Ricky Jay
Acting
Born June 26, 1946 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 b…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Simpsons
Teen Titans Go!
The Mike Douglas Show
The X-Files
Saturday Night Live
Lie to Me
The Prestige
Deadwood
The Unit
Sneaky Pete
FlashForward
Muppets Tonight
Tomorrow Never Dies
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Getting On
Boogie Nights
Magnolia
Mystery Men
Heartbreakers
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
Heist
The Great Buck Howard
The Brothers Bloom
The Spanish Prisoner
State and Main
Redbelt
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Ring of the Musketeers
Last Days
House of Games
Homicide
The Water Engine
Incident at Loch Ness
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Things Change
The Automatic Hate
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women