Wayne Duvall

Biography

Wayne Duvall (born May 29, 1958, in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American actor with a steady career across film, television and theatre. He has built his work around character roles, moving between large studio productions and acclaimed television series.

His film credits include Apollo 13, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Lincoln, Prisoners and The Trial of the Chicago 7, as well as Richard Jewell and Disclosure. He is best known for playing Homer Stokes in the Coen brothers' comedy. On television he has held recurring roles in Billions, The District, The Leftovers, BrainDead and The Righteous Gemstones. He has also worked on stage, including the original New York run of a 1984 Broadway production.

He is the son of Robert Andrew Duvall and Mary Alida Carlson and a second cousin of actor Robert Duvall. His legacy rests on a dependable career as a supporting performer, seen across American cinema in recent decades.

Key films

• Apollo 13 (1995): a role in the hit drama about NASA's aborted lunar mission.
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000): his turn as Homer Stokes remains one of his best-known performances.
• Lincoln (2012): part of the historical drama about politics during the Civil War.
• Prisoners (2013): a supporting part in a tense crime thriller.