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
Things Change
Magnolia
Tomorrow Never Dies
Last Days
Boogie Nights
Mystery Men
Heartbreakers
Heist
Redbelt
The Great Buck Howard
The Brothers Bloom
State and Main
Homicide
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
House of Games
The Spanish Prisoner
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
Incident at Loch Ness
