Actor
Jim Beaver
- Born August 12, 1950 in Laramie, Wyoming, USA
James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood, which brought him acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Ensemble Acting, Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series Justified, and Robert "Dakota Bob" Singer on the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.
Known for
Breaking Bad2008
The Boys2019
Supernatural2005
Better Call Saul2015
Dexter2006
Crimson Peak2015
The Mentalist2008
Magnolia1999
Filmography
- 2022Outer RangeSeriesHarrison Farber
- 2022The WinchestersSeriesBobby Singer
- 2022No More TimeFilmRadio Host
- 2021Nightmare AlleyFilmSheriff Jedediah Judd
- 2020BlindfireFilmSergeant Ward
- 2020B PositiveSeriesSpencer
- 2019The BoysSeriesSecretary of Defense Robert A. Singer
- 2019WatchmenSeriesAndy
- 2019Deadwood: The MovieFilmWhitney Ellsworth (archive footage)
- 2019Mama BearFilmDoctor
- 2019Scripts Gone Wild Zombie NightmareFilm
- 2018Billy BoyFilmCrabtree
- 2018HospitalityFilmThe Boss
- 2018Remember the SultanaFilmJoseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
- 2017Young SheldonSeriesKenneth
- 2016TimelessSeriesNSA Agent Jake Neville
- 2016The RanchSeriesChuck
- 2016The FrontierFilmLee
- 2016InjectionFilmPops
- 2015Better Call SaulSeriesLawson
- 2015Crimson PeakFilmCarter Cushing
- 2015The Adventures of Biffle and ShoosterFilmThe Captain
- 2014Nikki & Nora: The N&N FilesSeriesArliss Fontenot
- 2013Night RidersFilmWriter, Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- 2012RevolutionSeriesJohn Franklin Fry
- 2012LongmireSeriesLee Rosky
- 2012Major CrimesSeriesDonald Beckwith
- 2011The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American ConspiracyFilmJ. Wright Mooar
- 2011Love BitesSeriesTrucker
- 2010JustifiedSeriesShelby Parlow, Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson, Drew Thompson
- 2010Law & Order: LASeriesFrank Loomis
- 2009Lie to MeSeriesGus Sloan
- 2009The MiddleSeriesEddie Stokes
- 2009Harper's IslandSeriesCharlie Mills
- 2009Dark and Stormy NightFilmJack Tugdon
- 2008Breaking BadSeriesLawson
- 2008The MentalistSeriesCobb Holwell
- 2008ReflectionsFilmFranck
- 2007NextFilmWisdom
- 2007John from CincinnatiSeriesVietnam Joe
- 2006DexterSeriesHannah’s father
- 2006PsychSeriesPete Dillingham
- 2006The UnitSeriesLloyd Cole
- 2006Big LoveSeriesCarter Reese
- 2006Day BreakSeries'Uncle' Nick Vukovic
- 2005SupernaturalSeriesBobby Singer
- 2005Criminal MindsSeriesSheriff Williams
- 2005BonesSeriesGeorge Gibbons
- 2005Care Bears: Big Wish MovieFilmMusic Coordinator
- 2005WheelmenFilmAgent Hammond
- 2004DeadwoodSeriesWhitney Ellsworth
- 2003NCISSeriesCaptain Tom O'Rourke
- 2003The Life of David GaleFilmDuke Grover
- 2003TremorsSeriesSheriff Sam Boggs
- 2003The Lyon's DenSeriesHank Ferris
- 2002Adaptation.FilmRanger Tony
- 2002MonkSeriesSheriff Ronald Mathis
- 2001Joy RideFilmSheriff Ritter
- 2001Six Feet UnderSeriesPrison Officer
- 2001Star Trek: EnterpriseSeriesDaniel Leonard
- 2001Crossing JordanSeriesRanger Diggory
- 2001The DivisionSeriesFred Zito
- 2001Warden of Red RockFilmJefferson Bent
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeriesStanley Tanner
- 2000The Trouble with NormalSeriesGary
- 1999MagnoliaFilmSmiling Peanut Patron #1
- 1999The West WingSeriesCarl
- 1998That '70s ShowSeriesTony
- 1998Mr. MurderFilmAgent Jason Reiling
- 1997WoundedFilmAgent Eric Ashton
- 1997Divided by HateFilmDanny Leland
- 1997Total SecuritySeriesDetective McKissick
- 19963rd Rock from the SunSeriesHappy Doug
- 1996Bone ChillersSeriesEdgar Allan Poe
- 1995Murder OneSeriesDonald Cleary
- 1994Bad GirlsFilmPinkerton Detective Graves
- 1994Blue ChipsFilmRicky's Father
- 1994Thunder AlleySeriesLeland DuParte
- 1993The X-FilesSeriesCoroner
- 1993SliverFilmDetective Ira