Sean Patrick Flanery (born October 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for playing Connor MacManus in ''

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'' (1999) and its sequel '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'' (2009),

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in the television series '' The Dead Zone'', Jeremy "Powder" Reed in ''

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'' (1995),

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in the

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television series ''

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'', as well as Bobby Dagen in ''

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'' (2010). He is also known for his role as Sam Gibson on the

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soap opera ''

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'' in 2011. He starred in '' Devil's Carnival'', a short film which was screened on tour beginning in April 2012. In 2016, he published his first novel, ''Jane Two'', a

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drawing inspiration from his own childhood and early experiences.

Early life

Flanery was born on October 11, 1965, in Lake Charles,

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, and was raised in

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. His mother, Genie (née LeDoux), is a real estate broker, and his father, Paul Flanery, is a medical equipment salesman. His ancestry includes Irish, Cajun (French), and English. After attending

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, Flanery graduated from

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, and attended the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

Acting career

Flanery started acting in college at University of St. Thomas, after he joined an acting class to meet a girl on whom he had a crush. After graduating college, he decided to move to

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to pursue his career in

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. Beginning his career as a

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, while working as a server at

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, Flanery was eventually discovered while acting in a play by Natalie Rossan who approached him to appear in television commercials before being offered roles in television and film. Since 1988, he has appeared in over 53 films, including ''

'', '' Simply Irresistible'', and ''

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''. He is best known, however, for playing Indiana Jones in ''

'' and Connor MacManus in ''

'' and '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day''. He had a brief role as the ascended being, Orlin, in the ''

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'' episode "

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". He appeared on the TV show '' The Dead Zone'' in the role of

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, until its cancellation. Flanery also appeared in an installment of Showtime's ''

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'' playing a town sheriff who later became one of the antagonistic entity's possessed hosts in the episode "The Damned Thing". In March 2010, he was cast in the lead role in the sci-fi horror film ''

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''. He also had a supporting role in 2010's ''

''. In 2010, he played Bobby Dagen in ''

''. Flanery appeared in

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' music video "Howlin' For You", which was released on February 10, 2011. In April 2011 Flanery headed to the CBS soap ''

'', playing the part of Sam, Sharon Newman's boyfriend from New Mexico. In March 2024,

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, Dragonfly Films and Impossible Dream Entertainment announced a "reimagining" of The Boondock Saints, with Flanery and co-star

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reprising their roles from the first two films and serving as executive producers, although

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would not return as director for the third film; instead he plans to write a series of novels.

Other activities

In 2016, he published his first novel, ''Jane Two'', a

drawing inspiration from his own childhood and early experiences.

Awards

Flanery won the award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series at the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for his role as Ty Garrett on '' The Bay.''

Personal life

Flanery is married to model and actress

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. He is a close friend with actor

, with whom he co-starred in ''

'' and its sequel. Flanery won the 1997 Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach as the celebrity driver; the "

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rule" (whereby if a celebrity wins, he must be classified as a professional the next time) forced him to "defend" his title as a professional driver under TGPLB rules, and he won the 1998 race as a professional driver. Flanery is also a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he teaches. He placed first in the Master 1/ Blue/ Male/ Light division at the 2003 American National IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship and the 2003 Pan Jiu-jitsu IBJJF Championship by the

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. Flanery indicated in an interview that, at one point, he considered competing in

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, saying "If it didn't come around so late in my life, that would've 100 percent been my trajectory." Flanery is a Christian and attributes his role as a father to his convictions in his beliefs, stating: "I meet a lot of friends that they say, 'Well, I don't believe, because I can't explain it.' For me, that's exactly why I believe, because I can't explain it." He is

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in expressing his firm beliefs in Ayn Randian philosophy, the importance of preserving the

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and the family unit, and the associated risks of modern criticism of the US and its foundation.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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