Kevin Rankin is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Herc in the

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series '' Friday Night Lights'', Tyler Briggs in the

series '' Trauma'', Roe Sanders in the CBS series ''

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'', Kenny in the

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series ''

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'', and Derek "Devil" Lennox in the FX TV series '' Justified''.

Early life and career

After watching the television show '' The Fall Guy'', Rankin originally intended on becoming a stunt man, until he realized the main character, a stunt man, was, in fact, played by an actor,

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. Rankin began his acting career with an appearance on the television show '' Unsolved Mysteries'', followed by a small role in the drama film '' The Apostle'' in 1997. Starting in 2000, roles in various television series followed, notably ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2002, he starred as "Doc" in eleven episodes of the series '' My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star''. He also had other, longer-running appearances in '' Undeclared'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' State of Mind'', '' Bionic Woman'', and '' Friday Night Lights''. In 2009, he landed the role of "Tyler Briggs" in the

series '' Trauma''; the series was canceled after the first season. In 2011, he guest-starred in five episodes of the HBO drama ''

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''. He played a main role in the criminal series ''

'' from 2011-12. After a restructuring of the show, his character was dropped in the second season. Since 2017, he has played Bryce Hussar in TNT's drama ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2000, Rankin moved to

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, where he met Jill Farley At the shooting of the pilot episode of ''Trauma'', he proposed to her. They married on October 23, 2010, and have a son and daughter together.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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