Born and raised in the deep South, actor Walton Goggins – one-time winner of a hog calling contest - probably didn’t imagine that his future breakout role would be a tough and corrupt Los Angeles cop in FX’s “The Shield” (2002- ). Then again, Goggins is so believable as the show’s ambitious but limited and beleagured detective Shane Vendrell that he doesn’t seem to be acting at all. If the fan sites and general word of mouth were any indication, Goggins was just as much a reason to watch as series star Michael Chiklis.

Born in Alabama and raised in Georgia, Goggins started performing as a