Richard Speight Jr.
This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Richard Speight Jr." – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2013) |
Richard Speight Jr. | |
---|---|
Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | September 4, 1969
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse |
Jaci Hays (m. 2003) |
Children | 3 |
Richard Speight Jr. (born September 4, 1969) is an American actor and director who is known for a variety of roles including
Personal life
Speight was raised in
In 2003, Speight married Jaci Kathryn Hays, a dot-com executive in California.[1]
Career
Television
Speight has starred in a variety of commercials for such brands as Got Milk?; IBM; Pepsi; and Disney.
Speight played Sgt.
In 2007, he landed a recurring role on "the now longest-running sci-fi series in the history of American broadcast television"
He had a recurring role on (2017).
Film
Speight's earlier work included a role in the film,
His more recent productions include La Musica Provata, The Week (2016), Mucho Dinero, Brick Madness, Bad, Bad Men, and Death House (2016). Lead roles include an FBI agent in a thriller, The Evil Gene (2016), and in a feature-length comedy thriller Driven (2019).
Web series
Speight is a close friend of actor
Directing and writing
Speight's directing career began with co-directing/co-starring in the independent feature North Beach (2004). A copy of this work is being preserved as part of SF History section at San Francisco Public Library - Main Branch. [1]
In 2013, Speight wrote and directed the satirical social comedy America 101. The festival darling and award-winning 10-minute short stars Band of Brothers veteran, Rick Gomez; co-stars Amy Gumenick, and North Beach alumni Jayden Lund and Jim Hanna. Now available on iTunes, the short feature is described as "One man's life becomes the lesson of the day when he takes a frenetic ride through his own personal version of the American experience.".[2]
Success of America 101 launched Speight into the world of commercial directing. He has helmed several spots for Pepsi among other major national brands. [2]
Following his success in commercial directing and rigorous preparation in
Speight's TV directing career continues to evolve with Netflix's Lucifer, CW's Kung Fu, and Walker (TV series).
Podcast
Speight has participated in several celebrity podcasts including Thrilling Adventure Hour (Episodes 148, 159, 165, 171, 195, 196) and Michael Rosenbaum's Inside of You (2018).
Since the beginning of 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Benedict and Speight have teamed up again to brighten their communities with their own podcast series ...And My Guest Is Richard Speight, each offering original perspectives of
Continuing the legacy of Supernatural, the two host a weekly podcast Supernatural: Then and Now (2022), revisiting every episode along with the show's cast & crew as guests.
Music and music videos
As a talented musician and performer, Speight has been a part of the music industry both on and off screen. A guitar and bass player with over two decades of experience, Speight's music career has been a colorful collaboration with many gifted artists.
As musician, Speight has been in several bands. Speight got his first recording under the belt as a cover band in high school called The Distortion Hawgs (1986), where he performed lead vocals & bass. Another notable participation at the start of his career was as the guitarist of the band Fugitive Pope (1993). [4] During college years, he was in the band Strange Neighbors (1989) with actor/harmonica player Tim Omundson. [5]
Speight participates as a guest singer on several albums by singer songwriter & producer Jason Manns – Christmas with Friends (2014), Covers with Friends (2016), and Recovering with Friends (2018).[6] Highest ranking of collaborations with Jason include Chart Debut at #16 on iTunes for Covers with Friends [7] and peaked #12 for Recovering with Friends on Billboard Chart. [8] Speight released debut album as a Country band "Dick Jr. & The Volunteers" called The Dance and How To Do It (2019) produced by Jason Manns.
Speight is a beloved guest performer at Saturday Night Special concerts by the indie rock band Louden Swain, held all over North America averaging a dozen shows a year. Along with the cast of Supernatural, a live recording album of the same name was released by Louden Swain in 2017. The album made several music charts - Billboard chart [9] peaked at #1 on Heatseekers West North Central, #13 on Heatseekers, and #40 on Independent Albums, and [10] iTunes highest ranking at #78 in the U.S. [11]; He is also a contributor to album Sky Alive by the same band.
As actor, he has been featured in music video for two of Slayer's trilogy You Against You and Pride in Prejudice, showcasing his strength in acting for horror genre [12]
As director, Speight completed his first music video for Louden Swain's rock song called Bandaged Hand using only an iPhone and spare few hours during his convention tours. [13] As a director, Speight oversees the entire creative process including Sound & Music department for films and television.
Conventions
While he only appeared in five episodes of
His most notable contribution to the convention world is at the "Salute To Supernatural", held annually in many cities across North America. Making appearances since 2008, Speight's charmingly quick wit and on-stage chemistry with fellow performers have enabled the convention to grow over the years as he became the
Along with Matt Cohen, Speight became known as the Karaoke Kings as founders of an accessible karaoke event for all, which started with fewer than 10 attendees and has grown to crowds of thousands. Speight also participates in Saturday Night Special concert with the band Louden Swain as a singer and bass player.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1984 | Love Leads the Way | Jim Jetson | |
1987 | Ernest Goes to Camp | Brooks | |
1992 | Demonic Toys | Andy | Direct-to-video |
1995 | Dead Weekend | Spray Paint Punk | |
1996 | Independence Day | Ed | Scenes cut |
1997 | Menno's Mind | Kal | |
1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | 'C' Deck Officer | |
1999 | The Last Big Attraction | Christopher Canby | Short film |
2000 | In God We Trust | Robert | Short film |
2000 | North Beach | Pete | Co-director |
2000 | Dave's Blind Date | Dave | Short film |
2002 | Mr. Lucke | DJ Tom Bush | Voice role |
2005 | Love For Rent | George | |
2005 | Thank You for Smoking
|
Trainee | |
2006 | Open Water 2: Adrift | James | Co-writer |
2011 | 3 Blind Saints | Sam | |
2011 | AppleBox | Bryan Watercress | |
2012 | Noobz | Jeff | |
2012 | Crave | Master Rupert | |
2015 | The Evil Gene | Griff Krenshaw | |
2017 | Death House | Bennett | |
2019 | Driven | Roger | |
2019 | Our Friend | Davey Faucheux | |
2021 | Old Henry
|
Dugan |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | ABC Afterschool Specials
|
Kenny | 1 episode |
1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Oliver Michaels | 2 episodes |
1990 | Elvis | Leon | 1 episode |
1990 | China Beach | Grunt #2 | 1 episode |
1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | SAC Guard | Television film |
1990 | Matlock | Delivery Boy | 1 episode |
1993 | Running the Halls | Mark G. "The Shark" Stark | Main role |
1995 | Amanda and the Alien | JoJo, Cafe Manager | Television film |
1995 | ER | Barinski | 1 episode |
1996 | Party of Five | Miller West | 1 episode |
1996 | Hypernauts | Alien Vendor | 1 episode |
1997 | Built to Last | Stanley | 1 episode |
1999 | JAG | Lt. Michael Gerter | 1 episode |
1997 | L.A. Doctors | Carl | 1 episode |
1999 | JAG | Warren Toobin | 1 episode |
2001 | Band of Brothers | Sgt. Warren "Skip" Muck
|
Television miniseries, 7 episodes |
2001 | The Agency | Lex | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); 35 episodes |
2005 | Alias | Derek Modell | 1 episode |
2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lloyd Bryant | 1 episode |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Kevin Banks | 1 episode |
2005 | Yes, Dear | Frank | 2 episodes |
2005 | Into the West | Rupert Lang | 1 episode |
2006–2008 | Jericho | Bill Koehler | Main role |
2007–2018 | Supernatural | The Trickster / Gabriel / Loki | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
2009 | Life
|
Dean Ellis | 1 episode |
2010 | Memphis Beat | Donald | 1 episode |
2010 | Look: The Series | Rapist | 3 episodes |
2011–2012 | Justified | Jed Berwind | 4 episodes |
2012 | Longmire | Vacationing Biker | 1 episode |
2014 | CSI
|
Store Owner | 1 episode |
2019 | Home Is Where the Killer Is | James Thomason | TV film |
2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Yellin | Episode: "Chapter Eight: Ultimate Suffering" |
2022 | The Winchesters | The Trickster / Loki | 1 episode |
Music videos
Year | Music Video | Artist |
---|---|---|
2015 | "Supernatural Parody" | The Hillywood Show |
2016 | "Pride In Prejudice" | Slayer |
2017 | "Stranger Things Parody" | The Hillywood Show |
2018 | "Supernatural Parody 2" | The Hillywood Show |
As a director
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
2000 | North Beach | Co-director, actor |
2013 | America 101 | Director, writer, executive producer |
2015–2020 | Supernatural | Director; 11 episodes: 11x08 " Proverbs 17:3 "
15x08 " Our Father, Who Aren't In Heaven "
15x12 " Galaxy Brain "
15x18 "Despair" |
2016–2017 | Kings of Con | Director; 7 episodes |
2019-2021 | Lucifer | Director; 4 episodes: 4x7 " A Little Harmless Stalking "
|
2021-2023 | Kung Fu
|
Director; 6 episodes: 1x10 "Choice" 2x4 "Clementine" 2x7 "The Alchemist" 2x12 "Alliance" 3x4 "Harmony" 3x12 "Loss" |
2021-2023 | Walker | Director; 3 episodes: 1x17 "Dig" 2x2 "The One Who Got Away" 3x14 "False Flag: Part One" |
2022 | The Winchesters | Director; 1 episode: 1x07 "Reflections" |
References
- ^ "Richard Speight Jr". Twitter.
- ^ "America 101 Web Page".
External links
- Richard Speight Jr. at IMDb
- Richard Speight Jr. on Facebook