Sean MacKenzie Bridgers was born on March 15,1968 and is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer, known for his role as Johnny Burns on the HBO series Deadwood and as Trey Willis on the SundanceTV original series Rectify.
12 Facts About Sean Bridgers
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Sean Bridgers received praise for his lead role in Lucky McKee's horror film The Woman and another Moderncine film, Jug Face, as well as notable roles in Sweet Home Alabama and Nell.
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Sean Bridgers played Old Nick in the 2015 film Room.
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Sean Bridgers was born in 1968 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to Ben and Sue Ellen Sean Bridgers.
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Sean Bridgers graduated from St Andrew's-Sewanee School and Western Carolina University.
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In interviews, Sean Bridgers has mentioned that as a screenwriter he is influenced by his favorite author Mark Twain and developed an interest in acting after seeing Robert Duvall in Tender Mercies at age 14.
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Sean Bridgers started watching everything by Tender Mercies screenwriter Horton Foote, and Duvall and Foote became his biggest creative influences.
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Sean Bridgers has received praise for a diversity of roles in both film and television, including his role as Johnny Burns on HBO's Deadwood, and his role as the father in Lucky McKee's feature film The Woman.
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Sean Bridgers received praise for his performance from FEARnet, Dread Central, Birth.
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Sean Bridgers has received acclaim for his role as Trey Willis on Rectify, particularly in one of the series' most notable episodes in Season 3.
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Sean Bridgers starred in the critically acclaimed Epix show Get Shorty.
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Sean Bridgers wrote the original screenplay and is a principal in the production company Travelin' Productions with Hemschoot, producing and shooting a trailer of the film featuring a cast including Garret Dillahunt and Angela Bettis.