Portrait of Sean Bridgers

Sean Bridgers

Acting

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.

Born: March 15, 1968

Place of Birth: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Filmography

2024
The Painted

as Adam Elster

2024
Outlaw Posse

as Mayor

2022
Bones and All

as Barry Cook

2022
The Weird Kidz

as Sheriff (Voice)

2022
2020
Your Honor

as Walter Beckwith

2019
The Righteous Gemstones

as Field Surgeon

2019
Deadwood: The Movie

as Johnny Burns

2019
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

as Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son

2018
The Alienist

as Sheriff Early

2017
Get Shorty

as Louis Darnell

2017
Midnight, Texas

as Sheriff Livingstone

2017
And Then I Go

as Little Kid's Dad

2016
2016
2016
The Whole Truth

as Arthur Westin

2016
Midnight Special

as Fredrick (Ranch Member)

2016
Elsie Hooper

as Ridley Hooper

2015
Trumbo

as Jeff Krandall

2015
Blue

as Sheriff Hawkes

2015
Room

as Old Nick

2015
Dark Places

as Runner Day

2015
2014
The Best of Me

as Tommy Cole

2013
The Blacklist

as Nyle Hatcher

2013
Jug Face

as Dawai

2013
Rectify

as Trey Willis

2011
The Woman

as Chris Cleek

2011
Hart of Dixie

as Leon Mercy

2010
2010
Justified

as Virgil Corum

2008
The Mentalist

as Ranger Tisdale

2008
True Blood

as Big Bobby

2007
2007
Private Practice

as Frank Dawson

2005
Criminal Minds

as James Charles

2005
Bones

as John Collins

2004
2004
Deadwood

as Johnny Burns

2003
Apple Jack

as Les Danyou

2002
2002
Clover Bend

as Tyler

1999
ATF

as Smitty

1997
Paradise Falls

as Henry Bancroft

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Martin Spencer (segment "The Prescription")

1995
1995
1994
Nell

as Mike Ibarra

1994
Getting In

as Dumpster Hunter

----
The Trophy King

as Trip Mahoney