Ricky Jay
Acting
Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an actor, magician, cardsharp, and film consultant. Ricky's love and deep study of card tricks and deception gained him worldwide fame and respect, and he was often called in to consult for movies and TV shows where deception was a key element of the story. Ricky was an exceptional close-up magician and playing-card handler, but he also acted in movies such as Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Magnolia, as well as TV shows like the X-Files, HBO's Deadwood, and David Mamet's The Unit, always playing intense characters who seemed to know everything but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.
Known for
Acting51
movieThe Automatic Hate
2016
Uncle Josh
tvSneaky Pete
2015
T.H. Vignetti
tvGetting On
2013
Thoracic Surgeon
tvTeen Titans Go!
2013
Narrator (voice)
tvFlashForward
2009
Man in Warehouse
tvLie to Me
2009
Mason Brock
movieThe Brothers Bloom
2008
Narrator (voice)
movieRedbelt
2008
Marty Brown
movieThe Great Buck Howard
2008
Gil Bellamy
movieThe Prestige
2006
Milton
tvThe Unit
2006
Agent Kern
movieLast Days
2005
Detective
movieIncident at Loch Ness
2004
Self - Party Guest
tvDeadwood
2004
Eddie Sawyer
movieHeist
2001
Don 'Pinky' Pincus
movieHeartbreakers
2001
Dawson's Auctioneer
movieMagnolia
1999
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
movieMystery Men
1999
Vic Weems
movieTomorrow Never Dies
1997
Henry Gupta
movieThe Spanish Prisoner
1997
George Lang
movieBoogie Nights
1997
Kurt Longjohn
movieSink Or Swim
1997
The Hat
tvThe X-Files
1993
The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
The Water Engine
1992
Ratty Inventor
movieHomicide
1991
Aaron
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Ricky Jay (voice)
movieThings Change
1988
Mr. Silver
movieHouse of Games
1987
George
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self / Patron
Writing4
Production1
movieRicky Jay Plays Poker
2007
Executive Producer