Sean Patrick Flanery (born October 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for playing Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints (1999) and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), Greg Stillson in the television series The Dead Zone, Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder (1995), Indiana Jones in the George Lucas television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as well as Bobby Dagen in Saw 3D (2010). He is also known for his role as Sam Gibson on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless 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 coming-of-age story drawing inspiration from his own childhood and early experiences.
Early life Flanery was born on October 11, 1965, in Lake Charles, Louisiana and was raised in Houston, Texas. 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 Awty International School, Flanery graduated from Dulles High School in Sugar Land, 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 Los Angeles, California to pursue his career in screenwriting. Beginning his career as a playwright, while working as a server at TGI Fridays, 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 Powder, Simply Irresistible, and D-Tox. He is best known, however, for playing Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. He had a role as the ascended being Orlin in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Ascension". He appeared on the TV show The Dead Zone in the role of Vice-President, Greg Stillson, until its cancellation. Flanery also appeared in an installment of Showtime's Masters of Horror 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 Mongolian Death Worm. In 2010, he played Bobby Dagen in Saw 3D.
Flanery appeared in The Black Keys' music video "Howlin' For You", which was released on February 10, 2011. In April 2011 Flanery headed to the CBS soap The Young and the Restless, playing the part of Sam, Sharon Newman's boyfriend from New Mexico.
In March 2024, Thunder Road Films, Dragonfly Films and Impossible Dream Entertainment announced a "reimagining" of The Boondock Saints, with Flanery and co-star Norman Reedus reprising their roles from the first two films and serving as executive producers, although Troy Duffy 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 coming-of-age story 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 Lauren Michelle Hill. He is a close friend with actor Norman Reedus, with whom he co-starred in The Boondock Saints and its sequel.
Flanery won the 1997 Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach as the celebrity driver; the "Alfonso Ribeiro 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 International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Flanery indicated in an interview that, at one point, he considered competing in mixed martial arts, 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 conservative in expressing his firm beliefs in Ayn Randian philosophy, the importance of preserving the Constitution of the United States and the family unit, and the associated risks of modern criticism of the US and its foundation.
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Film +List of films and roles Year Title Role Notes 1987 A Tiger's Tale Buddy 1993 Kingdom Come Direct-to-video 1994 Frank & Jesse Zack Murphy 1995 The Grass Harp Riley Henderson Raging Angels Chris Powder Jeremy 'Powder' Reed 1996 Just Your Luck Ray Direct-to-video The Method ChristianAlso executive producer Eden Dave Edgerton 1997 Pale Saints Louis Suicide Kings Max Minot Best Men Billy Phillips 1998 Girl Todd Sparrow Zack and Reba Zack Blanton 1999 Simply Irresistible Tom Bartlett The Boondock Saints Connor MacManus Body Shots Rick Hamilton 2002 Kiss the Bride Tom Terranova Con Express Alex Brooks Direct-to-video D-Tox Conner Lone Hero John Borderline Ed Baikman 2004 The Gunman Ben Simms 30 Days Until I'm Famous 2005 Demon Hunter Jake Greyman 2006 The Insatiable Harry Balbo Direct-to-video 2007 Veritas, Prince of Truth Veritas Ten Inch Hero Noah 2008 Crystal River Clay Arrendal 2009 Deadly Impact Tom Armstrong The Whole Truth Gary Langston The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Connor MacManus Citizen Jane 2010 Sinners & Saints Colin Direct-to-video Scavengers Captain Jekel Saw 3D Bobby Dagen 2011 InSight Detective Peter Rafferty 2012 The Devil's Carnival John Short film 2013 Phantom Tyrtov 2015 Broken Horses Ignacio 2016 Gibby Frank Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich Capt. Evan Blackburn My First Miracle Charlie Johnny Frank Garrett's Last WordDistrict Attorney Danny Hill 2017 Trafficked Simon The Evil Within John Flashburn Wes Nolan Kepler's Dream Walt Furthest Witness The Florist 2018 Unhinged Steve Walsh Lasso Ennis Howlers Bob Barlow 2019 100 Yards Ray 2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes Burnett Adams American Fighter Duke Acceleration Kane The Outsider Chris King 2020 The Orchard Martin Ellsbury Lady Driver Tim Lansing 2021 Born a Champion Mickey Kelley Also writer and producer Assault on VA-33 Jason Hill Insight Wallace Jackson All I Want for Christmas Hank 2022 Love Hurts Detective Holden Frank and Penelope Club Manager Also writer and director 2023 The Weapon U.S. Marshall Antano Nefarious Edward Wayne Brady and Nefariamus / "Nefarious" 2025 Cable Henry Post-production
Television +List of television appearances and roles Year Title Role Notes 1990 Just Perfect Television film My Life as a Babysitter 1992–1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Indiana Jones (age 16–21) 22 episodes 1993 The Accident The Driver Television film 1994 Guinevere King Arthur The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies Indiana Jones (age 21) 1995 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye Indiana Jones (age 19) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen Indiana Jones (age 17) 1996 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father Indiana Jones (age 19) 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break AdventureIndiana Jones (age 16)Re-edited series (with new connecting segments)The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceIndiana Jones (age 17)The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the DesertIndiana Jones (age 18)Re-edited series (with new scenes)The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of EvilIndiana Jones (age 19)Re-edited series (with new connecting segments) 1999–2000 The Strip Elvis Ford 10 episodes 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet SongIndiana Jones (age 16)Re-edited series (with new connecting segments)The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons Of DeceptionIndiana Jones (age 17) Run the Wild Fields Tom Walker Television film The Outer Limits Eric Episode: "Stasis" 2001The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage EscapadesIndiana Jones (age 18)Re-edited series (with new connecting segments)The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeIndiana Jones (age 19)Re-edited series (with new scenes) The Diamond Hunters Johnny Lance unknown episodes Acceptable Risk Bobby Television film Stargate SG-1 Orlin Episode: "Ascension" Touched by an Angel Daniel Lee Corbitt Episode: "Famous Last Words" 2002 Charmed Adam Episode: "Happily Ever After" 2002–2007 Stephen King's Dead Zone Greg Stillson / Vice President Greg Stillson 19 episodes 2003 Then Came Jones Sheriff Ben Jones Television film The Twilight Zone Dr. Paul Thorson Episode: "Cold Fusion" 2004 Dead Lawyers Jimmy Blake Television film 30 Days Until I'm Famous Cole Thompson 2005 Into the Fire Walter Harwig Jr. 2006 Savage Planet Randall Cain Secrets of a Small Town Jimmy Lee Daniels Pilot episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation The Big Hombre Episode: "Double Cross" Masters of Horror Sheriff Kevin Reddle Episode: "The Damned Thing" 2007KAW Wayne Syfy Television film Numb3rs Jeff Upchurch Episode: "Tabu" 2008 No Game Devlin Television film; also director and executive producer 2009 Criminal Minds Darrin Call Episode: "Haunted" 2010 Mongolian Death Worm Daniel Television film 2011 The Young and the Restless Sam Gibson Soap opera; April 18 - November 4 A Crush on You Ben Martin Hallmark TV Film 2013 Dexter Jacob Elway Season 8 2018 The Bay Ty Garrett 3 episodes 2022 The Boys Gunpowder Episode: "The Only Man in the Sky"
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