Joel Marsh Garland
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 6, 1975 (age 51)
- Birthplace
- Rome, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Paper Tiger
Movie · as Lt. Stan Durkheim
The Bride!
Movie · as Henry
Brooklyn, Minnesota
Movie · as Darren
Silent Notes
Movie · as Gus
Fallout
TV · as Biggie · 1 ep
Elsbeth
TV · as Pavel · 1 ep
Leo
Movie · as Camel / Golfer #2 (voice)
Eileen
Movie · as Jacky
Hello Tomorrow!
TV · as Hank Mason · 5 eps
Poker Face
TV · as Manny · 1 ep
Lie Hard
Movie
Joe vs Carole
TV · as James Garettson, James Garretson · 1 ep
FBI: Most Wanted
TV · as Justin Sykes · 1 ep
The Grudge
Movie · as Detective Greco
Godfather of Harlem
TV · as 'Wild Bill' Harvey · 5 eps
Where Is Kyra?
Movie · as Jerry
The Week Of
Movie · as Magician
The Last O.G.
TV · as Big Country · 19 eps
The Book of Henry
Movie · as Big Ed
The Deuce
TV · as Cameraman · 1 ep
Ghost Team
Movie · as Hammer
Billions
TV · as Sean · 2 eps
Feed the Beast
TV · as Fiasco · 7 eps
True Story
Movie · as Dan Pegg
Pop Meets the Void
Movie · as Movie Blogger
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Movie · as Stagehand
What Maisie Knew
Movie · as Emmett
Choose You
Movie
Orange Is the New Black
TV · as Scott O'Neill · 42 eps
Elementary
TV · as Manager · 1 ep
The Bounty Hunter
Movie · as Dwight
See You in September
Movie · as Ralph
Madso's War
Movie · as Billy
Blue Bloods
TV · as Street Light Andy · 1 ep
Justified
TV · as Pork #2 · 1 ep
Kings
TV · as Klotz · 11 eps
I Sell the Dead
Movie · as Ronnie
Life on Mars
TV · as Seven Fifty · 1 ep
Rocket Science
Movie · as Pizza Server
Watching the Detectives
Movie · as Bald Customer
Lady in the Water
Movie · as Pool Guy
Just Like the Son
Movie · as Truck Driver (as Joel M. Garland)
Conviction
TV · as Martin Kelly · 1 ep
Jonny Zero
TV · as Floyd · 1 ep
Death of a Dynasty
Movie · as Bouncer #1 (as Joel Garland)
Maid in Manhattan
Movie · as Reporter
The Believer
Movie · as O.L.
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Movie · as Mover
Snipes
Movie · as Ceasar
Interstate 84
Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Building Manager, Brandon Lee Redding · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Cap · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Rodger · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Ralph Carson, Mickey Scertza · 1 ep