Acting

Sean Bridgers

Born 1968-03-15 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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.

Credits

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Angel and the Badman
as Deputy Eli
2026
Primetime
as Lloyd
2026
The Weird Kidz
as Sheriff (Voice)
2026
Government Cheese
2025
The Painted
as Adam Elster
2024
Test Screening
2024
Outlaw Posse
as Mayor
2024
Tracker
as Father Ammon
2024
Bones and All
as Barry Cook
2022
The Thing About Pam
as Mark Hupp
2022
The Underground Railroad
as Fletcher
2021
Your Honor
as Walter Beckwith
2020
Deathcember
as Uninjured
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
2019
The Alienist
as Sheriff Early
2018
Get Shorty
as Louis Darnell
2017
Midnight, Texas
as Sheriff Livingstone
2017
And Then I Go
as Little Kid's Dad
2017
The Magnificent Seven
as Fanning
2016
Free State of Jones
as Sumrall
2016
The Whole Truth
as Arthur Westin
2016
Midnight Special
as Fredrick (Ranch Member)
2016
Elsie Hooper
as Ridley Hooper
2016
Chicago Med
as Detective Benjamin Gonsiorek
2015
Trumbo
as Jeff Krandall
2015
Blue
as Sheriff Hawkes
2015
Room
as Old Nick
2015
Dark Places
as Runner Day
2015
Legs
2015
The Best of Me
as Tommy Cole
2014
The Edge of the Woods
as Abe
2014
The Graveyard Feeder
as Burke Sawyer
2013
The Blacklist
as Nyle Hatcher
2013
Jug Face
as Dawai
2013
Rectify
as Trey Willis
2013
The Making of The Woman
as himself
2012
The Woman
as Chris Cleek
2011
Hart of Dixie
as Leon Mercy
2011
Blood On My Name
as Thomas
2011
Raising Hope
as Jack
2010
Justified
as Virgil Corum
2010
Lie to Me
as Harold Clark
2009
The Mentalist
as Ranger Tisdale
2008
True Blood
as Big Bobby
2008
Witless Protection
as Norm
2008
Jake's Closet
as Peter
2007
Private Practice
as Frank Dawson
2007
Saving Grace
as Carl Lafong
2007
Criminal Minds
as James Charles
2005
Bones
as John Collins
2005
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Neil Bonnett
2004
Deadwood
as Johnny Burns
2004
Apple Jack
as Les Danyou
2003
Sweet Home Alabama
as Eldon
2002
Clover Bend
as Tyler
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Art Schuster
2000
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
as Robert
2000
ATF
as Smitty
1999
Legacy
as William Winters
1998
Paradise Falls
as Henry Bancroft
1997
Paradise Falls
Writer
1997
Paradise Falls
Producer
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Martin Spencer (segment "The Prescription")
1997
The Killing Secret
as Aaron Clemens
1997
Murderous Intent
as Dennis
1995
Her Deadly Rival
1995
Death in Small Doses
as Mr. Carter
1995
Nell
as Mike Ibarra
1994
Getting In
as Dumpster Hunter
1994
Road-Kill U.S.A.
as Josh
1993
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
as Jedediah
1992
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
as Ralph Welch
1991
Red Camellia
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The Trophy King
as Trip Mahoney
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Iron Dan
as Carl Whitman
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