Garret Dillahunt
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 Dillahunt at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino Party, London Hotel, West Hollywood, California, September 8, 2008 |
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| Born | November 24, 1964 Castro Valley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Michelle Hurd |
Garret Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor. He is married to actress Michelle Hurd. He currently plays the role of Burt Chance on the Fox sitcom Raising Hope.
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[edit] Early life
Garret L. Dillahunt[1] was born in Castro Valley, California and grew up in Selah, Washington. One of three siblings, he has a brother, Brett. His other brother, Eric, is deceased. He graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in journalism and went on to receive his M.F.A. in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[2]
[edit] Acting career
After spending years on and off Broadway,[3] Dillahunt began pursuing television and film roles. He appeared as a regular in several short lived series on ABC and Showtime, and landed guest spots on TV shows such as The X Files and NYPD Blue[4] among others, before playing two distinctly different characters on the HBO series Deadwood: Jack McCall in 2004 and Francis Wolcott in 2005. He later had a recurring role on USA Network's The 4400.
Dillahunt portrayed Steve Curtis for three seasons on ER (2005–06). Later roles included Dr. Michael Smith on HBO's John From Cincinnati; John Henry (aka Cromartie) on FOX's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; Roman Nevikov, a Russian gangster, on NBC's Life; and Mason Turner, a paralyzed serial killer on Criminal Minds. He played Simon Escher in the Burn Notice third season finale airing March 4, 2010 on the USA, later reprising the role in the show's fourth season.
Dillahunt appeared in such films as The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, No Country For Old Men, The Road, Winter's Bone, The Last House On The Left and the indie horror film, Burning Bright[5]
It was announced on August 20, 2009 that Dillahunt would square off with Rosie Perez on an episode ("Hardwired") of Law & Order: SVU later that year in 2009 about pedophilia. He played the head of a pedophilia organization. "It's called 'Hardwired'", executive producer Neal Baer said, "because they believe that pedophilia is [a genetic predestination]".[6] Since 2010 Dillahunt has been starring as Burt Chance on the Fox comedy Raising Hope. Raising Hope is currently in its second season.
[edit] Accolades
Dillahunt was the subject of a favorable notice in the September 2009 issue of Esquire magazine.[7]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ California Births, 1905-1995
- ^ Garret Dillahunt IMDb profile
- ^ Internet Broadway Database profile for Dillahunt
- ^ Garret Dillahunt Biography at Yahoo!
- ^ "UK DVD Stores Will Be Burning Bright This September", Dread Central, July 20, 2010
- ^ Mickey O'Connor (August 20, 2009). "SVU Exclusive: Rosie Perez, Garret Dillahunt to Anchor Explosive Episode". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/SVU-Perez-Dillahunt-1009103.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ Chris Jones (September 23, 2009). "Garret Dillahunt: The Man Who Disappears". Esquire.com. http://www.esquire.com/features/the-screen/garret-dillahunt-1009. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ John's Hand (2008). Garret-Dillahunt.net (November 7, 2009). Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ Water Pills (2008). Garret-Dillahunt.net (January 15, 2009). Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ Burning Bright (2010). Garret-Dillahunt.net. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ One Night Only (2010). Garret-Dillahunt.net. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ Winter's Bone (2010). Garret-Dillahunt.net (December 6, 2009). Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ Oliver Sherman (2010). Garret-Dillahunt.net (February 4, 2011). Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ Unbound Captives (2010). Garret-Dillahunt.net. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ Creepy, Uncle. (February 17, 2010) First Word on The Mourning Portrait. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
- ^ Garret Dillahunt guest stars in Alphas tonight. Garret-Dillahunt.net. Retrieved on August 31, 2011.
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- 1964 births
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- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American people of Irish descent
- Living people
- New York University alumni
- People from Alameda County, California
- People from Yakima County, Washington
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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