Tommy Flanagan (actor)
| Thomas "Tommy" Flanagan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1965 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Tommy Flanagan (born 3 July 1965) is a British film and television actor born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Flanagan is the 3rd of five children. His first television roles were in Screen One, 1992 and Taggart in 1993. Flanagan worked in Robert Carlyle's Raindog Theatre for three years before being cast in Braveheart (1995). He has had roles in Face/Off, The Game, Sunset Strip, Gladiator, Alien vs. Predator, Sin City, Smokin' Aces, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, When a Stranger Calls, All About the Benjamins, The Last Drop and the mini-series "Attila." Flanagan also portrayed arms dealer Gabriel Schecter in the first episode of 24's seventh season.
In October 2010, Flanagan was revealed as the spokesperson for the Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru. Flanagan appeared in the episode "Headlock" of Lie To Me, aired in the U.S. on Monday, 2 August 2010.
He is currently a regular cast member on Sons of Anarchy, in which he plays outlaw biker Chibs Telford.
His distinctive facial scars are the result of an attack.[1]
Two facial scars, one on each side of his face, known as a 'Glasgow Grin' or a 'Glaswegian Smile'. Result of being attacked by thugs in Scotland. He got his famous scar when, upon leaving a bar, he was unexpectedly smashed with a broken bottle. He was immediately knocked to the ground and sure they were going to stab him again but then he heard one of his attackers mutter something to the effect "Bloody hell, that's not him" before they walked away and left him there.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Screen One | TV series (one episode: "Black and Blue") | |
| 1993 | Tis the Season to be Jolly | Prisoner | TV movie |
| Taggart | Tam McLeod | TV series (on episode: "Instrument of Justice") | |
| 1995 | Jolly: A Life | Man at grotto | TV movie |
| Braveheart | Morrison | ||
| 1996 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Sean | TV series (one episode: "Lottery") |
| A Mug's Game | Paul | TV series | |
| Bad Boys | Harry | TV series (one episode: "The Bonny Bonny Banks") | |
| 1997 | The Saint | Scarface | |
| Face/Off | Leo | ||
| The Detail | |||
| The Game | Solicitor/Taxi driver | ||
| 1999 | Plunkett & Macleane | Eddie | |
| Ratcatcher | Da | ||
| 2000 | Gladiator | Cicero | |
| Rebus | Thomas Telford | TV series (one episode: "The Hanging Garden") | |
| Sunset Strip | Duncan | ||
| Hidden | McCracken | Short film | |
| 2001 | Attila | Bleda | TV miniseries |
| Strictly Sinatra | Michaelangelo | ||
| Dead Dogs Lie | Michael | ||
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins | Williamson | |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Irish Henchman | |
| 2004 | Trauma | Tommy | |
| AVP: Alien vs. Predator | Mark Verheiden | ||
| 2005 | Sin City | Brian | |
| 2006 | The Last Drop | Pvt. Dennis Baker | |
| When a Stranger Calls | Stranger | ||
| Smokin' Aces | Lazlo Soot | ||
| 2008 | Hero Wanted | Derek | credited as Thomas Flannigan |
| 2008–present | Sons of Anarchy | Filip "Chibs" Telford | TV series |
| 2009 | 24 | Gabriel Schector | TV series (one episode: "Day 7: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.") |
| 2010 | Luster | Les | |
| Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Lazlo Soot | ||
| Swifty & Veg | Swifty | Short film | |
| Lie to Me | Ron Marshall | TV series (one episode: "Headlock") | |
| 2011 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Albert Stram | TV series (two episodes: "Blackout", "Motor City Blues") |
| Grace and Danger | pre-production | ||
| 2012 | Officer Down | Father Reddy | filming |
[edit] References
- ^ Booth, Samantha (March 21, 2010). "Scots actor Tommy Flanagan rocks on in Hollywood as biker gang drama takes off". Sunday Mail (UK). http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2010/03/21/scots-actor-tommy-flanagan-rocks-on-in-hollywood-as-biker-gang-drama-takes-off-86908-22127632/.
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