Tim Guinee was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a middle child, with threebrothers and two sisters. He was raised in Illinois and Texas. As a teenager, heattended the Houston High School for Performing Arts. He also started a theatercompany in Houston before moving to New York to study at the American Academy ofDramatic Arts. He made his feature film debut after graduating from the NorthCarolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. He met his wife Daisy Foote whilefilming Showtime's Lily Dale (1996) (TV). Daisy is the daughter of Pulitzer Prizewinner Horton Foote, who adapted Lily Dale for the screen from his own play.