Ricky Jay
Known for 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.
Filmography
The Prestige
2006
as Milton
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as Henry Gupta
Boogie Nights
1997
as Kurt Longjohn
Magnolia
1999
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Mystery Men
1999
as Vic Weems
Heartbreakers
2001
as Dawson's Auctioneer
Heist
2001
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Things Change
1988
as Mr. Silver
The Brothers Bloom
2008
as Narrator (voice)
House of Games
1987
as George
Last Days
2005
as Detective
Redbelt
2008
as Marty Brown
State and Main
2000
as Jack
The Great Buck Howard
2008
as Gil Bellamy
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
as George Lang
Homicide
1991
as Aaron
Incident at Loch Ness
2004
as Self - Party Guest
Sink Or Swim
1997
as The Hat
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
as Hawkes
The Water Engine
1992
as Ratty Inventor