Person
Sean Bridgers
Acting · Born 1968-03-15 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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
The Mentalist
Ranger Tisdale
Criminal Minds
James Charles
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Art Schuster
Bones
John Collins
The Blacklist
Nyle Hatcher
Tracker
Father Ammon
Chicago Med
Detective Benjamin Gonsiorek
True Blood
Big Bobby
Private Practice
Frank Dawson
Justified
Virgil Corum
Filmography
- 2026Primetime
- 2025Government Cheese
- 2024The PaintedAdam Elster
- 2024Test Screening
- 2024Outlaw PosseMayor
- 2024TrackerFather Ammon
- 2022Bones and AllBarry Cook
- 2022The Weird KidzSheriff (Voice)
- 2022The Thing About PamMark Hupp
- 2021The Underground RailroadFletcher
- 2020Your HonorWalter Beckwith
- 2019DeathcemberUninjured
- 2019The Righteous GemstonesField Surgeon
- 2019Deadwood: The MovieJohnny Burns
- 2019The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the BigfootMr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son
- 2018The AlienistSheriff Early
- 2017Get ShortyLouis Darnell
- 2017Midnight, TexasSheriff Livingstone
- 2017And Then I GoLittle Kid's Dad
- 2016The Magnificent SevenFanning
- 2016Free State of JonesSumrall
- 2016The Whole TruthArthur Westin
- 2016Midnight SpecialFredrick (Ranch Member)
- 2016Elsie HooperRidley Hooper
- 2015Chicago MedDetective Benjamin Gonsiorek
- 2015TrumboJeff Krandall
- 2015BlueSheriff Hawkes
- 2015RoomOld Nick
- 2015Dark PlacesRunner Day
- 2015Legs
- 2014The Best of MeTommy Cole
- 2014The Edge of the WoodsAbe
- 2013The Graveyard FeederBurke Sawyer
- 2013The BlacklistNyle Hatcher
- 2013Jug FaceDawai
- 2013RectifyTrey Willis
- 2012The Making of The Womanhimself
- 2011The WomanChris Cleek
- 2011Hart of DixieLeon Mercy
- 2011Blood On My NameThomas
- 2010Raising HopeJack
- 2010JustifiedVirgil Corum
- 2009Lie to MeHarold Clark
- 2008The MentalistRanger Tisdale
- 2008True BloodBig Bobby
- 2008Witless ProtectionNorm
- 2007Jake's ClosetPeter
- 2007Private PracticeFrank Dawson
- 2007Saving GraceCarl Lafong
- 2005Criminal MindsJames Charles
- 2005BonesJohn Collins
- 20043: The Dale Earnhardt StoryNeil Bonnett
- 2004DeadwoodJohnny Burns
- 2003Apple JackLes Danyou
- 2002Sweet Home AlabamaEldon
- 2002Clover BendTyler
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationArt Schuster
- 2000After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter StoppedRobert
- 1999ATFSmitty
- 1998LegacyWilliam Winters
- 1997Paradise FallsHenry Bancroft
- 1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionMartin Spencer (segment "The Prescription")
- 1995Murderous IntentDennis
- 1995Her Deadly Rival
- 1995Death in Small DosesMr. Carter
- 1994NellMike Ibarra
- 1994Getting InDumpster Hunter
- 1993Road-Kill U.S.A.Josh
- 1992Children of the Corn II: The Final SacrificeJedediah
- 1991Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryRalph Welch
- —Red Camellia
- —The Trophy KingTrip Mahoney
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