Early life and education

Troy Garity was born Troy O'Donovan Hayden in Los Angeles, California, to actress/activist Jane Fonda and activist/politician Tom Hayden. He grew up in Santa Monica.

His parents named him for the Vietnamese resistance leader Nguyen Van Troi and the 19th-century Irish Fenian Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. His professional surname, Garity, is the family name of his paternal grandmother. He began acting as a child at Santa Barbara's Laurel Springs Camp for the Arts where he performed commedia dell'arte. He made an uncredited appearance in the film On Golden Pond (1981), trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and became a member of the Academy Repertory Company, performing in a number of stage productions.

Family

Garity is a cousin to Bridget Fonda. His mother Jane Fonda and uncle Peter Fonda are the children of Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Ford Seymour. His father is of Irish descent and his mother's ancestry includes Dutch, English, French, German, and Irish.

Career

Garity has appeared in numerous film productions. He played his father in the film Steal This Movie (2000) based on the life of Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman. His portrayal of Isaac Rosenberg in the film Barbershop (2002) proved to be his breakout role, and he reprised it in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) and Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) - though in the latter, his role is significantly reduced to a cameo appearance. He also starred as Harvey in the Danny Boyle/Alex Garland film Sunshine (2007) and as the tormented survivor of a tragic family accident in Lake City (2008).

In 1998, Garity was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People".

Honors

For his portrayal of Barry Winchell in the film Soldier's Girl (2003), Garity earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

Personal life

On August 27, 2007, Garity married actress Simone Bent at Columbia University's St. Paul's Chapel. Garity is the founder of the Peace Process Network, an international gang violence prevention coalition, and he is the chairman of Homies Unidos, a gang violence prevention group in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Introduction to the Enemy	as himself
1981	On Golden Pond	Young Boy	Uncredited
1996	The Cherokee Kid	Bartender	TV movie
1997	Conspiracy Theory	Intern
2000	Steal This Movie!	Tom Hayden
2000	Rude Awakening	Vin	Episode: "How Was Your Date?"
2000	Solomon Bernstein's Bathroom	Solomon Bernstein	Short film
2000	Code Blue	Daniel Mosley	Video game
2001	Perfume	Simon
2001	Bandits	Harvey Pollard
2002	Lather. Rinse. Repeat.	John Donnelly	Short film
2002	Barbershop	Isaac Rosenberg
2003	Soldier's Girl	Barry Winchell	TV movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
2003	Milwaukee, Minnesota	Albert Burroughs
2004	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Isaac Rosenberg
2004	After the Sunset	Luc
2007	Sunshine	Harvey
2007	Eichmann	Avner Less
2008	Lake City	Billy
2008	Winged Creatures	Ron Abler
2008	A Cat's Tale	Marchello
2009	My One and Only	Becker
2009	A Day in the Life	Officer Klute
2009	Kerosene Cowboys	Luke "Cajun" Babbineaux
2009	House	Hank Hardwick	Episode: "Teamwork"
2011	Hawaii Five-0	Agent Edward Kipton	Episode: "Loa Aloha"
2011	The Playboy Club	John Bianchi	4 episodes
2011	The Good Doctor	Dan
2011-2012	Boss	Sam Miller	18 episodes
2013	Gangster Squad	Wrevock
2013	Elementary	Lucas Bundsch
2015	Ballers	Jason
2016	Barbershop: The Next Cut	Isaac Rosenberg	Cameo

[ Source: Wikipedia ]