
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 but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.

The Prestige
2006 · as Milton

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 · as Henry Gupta

Boogie Nights
1997 · as Kurt Longjohn

Magnolia
1999 · as Burt Ramsey / Narrator

Heist
2001 · as Don 'Pinky' Pincus

Heartbreakers
2001 · as Dawson's Auctioneer

Mystery Men
1999 · as Vic Weems

State and Main
2000 · as Jack

The Brothers Bloom
2008 · as Narrator (voice)

House of Games
1987 · as George

The Water Engine
1992 · as Ratty Inventor

The Great Buck Howard
2008 · as Gil Bellamy

Redbelt
2008 · as Marty Brown

Things Change
1988 · as Mr. Silver

Last Days
2005 · as Detective

The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · as George Lang

Sink Or Swim
1997 · as The Hat

Homicide
1991 · as Aaron