Along with Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda, Stanford Blatch has been an important friend to Carrie since Season One.

Receiving his early training (since age 13) at The Actor's Institute in New York, Garson went on to major in theatre and psychology at Wesleyan University. After graduation, he quickly landed guest spots and recurring roles on some of television's most popular and top-rated shows such as "Friends", "The X-Files", "The Practice", "Just Shoot Me", "Party of Five", "Melrose Place", and "Ally McBeal". To date, Garson has made over 200 episodic appearances on television.

In addition to Stanford, another one of Garson's memorable characters is Henry, detective Simone's (Jimmy Smits) low-rent apartment owner/tenant and reluctant friend on "NYPD Blue." Garson has also had starring roles in the series "Boy Meets World", "Ask Harriet" as well as the highly acclaimed Steven Spielberg miniseries, "Taken."

Frequently winning roles in films that are both unique and popular, Garson's film credits include: There's Something About Mary, Groundhog Day, Untamed Heart, Kingpin, Mars Attacks, The Rock, Being John Malkovich, Play it to the Bone, and Mike Nichols' What Planet Are You From? Disney's re-make of Freaky Friday and A Problem with Fear.

Garson has performed with prestigious New York theater companies such as Naked Angels, The Manhattan Theatre Club, the Roundabout Theatre as well as the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. He is active with the national not-for-profit organization Big Brothers and has helped run Young Artists United, a nationwide group aimed at communication and problem-solving among teens. Garson also reads to first graders weekly through the Screen Actors' Guild Bookpals program.