Jayson Warner Smith
Biography
Atlanta native Jayson Warner Smith is an actor in film, television and theatre. He started in theatre at age nine and since that time, Jayson has been in a play a TV show or a film every year of his life. "It's just always been what I was best at and what I really loved to do." "Nothing made me happier than collaborating with other artists to create something new."
Jayson Warner Smith (The Walking Dead) on Finding Freedom in Acting
VideoKnown For
TV
The Vampire Diaries
Dean
2009
TV
The Walking Dead
Gavin
2010
TV
Tulsa King
Walden Eustice
2022
TV
Sleepy Hollow
Carlton
2013
TV
Outer Banks
Coroner Charlie
2020
Film
American Made
Bill Cooper (Snowbird #1)
2017
TV
Rectify
Wendall Jelks
2013
Film
Where the Crawdads Sing
Deputy Perdue
2022
TV
Candy
DA O'Connell
2022
Film
Song Sung Blue
Earl / TCB
2025
Film
Footloose
Officer Herb
2011
Film
42
White Gas Station Attendant
2013
Film
Emancipation
Captain John Lyons
2022
TV
Coma
ER Doctor
2012
Film
You're Killing Me
Joel Murphy
2023
Film
Fatwa
Teacher
2006
Film
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Guy with Knife in Head
2013
Film
Only
Arthur
2020
Film
99 Homes
Jeff
2015
Film
The Birth of a Nation
Earl Fowler
2016
Filmography
2026FilmStudent Film: The Movieas Provost Murphy2025FilmSong Sung Blueas Earl / TCB2024FilmHalf Baked: Totally Highas Detective Brown2024FilmPulp Modern: Die Laughingas Mitch Forsyth2023FilmChipperas Reese2023FilmYou're Killing Meas Joel Murphy2022FilmEmancipationas Captain John Lyons2022TVTulsa Kingas Walden Eustice2022FilmWhere the Crawdads Singas Deputy Perdue2022TVCandyas DA O'Connell2020FilmThe Devil to Payas Wade Runion2020TVOuter Banksas Coroner Charlie2020FilmOnlyas Arthur2019FilmRest Stop.as Mitch Forsyth2018FilmBillionaire Boys Clubas Investor2018FilmSt. Agathaas Mary's Dad2018FilmSalvage2017FilmThank You for Your Serviceas Receptionist at a Veterans Affairs Office2017FilmAmerican Madeas Bill Cooper (Snowbird #1)2017FilmThe Book of Loveas Uncle Glen2016FilmChristineas Mitch2016FilmThe Birth of a Nationas Earl Fowler2016FilmI Saw the Lightas Hank Snow2015Film99 Homesas Jeff2015FilmMississippi Grindas Clifford2014FilmHeavy Wateras Mickey2013FilmAnchorman 2: The Legend Continuesas Guy with Knife in Head2013FilmRobotech: Love Live Aliveas Narrator2013TVSleepy Hollowas Carlton2013TVRectifyas Wendall Jelks2013Film42as White Gas Station Attendant2012TVComaas ER Doctor2011FilmFootlooseas Officer Herb2010TVThe Walking Deadas Gavin2010FilmThe Jonesesas Maitre d'2009TVThe Vampire Diariesas Dean2009FilmThe People v. Leo Frankas William Smith / Narrator2009FilmThe Way of Waras Seven2006FilmFatwaas Teacher—FilmAmerican Deadboltas Reynolds—FilmSomething's In There