Ronny Quail — Kill the Messenger Character Profile

About Ronny Quail

A drug dealer interviewed by Webb in 1996. He is angry that the government confiscated his house via civil asset forfeiture even after he was acquitted, which initially sparks Webb investigative series on the practice.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Patrick

Appears in

Kill the Messenger (2014)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Ronny Quail — Professional Interviewer — Gary Webb (Jeremy Renner)

  Webb interviews Quail about forfeiture abuses.

• Ronny Quail — Unknown Associates — Norwin Meneses (Andy Garcia)

  Linked to broader drug trafficking network.

• Ronny Quail — Unknown Subject — Fred Weil (Michael Sheen)

  Quail's case ties to NSC corruption.

• Ronny Quail — Unknown Subject — John Cullen (Ray Liotta)

  Quail's dealings intersect with CIA operations.

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More characters from Kill the Messenger

• Gary Webb (Jeremy Renner)
• Anna Simons (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)
• Fred Weil (Michael Sheen)
• John Cullen (Ray Liotta)
• Russell Dodson (Barry Pepper)
• Norwin Meneses (Andy Garcia)
• Richard Zuckerman (Richard Schiff)
• Danilo Blandon (Yul Vazquez)
• Eric Webb (Matt Lintz)
• Ian Webb (Lucas Hedges)
• Quail's Girlfriend (Jena Sims)
• Anonymous Agent (Steve Coulter)