Biography
Pruitt Taylor Vince landed his first role in Jim Jarmusch's "Down by Law" (1986), but did not survive the final cut. He entered films with a small role in Alan Parker's "Angel Heart" (1987) and proceeded to appear in Parker's "Mississippi Burning" (1988) and "Come See the Paradise" (1990). Andrei Konchalovsky tapped him for small roles in "Shy People" (1987) and "Homer and Eddie" (1989) before David Lynch cast him in "Wild at Heart" (1990). …
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Career Milestones
1986 | Cast in first feature role, "Down By Law"; part edited out of final release |
1987 | First released feature, "Angel Heart"; first collaboration with Alan Parker |
1987 | Moved to Los Angeles |
1988 | Had small role in Parker's "Mississippi Burning" |
1988 | TV acting debut in episode of the NBC drama "Crime Story" |
1989 | TV-movie debut "I Know My First Name Is Steven" (NBC) |
1990 | Co-starred in Parker's "Come See the Paradise" |
1991 | Portayed Lee Bowers in Oliver Stone's controversal film "JFK" |
1994 | Had breakthrough role as Paul Newman's friend in "Nobody's Fool" |
1996 | Delivered memorable appearance as a psycho killer on an episode of "The X-Files" |
1996 | First screen lead "Heavy", directed by James Mangold |
1997 | Played serial killer Clifford Alan Banks in "Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer"; won Emmy for his performance |
1999 | Appeared in the comedy "Mumford" |
2000 | Featured in the comedy "Nurse Betty," with Renée Zellweger |
2002 | Appeared in the thriller "Trapped," with Charlize Theron and Courtney Love |
2003 | Acted in the drama "Monster", a true story of a female serial killer |
2005 | Starred opposite Keanu Reeves in "Constantine" the supernatural thriller based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer |
2007 | Cast in the Roland Joffe-directed thriller "Captivity" |
Awards
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Murder One |