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My Take
Clayne Crawford belongs to that category of actors I trust more than I trust most stars. His Teddy Talbot in Rectify was a small miracle of television acting: a character written to be resented, gradually revealed as wounded and human, entirely through Crawford's restraint. That performance earned a Critics' Choice nomination and my lasting attention. As Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon he proved he could carry a network hit too, bringing genuine volatility to a role that might have been pure formula. That he also writes, directs, and produces suggests an artist who wants control over his own stories. Alabama grit plus craftsman's discipline; I will watch whatever he makes next.
Overview
Joseph "Clayne" Crawford (born April 20, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Martin Riggs on the Fox series Lethal Weapon (2016–2018) and Teddy Talbot on the SundanceTV series Rectify (2013–2016), the latter earning him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clayne Crawford
- Name (Japanese)
- クレイン・クロフォード
- Reading
- くれいん・くろふぉーど
- Born
- April 20, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Clay, Alabama, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film producer / actor / television actor / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.