Sean Gunn (born May 22, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kirk Gleason on

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series ''

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'' (2000–2007), and Kraglin Obfonteri in the

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. In this role, he has been in the films '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''

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'' (2017), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022), '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023), as well as the animated series '' What If...?'' (2021–2024), and television special '' The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'' (2022). He also played

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and

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in the

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/ DCEU film '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021). He reprised the role of Weasel in the DCU

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series ''Creature Commandos'' (2024), where he also plays G.I. Robot. He is the younger brother of director

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and often appears in his productions.

Career

In 1995 Gunn played Sammy Capulet in the

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''. In 2000, he guest starred in the second episode of ''

'' as Mick, a

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cable installer. As the first season continued, he was brought back in the recurring role of Kirk Gleason, one of Stars Hollow's most eccentric citizens. He was a regular cast member from 2002 to the series' end in 2007. He also had a recurring role on '' October Road'' as Rooster. Although he is best known for his ''Gilmore Girls'' role, he also has several television guest appearance credits, including ''

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''; ''

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''; '' Yes, Dear''; '' True Jackson, VP''; ''

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''; and '' Bunheads''. He can also be seen in commercials as an "agent" for the

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information service KGB.com. In films, he has also had several roles, the most substantial being "Alien Orphan/Doug" in ''

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'', for which he also received a co-producer credit. In 2003, Gunn starred in the featurette '' The Man Who Invented the Moon'', directed by fellow Goodman School of Drama alum and ''

'' cast member John Cabrera. Gunn and Cabrera have been close artistic colleagues since their school days in

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in the mid-nineties. Along with his brothers James and Brian, he is a creator and actor in the spoof-porn series '' James Gunn's PG Porn''. He also had a brief role as a computer maintenance man on the

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show ''True Jackson VP''. He starred in a series of television commercials for Knowledge Generation Bureau, and appeared in the 2010 film ''

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'', written and directed by his brother James. He is also the voice actor behind the character of Swan in the

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video game '' Lollipop Chainsaw'', also written by his brother James. Gunn guest-starred in the season 4 episode " Makeover" of ''

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'' as committee member Phineas Hayes. In 2014, he provided performance capture for the character of

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, and played the role of Kraglin, Yondu Udonta's

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, in '' Guardians of the Galaxy''. In 2014, he held a supporting role in '' Bones'' on Fox in the episode "The Corpse at the Convention". In 2017, he reprised his role as Kraglin in ''

'', playing a larger part, and again provided performance capture for the character of Rocket. In 2018 he provided Rocket's motion capture in '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and in its sequel the next year. In 2021 he played the role of

as well as

in '' The Suicide Squad'' Gunn reprised his role as Kraglin in 2022's '' Thor: Love and Thunder'', '' The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'' and 2023's '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3''. In 2024, he reprised his role as Weasel in ''

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''. In 2025, Gunn is set to portray Maxwell Lord in ''

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''.

Personal life

Gunn was born in

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, the youngest of six children. He is the brother of filmmaker

, actor and political writer Matt Gunn, screenwriter Brian Gunn, producer and former vice president of

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Patrick, and a sister, Beth, who works as an employment attorney. Their parents are Leota and James F. Gunn, a retired partner and corporate attorney with the law firm Thompson Coburn in St. Louis. Gunn and his brothers attended the

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' St. Louis University High School, where he graduated in 1992. He graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 1996. Gunn married actress and film director Natasha Halevi in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

Sources

* "Gunns Hit Their Target in Hollywood" by Mary Delach Leonard. ''St Louis Post-Dispatch''. March 23, 2003. p. E1

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunn, Sean 1974 births American male film actors American male television actors DePaul University alumni Living people Male actors from St. Louis 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male motion capture actors

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