Jim Beaver. Actor: Deadwood. Jim Beaver is an American character actor, best known for his leading roles on the TV series Deadwood (2004) and Supernatural: Zur Hölle mit dem Bösen (2005). Born in Laramie, Wyoming a minister's son, he was raised in and around Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Following high school and a year of college, he joined the Marines and served as a radioman with the 1st...