Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 15, 1968
Place of Birth:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Sean Bridgers
Biography
Sean MacKenzie Bridgers (born March 15, 1968) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer, known for his role as Johnny Burns on the HBO series Deadwood and on the SundanceTV original series Rectify as Trey Willis. In addition to many roles in television and film since 1991, Bridgers received acclaim and awards for the independent film Paradise Falls, which he wrote and produced.
He received praise for his lead role in Lucky McKee's horror film The Woman and another Modernciné film, Jug Face, as well as notable roles in Sweet Home Alabama and Nell. He played Old Nick in the 2015 film Room.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Painted | Adam Elster |
| 2024 | Outlaw Posse | Mayor |
| 2024 | Test Screening | |
| 2022 | Bones and All | Barry Cook |
| 2022 | The Weird Kidz | Sheriff (Voice) |
| 2019 | The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot | Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Johnny Burns |
| 2017 | And Then I Go | Little Kid's Dad |
| 2016 | Free State of Jones | Sumrall |
| 2016 | Midnight Special | Fredrick (Ranch Member) |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | Fanning |
| 2016 | The Whole Truth | Arthur Westin |
| 2016 | Elsie Hooper | Ridley Hooper |
| 2015 | Legs | |
| 2015 | Dark Places | Runner Day |
| 2015 | Room | Old Nick |
| 2015 | Blue | Sheriff Hawkes |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Jeff Krandall |
| 2014 | The Edge of the Woods | Abe |
| 2014 | The Best of Me | Tommy Cole |
| 2013 | Jug Face | Dawai |
| 2012 | The Making of The Woman | himself |
| 2011 | Blood On My Name | Thomas |
| 2011 | The Woman | Chris Cleek |
| 2008 | Witless Protection | Norm |
| 2007 | Jake's Closet | Peter |
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Neil Bonnett |
| 2003 | Apple Jack | Les Danyou |
| 2002 | Clover Bend | Tyler |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | Eldon |
| 2000 | After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped | Robert |
| 1999 | ATF | Smitty |
| 1997 | Paradise Falls | Henry Bancroft |
| 1995 | Her Deadly Rival | |
| 1995 | Death in Small Doses | Mr. Carter |
| 1995 | Murderous Intent | Dennis |
| 1994 | Nell | Mike Ibarra |
| 1994 | Getting In | Dumpster Hunter |
| 1993 | Road-Kill U.S.A. | Josh |
| 1992 | Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice | Jedediah |
| Red Camellia | ||
| Primetime |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Government Cheese | |
| 2022 | The Thing About Pam | Mark Hupp |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | Fletcher |
| 2020 | Your Honor | Walter Beckwith |
| 2019 | The Righteous Gemstones | Field Surgeon |
| 2018 | The Alienist | Sheriff Early |
| 2017 | Get Shorty | Louis Darnell |
| 2017 | Midnight, Texas | Sheriff Livingstone |
| 2013 | Rectify | Trey Willis |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Nyle Hatcher |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Leon Mercy |
| 2010 | Justified | Virgil Corum |
| 2010 | Raising Hope | Jack |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Ranger Tisdale |
| 2008 | True Blood | Big Bobby |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Frank Dawson |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | James Charles |
| 2005 | Bones | John Collins |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Johnny Burns |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Art Schuster |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Martin Spencer (segment "The Prescription") |