My Take
Troy Garity is one of those actors who quietly earns your respect every time you see him work. Growing up as the son of Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, he could have coasted on the family name, but he didn't — he went and did circus training, of all things, and built a career on genuine craft instead of connections. His Golden Globe nomination for Soldier's Girl is the clearest proof: playing Barry Winchell in that 2003 TV movie required real emotional range, and he delivered. The Barbershop films showed his lighter, warmer side, and his recurring turns in Boss and Ballers kept him a steady, reliable presence through the 2010s. He's never been a household name, and I think that's almost by design — he seems to prefer the work over the spotlight, which honestly makes him more interesting to watch.
Overview
Troy Garity (born July 7, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Isaac in the Barbershop film series and as Barry Winchell in the television movie Soldier's Girl (2003), where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He also had recurring roles in the series Boss (2011–2012) and Ballers (2015–2019).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Troy Garity
- Name (Japanese)
- トロイ・ギャリティ
- Reading
- とろい・ぎゃりてぃ
- Born
- July 7, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / circus performer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.