He has starred in various television series, including The Shield (2002–2008), Justified (2010–2015), Vice Principals (2016–2017), The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present), Invincible (2021–present), Fallout (2024–present), and The White Lotus (2025).

[4] Goggins was set to play the lead and AMC had bought the pilot script, written by McKinnon, a role which went to Aden Young, when the series later went to SundanceTV.

[5] Goggins had a major supporting role as a deadly death row inmate being hunted by the titular antagonists in the film Predators.

[9] He played Chris Mannix in The Hateful Eight and Lee Russell in the HBO dark comedy series Vice Principals.

[3][10] The New York Times critic Mike Hale wrote, "Walton Goggins makes a habit of being the best thing about the television shows he's in.

"[11] In 2018, Goggins played Lawrence in Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Mathias Vogel in Tomb Raider, and Sonny Burch in Ant-Man and the Wasp.

In 2019, he played the lead character in the CBS sitcom The Unicorn and starred in the comedy series The Righteous Gemstones, reuniting with Vice Principals costar Danny McBride.

[15] In 2001, Goggins married Canadian resident Leanne Kaun, who owned a dog-walking business in Laurel Canyon, California.