An actor and a producer Walton Sanders Goggins was born on November 10, 1971 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. His parents were Walton Sanders Goggins and Janet Long. During his childhood, Walton had to move several times with his parents. First, they moved to Lithia Springs, Georgia and then, he settled in Los Angeles, California.
His first roles were on a television, in a TV series In the Heat of the Night, where he played in just three episodes. However, this role he got when he was just 18 years old, so he could consider this as a good beginning. The second role of Walton Goggins was also on TV in the movie Murder in Mississippi. This was a cameo role as well, but Walton didn’t stop, he pursued his dream to become an actor, and tried himself on a numerous castings.
During his next 12 years of his career he participated in a various movies and TV shows, namely: Forever Young (1992), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1992), Stay the Night (1992), The Next Karate Kid (1994), Humanoids from the Deep (1996), The Cherokee Kid (1996), The Apostle (1997), Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) and many other.
The breakthrough year for Walton Goggins was 2001, when he played Tommy O'Dell in the film The Accountant. He also was a producer of this film. He created a company Ginny Mule Pictures and he produced several more films after The Accountant: Chrystal (2004), Randy and the Mob (2007) and That Evening Sun (2009). For The Accountant and Randy and the Mob Walton won Spirit of Slamdance Award for Best Supporting Actor, for That Evening Sun he was nominated on Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble.
The Accountant became his springboard to success. In 2002, he received a regular role in a drama series The Shield which aired on FX from March 12, 2002, to November 25, 2008. Goggins played there Detective Shane Vendrell and mostly thanks to this role he became famous. For this role, Walton was nominated on Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama.
His next regular role was in the TV series Justified (March 16, 2010 - April 14, 2015). He brilliantly portrayed there Boyd Crowder and was nominated on different awards five times. The nominations were: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011), Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2011), Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor (2011), Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor (2013) and Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor (2014).
He played in about 60 films and TV series during his career, and his net worth became eight million dollars.
Walton Goggins's first wife was businesswoman Leanne. They married in 2001, however, their marriage finished unexpectedly when in 2004 Leanne committed a suicide. After this tragedy and a compulsory divorce, Walton have not wanted any relationships for a long time and he found his second wife Nadia Conners only in 2011. Walton likes children, he already has a son Augustus and maybe he will have more children in the future.
| Birth Date: | 10 Nov, 1971 |
| Age: | 48 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham |
| Education: | Georgia Southern University |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Net Worth 2021: | 10 million |
