Garret Dillahunt

American actor

Garret Lee Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in television, including the roles Burt Chance on the Fox sitcom Raising Hope, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Jack McCall and Francis Wolcott in Deadwood, and John Dorie in Fear the Walking Dead (2018–2021). He has also appeared in The 4400, ER, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Burn Notice, Justified, and The Mindy Project. He starred in the Amazon Studios drama series Hand of God (2014–2017). In film, Dillahunt has played supporting roles in No Country for Old Men, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Winter's Bone, Looper, and 12 Years a Slave.

Garret Dillahunt was born in Castro Valley, California, the middle of three boys, and was raised in Selah, Washington, a suburb of Yakima. In late 1981, Dillahunt's elder brother, Eric, died in a road accident near Ellensburg, after the car he was traveling in as a passenger, whose driver was drunk and speeding at the time, veered off the road. After high school, Dillahunt attended the University of Washington, from which he graduated in 1987 with a B. A. in journalism, before earning an MFA in acting at New York University. among others, before playing two distinctly different characters on the HBO series Deadwood: Jack McCall in 2004 and Francis Wolcott in 2005 (Dillahunt returned in an uncredited role as a townsman in the 2019 Deadwood movie). 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; Cromartie, John Henry and George Laszlo 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 USA, later reprising the role in the show's fourth and seventh seasons. 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, TalhotBlonde, and the indie horror film Burning Bright. From 2010 to 2014, Dillahunt co starred as Burt Chance on the Fox comedy Raising Hope. He began a recurring role on The Mindy Project in 2015 and on The Guest Book in 2017. Dillahunt starred in the 2018 action film Braven directed by Lin Oeding. Dillahunt played Kassen, the leader of a group of mercenaries and drug runners who retrieve the drug stash and plan to kill Joe Braven and his family. He joined the regular cast of the fourth season of Fear the Walking Dead as John Dorie.

In 2007, Dillahunt married actress Michelle Hurd, daughter of actor Hugh Hurd.

Year Title Role Notes1999Last CallCurtis2001Billings2007No Country for Old MenWendellScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureEd Miller2008Pretty BirdCarson ThrashJohn's HandJohnShort film2009Water PillsHalShort filmKrug StilloThe RoadGang MemberOne Night OnlyRichardShort film2010Winter's BoneSheriff BaskinAmigoLt. ComptonBurning BrightJohnny GaveneauOliver ShermanSherman Oliver2012Any Day NowPaul FligerRevenge for Jolly!GaryKilling Them SoftlyEddie MattieLooperJesse2013HoustonRobert Wagner12 Years a SlaveArmsby2014HoganJust Before I GoLucky Morgan2015Against the SunHarold DixonThrilling Adventure Hour LiveTechsBeastRick Grey2016Come and Find MeJohn Hall2017WheelmanClayton2018Braven KassenBenchedMichaelWidowsBash O'Reilly2020SergioWilliam von Zehle2021Army of the DeadMartin2022AmbulanceCaptain MonroeWhere the Crawdads Sing"Pa" ClarkBlonde BossUncredited2023Gray Matter DerekThe Dead Don't Hurt Alfred JeffriesA Million Miles AwayFrederick W. Sturckow2024Red Right HandWilderTBAThe Long Home BellwetherCompleted

Year Title Role Notes1993–1994One Life to LiveCharlemagne Moody7 episodes1996NYPD BlueBryce CoopersmithEpisode: "Where'd the Van Gogh? "1998Edward SkurEpisode: "Travelers"1998Maximum BobDeputy Dawson Hayes3 episodes1998Remembering SexChris GoodmanTelevision film1998Seven DaysKevin PoeEpisode: "The Gettysburg Virus"1998MillenniumRick Van HornEpisode: "Closure"2001Leap YearsGregory Paget20 episodes2002Law & OrderJulian PreussEpisode: "Open Season"2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLukeEpisode: "Precious Metal"2003–2004Lou Peterson13 episodes2004Mr. EdJim HendryTelevision film2004–2005DeadwoodJack McCallRecurring role (season 1), 6 episodesFrancis WolcottMain role (season 2), 10 episodes2005Karl Robie Jr. Episode: "Little Girl Lost"2005CSI: NYSteve CollinsEpisode: "What You See Is What You See"2005–2006Matthew Ross11 episodes2005–2006ERSteve Curtis5 episodes2006Jesus8 episodes2006Law & OrderEric LundEpisode: "Kingmaker"2006NumbersJack TollnerEpisode: "Provenance"2007John from CincinnatiDr. Michael Smith8 episodes2007DamagesMarshall Phillips4 episodes2007Theo HarrisonTelevision film2007–2009LifeRoman Nevikov3 episodes 2008–2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cromartie / John Henry / George Laszlo 18 episodes2009Criminal MindsMason TurnerEpisode: "To Hell And Back"2009CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTom O'NeillEpisode: "Family Affair"2009Lie to MeEric MathesonEpisode: "Honey"2009Law & Order: Special Victims UnitKevin O'DonnellEpisode: "Hardwired"2009White CollarPatrick AimesEpisode: "Flip of the Coin"2010Gary UnmarriedGooseEpisode: "Gary Unmarried? "2010–2013Burn NoticeSimon Escher3 episodes2010Eddie StricklandEpisode: "A Perfect Storm"2010–2014Raising HopeBurt Chance88 episodes2011Memphis BeatTim WayneEpisode: "Body of Evidence"2011AlphasJonas EnglinEpisode: "A Short Time in Paradise"2012TallhotBlondThomas MontgomeryTelevision film2013NewsreadersMikhail RousseauEpisode: "CCSI: Boston"2013–2014PalomaMatthew4 episodes2014ElementaryBart MacIntoshEpisode: "No Lack of Void"2014–2017Hand of GodKeith "KD" Dennison20 episodes2015JustifiedTy Walker8 episodes2015Brooklyn Nine NineDetective Dave MajorsEpisode: "Det. Dave Majors"2015–2017The Mindy ProjectDr. Jody Kimball Kinney 38 episodes2017BlindspotTravisEpisode: "Senile Lines"2017Arkansas TravelerWayland McGlawhorn6 episodes2017–2018The Guest BookDr. Andrew Brown11 episodes2017–2018The GiftedDr. Roderick Campbell9 episodes2018–2021Fear the Walking DeadJohn Dorie29 episodes2019Deadwood: The MovieDrunk #2Television film; uncredited2022SprungJack9 episodes 2022Dead to MeGlenn Moranis3 episodes2023Ghosts of BeirutWilliam BuckleyEpisode: "Hunted"2024HightownShane Frawley6 episodes

Year Title Role Notes Ref. (Reference) 1991Mad ForestIanos/Painter Perry Street Theatre 1992 New York City Center 1994 Angels in AmericaPrior WalterMarines Memorial Theater 1994 BoothEdwinYork Theatre 1994 The Triumph of LoveAgisEast 13th Street Theater 1996 The Father Nöjd Criterion Center Stage Right 2009 Things of Dry HoursCorbin TeelNew York Theatre Workshop