There’s one star on Yellowstone that doesn’t get as much love as he deserves, considering he doesn’t have the resume the other stars have on the show… And it’s no other than Forrie J. Smith, who plays Lloyd the ranch-hand at Yellowstone Dutton Ranch.
Another real-life cowboy who has appeared on Yellowstone is actor Forrie J. Smith. Forrie J. Smith has had years of cowboy, horse riding, and rodeo experience before his recurring role as Lloyd in Yellowstone. Growing up riding horses at his grandparents’ ranch in Yellowstone’s setting of Montana, Smith is more than qualified as a cowboy. Smith comes from a long line of rodeo riders, which he eventually joined the ranks of at the age of eight.
After years of riding in rodeos, Smith eventually got into the entertainment industry by doing stunt work and stunt acting, leading to his casting on Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone. Originally working in the entertainment industry as a stunt person, Smith was doing stunt work and wrangling on Taylor Sheridan’s Hell Or High Water when Sheridan offered Smith the part of Lloyd on Yellowstone. Smith has portrayed Lloyd Pierce, one of Yellowstone Dutton Ranch’s oldest ranch hands and one of Yellowstone’s branded men, since Yellowstone season 1.
