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.

Best known work

Room

2015

The Magnificent Seven

2016

The Mentalist

2008

Criminal Minds

2005

The Blacklist

2013

Bones

2005

The Best of Me

2014

True Blood

2008

Midnight Special

2016

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

Filmography

TBA
Red Camellia
TBA
The Trophy King
as Trip Mahoney
TBA
Iron Dan
as Carl Whitman
2026
Primetime
as Lloyd
2026
The Weird Kidz
as Sheriff (Voice)
2025
Government CheeseTV
2024
The Painted
as Adam Elster
2024
Test Screening
2024
Outlaw Posse
as Mayor
2024
TrackerTV
as Father Ammon (1 episode)
2022
Bones and All
as Barry Cook
2022
The Thing About PamTV
as Mark Hupp (6 episodes)
2021
The Underground RailroadTV
as Fletcher (1 episode)
2020
Your HonorTV
as Walter Beckwith (1 episode)
2019
Deathcember
as Uninjured
2019
The Righteous GemstonesTV
as Field Surgeon (1 episode)
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 AlienistTV
as Sheriff Early (1 episode)
2017
Get ShortyTV
as Louis Darnell (27 episodes)
2017
Midnight, TexasTV
as Sheriff Livingstone (2 episodes)
2017
And Then I Go
as Little Kid's Dad
2016
The Magnificent Seven
as Fanning
2016
Free State of Jones
as Sumrall
2016
The Whole Truth
as Arthur Westin