--- name: "Garret Dillahunt" canonical: "https://film.one/person/garret-dillahunt" fi1m_id: "garret-dillahunt" imdb_id: "nm0226813" tmdb_id: 39520 wikidata_id: "Q712437" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 November 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 12 average_fi1m_score: 81 average_as: "actor" average_over: 11 updated: "2026-10-19T04:25:34.766009+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Garret Dillahunt ## Identity Garret Dillahunt - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/garret-dillahunt - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** garret-dillahunt - **IMDb ID:** nm0226813 - **TMDB ID:** 39520 - **Wikidata ID:** Q712437 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garret_Dillahunt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712437, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226813/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39520 Actor. Born 24 November 1964 in Castro Valley, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 November 1964, Castro Valley, California, USA - **Active:** 1994–present - **Also known as:** Garrett Dillahunt, Garret Lee Dillahunt - **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 11 acting, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Kelly Macdonald](https://film.one/person/kelly-macdonald.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 11 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 84 (3), 2010s 80 (6), 2020s 70 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 78 across 11 titles - **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 8 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Mystery 3, Thriller 3, Western 2, Action 1 - **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $538m across 7 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garret_Dillahunt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712437, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226813/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39520 ## Coming up - *Ghost Soldier* (2026-11-04) — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-soldier.md) ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*No Country for Old Men*](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) (91), [*Looper*](https://film.one/film/looper.md) (78) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Winter's Bone*](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md) (85), [*The Road*](https://film.one/film/the-road-2009.md) (78) - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford*](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md) (84) - **Disney+:** [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72) - **HBO Max:** [*Lanterns*](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md) (68) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Garret Dillahunt > Garret Dillahunt can make a kitchen feel suspect with the suggestion of something left unsaid. We value his supporting work, but the comedy matters too: expecting menace every time means overlooking a useful part of what he does. In *Lanterns* (2026), Garret Dillahunt and Poorna Jagannathan can make a kitchen feel faintly threatening. Their Will and Zoe Macon are a couple the case keeps returning to, and they suggest an agreement that neither needs to spell out. We felt uneasy watching them together: each seems to know what the other will leave unsaid. Dillahunt gives us a reason to pay attention away from the leads. That is useful in a programme which too often interrupts Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, its strongest pairing, for a plot that will not settle. *Deadwood* (2004–2005) made a persuasive case against expecting the same thing from him twice. In David Milch’s series, his breakthrough, Dillahunt played two unrelated characters, Jack McCall and Francis Wolcott. The distinction matters in a career often associated with villains and authority figures, particularly in Westerns and crime stories. It is easy to notice the threat in such casting and overlook the actor’s usefulness to an ensemble. *No Country for Old Men* (2007) is the film we would recommend most readily, even to someone who usually avoids Westerns. For the Coens, he plays Wendell in a patient, frightening thriller whose severity can be wearying. His supporting work with Steve McQueen, as Armsby in *12 Years a Slave* (2013), belongs to the same strand of focused ensemble acting. We value that willingness to fit the film, although these smaller parts are not enough on their own to explain why he is worth following. *Raising Hope* (2010–2014), with Dillahunt taking a sitcom lead as Burt Chance, offers a different place to start. Comedy interrupts the succession of threatening men and makes the familiar casting look less inevitable. We would welcome more of it, rather than assume that another sinister part is the best use of him. Try Burt Chance before deciding Dillahunt ought always to make us nervous. ## Biography Garret Dillahunt is an American actor born on 24 November 1964 in Castro Valley, California. He studied journalism at the University of Washington and earned an MFA in acting from New York University. He began his career in theatre, appearing in productions on and off Broadway. Dillahunt is known for his television work, including two roles on the HBO series *Deadwood* (2004–2006) as Jack McCall and Francis Wolcott, Burt Chance on the Fox sitcom *Raising Hope* (2010–2014), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination, and John Dorie on *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015–2021). He also starred in the Amazon series *Hand of God* (2014–2017). In film, he has appeared in supporting roles in *No Country for Old Men* (2007), *Looper* (2012) and *12 Years a Slave* (2013). In 2026 he joined the cast of the HBO series *Lanterns* as William 'Will' Macon. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ew.com, upi.com, deadline.com.* ## On Fi1m (12) ### Performed in (11) — the average rests on these - *Lanterns* (2026), Fi1m 68, as William 'Will' Macon — [page](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md) - *High Potential* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Lieutenant Melon — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) - *Widows* (2018), Fi1m 83, as Bash — [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md) - *12 Years a Slave* (2013), Fi1m 91, as Armsby — [page](https://film.one/film/12-years-a-slave.md) - *Looper* (2012), Fi1m 78, as Jesse — [page](https://film.one/film/looper.md) - *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, as Dr. Jody Kimball-Kinney — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) - *Winter's Bone* (2010), Fi1m 85, as Sheriff Baskin — [page](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md) - *The Road* (2009), Fi1m 78, as Gang Member — [page](https://film.one/film/the-road-2009.md) - *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Fi1m 91, as Wendell — [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) - *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Ed Miller — [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md) - *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, as Steve Curtis — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Killing Them Softly* (2012), Fi1m 68, as Eddie Mattie (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md) ## Complete filmography (96) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Ghost Soldier* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-soldier.md) - *Evil Genius* (2026), Actor - *Lanterns* (2026), series, as William 'Will' Macon — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/lanterns.md) - *The Huntsman* (2026), as Lincoln Raider - *Sarah's Oil* (2025), as Devnan - *Hysteria!* (2024), series, as The Reverend - *High Potential* (2024), series, as Lieutenant Melon — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) - *The Dead Don't Hurt* (2024), as Alfred Jeffries - *Red Right Hand* (2024), as Wilder - *A Million Miles Away* (2023), as Sturckow - *Gray Matter* (2023), as Derek - *Ghosts of Beirut* (2023), series, as William Buckley - *Blonde* (2022), as Producer (uncredited) — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/blonde.md) - *Sprung* (2022), series, as Jack · Executive Producer - *Where the Crawdads Sing* (2022), as Pa - *Ambulance* (2022), as Captain Monroe - *Army of the Dead* (2021), as Martin - *The Dangerous Type* (2021), as The Stranger - *Sergio* (2020), as Bill Von Zehle - *Deadwood: The Movie* (2019), as Drunk Number 2 (uncredited) - *Dead to Me* (2019), series, as Glenn Moranis - *Widows* (2018), as Bash — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md) - *Benched* (2018), as Michael - *Braven* (2018), as Kassen - *Wheelman* (2017), as Clayton - *The Gifted* (2017), series, as Dr. Roderick Campbell - *The Guest Book* (2017), series, as Dr. Andrew Brown - *The Good Time Girls* (2017), as Rufus Black - *Come and Find Me* (2016), as John Hall - *Blindspot* (2015), series, as Travis - *Beast* (2015), as Rick Grey - *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, as John Dorie - *Just Before I Go* (2015), as Lucky Morgan - *The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live* (2015), as Techs - *Against the Sun* (2014), as Harold Dixon - *The Scribbler* (2014), as Hogan - *Hand of God* (2014), series, as KD - *12 Years a Slave* (2013), as Armsby — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/12-years-a-slave.md) - *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, as Dave Majors — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) - *Paloma* (2013), series, as Matthew - *Houston* (2013), as Wagner - *Any Day Now* (2012), as Paul Fliger - *Elementary* (2012), series, as Bart MacIntosh - *Looper* (2012), as Jesse — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/looper.md) - *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, as Dr. Jody Kimball-Kinney — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) - *Killing Them Softly* (2012), as Eddie Mattie (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md) - *Revenge for Jolly!* (2012), as Gary - *TalhotBlond* (2012), as Thomas Montgomery - *Amigo* (2011), as Lt. Compton - *Alphas* (2011), series, as Jonas Englin - *Oliver Sherman* (2011), as Sherman Oliver - *Raising Hope* (2010), series, as Burt Chance - *Burning Bright* (2010), as Johnny Gavineau - *Winter's Bone* (2010), as Sheriff Baskin — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md) - *Justified* (2010), series, as Ty Walker — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md) - *The Road* (2009), as Gang Member — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-road-2009.md) - *One Night Only* (2009), as Richard - *White Collar* (2009), series, as Gregory Aimes - *Water Pills* (2009), as Hal - *The Last House on the Left* (2009), as Krug - *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Eric Matheson - *Gary Unmarried* (2008), series, Actor - *Pretty Bird* (2008), as Carson Thrash - *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), series, as Cromartie / Beast Wizard, John Henry / Cromartie, John Henry, Cromartie / George Laszlo, Cromartie — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.md) - *No Country for Old Men* (2007), as Wendell — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) - *Life* (2007), series, as Roman Nevikov - *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007), as Ed Miller — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md) - *Damages* (2007), series, as Marshall Phillips — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md) - *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Simon Escher - *John from Cincinnati* (2007), series, as Dr. Smith - *The Book of Daniel* (2006), series, as Jesus Christ - *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Mason Turner — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) - *The Inside* (2005), series, as Karl Robie Jr. - *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Jack Tollner - *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Steve Collins - *The 4400* (2004), series, as Matthew Ross - *Deadwood* (2004), series, as Jack McCall / Francis Wolcott, Francis Wolcott, Jack McCall — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) - *A Minute with Stan Hooper* (2003), series, as Lou Peterson - *The Believer* (2001), as Billings - *Leap Years* (2001), series, as Gregory Paget - *By Courier* (2001), Actor - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Luke, Tom O'Neill - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Kevin O'Donnell - *Last Call* (1999), as Curtis - *Seven Days* (1998), series, Actor - *Maximum Bob* (1998), series, as Deputy Dawson Hayes - *ER* (1994), series, as Steve Curtis — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md) - *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Bryce Coopersmith — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md) - *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Edward Skur — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Julian Preuss, Eric Lund — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *Monsters of God*, as Colonel Bill Lancaster - *Mr. Ed*, series, as Jim Hendry - *Everything is F***ed*, as Max - *The Long Home*, as Bellwether - *Pedro Pan*, as James Baker - *Hal*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Garret Dillahunt](https://film.one/media/person/22096/gallery-ef058b86b16b.jpg) Garret Dillahunt — Image via TMDB - ![Garret Dillahunt](https://film.one/media/person/22096/gallery-a4fb63ebfa5c.jpg) Garret Dillahunt — Image via TMDB - ![Garret Dillahunt](https://film.one/media/person/22096/gallery-2da18afa4c93.jpg) Garret Dillahunt — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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