Alabama native to make debut as host of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Walton Goggins — the Alabama native who’s been dominating TV screens with his standout performances on HBO’s “The White Lotus” and “The Righteous Gemstones” — will soon make his debut as the host of “Saturday Night Live.”
Goggins, 53, is set to host “SNL” on May 10, with Arcade Fire as the music guest. The NBC series announced the final three hosts for its 50th season via social media posts: Quinta Brunson of “Abbott Elementary” on May 3 with music guest Benson Boone, Goggins on May 10 with Arcade Fire and Scarlett Johansson on May 17 with Bad Bunny.
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Goggins, born in Birmingham and raised in Georgia, has owned Sunday nights on HBO in recent weeks, displaying his formidable dramatic and comedic skills.
Walton Goggins, a Birmingham native, stars in Season 3 of “The White Lotus” on HBO.(HBO photo)
On “The White Lotus,” he plays the haggard, irascible and rather mysterious character of Rick Hatchett, a man who travels to a fancy hotel in Thailand seeking vengeance for the death of his father. On “Righteous Gemstones,” he’s Baby Billy Freeman, a former child star who continues his quest for success in hilarious ways, creating his own brand of chaos in a family of dysfunctional televangelists.
Alabama native Walton Goggins, right, went toe-to-toe with Timothy Olyphant in the FX series “Justified,” 2010-2015.(Prashant Gupta/FX)
Goggins previously earned fame as Boyd Crowder, a charismatic villain who leaps off the the screen in “Justified,” an FX series that aired for six seasons, 2010-2015. He also got fans talking with his portrayal of Cooper “The Ghoul” Howard in “Fallout,” a post-apocalyptic series on Amazon Prime.
The actor has received two Emmy nominations to date, in 2011 for “Justified” and in 2024 for “Fallout.”
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Goggins has a long list of TV credits that includes roles in “George & Tammy,” “Vice Principals,” “The Unicorn,” “The Shield,” “Six,” “Sons of Anarchy” and more. He’s also appeared in movies such as “Fatman,” “Tomb Raider” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “The Hateful Eight.”
In February, Goggins also starred in his first Super Bowl commercial, spoofing his career as an actor while also plugging his Walton Goggins Google Glasses for GoDaddy Airo.