Garret Dillahunt

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Biography

In the 2000s, Garret Dillahunt established himself as a talent to be reckoned with, even in supporting roles, wowing viewers and peers alike in two wholly different, unrelated roles on the groundbreaking HBO series "Deadwood" (2004-06), and going on to build an eclectic résumé by working with some of the top producers and directors in premium television and indie films. A graduate of New York University's prestigious theater school, Dillahunt …
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Job Title

Actor, Other

Born

November 24, 1964

Career Milestones

Raised in the state of Washington

1995

Supported Frank Langella in the Broadway revival of "The Father"

1995

TV acting debut as a regular on the ABC daytime serial "One Life to Live"

1997

Appeared as Tom in a Boston staging of "The Glass Menagerie"

1997

Feature acting debut in "Pants on Fire"

1998

Co-starred in the film "Getting Off/Remembering Sex"

1998

Played one of the deputies on the short-lived ABC summer series "Maximum Bob"

2000

Acted in the Oscar-nominated short "By Courier"

2000

Was featured in the Off-Broadway play "The Beginning of August"

2001

Had pivotal supporting role in the acclaimed Sundance winner "The Believer"

2001

Was one of the three leads in the Showtime series "Leap Years"

2004

Cast in a recurring role in the HBO series "Deadwood" as Jack McCall, the man who shot Wild Bill Hickok; returned for a second season to play a brand new character, an emissary of George Hearst

2005

Portrayed Steve Curtis, estranged husband of Samantha Taggart, in several episodes of the NBC series "ER"

2006

Portrayed Jesus Christ in the controversial short-lived NBC series "The Book of Daniel"

2007

Cast as Dr. Michael Smith in the short-lived HBO series, "John From Cincinnati"

2007

Cast in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," staring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck

2007

Co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem in the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men"

2008

Portrayed several roles on the FOX series, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"

2009

Cast in the feature adaptation of Joe Penhall's novel, "The Road"

Awards

2008

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in No Country for Old Men