Nick Searcy

Nick Searcy, born Nicholas Alan Searcy on March 7, 1959, in Cullowhee, North Carolina, is an American character actor with a career spanning over three decades. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 with an English degree. His early career involved Off-Broadway plays in New York, including productions like “Guys and Dolls,” “Cabaret,” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Upon returning to North Carolina, Searcy began taking on roles in local features, which led to a significant career in both film and television.

Searcy broke into mainstream cinema with the role of the villain Frank Bennett in Universal’s “Fried Green Tomatoes” (1991). He built a substantial filmography with appearances in blockbuster films such as “The Fugitive” (1993), “Nell” (1994), “Cast Away” (2000), “Head of State” (2003), “Runaway Jury” (2003), and “The Ugly Truth” (2009). He also garnered recognition for his role as General Frank Hoyt in the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning film “The Shape of Water” (2017) and Father Montgomery in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017).

His television career is equally extensive. Searcy had recurring roles on ABC’s “Thunder Alley” and was a series regular on CBS’s “American Gothic,” UPN’s “Seven Days” (1998-2001), and ABC’s “Rodney” (2004-2006). He is widely recognized for his main cast role as Chief Deputy United States Marshal Art Mullen in the FX series “Justified” (2010-2015), appearing in 78 episodes. In addition to acting, Searcy has also ventured into directing and producing, notably producing, directing, and acting in his independent feature “Carolina Low” (1997) and directing “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer” (2018).