9.0
TV
Acting
Jim Beaver
- Born
- (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Laramie, Wyoming, USA
- Credits
- 107 titles
Biography
James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood, which brought him acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Ensemble Acting, Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series Justified, and Robert "Dakota Bob" Singer on the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. His memoir Life's That Way was published in April 2009.
Signature work
Known For
9.0
TV
8.4
TV
The Boys
8.3
TV
Supernatural
8.7
TV
Better Call Saul
8.2
TV
Dexter
6.7
Movie
Crimson Peak
8.4
TV
The Mentalist
8.3
TV
Criminal Minds
7.7
Movie
Magnolia
8.4
TV
The X-Files
8.2
TV
Bones
6.8
Movie
Sister Act
6.9
Movie
Nightmare Alley
6.2
Movie
Next
8.0
TV
Young Sheldon
7.3
Movie
Adaptation.
7.6
TV
NCIS
7.4
Movie
The Life of David Gale
Acting credits 103
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Winchesters TV | Bobby Singer (1 ep) |
| 2022 | No More Time Film | Radio Host |
| 2022 | Outer Range TV | Harrison Farber (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alley Film | Sheriff Jedediah Judd |
| 2020 | Blindfire Film | Sergeant Ward |
| 2020 | B Positive TV | Spencer (16 ep) |
| 2019 | Watchmen TV | Andy (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Mama Bear Film | Doctor |
| 2019 | The Boys TV | Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer (11 ep) |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie Film | Whitney Ellsworth (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare Film | |
| 2018 | Hospitality Film | The Boss |
| 2018 | Billy Boy Film | Crabtree |
| 2018 | Remember the Sultana Film | Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon TV | Kenneth (1 ep) |
| 2016 | The Frontier Film | Lee |
| 2016 | Timeless TV | NSA Agent Jake Neville (3 ep) |
| 2016 | Injection Film | Pops |
| 2016 | The Ranch TV | Chuck (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Crimson Peak Film | Carter Cushing |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster Film | The Captain |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul TV | Lawson (2 ep) |
| 2014 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files TV | Arliss Fontenot (7 ep) |
| 2012 | Revolution TV | John Franklin Fry (2 ep) |
| 2012 | Major Crimes TV | Donald Beckwith (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Longmire TV | Lee Rosky (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Love Bites TV | Trucker (1 ep) |
| 2011 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Film | J. Wright Mooar |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA TV | Frank Loomis (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Justified TV | Shelby Parlow, Shelby Parlow / Drew Thompson (11 ep) |
| 2009 | Dark and Stormy Night Film | Jack Tugdon |
| 2009 | The Middle TV | Eddie Stokes (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Harper's Island TV | Charlie Mills (13 ep) |
| 2009 | Lie to Me TV | Gus Sloan (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The Mentalist TV | Cobb Holwell (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Reflections Film | Franck |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad TV | Lawson (2 ep) |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati TV | Vietnam Joe (8 ep) |
| 2007 | Next Film | Wisdom |
| 2006 | Day Break TV | 'Uncle' Nick Vukovic (4 ep) |
| 2006 | Dexter TV | Hannah’s father (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Psych TV | Pete Dillingham (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Big Love TV | Carter Reese (3 ep) |
| 2006 | The Unit TV | Lloyd Cole (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds TV | Sheriff Williams (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Supernatural TV | Bobby Singer (67 ep) |
| 2005 | Bones TV | George Gibbons (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Wheelmen Film | Agent Hammond |
| 2004 | Deadwood TV | Whitney Ellsworth (36 ep) |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den TV | Hank Ferris (1 ep) |
| 2003 | NCIS TV | Captain Tom O'Rourke (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Tremors TV | Sheriff Sam Boggs (1 ep) |
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale Film | Duke Grover |
| 2002 | Adaptation. Film | Ranger Tony |
| 2002 | Monk TV | Sheriff Ronald Mathis (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Joy Ride Film | Sheriff Ritter |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise TV | Daniel Leonard (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan TV | Ranger Diggory (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock Film | Jefferson Bent |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under TV | Prison Officer (1 ep) |
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Night Riders Film | Writer, Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Care Bears: Big Wish Movie Film | Music Coordinator |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Sweet Revenge Film | Additional Dialogue |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Writer (4 ep) |