Sean Bridgers

Sean Bridgers

Known for
Acting
Born
March 15, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Red Camellia

Red Camellia

Movie

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The Trophy King poster

The Trophy King

Movie · as Trip Mahoney

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Iron Dan poster

Iron Dan

Movie · as Carl Whitman

2026
The Weird Kidz poster

The Weird Kidz

Movie · as Sheriff (Voice)

2026
Primetime poster

Primetime

Movie · as Lloyd

2026
Angel and the Badman poster

Angel and the Badman

Movie · as Deputy Eli

2025
Government Cheese poster

Government Cheese

TV · 2 eps

2024
The Painted poster

The Painted

Movie · as Adam Elster

2024
Outlaw Posse poster

Outlaw Posse

Movie · as Mayor

2024
Test Screening poster

Test Screening

Movie

2024
Tracker poster

Tracker

TV · as Father Ammon · 1 ep

2022
Bones and All poster

Bones and All

Movie · as Barry Cook

2022
The Thing About Pam poster

The Thing About Pam

TV · as Mark Hupp · 6 eps

2021
The Underground Railroad poster

The Underground Railroad

TV · as Fletcher · 1 ep

2020
Your Honor poster

Your Honor

TV · as Walter Beckwith · 1 ep

2019
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot poster

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Movie · as Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son

2019
Deadwood: The Movie poster

Deadwood: The Movie

Movie · as Johnny Burns

2019
Deathcember poster

Deathcember

Movie · as Uninjured

2019
The Righteous Gemstones poster

The Righteous Gemstones

TV · as Field Surgeon · 1 ep

2018
The Alienist poster

The Alienist

TV · as Sheriff Early · 1 ep

2017
And Then I Go poster

And Then I Go

Movie · as Little Kid's Dad

2017
Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty

TV · as Louis Darnell · 27 eps

2017
Midnight, Texas poster

Midnight, Texas

TV · as Sheriff Livingstone · 2 eps

2016
Free State of Jones poster

Free State of Jones

Movie · as Sumrall

2016
Midnight Special poster

Midnight Special

Movie · as Fredrick (Ranch Member)

2016
The Magnificent Seven poster

The Magnificent Seven

Movie · as Fanning

2016
The Whole Truth poster

The Whole Truth

Movie · as Arthur Westin

2016
Elsie Hooper poster

Elsie Hooper

Movie · as Ridley Hooper

2015
Legs poster

Legs

Movie

2015
Dark Places poster

Dark Places

Movie · as Runner Day

2015
Room poster

Room

Movie · as Old Nick

2015
Blue poster

Blue

Movie · as Sheriff Hawkes

2015
Trumbo poster

Trumbo

Movie · as Jeff Krandall

2015
Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med

TV · as Detective Benjamin Gonsiorek · 1 ep

2014
The Edge of the Woods

The Edge of the Woods

Movie · as Abe

2014
The Best of Me poster

The Best of Me

Movie · as Tommy Cole

2013
Jug Face poster

Jug Face

Movie · as Dawai

2013
The Graveyard Feeder poster

The Graveyard Feeder

Movie · as Burke Sawyer

2013
Rectify poster

Rectify

TV · as Trey Willis · 17 eps

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Nyle Hatcher · 1 ep

2012
The Making of The Woman

The Making of The Woman

Movie · as himself

2011
Blood On My Name

Blood On My Name

Movie · as Thomas

2011
The Woman poster

The Woman

Movie · as Chris Cleek

2011
Hart of Dixie poster

Hart of Dixie

TV · as Leon Mercy · 1 ep

2010
Justified poster

Justified

TV · as Virgil Corum · 1 ep

2010
Raising Hope poster

Raising Hope

TV · as Jack · 2 eps

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Harold Clark · 1 ep

2008
Witless Protection poster

Witless Protection

Movie · as Norm

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Ranger Tisdale · 1 ep

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Big Bobby · 1 ep

2007
Jake's Closet poster

Jake's Closet

Movie · as Peter

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Frank Dawson · 2 eps

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Carl Lafong · 1 ep

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as James Charles · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as John Collins · 1 ep

2004
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story poster

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

Movie · as Neil Bonnett

2004
Deadwood poster

Deadwood

TV · as Johnny Burns · 36 eps

2003
Apple Jack poster

Apple Jack

Movie · as Les Danyou

2002
Clover Bend poster

Clover Bend

Movie · as Tyler

2002
Sweet Home Alabama poster

Sweet Home Alabama

Movie · as Eldon

2000
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped poster

After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped

Movie · as Robert

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Art Schuster · 1 ep

1999
ATF poster

ATF

Movie · as Smitty

1998
Legacy poster

Legacy

TV · as William Winters · 13 eps

1997
Paradise Falls poster

Paradise Falls

Movie · as Henry Bancroft

1997
The Killing Secret poster

The Killing Secret

Movie · as Aaron Clemens

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

TV · as Martin Spencer (segment "The Prescription") · 1 ep

1995
Her Deadly Rival poster

Her Deadly Rival

Movie

1995
Death in Small Doses poster

Death in Small Doses

Movie · as Mr. Carter

1995
Murderous Intent poster

Murderous Intent

Movie · as Dennis

1994
Nell poster

Nell

Movie · as Mike Ibarra

1994
Getting In poster

Getting In

Movie · as Dumpster Hunter

1993
Road-Kill U.S.A.

Road-Kill U.S.A.

Movie · as Josh

1992
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice poster

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

Movie · as Jedediah

1991
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story poster

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Movie · as Ralph Welch