
Joel Marsh Garland
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.
Filmography

The West Wing
1999 · 8.3

Godfather of Harlem
2019 · 8.2

Fallout
2024 · 8.1

Third Watch
1999 · 8.0

Justified
2010 · 8.0

Brooklyn, Minnesota
2024 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

Blue Bloods
2010 · 7.8

Billions
2016 · 7.8

Orange Is the New Black
2013 · 7.6

Elementary
2012 · 7.6

FBI: Most Wanted
2020 · 7.6

The Deuce
2017 · 7.6

Kings
2009 · 7.6

The Book of Henry
2017 · 7.5

Poker Face
2023 · 7.5

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · 7.4

Leo
2023 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

What Maisie Knew
2013 · 7.1

The Believer
2001 · 6.9

Elsbeth
2024 · 6.7

Life on Mars
2008 · 6.4

Death of a Dynasty
2003 · 6.4

The Last O.G.
2018 · 6.4

Watching the Detectives
2007 · 6.3

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001 · 6.3

Rocket Science
2007 · 6.3

True Story
2015 · 6.3

Maid in Manhattan
2002 · 6.1

Hello Tomorrow!
2023 · 6.1

The Bride!
2026 · 6.1

Feed the Beast
2016 · 6.0

Conviction
2006 · 6.0

Snipes
2001 · 5.9

I Sell the Dead
2008 · 5.9

The Bounty Hunter
2010 · 5.9

Eileen
2023 · 5.8

Where Is Kyra?
2018 · 5.6

Lady in the Water
2006 · 5.6

Just Like the Son
2006 · 5.5

The Week Of
2018 · 5.5

The Grudge
2019 · 5.4

Choose You
2013 · 5.4

Jonny Zero
2005 · 5.2

Lie Hard
2022 · 5.2

Interstate 84
2000 · 4.8

Ghost Team
2016 · 4.6

See You in September
2010 · 4.6

Joe vs Carole
2022 · 4.1

Madso's War
2010 · 4.1

Paper Tiger
2026 · 0.0
Pop Meets the Void
2015 · 0.0

Silent Notes
2024 · 0.0