Ricky Jay
Born Jun 26, 1946 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
The Automatic Hate
2016
Sneaky Pete
2015
Teen Titans Go!
2013
Getting On
2013
Lie to Me
2009
FlashForward
2009
The Great Buck Howard
2008
The Brothers Bloom
2008
Redbelt
2008
David Mamet on House of Games
2007
The Prestige
2006
The Unit
2006
Last Days
2005
Deadwood
2004
The Making of Last Days
2004
Heartbreakers
2001
Heist
2001
State and Main
2000
Magnolia
1999
Mystery Men
1999
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
Boogie Nights
1997
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
Sink Or Swim
1997
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
The X-Files
1993
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
The Water Engine
1992
Homicide
1991
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
The Simpsons
1989
Things Change
1988
House of Games
1987