Sean Bridgers
Acting • Born 1968-03-15
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.
Filmography
67 credits
Jake's Closet
Movie • 2007
Peter
Clover Bend
Movie • 2002
Tyler
Blood On My Name
Movie • 2011
Thomas
The Woman
Movie • 2011
Chris Cleek
Road-Kill U.S.A.
Movie • 1993
Josh
Jug Face
Movie • 2013
Dawai
Legs
Movie • 2015
The Edge of the Woods
Movie • 2014
Abe
Bones and All
Movie • 2022
Barry Cook
The Best of Me
Movie • 2014
Tommy Cole
The Weird Kidz
Movie • 2022
Sheriff (Voice)
Dark Places
Movie • 2015
Runner Day
Free State of Jones
Movie • 2016
Sumrall
Her Deadly Rival
Movie • 1995
The Painted
Movie • 2024
Adam Elster
Outlaw Posse
Movie • 2024
Mayor
Room
Movie • 2015
Old Nick
Midnight Special
Movie • 2016
Fredrick (Ranch Member)
ATF
Movie • 1999
Smitty
The Magnificent Seven
Movie • 2016
Fanning
The Whole Truth
Movie • 2016
Arthur Westin
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Movie • 2004
Neil Bonnett
Nell
Movie • 1994
Mike Ibarra
Apple Jack
Movie • 2003
Les Danyou
Death in Small Doses
Movie • 1995
Mr. Carter
Blue
Movie • 2015
Sheriff Hawkes
Sweet Home Alabama
Movie • 2002
Eldon
And Then I Go
Movie • 2017
Little Kid's Dad
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Movie • 2019
Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son
Deadwood: The Movie
Movie • 2019
Johnny Burns
Elsie Hooper
Movie • 2016
Ridley Hooper
Paradise Falls
Movie • 1997
Henry Bancroft
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
Movie • 2000
Robert
The Making of The Woman
Movie • 2012
himself
Trumbo
Movie • 2015
Jeff Krandall
Witless Protection
Movie • 2008
Norm
Murderous Intent
Movie • 1995
Dennis
Getting In
Movie • 1994
Dumpster Hunter
Test Screening
Movie • 2024
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Movie • 1992
Jedediah
Red Camellia
Movie
Primetime
Movie
The Trophy King
Movie
Trip Mahoney
The Graveyard Feeder
Movie • 2013
Burke Sawyer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Art Schuster
Deadwood
TV • 2004
Johnny Burns
The Underground Railroad
TV • 2021
Fletcher
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Ranger Tisdale
Get Shorty
TV • 2017
Louis Darnell
Midnight, Texas
TV • 2017
Sheriff Livingstone
Rectify
TV • 2013
Trey Willis
The Thing About Pam
TV • 2022
Mark Hupp
Justified
TV • 2010
Virgil Corum
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
James Charles
True Blood
TV • 2008
Big Bobby
Bones
TV • 2005
John Collins
Hart of Dixie
TV • 2011
Leon Mercy
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV • 1997
Martin Spencer (segment "The Prescription")
Your Honor
TV • 2020
Walter Beckwith
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Nyle Hatcher
The Alienist
TV • 2018
Sheriff Early
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Frank Dawson
Raising Hope
TV • 2010
Jack
The Righteous Gemstones
TV • 2019
Field Surgeon
Government Cheese
TV • 2025
Saving Grace
TV • 2007
Carl Lafong
Chicago Med
TV • 2015
Detective Benjamin Gonsiorek