The Biography

Joel Marsh Garland (born 6 April 1975, Rome, New York) is an American actor and director, active since 2001. He is a two-time SAG Award-winning actor, graduating from Bennington College in 1997. He is best known for his role as Corrections Officer Scott O'Neill in Netflix's Orange Is the New Black (2013–2017, 42 episodes), for which the cast won the 2014 and 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series. He made his Broadway debut as Carlson in the 2014 revival of Of Mice and Men, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, alongside James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, and Leighton Meester. He has also appeared Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater and Playwrights Horizons. His filmography spans over 70 productions across film, television, and video games. Notable film credits include The Believer (2001, as O.L.), Lady in the Water (2006, as Pool Guy), The Bounty Hunter (2010, as Dwight), Limitless (2011), What Maisie Knew (2012, as Emmett), Birdman (2014, as Stagehand), True Story (2015, as Dan Pegg), In Dubious Battle (2016, as Al), The Book of Henry (2017, as Big Ed), The Grudge (2020, as Detective Greco), Eileen (2023, as Jacky), and The Bride! (2026, as Henry). On television he has appeared in Boardwalk Empire (2010), Justified (2010), The Deuce (2018), The Last O.G. (2018–2020, 19 episodes as Big Country), Billions (2016), Godfather of Harlem (2019–2023, 5 episodes as 'Wild Bill' Harvey), Poker Face (2024, as Manny), Fallout (2024, as Biggie), and Hello Tomorrow! (2023, as Hank Mason). He also voiced the Sasquatch Roleplayer in Grand Theft Auto V and the real Sasquatch in Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare.