Garrett Dillahunt is an American actor, best known for his supporting roles in the films No Country for Old Men (2007), Winter’s Bone (2010), Looper (2012) and 12 Years a Slave (2013).
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Garrett Lee Dillahunt was born on Tuesday, November 24, 1964 (age 56 years; as in 2020) in Castro Valley, Alameda County, California, United States. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Childhood photo of Garrett Dillahunt with his father
He grew up in Yakima, Washington. He did his schooling at Sela High School in Yakima County. She received a BA in Journalism from the University of Washington and an MFA in Acting from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Physical Appearance
Height: 6′ 1¼” (1.86 m)
Eye colour: blue
Hair Colour: Light Brown
Family and ethnicity
parents and siblings
He was born to David Lee Dillahunt (a car mechanic) and Jean Dillahunt.
Garrett Dillahunt’s father
Garrett Dillahunt’s mother
He has a brother named Brett. He had another brother named Eric, who died in a road accident in 1981 when the drunk driver who was carrying him as a passenger drove too fast and ran off the road .
Garrett Dillahunt (center) with his brothers
Wife
In 2007, he married Michelle Heard, an American actress known primarily for her work in television.
Garrett Dillahunt with his wife
livelihood
at the theater
In 1984, he made his stage debut as ‘Potiphar’ in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Evergreen Theatre, Seattle; The play was directed by Stephen Locklear.
Garrett Dillahunt in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
He played in Seattle in the plays As You Like It (1990) and Eye of God (1992–93). In New York, he starred in Mad Forest (1991–92), A Perfect Ganesh (1993), Booth (1994), 900 Oneonta (1996), The Beginning of August (2000), and Things of Dry Hours (2009). He made his Broadway debut in The Father (1995), in which he played ‘Nosed, a soldier’ at the Olympia Theatre. He has worked with theater companies such as New York Theater Workshop, York Theater Company, American Conservatory Theatre, Jacobs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, and Atlantic Theater Company.
Television
In 1993, he made his television debut as ‘Charlemagne Moody’ on the American soap opera ‘One Life to Live’. He then appeared in the American television series NYPD Blue (1996), Maximum Bob (1998), Law & Order (2002), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003), and A Minute with Stan Hopper. In 2004, he played the recurring role of ‘Jack McCall’ in Season 1 of the American television series ‘Deadwood’. The following year he got the lead role of ‘Francis Wolcott’ in Season 2 of the same series.
Garrett Dillahunt in Deadwood (2005)
She then starred in various American series such as The Book of Daniel (2006), Criminal Minds (2009), Raising Hope (2010), Hand of God (2014), The Mindy Project (2015), The Guest Book (2017) . and Fear the Walking Dead (2018).
movies
In 1999, he made his film debut as ‘Curtis’ in the American film ‘Last Call’.
He starred in films such as The Believer (2001), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), and Pretty Bird (2008). In 2009, he starred as ‘Krug Stilo’ in the American film ‘The Last House on the Left’.
Garrett Dillahunt in The Last House on the Left (2009)
He starred in the American films Burning Bright (2010), The Scribbler (2014), Come and Find Me (2016), Braven (2018), Sergio (2020) and Army of the Dead (2021). He played the role of ‘Lieutenant’. Compton’ in the Filipino-American film ‘Amigo’ (2010).
Garrett Dillahunt in Amigo (2010)
In 2010, he made his Canadian film debut with ‘Oliver Sherman’ as ‘Sherman Oliver’.
Garrett Dillahunt in Oliver Sherman (2010)
Awards and Achievements
- Fantasporto (film festival) Directors Week Award for Best Actor for Houston in 2014
- Black Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Ensemble for 12 Years a Slave in 2013
- Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Performance for the film Winter’s Bone in 2010
- Gold Derby Award for Ensemble Cast for No Country for Old Men in 2008
- Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for No Country for Old Men, 2008
Garrett Dillahunt hosting the Screen Actors Guild Awards with his co-stars
- National Board of Review, USA – 2007 Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble for the film No Country for Old Men
favorite things
- Novelist: Cormac McCarthy
- American football player: Joey Galloway
- American football team: Seattle Seahawks
Facts/General Knowledge
- Being married to Michelle Heard, he became the brother-in-law of actress Adrienne Heard and son-in-law of American actor Hugh Heard.
- According to him, he decided to pursue graduation in journalism because he was one of the lead writers of his high school newspaper and also worked for a newspaper named ‘Sela Valley Optimist’ in his hometown. He said,
I was straight out of high school, and I was just flowing. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, so I chose journalism because I was big on the school newspaper in high school, and I worked for the Sela Valley Optimist in my small hometown. [in Washington state] – You know, you’re your own photographer for the stories. I just thought it was a good life.”
- The idea of acting came to his mind when he was in his final year of graduation at the University of Washington. According to Garrett,
You grow through things. When I was a senior in high school, my brother died unexpectedly, and it hits you. I had decided that instead of getting stuck somewhere, I would do something that I would enjoy. So, my last year [at the University of Washington], just like that – because I’m extremely shy – I took an acting class. I don’t know why, but I thought, ‘Well, it’s hard to make a living as a journalist, so I should probably write plays too.’ As it was beneficial, I took an acting class, which was part of the requirement for playwrights, and that was really the first thing that piqued my interest in college. But then I graduated by just tasting [acting], and I thought, ‘Oh, this is what I wanted to do and now I’m done!’ So, I went to NYU’s graduate acting program to train.
Garrett Dillahunt during his graduation day at NYU
- In interviews, he often confessed to being a big fan of the American novelist Cormac McCarthy since his college days. He claims to have gone to audition for every adaptation of McCarthy’s novels since he began acting. While auditioning for the film ‘No Country for Old Men’ (2007) (based on McCarthy’s book of the same name), he read the book seven times to play the role of ‘Llewyn Moss’, but got the role. Ultimately ‘Deputy Wendell’.
Garrett Dillahunt in No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Garrett has loved animals since childhood. He has several pet dogs; One of his dogs, named Zig, has died. Talking about animals in a social media post, he said,
I love animals. There was always a nervous wandering around to come out of hiding and give some love. Sometimes it took several days to gain their trust. Wonder if I still have that patience? Learning a lesson from skinny, hunchbacked, Kid Garrett.
Garrett Dillahunt posing with a dog
- He has also directed an episode titled ‘Baby Fat’ from the television series ‘Raising Hope’ in 2014.
A scene from the ‘Baby Fat’ episode of Raising Hope (2014)
- In his free time he likes reading books and listening to songs. He can also play musical instruments like guitar and piano.
Garrett Dillahunt playing the piano
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