Ronnie Gene Blevins

Ronnie Gene Blevins
Born	(1977-06-20) June 20, 1977 (age 47) Harris County, Texas
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001 - present
Website	Official site

Ronnie Gene Blevins (born June 20, 1977) is an American character actor.[1] He is best known for his role as small-time criminal Willie Russell in the 2013 film Joe, directed by David Gordon Green.[2]

Career

His TV credits include NCIS, True Detective, Kingdom and Twin Peaks. Other notable works include The Dark Knight Rises, Seven Psychopaths, Avenged and the 2018 remake of Death Wish.[3]

Blevins wrote, produced and starred in the 2009 independent film American Cowslip.[4]

Personal life

Blevins is deaf in one ear and blind in one eye.[5] He is married to actress Veronica Burgess, with whom he has a son.

Filmography

Film

• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, as Robot - uncredited)
• Better Luck Tomorrow (2002, as Skinhead - uncredited)
• Bleed (2002, as Peter)
• Eiderdown Goose (2003, as Matty)
• Birth Rite (2003, as Paul Guilford)
• The Affair (2004, as Donny)
• Freezerburn (2005, as Peter)
• Look @ Me (2006, as Cyber Fan)
• ...Less Than Kind (2008, as Roman)
• A Beautiful Life (2008, as Henry)
• Night Life (2008, as Junky)
• American Cowslip (2009, as Ethan Inglebrink)
• Area Q (2011, as Husband with a video camera)
• Kiss the Abyss (2012, as Bruce)
• Enchanted Affairs (2012)
• Commander and Chief (2012, as Perry Houser)
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012, as Cement Truck Driver)
• Seven Psychopaths (2012, as First Cop)
• Least Among Saints (2012, as Ronnie)
• Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012, as Tom Sullivan)
• Shadow on the Mesa (2013, as Trace Hodges)
• Jobs (2013, as Dealer - uncredited)
• Samuel Bleak (2013, as Walters)
• Past God (2013, as James' Father)
• To Hell with a Bullet (2013, as Boomer Cobb)
• Joe (2013, as Willie-Russell)[6]
• Sequence (2013, as Robber)
• The Hunted (2013, as Stevie)
• Avenged (2013, as Jed[7])
• Thrillseekers the Indosheen (2013, as Calvin)
• Small Time (2014, as Greedy Bob)
• Suburban Gothic (2014, as Pope)
• The Gnashing (2014, as Sid)
• Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink (2014, as Hopps Kinney)
• Jonny's Sweet Revenge (2014, as Sully)
• Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 (2014, as Hopps Kinney)
• Uncle John (2015, as Danny)
• Then There Was (2014, as Lee)
• When the Storm God Rides (2014, as Chad Cooper)
• Texas Heart (2014, as Peter / Frank)
• Crawlspace (2015, as Ray Walsh)
• Burning Kentucky (2015, as Rule)
• The Perfect Guy (2015, as Dalton)
• Fear, Inc. (2016)
• The Neighbor (2016)[8]
• Death Wish (2018, as Joe Gannon)
• Tone-Deaf (2019, as David)
• The Wave (2019, as Ritchie)
• Death in Texas (2020, as Billy Walker)
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021, as Bruno Sauls)
• What Josiah Saw (2021, as Billy)
• Father Stu (2022, as Joe)
• Emancipation (2022, as Harrington)
• Squealer (2023, as Squealer)
• Come With Me (2024)

Television

• Black Tie Nights (2004, 1 episode, as Nick)
• Guilty or Innocent? (2005, 1 episode, as Detective Max Guilliani)
• Over There (2005, 1 episode, as Squad leader)
• Mind of Mencia (2006, 1 episode, as Revolutionary Ron)
• Californication (2006, 1 episode, as Guitar Center Employee)
• Lincoln Heights (2007, 1 episode, as Gavin)
• ER (2007, 1 episode, as Nemo Baker)
• The Young and the Restless (2008, 1 episode, as Franco)
• The Cleaner (2008, 1 episode, as Jesse Menlo)
• Sons of Anarchy (2008, 1 episode, as Andy Krieder)
• The Shield (2008, 1 episode, as Marcus)
• NCIS (2009, 1 episode, as Ronald Nowakowski)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009, 1 episode, as Rudy)
• Saving Grace (2009, 1 episode, as Vaughn)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2009, 1 episode, as Angry Driver)
• Numb3rs (2009, 1 episode, as Mutt)
• Southland (2009 - 2011, 3 episodes, as Barry)
• The Forgotten (2010, 1 episode, as Eddie Ratner)
• True Blood (2010, 2 episodes, as T Dub)
• Medium (2010, 2 episodes, as The Biker)
• Lie to Me (2010, 1 episode, as Hoodak)
• Law & Order: LA (2010, 1 episode, as Cal Gerrity)
• Justified (2011, 1 episode, as Carter Hayes)
• CSI: NY (2011, 1 episode, as Mark Fields)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2011, 1 episode, as Jason Akita)
• The Mentalist (2012, 1 episode, as Elwood Spiller)
• Vegas (2012, 1 episode, as Todd Thurman)
• Kingdom (2014, 4 episodes, as Michael)
• Intelligence (2014, 1 episode, as Luther Vick)
• Shameless (2014, 1 episode, as Lewis)
• Criminal Minds (2014, 1 episode, as Miles Lee)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014, 1 episode, as Deacon)
• True Detective (2015, 3 episodes, as Stan)[9]
• Twin Peaks (2017, 1 episode, as Tommy)
• Animal Kingdom (2021, as Jeremy)
• Tulsa King (2022, as Ben Hutchins)
• Lady in the Lake (2024, as Officer Boško)

References

1. Zelaya, Ian. "Ronnie Gene Blevins Talks 'Joe,' The Late Gary Poulter And Being Friends With Nicolas Cage". GALO Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
2. Martinez, Charlotte (8 May 2019). "RONNIE GENE BLEVINS: RISING STAR". Jackalope Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
3. Blevins, Ronnie Gene (11 March 2017). "Interview with Ronnie Gene Blevins" (Interview). Occhi Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
4. Blevins, Ronnie Gene (27 April 2018). "Ronnie Gene Blevins" (Interview). Tresa Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
5. Young, Thomsen (13 May 2014). "Ronnie Gene Blevins talks about deafness on Starpulse.com". Silent Grapevine. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
6. McNary, Dave (13 November 2012). "Ronnie Gene Blevins sets villain role in 'Joe'". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
7. Avenged
8. Blevins, Ronnie Gene (14 September 2016). "Q&A: Ronnie Gene Blevins Discusses THE NEIGHBOR and TWIN PEAKS Revival" (Interview). Interviewed by Derek Anderson. Daily Dead. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
9. Robinson, Joanna (30 July 2015). "Stan from True Detective Speaks!". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

External links

• Ronnie Gene Blevins at IMDb