Master of twisty lines …

… Walton Goggins of "Justified": The best kept secret in American acting? | Balder and Dash | Roger Ebert. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Boyd was originally intended to appear on the show's first episode, but it says something about what Goggins brought to the role that the show's creators decided that they had something special. Boyd, who was a small-time con artist specializing in blowing black churches, would go through a conversion of sorts after being shot in the chest by Raylan. The first few seasons of "Justified" got a lot of mileage out of watching Boyd doing his best to go straight. He said getting shot made him see the error of his ways, but we were never completely certain if he was pulling the long con. The beauty of the way Goggins plays Boyd is that he's both sincere and a con artist. It turns out Boyd Crowder is the most honest man in Harlan County.