Burt Chance was only 17 when he got his 15-year-old girlfriend Virginia pregnant; their son Jimmy was born on prom night. The three of them have lived with Virginia's grandmother Maw Maw for 24 years. It's during this time that Burt and Virginia learn to be adults and start to care for the Alzheimer's stricken Maw Maw.
To provide for his family, Burt starts his own business, Better Lawn Service & Pool Cleaning, His son, Jimmy, and nephew Mike work for him. When Jimmy knocks up a one-night stand and serial killer named Lucy, baby Hope joins the family. They take Hope to work with them on the first day, but the cops help educate them that strapping a car seat to a riding mower is not the safest situation for an infant.
Burt hates lying and says he's "living a private hell" by being forced to keep Virginia's secret about the circumstances of her mother's death by a ceramic duck. Still he'll do anything for his family. He'll go to second base with Virginia's cousin Delilah to save the house. He'll admit to the entire neighborhood that he's a sex offender to get Hope into a better daycare. He'll spend 30 days in jail for a chance to reunite his brother, Bruce, with his son, Mike. He'll even take a second job with his old rival boss at Green Thumb Yardworkers to get health insurance for his son.
Born in California and raised in Washington, Garret Dillahunt studied journalism at the University of Washington and went on to earn his M.F.A. through New York University's renowned graduate acting program.
Dillahunt recently completed filming the independent features "Looper" and "The Boys of Abu Ghraib." He also co-starred in the independent feature John Sayles' "Amigo" and Ryan Redford's directorial debut, "Oliver Sherman," playing the title role opposite Molly Parker and Donal Logue. He also co-starred in the critically acclaimed "Winter's Bone," which earned him and the rest of the cast Best Ensemble at the Gotham Awards.
His additional film credits include "The Road" with Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron, Wes Craven's "The Last House on the Left," "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and the Coen Brothers Oscar-winning drama "No Country For Old Men" opposite Tommy Lee Jones.
Dillahunt is probably best known for his work on the critically acclaimed cable series "Deadwood," in which he portrayed two entirely different characters: the assassin "Jack McCall" and the complex and deadly "Francis Wolcott." After recognizing Dillahunt's talent in his first incarnation, executive producer/writer David Milch created a second character for him.
Additional television credits include "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "John From Cincinnati," "The Book of Daniel," "ER," "The 4400," "Damages," "Life," "Lie to Me," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Criminal Minds," "Burn Notice" and "White Collar."
He boasts an outstanding theatrical resume and has performed extensively on and off Broadway and at such respected theater companies as Steppenwolf, ACT San Francisco, the Seattle Reperatory Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival and the Berkshire Theatre Festival.
Dillahunt resides in both Los Angeles and New York.
