIS | Captain Tom O'Rourke | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Tremors | Sheriff Sam Boggs | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Life of David Gale | Duke Grover | Movie | 2003 |
 | Adaptation. | Ranger Tony | Movie | 2002 |
 | Monk | Sheriff Ronald Mathis | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Joy Ride | Sheriff Ritter | Movie | 2001 |
 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Daniel Leonard | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Crossing Jordan | Ranger Diggory | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Warden of Red Rock | Jefferson Bent | Movie | 2001 |
 | Six Feet Under | Prison Officer | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Division | Fred Zito | TV Series | 2001 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Stanley Tanner | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The Trouble with Normal | Gary | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Magnolia | Smiling Peanut Patron #1 | Movie | 1999 |
 | The West Wing | Carl | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Mr. Murder | Agent Jason Reiling | Movie | 1998 |
 | That '70s Show | Tony | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Total Security | Detective McKissick | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Wounded | Agent Eric Ashton | Movie | 1997 |
 | Divided by Hate | Danny Leland | Movie | 1997 |
 | Bone Chillers | Edgar Allan Poe | TV Series | 1996 |
 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Happy Doug | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Murder One | Donald Cleary | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Bad Girls | Pinkerton Detective Graves | Movie | 1994 |
 | Thunder Alley | Leland DuParte | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Blue Chips | Ricky's Father | Movie | 1994 |
 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Proclamation Officer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Henry Barnes | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The X-Files | Coroner | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Sliver | Detective Ira | Movie | 1993 |
 | Gunsmoke: The Long Ride | Traveling Blacksmith | Movie | 1993 |
 | Twogether | Oscar | Movie | 1992 |
 | Melrose Place | Ranger Virgil | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Sister Act | Clarkson | Movie | 1992 |
 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Deputy Willie Rudd | Movie | 1992 |
 | Reasonable Doubts | Detective Earl Gaddis | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Home Improvement | Duke Miller | TV Series | 1991 |
 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Maj. Trimble | Movie | 1990 |
 | El Diablo | Spivey Irick | Movie | 1990 |
 | Follow Your Heart | Craig Hraboy | Movie | 1990 |
 | Nasty Boys | Wetstone | TV Series | 1990 |
 | In Country | Earl Smith | Movie | 1989 |
 | Mothers, Daughters and Lovers | Sheriff Jack Edzard | Movie | 1989 |
 | Turner & Hooch | Plant Manager | Movie | 1989 |
 | Defense Play | FBI Man | Movie | 1988 |
 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Motel Manager | Movie | 1988 |
 | Jake and the Fatman | Defense Attorney | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Tour of Duty | Writer | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Sweet Revenge | Smuggler (uncredited) | Movie | 1987 |
| Sweet Revenge | Additional Dialogue | Movie | 1987 |
 | Matlock | Barney Sutler | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Writer | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Girls of the White Orchid | Pedestrian | Movie | 1983 |
 | Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders | Cowboy Player (uncredited) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Seniors | Client (uncredited) | Movie | 1978 |
 | Semi-Tough | B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |