Outside of the set, however, the actor sees himself as much more relaxed and has even referred to himself as "a hippie who smiles a lot.". So he is almost HAMC royalty. 2004 27 December, 2004. Since then, it's received a massive following from a dedicated fan base thanks to Kurt Sutter's unique blend of gun-running violence and thoughtful poignancy. In the television show Sons of Anarchy Rusty Coones plays the character of Rane Quinn. Take for instance David Labrava, who plays the recurring character of Happy Newman in the show. ATTIKA 7 guitarist Rusty Coones will play nomad charter president Quinn on the upcoming season of FX 's "Sons Of Anarchy" The wildly successful show is now on its fifth season . Rivera estimates he's lost more than forty friends to senseless gang violence, but it keeps the positivity flowing by focusing on his craft. A flagship program for the FX network, Sons of Anarchy roared its way onto the televisions of millions of viewers for the first time in 2008. And one of the victims of that was drug and alcohol treatment. So we could almost say he's HAMC royalty. RBMA: Okay one more question: profiling. Rusty Coones Hells Angels - One Percenter Bikers He met his wife, Katherine Coones, in the second half of the 1980s. Unlike many of his castmates, Coones' character is essentially a small screen adaptation of his real life personality. To capture the authenticity of that world, Sutter frequented many custom bike shops as well as many local club hangouts, which is where he first began using real life Hells Angels members as consultants for SoA. In the 1980s, his heroin-addicted brother ODed, and in response, he opened a rehabilitation center in California. In 1999, he bought Illusion Motorsports and was trying to make something out of it by customizing motorcycles, only to go back to prison on drug conspiracy charges, distributing a chemical used to make crystal meth. If youre in a pack of bikes, if youre in the lead, youre taking the brunt of the wind and all that, right? Cops. In 2010, the actor was taken into custody after a routine traffic stop in Glendale, California escalated into a hands-on dispute between himself and an officer. The online war was enough for the gang to put forth an invitation for Charlie Hunnam to meet up for a fight. I am now what is considered to be a civilian," Labrava's caption read in part. Donna Jones The Military Brotherhood Military Motorcycle Club are putting For nearly 40 minutes, an unbroken chain of motorcycles rode past the Anderson Mall, each carrying toys for kids. Later, Sutter got in touch with Coones, not only having Coones customize a motorcycle for him, but he also brought him on the show as a cast member and technical advisor. When he did get back, the economy was failing and Illusion wasnt doing all that well. It seemed, And, so we have, like, [grocery store chains], youre just looking at what are you gonna do to stop the bleeding?. Um, howd that get started? I put a 26 [inch wheel] on the front. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. Its right around 100 grand, I think somewhere in there, but it does 0-to-60 in 1.99 seconds.