Here's a bio of Mr. Beaver:
JIM BEAVER is an actor, playwright and film historian. He is most popular to
worldwide audiences for his recurring role as Bobby Singer in the television series,
“Supernatural,” now entering its 15th and final season. He played Whitney Ells-
worth in the HBO series “Deadwood” and Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series,
“Justified.” He also recurred as gun dealer Lawson on “Breaking Bad” and as French
Stewart’s sullen boss on NBC’s “Third Rock from the Sun.”
In 2016 he played Big Daddy in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at the Berkshire The-
atre Festival and toured in the early 80s as Macduff in MACBETH and THE LAST
MEETING OF THE NIGHTS OF THE WHITE MAGNOLIA. A long-time mem-
ber of Theatre West, he has written and appeared in VERDIGRIS, in last year’s THE
NIGHT FORLORN and in their critically-acclaimed LION IN WINTER as Henry.
Jim is working on a biography on the late actor George Reeves and served as historical/biographical consultant
on the film HOLLYWOODLAND.
Jim has appeared in over fifty feature films, most notably: SILKWOOD, TURNER & HOOCH, SISTER ACT,
MAGNOLIA, ADAPTATION, THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE and the upcoming BILLY BOY. Jim had a starring
role in Guillermo del Toro’s recent graphic ghost story, CRIMSON PEAK, a part that del Toro wrote for him.
