Every Righteous Gemstones Actor Who Appeared In Another Danny McBride TV Show

The Righteous Gemstones is the third TV show that Danny McBride has made with HBO, and here is every other The Righteous Gemstones actor who has either appeared in Eastbound & Down or Vice Principals. Danny McBride’s collaboration with HBO has led to three critically acclaimed comedy series, with Eastbound & Down kicking things off, Vice Principals being the middle child, and The Righteous Gemstones heading into its final season. Danny McBride has used a lot of the same actors throughout the three shows, meaning that The Righteous Gemstones cast is full of alumni from McBride’s other series.

The Righteous Gemstones season 4 will be the final season of Danny McBride’s third HBO series, with many fans of the show mourning its loss in the lead-up to the season 4 finale. However, newcomers to McBride’s works at HBO have nothing to worry about, as Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals are great shows to follow The Righteous Gemstones up with. Viewers who choose to go back and watch McBride’s previous two series will be greeted with a lot of familiar faces, as seven The Righteous Gemstones cast members have appeared in McBride’s past works at HBO.

7

Danny McBride

Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals

Of the actors who have appeared in multiple Danny McBride shows, Danny McBride is the most obvious one. McBride created and starred in Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, and The Righteous Gemstones, making him the biggest link between the three shows. In Eastbound & Down, McBride plays Kenny Powers, a problematic professional baseball player who has to teach physical education at a middle school. In Vice Principals, McBride plays Neal Gamby, a high school administrator who hopes to become the next principal. In The Righteous Gemstones, McBride plays Jesse Gemstone, the eldest of the evangelizing Gemstone siblings.

6

Edi Patterson

Vice Principals

Edi Patterson is another main cast member in The Righteous Gemstones who has appeared in one of Danny McBride’s previous collaborations with HBO. In The Righteous Gemstones, Edi Patterson plays Judy Gemstone, the middle child who mostly focuses on using her musical talents to advance Gemstone Ministries. Patterson also appears in Vice Principals as Jen Abbot, a Civics teacher who has a crush on Danny McBride’s character.

Vance Simkins’ The Righteous Gemstones Season 4 Return Repeats A Big Season 1 Rivalry

The Righteous Gemstones season 4 brings back a major Gemstone competitor from season 3, repeating a great Eli storyline from back in season 1.

5

Walton Goggins

Vice Principals

Walton Goggins is one of the most memorable parts of The Righteous Gemstones, but this isn’t the only Danny McBride HBO series that he has been in. Walton Goggins actually co-starred in McBride’s second series, Vice Principals. In The Righteous Gemstones, Goggins plays Baby Billy Freeman, the brother-in-law of Eli Gemstone who acts as the antagonist of season 1 before becoming a recurring character in the subsequent seasons. In Vice Principals, Goggins plays Lee Russell, the vice principal in charge of curriculum who works alongside McBride’s character throughout the series.

4

Jody Hill

Eastbound & Down

Danny McBride and Jody Hill in The Righteous Gemstones

Jody Hill is one of Danny McBride’s most frequent collaborators, with him often working alongside McBride behind the camera. Jody Hill co-created Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals with McBride, with him also working on Danny McBride’s The Foot Fist Way. Although Jody Hill didn’t create it, he does act in The Righteous Gemstones. In the series, he plays Levi, the guitarist at the Gemstone Salvation Center who is one of Jesse’s close friends. Hill previously appeared in a small acting role in Eastbound & Down, with him playing a character named Andrew.

3

Cullen Moss

Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals

Cullen Moss is a The Righteous Gemstones actor who plays Brock, a minor character who acts as a security guard at the Gemstones’ compound. Although his role in the series may be small, the actor actually has a history with Danny McBride. Cullen Moss previously played a character named Mark in two episodes of Eastbound & Down, with him later playing a character named Mr. Chrysler in an episode of Vice Principals.

2

Shea Whigham

Vice Principals

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One actor Shea Whigham has also had a history in Danny McBride’s collaborations with HBO. Whigham plays Dusty Daniels in The Righteous Gemstones season 3, a NASCAR driver who is one of the biggest donors to Gemstone Ministries. Whigham was also a main character in Vice Principals where he played Ray Liptrapp, the new husband of Neal Gamby’s ex-wife.

The Righteous Gemstones - Jesse, Eli, Kelvin, and Judy Gemstone

10 Best Righteous Gemstones Episodes, Ranked

HBO’s celebrated comedy series The Righteous Gemstones has provided many laughs and memorable moments since it premiered in 2019.

1

Steve Little

Eastbound & Down

The final Danny McBride recurring collaborator who appears in The Righteous Gemstones is Steve Little. Little has a cameo appearance in The Righteous Gemstones season 4, episode 3, with him being the host of the Top Christ Following Man Of The Year competition. Little had previously appeared in Eastbound & Down as Stevie Janowski, the assistant of Kenny Powers. Thus, fans of Eastbound & Down were excited to see him return in The Righteous Gemstones.