Ricky Jay
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Magnolia
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator 1999
Boogie Nights
as Kurt Longjohn 1997
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Henry Gupta 1997
Heartbreakers
as Dawson's Auctioneer 2001
Mystery Men
as Vic Weems 1999
The Brothers Bloom
as Narrator (voice) 2008
Heist
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus 2001
Last Days
as Detective 2005
House of Games
as George 1987
The Spanish Prisoner
as George Lang 1997
Redbelt
as Marty Brown 2008
State and Main
as Jack 2000
The Great Buck Howard
as Gil Bellamy 2008
Homicide
as Aaron 1991
Incident at Loch Ness
as Self - Party Guest 2004
Things Change
as Mr. Silver 1988