Joel Marsh Garland
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.
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Credits
- 2026 · Paper Tiger as Lt. Stan Durkheim
- 2026 · The Bride! as Henry
- 2024 · Silent Notes as Gus
- 2024 · Brooklyn, Minnesota as Darren
- 2024 · Fallout as Biggie
- 2024 · Elsbeth as Pavel
- 2023 · Eileen as Jacky
- 2023 · Leo as Camel / Golfer #2 (voice)
- 2023 · Hello Tomorrow! as Hank Mason
- 2023 · Poker Face as Manny
- 2022 · Lie Hard as
- 2022 · Joe vs Carole as James Garretson
- 2022 · Joe vs Carole as James Garettson
- 2020 · FBI: Most Wanted as Justin Sykes
- 2019 · The Grudge as Detective Greco
- 2019 · Godfather of Harlem as 'Wild Bill' Harvey
- 2018 · The Week Of as Magician
- 2018 · Where Is Kyra? as Jerry
- 2018 · The Last O.G. as Big Country
- 2017 · The Deuce as Cameraman
- 2017 · The Book of Henry as Big Ed
- 2016 · Ghost Team as Hammer
- 2016 · Feed the Beast as Fiasco
- 2016 · Billions as Sean
- 2015 · Pop Meets the Void as Movie Blogger
- 2015 · True Story as Dan Pegg
- 2014 · Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Stagehand
- 2013 · Choose You as
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as Scott O'Neill
- 2013 · What Maisie Knew as Emmett
- 2012 · Elementary as Manager
- 2010 · Madso's War as Billy
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Street Light Andy
- 2010 · Justified as Pork #2
- 2010 · The Bounty Hunter as Dwight
- 2010 · See You in September as Ralph
- 2009 · Kings as Klotz
- 2008 · Life on Mars as Seven Fifty
- 2008 · I Sell the Dead as Ronnie
- 2007 · Watching the Detectives as Bald Customer
- 2007 · Rocket Science as Pizza Server
- 2006 · Lady in the Water as Pool Guy
- 2006 · Just Like the Son as Truck Driver (as Joel M. Garland)
- 2006 · Conviction as Martin Kelly
- 2005 · Jonny Zero as Floyd
- 2003 · Death of a Dynasty as Bouncer #1 (as Joel Garland)
- 2002 · Maid in Manhattan as Reporter
- 2001 · Snipes as Ceasar
- 2001 · Thirteen Conversations About One Thing as Mover
- 2001 · The Believer as O.L.
- 2000 · Interstate 84 as
- 1999 · Third Watch as Rodger
- 1999 · The West Wing as Cap
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Building Manager
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Brandon Lee Redding
- 1990 · Law & Order as Ralph Carson
- 1990 · Law & Order as Mickey Scertza


