Garret Dillahunt

Birth Name:

Garret Lee Dillahunt

Birth Place:

Castro Valley, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director

Won a Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast along with the rest of the cast of "Winter's Bone" in 2010
Won the Directors' Week Award for Best Actor from Fantasporto in 2014 for his performance in "Houston․"
Studied journalism at the University of Washington and later acting at New York University's Graduate Acting Program
Originally intended to be a journalist and worked for a small newspaper in his hometown called the "Selah Valley Optimist․"
Realized he loved acting when he took an acting class that his college required for playwrights
Quote: "It is kind of my whole philosophy as an actor, play a wide range of characters․ I like to try to be as different as I can from one thing to the next․"
Quote: "I've always enjoyed those actors who really transform themselves from one role to the next․"
Following his master's work at NYU, he stayed in New York City to pursue off-Broadway stage opportunities before eventually transitioning to television and film roles in Hollywood
Landed his biggest recurring role to date for Fox's "Raising Hope" in 2010 after appearances on series such as "ER", "Burn Notice" and "Deadwood"
A huge fan of author Cormac McCarthy, he auditions for every McCarthy work that is made into a film

2007NBR Award - Best Acting by an Ensemble:Winner
2008Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Winner
2008Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
2009Fright Meter Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2010Chainsaw Award - Best Actor:Nominated
2010Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Winner
2010SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
2011Gawad Urian Award - Best Supporting Actor (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor):Nominated
2012Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2012Genie - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
2012INOCA TV - Best Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2013BFCC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
2013PFCS Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2014Directors' Week Award - Best Actor:Winner
2014Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
2014Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated
2019Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
2019OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble of the Decade:Nominated
2024CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner

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