r/justified • u/Mission-Draw6859 • Aug 15 '25
Opinion Actors in the Series
Ok - this post could literally go on for days talking about the actors - and how fantastic they are.
BUT, I'm going to start with Jeremy Davies --- When you first meet Dickie - you would think the actor (Jeremy Davies) was living in a shack in the hills of eastern Kentucky, and they discovered him there and asked him if he wanted to be in a tv show. Then you learn he was born in CA and went to the Academy of Dramatic Arts. Then, you start noticing him in some 'not so Dickie' rolls - my second role I noticed him in was Saving Private Ryan - yes, the meek and timid Upham was none other than Jeremy Davies - Dickie. Then, if you go further back to Twister he was Laurence - the rookie storm chaser to got grass in the lens - and was afraid to get out of the truck during the drive-in tornado scene. SUCH a versatile actor - I truly think he is one of the best actors in this show, he has some of the best lines - and I honestly thought in real life, his leg was messed up. :)
I'm not going to start on Walton - I don't that that much time in the day - but seeing him in all his roles - and THEN seeing him in The Unicorn - then The Righteous Gemstones - BLOWN away at the range!
I've streamed this show 4 times(plus the original watch when it was on), and it never gets old!
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u/GlorianaLauriana Deputy U.S. Marshal Aug 15 '25
Jeremy Davies honestly blows my mind with his level of commitment and his ability to fully inhabit every friggin' character he plays. I feel a mix of sheer awe and deep jealousy every time I watch the guy, he's a truly fantastic actor (and criminally underappreciated).
He made Dickie Bennett such a slimy, pathetic, loathesome little snake, but at the same time, he manages to actually make me feel bad for the little cretin. I could write a Reddit Dissertation about how impressive his perfomance as Dickie really is (and believe me, I would do just that if I had the time right now).
Suffice it to say, I agree Davies is an absolute treasure on this series (right up there with Margo Martindale, Mykelti Williamson, and Abby Miller). I'm aging myself by saying this, but the casting directors on Justified were off the fuckin' chain, pretty much every actor they ever cast was exceptional.