The path to the profession of an actor for Garrett Dillahant was not easy and began quite late: he worked as a journalist when he began to look closely at the work of the actors and understand that this occupation could be close to him too. And after that, I still did not immediately decide to leave journalism.
However, today he has become a fairly sought-after actor, and at his age everything is still possible - all unplayed roles and films that have not been released are yet to come. Moreover, already for several years ahead, plans for the shooting of his painted.
Biography
Garrett Dillahant was born in 1964 in Castro Valley, California. After moving his family to Washington, he graduated from high school, and then University of Washington, Department of Journalism. Then he still graduated from graduate school, that is, he wanted to engage in this profession seriously. However, he was soon “pulled onto the stage”, and he went to a casting in one of the Broadway theaters.
And the hectic life of the musical artist began with a whirlwind of roles and performances, with the applause of the audience, which on Broadway, as a rule, are very different. Over time, Garrett thought that he was not quite in place. He wanted to expand the boundaries of the profession and try himself in the cinema.
The easiest way was to get on television, and Dillahant began to attend castings of television projects. Soon he got into the series "Deadwood" (2004-2009), where he played a sharpie. A year later, he appeared in the same project, only in a different role.
Directors, producers saw how hardworking Garrett is and how he invests in every scene, and soon he already got a permanent role in the series "Four Thousand Four Hundreds" (2004-2007).
Movie career
Success awaited Dillahant at the moment when he joined the team that starred in the TV series "Ambulance". He managed to participate in several seasons of this project, and thanks to the role of Steve, other directors began to invite him. As a result, from 2000 to 2009, he was on the set of several projects.
A characteristic feature: he was given exclusively negative roles. In one series, he played a Russian gangster, in another - a serial killer and the like.
As the actors say, it’s difficult to get out of one role, therefore, in full-length films, Garrett also played villains. So, in the film "Fanatic" he created the image of a neo-Nazi. And suddenly a sharp turn, and the role of Jesus Christ. True, the picture divided the audience into its admirers and implacable critics. However, Dillahant's game was deemed flawless.
In the life of an actor there is a period when he tried himself as a director, taking part in the filming of the series “Educating Hope” (2010-2014) with colleagues. He also played in several seasons of the project. It is not known whether Dillahant will continue to continue directing activities - so far his plans are only to shoot in full-length tapes as an actor.
