Lamar Wyatt
Played by Powers Boothe
Lamar Wyatt
Played by Powers Boothe
Influences:Sun Tzu, Andrew Jackson, Cornelius Vanderbilt
Character Bio
Industrialist. Philanthropist. Kingmaker. Lamar Wyatt is Nashville.Some folks respect him. Others fear him. Lamar doesn’t care which you chose, just as long as you don’t get in his way.
Thirty years ago, Lamar’s wife died, leaving him a widow and single father to his two daughters, Rayna and Tandy. Today, Tandy works at his side and is the heir apparent to Lamar’s fortune and business empire. Rayna, in contrast, hasn’t seen eye to eye with Lamar in years, and to call their relationship strained would be an understatement.
Still, Lamar sees himself as a family man; and if he and Rayna have problems, it’s only because he’s tried too hard to protect her—his way.
In Lamar’s house, father definitely knows best.
Actor Bio
Fresh from his success on “Hatfields & McCoys,” Powers Boothe takes on the role of the powerful and conniving father to Rayna Jaymes on “Nashville.” A career actor on the big screen and small, Boothe is best known for his roles as the President on “24,” Cy Tolliver on “Deadwood,” and his Emmy-Award winning performance in the title role of the telefilm “Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones.”
A native Texan, in 2009 Boothe was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. He began his career after college in residence at the Oregon Shakespeare Company, before branching out into television and films. He’s played many key roles in feature films, including “Guns, Girls & Gambling,” “MacGruber,” Robert Rodriguez’ ”Sin City,” Oliver Stone’s “Nixon,” “Men of Honor,” Tony Richardson’s “Blue Sky,” “Tombstone,” John Milius’ “Red Dawn” and many others.
On television he helmed the series “Phillip Marlowe: Private Eye” and starred in numerous miniseries, among them “Atilla,” “Joan of Arc,” “True Women” and “Family of Spies.” He’s also lent his voice to the animated hits “Ben 10,” “Justice League” and “The Looney Tunes Show.”
A father of two and married since 1969, Boothe currently lives in Nashville.
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