Smooth country crooner Randy Travis is further expanding into acting as he looks ahead to a U.S. tour.

Travis appears alongside Dylan McDermott ("The Practice"), James Van Der Beek ("Dawson's Creek") and Rachael Leigh Cook ("She's All That") in the western "Texas Rangers," to be released this summer. He's also been cast in "The White River Kid" with Antonio Banderas, "The Trial of Old Drum" and the independent film "John John in the Sky."

On May 21, he'll lend his voice to the animated series "King of the Hill" along with fellow country artists Vince Gill, Wynonna Judd, Charlie Daniels, Brooks & Dunn and Martina McBride. The show has strong country ties, with such past guest stars as singer/actor Clint Black and a soundtrack featuring Faith Hill, the Mavericks, Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt, Trace Adkins, Deana Carter and Old 97's.

On the music front, Travis' summer tour begins June 21 in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and runs through September 23 in Centreville, Mich.

Randy Travis tour dates:

June 21; Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; Vegas Kewadin Casino

June 22; Interlochen, Mich.; Kresge Auditorium

June 23; Clarkston, Mich.; Pine Knob Music Theatre

June 24; Cadott, Wis.; Country Fest

July 1; Chicago, Ill.; Taste of Chicago

July 7; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Palace Theater

July 8; Hiawassee, Ga.; Georgia Mountain Fair

July 13; Morristown, Ohio; Jamboree in the Hills

July 14; Verona, N.Y.; Turning Stone Casino

July 15; Cohasset, Mass.; South Shore Music Circus

July 16; Vienna, Va.; Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts

July 17; Mahwah, N.J.; Mahwah Tennis Center

July 22; Merritt, British Columbia; Mountain Music Festival

July 23; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Frontier Days

July 27; Portland, Ind.; Jay County Fair

July 28; Sandusky, Ohio; State Theatre

July 29; Canandaigua, N.Y.; Finger Lakes P.A.C.

Aug. 10; Worley, Idaho; Coeur D'Alene Tribal Casino

Aug. 12; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Sioux Empire Fair

Aug. 13; St. Michael, N.D.; Spirit Lake Casino

Aug. 18; Chautauqua; N.Y.; Chautauqua Amphitheater

Aug. 19; Burgettstown, Pa.; Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake

Aug. 23; Westbury, N.Y.; Westbury Music Fair

Aug. 24; Wallingford, Conn.; SNET Oakdale Theatre

Aug. 25; Beverly, Mass.; No. Shore Music Festival

Aug. 26; Gilford, N.H.; Meadowbrook Farm Musical Arts Center

Sept. 1–3; Atlantic City, N.J.; Tropicana Casino

Sept. 8–9; Los Angeles, Calif.; Hollywood Bowl

Sept. 23; Centreville, Mich.; St. Joseph County Fair