Michelle Hurd Husband Garret Dillahunt Children And Family Life

May 2024 ยท 7 minute read

Michelle Hurd husband Garret Dillahunt is an actor in the film industry. Michelle wedded Garret in 2007.

Michelle Hurd is an American actress best known as Monique Jeffris from the police procedural series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She had a short role as a student on the street in the 1989 movie Rude Awakening.

The following year, she performed in the Off-Broadway play The Constant Couple at Red Heel Theatre. Another World became her debut television series in 1991, where she played the character Dana Kramer.

Likewise, her legal drama series Law & Order (1997) is one of the most popular series in the showbiz industry.

At present, Hurd is working on the television series Star Trek: Picard in the role of Raffi Musiker, which started in 2020. In her over thirty-year acting career, the Girl Most Likely star has appeared in several films, television series, and plays.

On the personal front, Hurd was born on December 21, 1966, in New York City. She studied acting at London's National Theatre after she graduated from Boston University in 1988.

The 56-year-old actress is present on Instagram and Twitter. 36.8K people follow her on the platform.

Garret Dillahunt Is An Actor

Michelle Hurd husband Garret Dillahunt is a broadway actor from Castro Valley. Garret debuted on TV with the soap opera One Life to Live in 1993.

Born on November 24, 1964, the actor rose to prominence after portraying Burt Chance in the Fox television sitcom Raising Hope. For that, he even won the nomination for best actor in a comedy series for the Critics' Choice Television Award.

The Believer actor graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in journalism. In addition, he graduated from the acting program at New York University.

Dillahunt used to work on and off Broadway before pursuing his career as an actor in television. His debut television series was One Life to Live in 1993. He played the role of Charlemagne Moody for seven episodes of the soap opera.

To date, he worked on numerous television series of different genres, including the Amazon Studios drama series Hand of God in 2014. The following year, he portrayed the character of Detective Dave Majors in the popular series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

He has been part of police procedural and crime drama series like Law & Order and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 1999, Dillahunt debuted in the movie Last Call as Curtis.

He played Billings in The Believer, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001. In 2022 his movie Blonde was released. Some of his movies, like Red Right Hand and The Long Home, are in production. Dillahunt has been nominated for 19 awards and has won six of them.

Besides his professional life, Garret is an animal lover. Also, he loves to read in his leisure time. He has read No Country for Old Men, his favorite novel, seven times.

He is keen on traveling and music as well. The actor can play musical instruments like guitar and piano.

Michelle And Dillahunt Relationship Timeline

Michelle Hurd and Garret Dillahunt have been married for 15 years. They are soon to celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary.

In the mid-1990s, the couple met for the first time on the set of a short play. They worked together and dated for a time before officiating their marriage in 2007.

1996: Michelle And Garret Met For The First Time

Michelle and Garret met for a short play in 1996. They worked together in Oneonta.

In June 2020, the actors discussed their first encounter with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and his wife, Hilarie Burton, on their podcast, "Friday Night In With the Morgans."

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According to their story, Hurd and Dillahunt met the day before the shooting. Hurd, in particular, was excited to meet her new co-star and her love interest in the play.

After reaching the set, she approached him, introduced herself with a big smile, and stuck out her hand. To her excitement, Dillahunt gave a dull response with "Hi. I'm Garret." and turned back away from her.

Their first meeting was like a turn-off for her. To make matters worse, she saw Dillahunt chatting happily with another co-star, Missi Pyle. Seeing that she thought she was done, they were not playing. Dillahunt later revealed he acted so out of nervousness.

January 2008: First Appearance In A Premiere Show After Marriage

The Dillahunt bride and groom had a private marriage ceremony on June 15, 2007. The couple met for a short drama in the mid-'90s. After a while of dating, the fictional relationship became a real-life one.

As mentioned, the couple only invited their close family to their wedding and have yet to post pictures of the ceremony on their social media accounts.

However, on January 9, 2008, they appeared in the premiere episode of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicle." The event placed at the Arclight Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood, California. The couple kept their look simple with a denim jacket and brown blazer.

June 2021: The Couple Celebrated Their 14th Marriage Anniversary

Michelle Hurd and Garret Dillahunt have known each other for over two decades. On June 15, 2021, the couple celebrated their 14th anniversary of taking the vows. Hurd shared a picture on her Instagram.

In the picture, Hurd and Dillahunt are standing together in the garden by the side of the waves. Both looked stunning when Hurd wore a long, dark, sleeveless dress, and Dillahunt looked well-formed in his snowy, comfortable outfits.

Alongside the picture, she wrote, "Happy Anniversary, my love. 14 years married, 25 years together." The Dillahunt couple will be celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary in June.

January 2023: Michelle And Garret Celebrated Christmas Eve

Michelle and Garret went to her mother's apartment to celebrate Christmas this year.

On January 4, 2023, Michelle shared a picture on Instagram with her spouse from the way back to their house in New York City road.

In the post, she mentioned they visited her mom to celebrate the day. 

February 2023: The Couple Made An Appearance In A Premiere Show

Michelle and Garret attended the premiere of the final season of the Paramount Original Series "Star Trek: Picard" a few weeks ago.

The event was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on February 9, 2023. To the venue, Hurd wore a snowy-long dress designed by Adam Lippes with her curled hair, while Garret looked dapper in his dusky suit.

For your information, Hurd plays the role of Raffi Musker in the series. She shares the screen with artists like Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Isa Briones, Alison Pill, and many others. The series started in January 2020 and will end with its final episode on April 20, 2023.

Do Michelle And Garret Have Any Children?

No, Michelle and Garret have no children together. According to some sources, the Dillahunt couple decided not to have any children so they could focus more on their careers.

After so many years of marriage, the lovebirds are happy to be by each other's sides, spending time with their family.

According to Hurd's Instagram post, she has goddaughters. She mentioned a girl named Brodielee Beauvais as her youngest goddaughter. The girl joined the couple at the "Star Trek: Picard premiere."

Michelle Hurd Family

Michelle Hurd family includes her father Hugh Hurd mother Merlyn Purdy and two sisters. Hugh was an actor and civil rights activist, while Merlyn is a doctor.

Hugh Hurd first appeared as himself in the 1959 feature film Shadows. He has worked on films such as The Catch, The Winner, Who's the Man? and many others. Hugh passed away at the age of 70 due to complications from hypertension and kidney failure.

Likewise, her mother, Dr. Merlyn Purdy, is a psychologist and a former stage actress. She met her spouse on a Broadway play, and they both worked there. The couple first became friends and eventually married after dating for a while.

Michelle's older sister, Adrienne Hurd (born December 17, 1964), is also an actress. She is known for movies like New York Undercover and Bloodlines: Murder in the Family. The actress is married to Lutin Tannera and has two children.

On the other hand, her better half, Dillahunt, grew up with his parents, David Kee Dillahunt and Jeanne Dillahunt, in Yakima, Washington. In his family, he had two brothers, Eric and Brett.

Brett Dillahunt is a teacher, while Eric passed away in 1981 in a car crash.

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