GARRET DILLAHUNT - Actor

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 157 - Garret Dillahunt - Actor

In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with actor Garret Dillahunt (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES, DEADWOOD). We worked with Garret on NO COUNTRY and JESSE JAMES, and we had a wonderful time catching up with him. Garret shares how he made his way from rural Washington to the graduate program for acting at NYU, and we learn why he made the leap from theatre to film and television. While trading stories from NO COUNTRY, Garret shares a humorous episode involving himself, actor Tommy Lee Jones, the Coen brothers, and a bowl of wrapped candies, and we marvel at the Coens’ ability to nudge actors into shooting their storyboards. In the latter half of our conversation, Garret recalls his experiences shooting the television series DEADWOOD, and we learn how those experiences set the tone for the rest of his career. Garret also reveals how showrunner David Milch wrote the show as they shot it, and we discuss the different strategies and approaches to coverage. Plus, we discuss dealing with imposter syndrome, and Garret reflects on the actor-in-a-supporting-role’s tricky task of trying to find the vibe on a set at 2AM.

Recommended Viewing: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES, DEADWOOD

This episode is sponsored by Aputure & Barco

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to Season 2 of the Team Deacons podcast,
0:07.0	a collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:13.0	We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes.
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1:31.8	Today we're speaking with an actor. We've had the privilege of working with him on the
1:36.3	assassination of Jesse James and no country for old men. His other credits include Raising
1:42.1	Hope, Terminator, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and the Dead
1:46.3	Don't Hurt. We're happy to welcome Garrett Gill Hunt.
1:50.0	Garrett, thank you for doing that. Welcome. I'm so happy to be here. I've missed you guys.
1:55.4	Let's start out with our question. How did you get to where you are today? Where did you
2:00.0	grow up? Was this something you always dreamed of doing, or did you find to where you are today? Where did you grow up? Was this something
2:01.4	you always dreamed of doing, or did you find this later in life? What's your story?
2:05.5	All right. Super honored to be here, first of all, and being a fan of the podcast and a listener,
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