Nick Searcy
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Nick Searcy | |
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Born | Nicholas Alan Searcy March 7, 1959[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990[2]–present |
Spouse |
Leslie Riley (m. 1986) |
Children | 2 |
Nicholas Alan Searcy (born March 7, 1959) is an American character actor best known for portraying Chief Deputy United States Marshal Art Mullen on FX's Justified. He also had a major role in the Tom Hanks–produced miniseries From the Earth to the Moon as Deke Slayton, and directed Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer, a film released on October 12, 2018.[3]
Life and career
Nicholas Alan Searcy was born in Cullowhee, North Carolina.[4][5] He is a graduate of Cullowhee High School. He then briefly attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in English in the summer of 1982.[4]
From 1982 to 1989, Searcy lived in New York where he did Off-Broadway plays. Some of these included Guys and Dolls, Cabaret and Jesus Christ Superstar. When he moved back to North Carolina, he began to act in features that were shooting locally. Small parts in Days of Thunder (1990) and The Prince of Tides led to the role of the malicious Frank in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991).
Searcy has appeared in several television series. He had a recurring role as Brett on Thunder Alley, was a series regular on American Gothic and guest starred on Murder One and Nash Bridges with Don Johnson. He was a regular character on the UPN series Seven Days from 1998 to 2001, and played Barry Martin on the ABC series Rodney, which starred Rodney Carrington, from 2004 to 2006. He has also starred in several TV movies, including In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994), Stolen Innocence (1995).[6] In 2014 he appeared in the CBS drama Intelligence.[7]
In the summer of 1996, Searcy produced, directed and acted in his independent feature, Paradise Falls (1997), written by Sean Bridgers, and they won the Southeastern Media Award at the Atlanta Film Festival, the Hollywood Discovery Award at the Hollywood Film Festival for Best Feature Film (Under $1 Million) and Best Dramatic Feature at the Charleston, S.C., 1997 WorldFest.[8] Since then, he has appeared in films such as Cast Away (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), Runaway Jury (2003), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2005), The Ugly Truth (2009), Greater (2016), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Shape of Water (2017).
In 2011, Searcy appeared in the Herman Cain campaign ad "Yellow Flowers" on YouTube.[9]
In 2015, Searcy was named the director of the movie Gosnell: America's Biggest Serial Killer, a true crime drama based on convicted infant murderer Kermit Gosnell.[10]
On December 27, 2017, Searcy was guest host of The Rush Limbaugh Show.
Personal life
Searcy resides in Southern California with his wife, actress Leslie Riley, and their two children, Chloe and Omar.[11]
Activity on social media
Searcy is an outspoken conservative; his political and interpersonal behavior on social media, such as Twitter, has been highlighted in several news outlets. Searcy has stated, "I know people have feelings. That's why I try to hurt them."[12]
In 2013, Searcy mocked Sean Penn's political views upon the death of Penn's friend Hugo Chavez.[12] Later that year, he responded to professional wrestler Kevin Nash's remarks on the Affordable Healthcare Act by calling him an "ass-kissing statist".[13] In 2014, Searcy responded to several individuals in a discussion of same-sex marriage and incest, during which he mocked individuals and journalists on the basis of their weight, after they had called him and other Republicans "racist."[14] Searcy also routinely ridiculed people because of their weight in 2015, again in response to their charges that those who opposed Democratic policies were "racist".[12] Searcy was also noted for his criticism of Donald Trump in 2016, and reported that friends were angry at him for jokes he made about the presidential candidate at the time. Searcy reported, "I have trouble finding this election anything other than ridiculous."[15] In 2017, he expressed uncertainty over whether he has lost work due to his political views.[16]
In April 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic hitting the United States and in response to a tweet from Jemele Hill reminding followers that Robert Kraft was still a Trump supporter in spite of him buying and shipping face masks from China to Massachusetts and New York, Searcy tweeted "Leftist ghouls like @jemelehill literally want as many Americans as possible to die so that Trump will look bad. Never forget how heartless and bloodthirsty leftists are. It is always about politics and power for them. Individual human lives don't matter to any of them."[17]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | L.A. Law | Mr. Kreck | 1 episode |
I'll Fly Away | FBI Agent Holt | ||
1993 | In the Heat of the Night | Stan | |
Return to Lonesome Dove | Raab | 2 episodes | |
1994 | Thunder Alley | Brett | 8 episodes |
1995–1996 | American Gothic | Deputy Ben Healy | 18 episodes |
1995 | Double Rush | E.R. Doctor | 1 episode |
1996 | Nash Bridges | Vincent Mulroy | |
1997 | Chicago Hope | Eli | |
Early Edition | Robert Dankowski | ||
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Deke Slayton | Miniseries; 10 episodes |
1998–2001 | Seven Days | Nathan Ramsey | Main cast; 66 episodes |
1999 | CI5: The New Professionals | Matthew 7:12 | 1 episode |
2002 | Double Teamed | Larry Burge | Television movie |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Jack Seeger | 1 episode |
Lucky | Jackson Linkletter | ||
The Guardian | Paul Nystrom | ||
The West Wing | Nate Singer | ||
2004–2008 | Rodney | Barry | Main cast; 44 episodes |
2005–2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff Burdick | 2 episodes |
2007 | Army Wives | Mr. Craddock | 1 episode |
NCIS | Joseph Barnes | ||
Criminal Minds | Det. Jordan | ||
2008 | Boston Legal | Harry Beckham | |
2008–2009 | Easy Money | Roy Buffkin | Main cast; 8 episodes |
2009 | Without a Trace | Wayne Vogel | 1 episode |
Lie to Me | Mr. Donnelly | ||
2010 | The Mentalist | Sheriff Andy Burnside | |
2010–2015 | Justified | Art Mullen | Main cast; 78 episodes |
2013 | Archer | Border Patrol (voice) | 1 episode |
NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Gary | ||
Mom | Nathan | ||
2013–2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Warden Burkhalter/Chief Barker | 2 episodes |
2014 | Intelligence | General Greg Carter | 1 episode |
Petals on the Wind | Dr. Reeves | Television movie | |
Hawaii Five-0 | Ned Burrows | 1 episode | |
2015 | Key & Peele | Cop | |
2016 | 11.22.63 | Deke Simmons | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
2018 | Chicago Med | Jerome Ferris | Episode: "Devil in Disguise |
Lethal Weapon | Ray | Episode: "Need to Know" | |
The Ranch | Frank | 2 episodes | |
2019 | 9-1-1 | Father Jameson | Episode: "Bobby Begins Again" |
The Hot Zone | Frank Mays |
References
- ^ a b "Nick Searcy Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Nick Searcy Filmography". Fandango. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ Riley, Jason L., "'Gosnell,' Like Its Namesake, Faces a Media Blackout", The Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2018; Heldt, Brianna, "Media Ignores Big Opening and Critical Acclaim for 'Gosnell' Movie", Townhall, October 16, 2018
- ^ a b Annual Commencement in the One Hundred Ninety Fourth Year of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1983. p. 30. Retrieved April 8, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Southern, Nathan. "Nick Searcy". Allmovie. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Searcy Biography ((?)-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Tonight On Intelligence: "Patient Zero"". KSite TV. February 10, 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Free Showing of 'Paradise Falls'". The Mountain Times. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "He Carried Yellow Flowers". YouTube. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ Bond, Paul. "'Justified' Actor Nick Searcy to Direct 'Gosnell' Abortion Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Nick Searcy biography and filmography". Tribute.ca. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ a b c "Justified finale: is Nick Searcy Hollywood's angriest conservative?". The Telegraph. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Chasmar, Jessica (17 October 2013). "'Justified' actor Nick Searcy in Twitter cage match with wrestler Kevin Nash over tea party remarks". The Washington Times. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (24 February 2014). "Justified's Nick Searcy Goes Rage-Nuts On Twitter". The Escapist. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (1 April 2016). "'It's a civil war in slow-mo': how Trump's rise is cracking Hollywood conservatives". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Bond, Paul (23 August 2017). "Hollywood Conservatives Still Standing With Trump: "The Media Is Irrelevant"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Searcy, Nick [@yesnicksearcy] (2 April 2020). "Leftist ghouls like @jemelehill literally want as many Americans as possible to die so that Trump will look bad. Never forget how heartless and bloodthirsty leftists are. It is always about politics and power for them. Individual human lives don't matter to any of them. https://t.co/FOtvBbWYAe" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
- Nick Searcy at IMDb
- 1959 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from North Carolina
- People from Jackson County, North Carolina
- Film directors from North Carolina
- 21st-century American male actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- American male stage actors
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni