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Sean Bridgers
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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.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Primetime
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Nell
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Magnificent Seven
As Fanning
Sweet Home Alabama
As Eldon
The Best of Me
As Tommy Cole
Midnight Special
As Fredrick (Ranch Member)
Deadwood: The Movie
As Johnny Burns
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
As Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Wild Hearts: Feral Children and the Call of the Wild
From the forests of 18th-century France to the animated jungles of Mowgli, a journey through cinema's feral children and their quest for belonging.
7 films
The Camera as Weapon
From Chris Hansen's sting operations to the blood sport of nightly news, this chain traces the moral rot at the heart of spectacle.
8 films
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Primetime
2026
Deadwood: The Movie
2019 · Johnny Burns
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019 · Mr. Gardner / Mr. Gardner's Son
The Magnificent Seven
2016 · Fanning
Midnight Special
2016 · Fredrick (Ranch Member)
The Best of Me
2014 · Tommy Cole
Jake's Closet
2007 · Peter
Sweet Home Alabama
2002 · Eldon
Nell
1994 · Mike Ibarra