Kelli Garner began her film career in “Bully” directed by Larry Clark. She followed up with an impressive string of films including “Thumbsucker” directed by Mike Mills, “Man Of The House” opposite Tommy Lee Jones, and “Taking Woodstock” directed by Ang Lee. Kelli is best known for her breakout role as real-life actress Faith Domergue, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio’s Howard Hughes, in Martin Scorsese’s award-winning film “The Aviator,” and “Lars And The Real Girl,” opposite Ryan Gosling directed by Craig Gillespie.

On the stage, Kelli starred alongside Dianne Wiest and Alan Cumming in the Classic Stage Company’s off-Broadway production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull.” Her other theater work includes “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” written by Bert Royal, “1 + 1” written by Eric Bogosian, and “suburbia” also written by Eric Bogosian.

In 2015, Kelli will star Zachary Shedd’s film “Americana” with Jack Davenport and Peter Coyote. She also appeared in “When I Live My Life Over Again,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, alongside Christopher Walken and Amber Heard. Kelli had a recurring role on the HBO series, “Looking,” and previously starred in the ABC series, “Pan Am” from Thomas Schlamme, and “My Generation” from Noah Hawley.