Lane Garrison Explained

Lane Garrison
Years Active:1994-present
Occupation:Actor
Children:3

Lane Garrison is an American actor best known for the role of David "Tweener" Apolskis on the television series Prison Break. He appeared in the pilot episode of the El Rey network's series From Dusk till Dawn. He played Buck Barrow in the 2013 television miniseries Bonnie & Clyde. He starred opposite Kristen Stewart in the 2014 film Camp X-Ray.

Early life

Garrison grew up in Richardson, Texas. Due to the troubled relationship with his mother, Garrison moved out at seventeen and turned to the family minister, Joe Simpson, who is also the manager and father of pop stars Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. Garrison lived with the Simpson family for a year. He graduated from J.J. Pearce High School in 1998, and at eighteen, he drove to Los Angeles with ambitions to become an actor. In 2005, he had a major break when he assumed the role of David "Tweener" Apolskis on the television series Prison Break.[1]

Legal history

In 2007, Garrison pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, drunken driving and providing alcohol to a minor after a crash in December 2006 that killed 17-year-old Vahagn Setian, who had been a passenger in his car. Two 15-year-old girls, also passengers, were also injured in the crash. Then-26-year-old Garrison met Setian and the girls outside a liquor store then attended a high school party with them before jumping a curb and driving into a tree in Beverly Hills.[2] He had cocaine in his system and his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit in California.[3] He was sentenced to 40 months in jail on October 31, 2007. The actor was released from prison in April 2009, and served four years of parole. He was also ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution to the victims and their families.[4]

In 2012, Garrison was accused of slapping his former girlfriend Ashley Mattingly at her apartment building in Los Angeles. Garrison pleaded no contest to the charge and in return avoided having to spend any more time behind bars. In 2013, he was sentenced to attend self-help classes, 52 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and complete eight hours of community service.[5]

Personal life

On July 28, 2018, Garrison's daughter, Linden Rose, with fiancée Mary Kaitlin was born.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
19994 Faces
2004Quality Of LifeHeir
2007ShooterDonnie Fenn
2007CrazyBilly Garland
2008Graduation DayHimselfShort Film
2009The Way We Weren'tShort
2013The Devil's In The DetailsTrevor
2012Love Sex GodHimselfDocumentary
2013One HeartKeith BiggersFilming
2014Camp X-RayCpl. "Randy" Ransdell
2018The Iron OrchardJim McNeely
2019The Divorce PartyColin
202112 Mighty OrphansLutheralso writer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998The Dating GameHimself1 Episode
2003KingpinShanky Guy1 Episode
2005Night StalkerCraig Boyler1 Episode
2005 - 2006Prison BreakDavid "Tweener" Apolskis14 Episodes
2011The EventSleeper #1 / Sleeper Guard3 Episodes
2013Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and AliveBuck BarrowMiniseries
2014From Dusk Til DawnPetePilot
2015Better Call SaulDetective Hoffman1 Episode
2015NCISHolt Perkins1 Episode
2015 MessengersRonnieRecurring role
2016RootsFrederick MurrayMiniseries
2019Ray3 Episodes
2023-presentMayor of KingstownCarney11 Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Book: LoBrutto, Vincent . TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas . . 4 January 2018 . 233 . 9781440829734.
  2. News: Actor Garrison gets prison for drunk driving death . 31 October 2007 . 23 July 2020 . . The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
  3. News: Police: Lane Garrison Drunk, on Drugs in Fatal Crash . Johnny . Dodd . 31 January 2007 . 23 July 2020 . . Meredith Corporation.
  4. News: Lane Garrison Released from Prison . Brian . Orloff . 29 April 2019 . 23 July 2020 . . Meredith Corporation.
  5. News: Lane Garrison Cops Plea in Battery Case; "Happy" to Put It Behind Him, Lawyer Says . Natalie . Finn . 26 January 2013 . 23 July 2020 . E! Online.
  6. News: 23 August 2018. Prison Break Alum Lane Garrison Welcomes Daughter Linden Rose. People.com.