Sean Bridgers
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 Sean Bridgers |
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| Born | Sean MacKenzie Bridgers March 15, 1968 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Sean Bridgers (born Sean MacKenzie Bridgers, March 15, 1968) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, well known for his role as Johnny Burns on the HBO series Deadwood. Additional 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 also received praise for his lead role in Lucky McKee's horror film The Woman and had notable roles in Sweet Home Alabama and Nell.
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Biography [edit]
Bridgers was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1968 to his mother and father, Ben and Sue Ellen Bridgers. Ben Bridgers, was the tribal attorney for the Cherokee Indian tribe and published a memoir and books of poetry. Sue Ellen Bridgers is a novelist with 7 published novels.[1] Sean Bridgers graduated from St. Andrew's-Sewanee School and Western Carolina University.[2] In interviews Bridgers has mentioned that as a screenwriter he is influenced by his favorite author Mark Twain and developed an interest in acting after seeing Robert Duvall in Tender Mercies when he was 14 years old. As a result of admiring Duvall's performance, Bridgers started watching everything by Tender Mercies screenwriter Horton Foote, and Duvall and Foote became his biggest creative influences.[3] His son Jackson Bridgers has acted in roles on Justified and Deadwood, as well as his daughter Kate Bridgers, who starred in Bridgers' 2012 short, The Birthday Present.[4]
Recent Productions [edit]
Bridgers and his co-star from The Woman, Angela Bettis are starring in an upcoming horror feature from writer/director Richard S. Robinson titled The Graveyard Feeder based on a 2012 horror-comedy short by the name, which also starred Bridgers.[5] He is also starring in the upcoming Southern-Horror film, from writer/director Chad Crawford Kinkle's Slamdance award-winning screenplay, Jug Face, which will be released by the studio Moderncine. Bridgers co-stars with Lauren Ashley Carter and an ensemble cast that includes, Larry Fessenden, Sean Young and Graham Patrick Martin.[6] Along with the cast, Bridgers received praise for his performance in Jug Face from FEARnet's Scott Weinberg who wrote, "Sean Bridgers (who was great in The Woman) stands out as a highlight." Brad McHargue, writing for Dread Central also praised Bridgers' performance as stellar: "a complete 180 performance from his role in the Lucky McKee-directed The Woman, a role he’s perhaps best known for among horror fans" and "giving to the film an emotional resonance that is felt throughout."[7][8] The film premiered at the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival
Bridgers, along with his producing and directing partner, Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot have been developing a dark western, noted as a "Faustian western" that takes place in the South during the Civil War titled Arkansas Traveler. Bridgers wrote the original screenplay and the production company he is partner in with Hemschoot, Travelin' Productions, produced and shot a trailer of the film featuring a cast including Garret Dillahunt and Angela Bettis.[9] Actor and filmmaker Ray McKinnon commented on Bridgers' screenplay:
Arkansas Traveler is one of the best un-produced scripts I have read in the last decade, it's not just the complex, larger narrative of the end of the Civil War and the amazing backdrop of the protagonist's travels, but Arkansas Traveler offers the continual smaller surprises of behavior and plot – of man's inhumanity to man [and woman and child and beast] and his infinite humanity. It's universal and timeless and must get made.[10]
Bridgers and Hemschoot, under their production companies Travelin' Productions and Colorado animation studio Worker Studio are also developing an animated documentary about decorated World War II pilot John H. Ross.[11]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice | Jedediah | |
| 1993 | Road-Kill U.S.A. | Josh | |
| 1994 | Getting In | Dumpster Hunter | Credited as Sean Bridges |
| 1994 | Nell | Mike Ibarra | |
| 1995 | Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored | Mr. Bob | |
| 1997 | Paradise Falls | Henry Bancroft | Producer and Co-wrote with mother Sue Ellen Bridgers, Dir. Nick Searcy. Won Best Feature at Hollywood Film Festival |
| 2002 | Clover Bend | Tyler | With David Keith, Robert Urich, Barry Corbin |
| 2002 | Lullaby | Diesel | Lead Role |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | Eldon | |
| 2003 | Apple Jack (Short) | Les Danyou | The short won awards at L.A. Shorts Fest and Deep Ellum Film Festival |
| 2007 | Jake's Closet | Peter | Lead Role |
| 2008 | "A Night at the Zoo" (Short) [12] | Donny | Producer, writer and co-director with Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot |
| 2008 | Witless Protection | Norm | |
| 2009 | Cold Storage | Unnamed | Starred Nick Searcy |
| 2011 | The Woman | Chris Cleek | Lead Role |
| 2011 | Blood on My Name (Short) | Thomas | Lead Role |
| 2012 | The Birthday Present (Short) | Dad | Co-director with Michael Hemschoot. Bridgers' daughter Kate starred as Joey |
| 2012 | The Graveyard Feeder (Short) | Burke Sawyer | |
| 2013 | Jug Face | Dawai | |
Television [edit]
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (TV Movie) | Ralph Welch | Credited as Sean Bridges |
| 1995 | Death in Small Doses (TV Movie) | Mr. Carter | |
| 1995 | American Gothic | Policeman | Season 1: Episode #2, Episode #20 |
| 1995 | Murderous Intent (TV Movie) | Dennis | |
| 1996 | Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (TV Movie) | Jeff (Teen #1) | |
| 1997 | The Secret (TV Movie) | Aaron Clemens | |
| 1997 | Close to Danger (TV Movie) | Donna's Date | |
| 1998 | Legacy | William Winters | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | ATF (TV Movie) | Smitty | Written by Patricia Cornwell |
| 2000 | After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped (TV Movie) | Robert | |
| 2000 | Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family | Brian | Credited as Sean Bridges in Episode #9 "Turtle Soup" |
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (TV Movie) | Neil Bonnett | |
| 2004-2006 | Deadwood | Johnny Burns | 36 episodes, shared nomination for SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | James Charles | Season 2, Episode #28 "The Boogeyman" |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Ty Sugar | Season 4, Episode #11 "The Red and the Blue" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Art Schuster | Season 7, Episode #24 "Living Doll" |
| 2008 | 12 Miles of Bad Road | Lyle Hartsong | Season 1, 6 episodes |
| 2008-2009 | Private Practice | Frank | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | House Rules (TV Movie) | Cameron Drummer | Directed by Daniel Minahan |
| 2009 | Saving Grace | Carl Lafong | Season 2, Episode #9 "Do You Believe in Second Chances?" |
| 2009 | Bones | John Collins | Season 5, Episode #6 "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Harold Clark | Season 2, Episode #10 "Tractor Man" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Ranger Tisdale | Season 2, Episode #18 "Aingavite Baa" |
| 2010 | Justified | Virgil Corum | Season 1, Episode #10 "The Hammer" |
| 2010 | True Blood | Big Bobby | Season 3, Episode 7 "Hitting the Ground" |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Leon Mercy | Season 1, Episode #6 "The Undead & The Unsaid" |
| 2011-2012 | Raising Hope | Jack | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Rectify | Trey Willis | Season 1, 6 episodes. From creator Ray McKinnon |
| Video Games | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Voice | Rockstar Games |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Sue Ellen Bridgers". Western Carolina University. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ TV.com. "Sean Bridgers: Biography". CBS Entertainment. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ McEntire, John. "Interview with: Arkansas Traveler Filmmakers". Featured Filmmakers of the Month. The Oxford American. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Jackson Bridgers". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Walkuski, Eric. "The Woman Stars Angela Bettis And Sean Bridgers Reunite for Graveyard Feeder". Joblo Media Inc. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Dickson, Evan. "Sean Bridgers, Lauren Ashley Carter And Sean Young To Star In Moderncine's 'Jug Face'!". BLOODY DISGUSTING LLC. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ McHargue, Brad. "Jug Face (2013)". Dread Central Media, LLC. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Weinberg, Scott. "FEARnet Movie Review: 'Jug Face'". Horror Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "New film in development: Arkansas Traveler". garret-dillahunt.net. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Martin, Philip. "ON FILM: Civil War film has potential for greatness if it gets made". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Reeves, Mary. "Old tales for new times: WW2 pilot's story to be filmed". Shelbyville Times-Gazette. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Travelin' Productions. "A Night at the Zoo - Short Film". Vimeo, LLC. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
External links [edit]
- IMDB Page for Sean Bridgers
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Actors from North Carolina
- People from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Western Carolina University alumni
- American television actors
- American film actors
- American male actors
- 20th-century American actors
- 21st-century American actors
- American film directors
- Film directors from North Carolina
