Jacket by Tunellus. T-shirt by COS. Jeans by A.P.C. Hat by Gunner Foxx. Boots, vintage.
Acclaimed actor Walton Goggins, who plays Wade Felton—a widower and single dad on The Unicorn—is as complex and lively on-screen as he is off-screen. Watch captured the gregarious and charming star at the famed Harry Houdini estate in the Hollywood Hills, and results are pure magic.
Scroll through to see all the portraits from his Watch photo shoot and cover story for the March-April 2020 issue!
Watch all-new episodes of The Unicorn on Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c on CBS and CBS All Access.
A debonair stare
Turtleneck sweater by COS. Coat by Bonobos.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
Walton Goggins' acting career spans three decades and includes both TV and films. Appearing in two Quentin Tarantino films, he tells Watch his March-April 2020 cover story: "The opportunity to say Quentin's dialogue, those words from his imagination, is still the greatest experience of my life."
Golden glow
Jacket by Tunellus. T-shirt by COS. Jeans by A.P.C. Hat by Gunner Foxx. Boots, vintage.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
Fun fact: Goggins took home the coveted golden Oscar when he won an Academy Award for the 2001 short film The Accountant, which he starred in and co-produced.
Standing tall
Coat by Bonobos. Jeans by A.P.C. Boots, vintage.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
Walton Goggins tells Watch in his March-April 2020 cover story that he feels TV today allows characters to be vulnerable and still strong, saying "I think that there's room for kindness, and for people just figuring out where they are in life and being supported for their failures."
Cool and contemplative
Shirt by Paul Smith. Pants by Bonobos. Hat by Gunner Foxx.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
The veteran actor understands how much power has to be packed into each episode of The Unicorn, telling us, "The reason why I love this story so much is because of its limitations. Because we only have 22 minutes to tell this story."
Easy rider
Jacket by Vince. Shirt and T-shirt by Rag & Bone. Jeans by A.P.C. Boots, vintage.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
Fun fact: Walton Goggins often takes to the road and revels in world travel, having spent time in Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Central America, Morocco, and India!
Dashing and dramatic
Turtleneck sweater by COS. Coat by Bonobos.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
The Unicorn star Walton Goggins explains in his March-April 2020 Watch interview that the show is a drama that weaves comedy into the mix, as lead character Wade struggles with the loss of his wife while discovering he's a dashing catch as a single dad.
Sipping in the L.A. sun
Jacket and T-shirt by Rag & Bone. Pants by Bonobos. Boots, vintage.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
Fun fact: Walton Goggins captures "The Spirit of Los Angeles" both as an actor and as a partner in Mulholland Distilling, which makes local craft whiskeys.
The long road ahead
Jacket by Vince. Shirt and T-shirt by Rag & Bone. Jeans by A.P.C. Boots, vintage.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
Goggins steers his career through his role on The Unicorn and all the other opportunities a gifted actor has ahead of him, telling Watch in his March-April 2020 interview "I've been supported to no end by CBS in the things that I want to do outside of the show, but at the same time, I want The Unicorn to go for as long as we have something to say in the story."
Tarzan with style
Sweater and pants by COS. Jacket by Rag & Bone.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
Walton Goggins acting career has swung wildly between very different roles, playing everything from a transgender woman to a clog-dancing televangelist. His secret: "Turn yourself over to this imaginary set of circumstances."
Wishing well
Sweater by Vince. T- shirt by COS. Jeans by A.P.C. Hat by Gunner Foxx. Boots, vintage.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
If wishes were horses, we'd saddle up and ride with Walton Goggins!
Pure joy
Shirt by Paul Smith. Pants by Bonobos. Hat by Gunner Foxx.
Photography by Sophy Holland. Styled by Nicole Schneider.
With an exciting career, multiple acting accolades, a loving family, and world travel, Walton Goggins knows what it's like to feel happy. "People who are on the precipice of some great new experience," Goggins shares with Watch in his March-April 2020 cover story, "have great joy. And with great joy, when no one is around, most people I know dance. They dance wildly and unabashedly."
Cheers to that!
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Getting To Know Walton Goggins Of The Unicorn
Watch all-new episodes of The Unicorn on Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c on CBS and CBS All Access.