Sean Bridgers
Actor
58 years (Mar 15, 1968)Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Careers this long are unusual: Sean Bridgers is an American actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. 'Room' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. 'The Magnificent Seven' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. Most of the work sits in drama. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 56 titles.
Sean Bridgers
Actor
Careers this long are unusual: Sean Bridgers is an American actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. 'Room' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. 'The Magnificent Seven' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. Most of the work sits in drama. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 56 titles.
32 Movies
Plays Lloyd
Primetime
2026
Plays Deputy Eli
Angel and the Badman
2026
Plays Fanning
The Magnificent Seven
2016
Plays Old Nick
Room
2015
Plays Tommy Cole
The Best of Me
2014
Plays Eldon
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
Plays Sumrall
Free State of Jones
2016
Plays Jeff Krandall
Trumbo
2015
Plays Mike Ibarra
Nell
1994
Plays Runner Day
Dark Places
2015
Plays Barry Cook
Bones and All
2022
Plays Chris Cleek
The Woman
2011
Plays Jedediah
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
1992
Plays Arthur Westin
The Whole Truth
2016
Plays Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019
Plays Adam Elster
The Painted
2024
Plays Sheriff (Voice)
The Weird Kidz
2026
Plays Uninjured
Deathcember
2019
Plays Dawai
Jug Face
2013
Plays Mayor
Outlaw Posse
2024
Plays Little Kid's Dad
And Then I Go
2017
Plays Norm
Witless Protection
2008
Plays Dumpster Hunter
Getting In
1994
Plays Tyler
Clover Bend
2002
Plays Peter
Jake's Closet
2007
Plays Sheriff Hawkes
Blue
2015
Plays Aaron Clemens
The Killing Secret
1997
Plays Robert
After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped
2000
24 TV Shows
Plays Johnny Burns
Deadwood
2004
Plays Louis Darnell
Get Shorty
2017
Plays Trey Willis
Rectify
2013
Plays William Winters
Legacy
1998
Plays Mark Hupp
The Thing About Pam
2022
Plays Sheriff Livingstone
Midnight, Texas
2017
Plays Frank Dawson
Private Practice
2007
Plays Jack
Raising Hope
2010
Plays Fletcher
The Underground Railroad
2021
Plays Art Schuster
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Plays Ranger Tisdale
The Mentalist
2008
Plays Virgil Corum
Justified
2010
Plays James Charles
Criminal Minds
2005
Plays Big Bobby
True Blood
2008
Plays John Collins
Bones
2005
Plays Leon Mercy
Hart of Dixie
2011
Plays Walter Beckwith
Your Honor
2020
Plays Nyle Hatcher
The Blacklist
2013
Plays Sheriff Early
The Alienist
2018
Plays Field Surgeon
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
Plays Carl Lafong
Saving Grace
2007
Plays Detective Benjamin Gonsiorek
Chicago Med
2015
Plays Harold Clark
Lie to Me
2009
Plays Father Ammon
Tracker
2024
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Angel and the Badman
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Angel and the Badman
Deputy Eli
2026
Primetime
Lloyd
2026
The Weird Kidz
Sheriff (Voice)
2026
Chicago Med
Detective Benjamin Gonsiorek
2025Season 11
The Righteous Gemstones
Field Surgeon
2025Season 4
The Painted
Adam Elster
2024
Tracker
Father Ammon
2024Season 2
Outlaw Posse
Mayor
2024
Your Honor
Walter Beckwith
2023Season 2
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Sean Bridgers and where are they from?
Sean Bridgers is 58 years old, born on March 15, 1968 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Sean Bridgers?
Sean Bridgers is best known for roles in Room, The Magnificent Seven, The Best of Me.
How many movies has Sean Bridgers been in?
Over a 35-year career (since 1991), Sean Bridgers has appeared in 32 movies and 24 TV shows.
What was Sean Bridgers's first movie?
The career of Sean Bridgers began with Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991).
What is Sean Bridgers's most recent movie or series?
Sean Bridgers's most recent release is Angel and the Badman, which premiered on October 8, 2026.
What TV shows has Sean Bridgers appeared in?
On television, Sean Bridgers has appeared in The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, The Blacklist, Bones.
Sean Bridgers
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.