Continued to play hockey after appearing in the Mighty Ducks Trilogy.
Is one of four children. He has an elder brother, fellow actor Elden Henson and two younger brothers, Erick Ratliff and Ellington Ratliff (Neither Garette nor Elden is related to Muppets creator Jim Henson, despite a popular misconception).
Remains close friends with his Mighty Ducks Trilogy co-star Vincent LaRusso.
Plays the saxophone.
Favorite book is Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
Graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York in 2002. He also attended Columbia University in New York City for postgraduate studies.
Resides in Brooklyn, New York.
First child, a son, Fox was born in 2014.
As of 2018, he works as a filmmaker and occasionally continues to act.