"Walk the Line" (Twentieth Century Fox) In "Walk the Line," the story of legendary singer (and Arkansas native) Johnny Cash and his love affair with June Carter Cash, Joaquin Phoenix plays Johnny, and Reese Witherspoon is June. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Reese Witherspoon grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. Ginnifer Goodwin, who plays Vivian, is from Memphis. The role of Ray Cash, Johnny's father, is played by Robert Patrick, from Marietta, Georgia. Singer/actor Shelby Lynne, featured as Carrie Cash, is from Alabama; Dallas Roberts, who plays Sam Phillips, is from Houston; Waylon Payne, who takes on the role of Jerry Lee Lewis, is from Dallas; and Shooter Jennings, who plays his father, Waylon, grew up in Nashville. Executive music producer T Bone Burnett was born in Missouri and raised in Ft. Worth. The movie was shot in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.