Where You've Seen The Cast Of Where The Crawdads Sing Before
By Ava Barnes
"Pa" Clark, Kya's father, returns from fighting in World War II with an injured leg and a dependence on alcohol. His abuse of Kya's mother and their children make up most of Kya's childhood memories of her father, so much so that when her mother finally walks off and leaves her children behind, Kya eventually grows to understand why. One by one, Kya's siblings all abandon the family shack due to Pa's drunken abuse. Kya seems to be the only one who's able to hide from him, giving her an advantage in the thick marshes. One night when Pa doesn't return from a night of gambling, Kya assumes him dead, and continues to live on her own in the marsh for the rest of her life.
A commanding and stoic presence was needed for Pa, so the role went to Garret Dillahunt, who's been acting in film and television since his first soap opera role on "One Life to Live" in the '90s. Since then, he's done a ton of single episode spots, but his bigger roles have been on "Deadwood," "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "ER," "The 4400," "Damages," "Justified," and "Fear the Walking Dead." But the dour-looking Dillahunt has also dipped into comedy with a hilarious role on "The Mindy Project." In the movie realm, he's been in "No Country for Old Men," "Widows," "12 Years a Slave," "Winter's Bone," and "Looper," among others.
