Willie Garson (born Willie Garson Paszamant on February 20, 1964) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 50 movies, usually playing minor roles. He is known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City and in the related films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2, and for his current role as Mozzie, in the USA Network series White Collar. Garson was born in Highland Park, New Jersey. Garson attended Camp Wekeela in Hartford, Maine as a child for 11 years. He received a theater degree from Wesleyan University and also attended Yale Drama School. Garson had a recurring role as Henry Coffield on NYPD Blue and as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City. His other TV appearances include Mr.