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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-03-15 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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

Acting

2024

The Painted as Adam Elster
Outlaw Posse as Mayor

2022

Bones and All as Barry Cook
The Weird Kidz as Sheriff (Voice)
The Thing About Pam as Mark Hupp

2021

2020

Your Honor as Walter Beckwith

2019

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son
Deadwood: The Movie as Johnny Burns
The Righteous Gemstones as Field Surgeon

2018

The Alienist as Sheriff Early

2017

And Then I Go as Little Kid's Dad
Get Shorty as Louis Darnell
Midnight, Texas as Sheriff Livingstone

2016

Midnight Special as Fredrick (Ranch Member)
The Whole Truth as Arthur Westin
Elsie Hooper as Ridley Hooper

2015

Dark Places as Runner Day
Room as Old Nick
Blue as Sheriff Hawkes
Trumbo as Jeff Krandall

2014

The Best of Me as Tommy Cole

2013

Jug Face as Dawai
Rectify as Trey Willis
The Blacklist as Nyle Hatcher

2012

2011

The Woman as Chris Cleek
Hart of Dixie as Leon Mercy

2010

Justified as Virgil Corum
Raising Hope as Jack

2008

The Mentalist as Ranger Tisdale
True Blood as Big Bobby

2007

Jake's Closet as Peter
Private Practice as Frank Dawson

2005

Criminal Minds as James Charles
Bones as John Collins

2004

Deadwood as Johnny Burns

2003

Apple Jack as Les Danyou

2002

Clover Bend as Tyler

2000

1999

ATF as Smitty

1997

Paradise Falls as Henry Bancroft
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Martin Spencer (segment "The Prescription")

1995

Death in Small Doses as Mr. Carter

1994

Nell as Mike Ibarra
Getting In as Dumpster Hunter

1993

1992

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Production

1997

Paradise Falls as Producer

Writing

1997

Paradise Falls as Writer