Brett Gillen was born in Los Angeles and raised in a small town north of San Francisco. He has a BA from Bennington College in Vermont where he studied Drama and Music before receiving the Wallace P. Fowlie Scholarship for excellence in the study of French Literature. Since 2000, Brett Gillen has worked professionally as an actor, musician, writer and director in film, television, and theatrical productions in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Presently, he lives in Paris, France, with his wife and three guitars.