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==Career==
==Career==
After graduation, he pursued a writing career. He worked on [[Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.|Capitol Hill]]<ref>[http://www.scifi.com/atlantis/cast/sheppard/ John Sheppard Bio], SCIFI.COM; accessed May 18, 2015.</ref> on President George H.W. Bush advanced team.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvMMskY6AaU], Dial the Gate Youtube channel interview Streamed live on Oct 11, 2020</ref> and then briefly for several [[New York City]] publications, including ''Town & Country'' and ''Interview'' magazine. On the advice of some of his friends, he studied at the [[Neighborhood Playhouse]], was coached by Gerald Gordon,<ref>[http://www.geraldgordon.com Gerald Gordon website]; accessed May 18, 2015.</ref> and then moved back to [[Los Angeles]] in 1994 to pursue an acting career.
After graduation, he pursued a writing career. He worked on [[Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.|Capitol Hill]]<ref>[http://www.scifi.com/atlantis/cast/sheppard/ John Sheppard Bio], SCIFI.COM; accessed May 18, 2015.</ref> on President [[George H.W. Bush]] advanced team.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvMMskY6AaU], Dial the Gate Youtube channel interview Streamed live on Oct 11, 2020</ref> and then briefly for several [[New York City]] publications, including ''Town & Country'' and ''Interview'' magazine. On the advice of some of his friends, he studied at the [[Neighborhood Playhouse]], was coached by Gerald Gordon,<ref>[http://www.geraldgordon.com Gerald Gordon website]; accessed May 18, 2015.</ref> and then moved back to [[Los Angeles]] in 1994 to pursue an acting career.


Flanigan had guest roles in numerous television series including ''[[Profiler (TV series)|Profiler]]'', ''[[First Monday]]'', and ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'', until he got his breakthrough with his role on ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' as [[John Sheppard (Stargate)|Lt. Colonel John Sheppard]]. He lived in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada, where the series was filmed during the week, and flew to Los Angeles during the weekends where his wife and children resided.<ref>KTLA ''Morning Show'' interview – June 22, 2007</ref> He additionally wrote for the series and created the stories for the ''Stargate Atlantis'' second season episode "[[Stargate Atlantis (season 2)#ep32|Epiphany]]" and the fourth season episode "[[Stargate Atlantis (season 4)#ep75|Outcast]]".
Flanigan had guest roles in numerous television series including ''[[Profiler (TV series)|Profiler]]'', ''[[First Monday]]'', and ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'', until he got his breakthrough with his role on ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' as [[John Sheppard (Stargate)|Lt. Colonel John Sheppard]]. He lived in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada, where the series was filmed during the week, and flew to Los Angeles during the weekends where his wife and children resided.<ref>KTLA ''Morning Show'' interview – June 22, 2007</ref> He additionally wrote for the series and created the stories for the ''Stargate Atlantis'' second season episode "[[Stargate Atlantis (season 2)#ep32|Epiphany]]" and the fourth season episode "[[Stargate Atlantis (season 4)#ep75|Outcast]]".

Revision as of 19:41, 2 September 2022

Joe Flanigan
Flanigan at the 2007 Comic Con International
Born
Joseph Dunnigan III

(1967-01-05) January 5, 1967 (age 57)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Katherine Kousi
​
​
(m. 1996; div. 2014)​
Children3

Joe Flanigan (born January 5, 1967) is an American writer and actor best known for his portrayal of the character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in Stargate Atlantis.

Early life

Flanigan was born Joseph Dunnigan III in Los Angeles. He has said that his mother, Nancy, left his father soon after he was born and that his surname was changed to Flanigan after he was adopted by his stepfather, business executive John Flanigan.[1] When he was six years old, his family moved to a small ranch near Reno, Nevada.[2]

From the age of 14, Flanigan attended a boarding school in Ojai, California, where he appeared in the school production of A Streetcar Named Desire.[3] He later earned a history degree at the University of Colorado where he appeared in the play Coriolanus. On the advice of a friend, he took acting classes to overcome his shyness but did not plan to pursue a career in acting.[4] As part of the Junior Year Abroad program, Flanigan spent a year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he learned French.[5][6]

Career

After graduation, he pursued a writing career. He worked on Capitol Hill[7] on President George H.W. Bush advanced team.[8] and then briefly for several New York City publications, including Town & Country and Interview magazine. On the advice of some of his friends, he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse, was coached by Gerald Gordon,[9] and then moved back to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue an acting career.

Flanigan had guest roles in numerous television series including Profiler, First Monday, and Sisters, until he got his breakthrough with his role on Stargate Atlantis as Lt. Colonel John Sheppard. He lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where the series was filmed during the week, and flew to Los Angeles during the weekends where his wife and children resided.[10] He additionally wrote for the series and created the stories for the Stargate Atlantis second season episode "Epiphany" and the fourth season episode "Outcast".

In September 2007, scifi.com's SciFi Wire service reported that, "Talent agency UTA filed suit on Sept. 24 against Stargate Atlantis star Joe Flanigan in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming that the actor owes $99,225 in commissions, according to The Hollywood Reporter; Flanigan's manager, John Carrabino, told the trade paper about the lawsuit: 'I had no idea they did this. This is the first time I'm hearing about this.'" UTA filed a similar lawsuit against actor Wesley Snipes who was equally surprised.[11] This suit was settled in December 2008.

Flanigan appears in Brooks Institute photographer John A. Russo's upcoming book About Face.[12] Part of the proceeds are to be donated to Smile Train.[13]

In 2019, Flanigan joined the cast of General Hospital as recurring character Dr. Neil Byrne.[14]

In contemporary culture

Joe Flanigan featured in Metascifi, a contemporary work of public art offering advice for living well, screen capture, 2015

Flanigan features in the contemporary public artwork, Metascifi (2015) by artist Martin Firrell. Metascifi presents social comment, and philosophical truths about living well, derived from observation of popular American television science fiction. The project features performers and characters from Stargate, Star Trek, Farscape, Firefly and Warehouse 13.[15]

As the 'meta' element of the title suggests, the artwork invites Flanigan to comment on the wider social and narrative significance of his Stargate Atlantis character John Sheppard. Most notably, he speaks about the sexual attraction of the archetypal action hero, suggesting it is the impression of the hero's agency in the world that underpins people's attraction to characters of John Sheppard's nature.[16]

Personal life

Flanigan married Katherine Kousi, an actress and painter, in 1996. They have three sons.[17][18][19] In early 2014, it was announced they had separated.[20]

Flanigan took two prizes in the Waterkeepers' Alliance downhill skiing competition at Lake Louise in January 2006, an event fellow Stargate lead Richard Dean Anderson has attended as well.[21] He currently resides in Malibu, California. On November 10, 2018, the Malibu home he was renting from a local family was lost in the Woolsey Fire.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Family Album Lionel Thayer TV Movie
1995 Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Scott Cameron TV Movie
A Reason to Believe Eric Sayles
1997 Tell Me No Secrets Adam Stiles TV Movie
The First to Go Peter Cole
1998 Man Made Tom Trey Palmer TV Movie
1999 The Other Sister Jeff Reed
The Force TV Movie
2000 Sherman's March Pete Sherman TV Movie
2002 Farewell to Harry Nick Sennet
2003 Thoughtcrimes NSA Agent Brendan Dean
111 Gramercy Park Jack Philips TV Movie
2005 Silent Men Regis
2011 Change of Plans Jason Danville TV Movie
Good Day For It Deputy Doug Brady
Ferocious Planet[22] Colonel Sam Synn TV Movie
2012 Six Bullets[23] Andrew Fayden
The Secret Lives of Wives Jared TV Movie
2013 FANomenon Himself TV Movie Documentary
2015 The Bandit Hound Trevor TV Movie
2021 Let Us In Officer Wilton
TV series
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Family Album Lionel Thayer 2 episodes
1995 Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Scott Cameron TV Movie
1995–1996 Sisters Brian Kohler-Voss Recurring role (15 episodes)
1997 Tell Me No Secret Adam Stiles TV Movie
1997 Murphy Brown Scott Hamon Episode: "From Here To Jerusalem"
1998 Dawson's Creek Vincent Episodes: "Tamara's Return" and "Full Moon Rising"
Cupid Alex DeMouy Episodes: "Meat Market", "Pick-Up Schticks", "Heart of the Matter" and "End of an Eros"
1998 Man Made Tom Trey Palmer TV movie
1999 Providence Dr. David Marcus Episodes: "Blind Faith", "Taste of Providence", "You Bet Your Life" and "Pig in Providence"
The Force
2000 Profiler Dr. Tom Arquette Episodes: "Besieged", "Proteus", "Paradise Lost" and "The Long Way Home"
Sherman's March Pete Sherman TV Movie
2002 First Monday Julian Lodge Main role (13 episodes)
Birds of Prey Detective Claude Martin Episode: "Prey for the Hunter"
Judging Amy Tobin Hayes Episode: "Damage Control"
2003 Tru Calling Andrew Webb Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
2004 CSI: Miami Mike Sheridan Episode: "Slow Burn"
2004–2009 Stargate Atlantis Major/Lt. Col. John Sheppard Main role (100 episodes)
2006 Stargate SG-1 Lt. Col. John Sheppard Episode: "The Pegasus Project"
2007–2008 Women's Murder Club FBI Agent John Ash Episodes: "To Drag & To Hold" and "FBI Guy"
2009 Warehouse 13 Jeff Weaver Episode: "Elements"
2011 Fringe Robert Danzig Episode: "Neither Here Nor There"
2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles Hondo Episode: "Master of Destiny"
2013 Major Crimes Rick Marlow Episode: "All In"
2019 SEAL Team General Trask Episode: "What Appears To Be"
2019–20 General Hospital Neil Byrne Recurring
2021–Present See The Military Recurring
Writer
Year Title Episode Notes
2005 Stargate Atlantis Episode: "Epiphany" Story
2008 Stargate Atlantis Episode: "Outcast" Story
Other
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Surgical Strike Reed Video Game
2013 Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Elliot Salem Video Game

References

  1. ^ Reno Gazette Journal, March 9, 2008.
  2. ^ KTLA Morning Show interview, June 22, 2007.
  3. ^ info@weblo.com. "Joe Flanigan - Celebrities at Weblo.com". www.weblo.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  4. ^ Joe Flanigan, Burbank Stargate convention, July 2005.
  5. ^ "Scifi.com".
  6. ^ Luba, Frank. "Stargate cast members ready for new portals." The Province, June 17, 2007.
  7. ^ John Sheppard Bio, SCIFI.COM; accessed May 18, 2015.
  8. ^ [1], Dial the Gate Youtube channel interview Streamed live on Oct 11, 2020
  9. ^ Gerald Gordon website; accessed May 18, 2015.
  10. ^ KTLA Morning Show interview – June 22, 2007
  11. ^ Simmons, Leslie. "UTA Sues 'Stargate' Actor," The Hollywood Reporter, September 25, 2007.
  12. ^ About Face (book), aboutfacebookproject.com; accessed May 18, 2015.
  13. ^ The Smile Train: The World's Leading Cleft Charity Archived 2008-04-01 at the Wayback Machine; accessed May 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Joe Flanigan Books Role on General Hospital
  15. ^ "The Art and Philosophy of Star Trek and Stargate, SFX Magazine". London. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  16. ^ "A New Species of Science Fiction, SFX Magazine". London. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  17. ^ Gosling, Sharon (July 2005). "Foreword by Joe Flanigan". Stargate Atlantis: The Official Companion Season 1. London, UK: Titan Books. p. 7. ISBN 1-84576-116-2.
  18. ^ "Gateworld Forum". Gateworld.net. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
  19. ^ "A profile of Joe Flanigan at PMC Magazine". 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  20. ^ "TMZ". TMZ. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  21. ^ Burroughs, Alexandra. "Avalanche of stars descends on Lake Louise" Calgary Herald, December 28, 2005.
  22. ^ "Watch the trailer for Joe Flanigan's Ferocious Planet!". Gateworld.net. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  23. ^ "6 Bullets". 17 November 2012 – via www.imdb.com.
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