- Born
- Birth nameGarret Lee Dillahunt
- Height6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
- Garret studied journalism at the University of Washington and received an MFA from New York University's Graduate Acting Program. He performed on and off Broadway and in theaters around the country before he also began pursuing film and television roles. A self described workaholic, he enjoys a reputation as a highly respected and sought after performer known for his focused and immersive style.
Garret Lee Dillahunt was born in Castro Valley, California to working class parents. He has two brothers.
- IMDb mini biography by: Edith Rea
- SpouseMichelle Hurd(July 6, 2007 - present)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Played two different characters in successive seasons of Deadwood - in season one he portrayed Jack McCall and in season two he played Francis Wolcott. He also appeared in a cameo role in the Deadwood movie as a drunk.
- As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: No Country for Old Men (2007), Winter's Bone (2010) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). Of those, No Country for Old Men (2007) and 12 Years a Slave (2013) are winners in the category.
- Huge fan of Cormac McCarthy since college, and claims to have auditioned for parts in every adaptation of McCarthy's novels that have been, or are being, made. He said he read 7 times for the part of Llewyn Moss in No Country for Old Men (2007), but was ultimately cast in the smaller part of Deputy Wendell.
- Attended New York University's graduate acting program with Burn Notice (2007) star, Jeffrey Donovan .
- He was originally cast as "Charley Ford" in 2007's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), but had to take a smaller role due to a television conflict.
- I have been really lucky in my career, with the diversity of it. I get to play really complex people.
- Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
- If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
- I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world.
- I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.
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