5 Things You Need to Know About the Ray McKinnon Acting Comeback That Has Hollywood Talking
- Ray McKinnon is currently generating major awards buzz for his supporting role in the new Netflix legal drama "The Counsel," where he plays a morally conflicted small-town judge. Critics are calling it his most powerful performance since his Emmy-winning work on "Rectify."
- The actor, writer, and director is also set to revive his beloved character Reverend H.W. Smith from the hit series "The Leftovers" in a surprise spin-off series in development at HBO Max. Sources confirm McKinnon has already written the pilot script.
- Insiders report McKinnon turned down a lucrative network comedy lead to star in the independent film "Beneath the Clay," a Southern Gothic thriller now generating early Oscar whispers for Best Original Screenplay, which he also wrote.
- A long-lost short film McKinnon directed in 1995, "The Accountant's Dilemma," has been unearthed by a fan on YouTube and is now trending, leading to new conversations about his early auteur style that predates his famous short "The Accountant."
- In a rare personal move, McKinnon recently signed with CAA for representation after decades of working without a major agency, signaling a major strategic shift for his career—and sparking rumors of a high-budget studio project in the works.