Sean Gunn
Sean Gunn | |
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.jpg) Gunn in 2023 | |
| Born | May 22, 1974 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | DePaul University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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Sean Gunn (born May 22, 1974)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kirk Gleason on The WB series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), and Kraglin Obfonteri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this role, he has been in the films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), as well as the animated series What If...? and television film The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022). He also played Weasel and Calendar Man in the Warner Bros./DCEU film The Suicide Squad (2021). He is the younger brother of director James Gunn and often appears in his films.
Career
[edit]In 1995 Gunn played Sammy Capulet in the B movie Tromeo and Juliet. In 2000, he guest starred in the second episode of Gilmore Girls as Mick, a DSL 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 Angel; 3rd Rock from the Sun; Yes, Dear; True Jackson, VP; Andy Richter Controls the Universe; and Bunheads. He can also be seen in commercials as an "agent" for the text message information service KGB.com. In films, he has also had several roles, the most substantial being "Alien Orphan/Doug" in The Specials, 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 Gilmore Girls cast member John Cabrera. Gunn and Cabrera have been close artistic colleagues since their school days in Chicago in the mid-nineties.[citation needed]
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 Nickelodeon show True Jackson VP. He starred in a series of television commercials for Knowledge Generation Bureau, and appeared in the 2010 film Super, written and directed by his brother James.
He is also the voice actor behind the character of Swan in the Warner Brothers video game Lollipop Chainsaw, also written by his brother James.[citation needed]
Gunn guest-starred in the season 4 episode "Makeover" of Glee as committee member Phineas Hayes.
In 2014, he provided performance capture for the character of Rocket,[2] and played the role of Kraglin, Yondu Udonta's second-in-command, 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 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, playing a larger part, and again provided performance capture for the character of Rocket.[3]
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 Weasel as well as Calendar Man 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 will reprise his role as Weasel in Creature Commandos.
In 2025, Gunn is set to portray Maxwell Lord in Superman.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of six children. He is the brother of filmmaker James Gunn, actor and political writer Matt Gunn, screenwriter Brian Gunn, producer and former Executive Vice President of Artisan Entertainment Patrick, and a sister, Beth, who works as an employment attorney.[5][6][7][8][9] Their parents are Leota and James F. Gunn, a retired partner and corporate attorney with the law firm Thompson Coburn in St. Louis.[10][11]
Gunn and his brothers attended the Jesuits' St. Louis University High School, where he graduated in 1992.[12] He graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 1996.[5][13]
Gunn is married to actress and film director Natasha Halevi.[14] They married in June 2019 in Southern California.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Tromeo and Juliet | Sammy Capulet | |
| 1997 | Stricken | Guffy | |
| 1999 | The Auteur Theory | Tori York | |
| 2000 | The Specials | Alien Orphan | Also producer |
| 2001 | Love, Sex & Murder | The Waiter | Short film Also associate producer |
| Pearl Harbor | Traction Sailor | ||
| 2003 | The Man Who Invented the Moon | Sammy Hughes | Short film Also executive producer |
| 2004 | Fish Out of Water | Jim | Short film |
| 2005 | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Stevie | |
| 2008 | Pants on Fire | PK | |
| 2010 | Super | Toby | |
| 2012 | The Giant Mechanical Man | George | |
| 2013 | Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum | Pinto | |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Kraglin Obfonteri | Also motion-capture performance for Rocket and Thanos |
| 2015 | The Hive | Dr. Baker | |
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment | Marty Espenscheid | |
| Ordinary World | Ted | ||
| A Boy Called Po | Ben | ||
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Kraglin Obfonteri | Also motion-capture performance for Rocket |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | — | Motion-capture performance for Rocket |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Kraglin Obfonteri | Cameo; Also motion-capture performance for Rocket |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Weasel, Calendar Man | |
| Agnes | Paul Satchimo | ||
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Kraglin Obfonteri | Also motion-capture performance for Rocket |
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Kraglin Obfonteri / Young Rocket |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Any Day Now | Clerk | Episode: "A Parent's Job" |
| 1999–2000 | Angel | Lucas, Mars | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Brutally Normal | Lenny | 2 episodes |
| The Michael Richards Show | Dennis | Episode: "Simplification" | |
| 2000–2007 | Gilmore Girls | Kirk Gleason, Mick, Swan | 137 episodes Series regular |
| 2001 | Inside Schwartz | Focus Group Guy #2 | Episode: "Bless Me Father, for I Have Fired You" |
| DAG | Ryan | Episode: "Prom" | |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Attendant | Episode: "You Don't Know Dick" | |
| Going to California | Joey "Fuzz" Fucetti | 4 episodes | |
| 2002 | Yes, Dear | David Scott | Episode: "Making Baby" |
| 2002–2003 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Phil | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Gilmore Girls Backstage Special | Himself | Television film |
| 2007–2008 | October Road | Vincent "Rooster" Road | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Scream Queens | Himself | 1 episode |
| Sparky & Mikaela | Dude | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Humanzee! | Humanzee | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2008–2009 | James Gunn's PG Porn | Peppermint Patty, Jason, Bill Scrotey | 8 episodes Also co-creator and writer |
| 2009 | The Jace Hall Show | Himself | Episode: "James Gunn & Brutal Legend" |
| 2011 | For a Green Card | Andrew | Episode: "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" |
| 2012 | Antiques Roadshow | Himself | Episode: "Junk in the Trunk 2" |
| Glee | Phineas Hayes | Episode: "Makeover" | |
| 2012–2013 | H+ | Jason O'Brien | 9 episodes |
| Bunheads | Sebastian | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | The Education of Eddie and Mortimer | Creepy Carl | Television film |
| 2014 | The Victoria Uyen Show | Himself | Episode: "Guardians of the Galaxy Premiere" |
| Bones | Dr. Howard Fitch | Episode: "The Corpse at the Convention" | |
| 2016 | Superstore | Card Shopper | Episode: "Secret Shopper" |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Kirk Gleason | Miniseries | |
| 2018 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | Episode: "Why Is It Wet?" |
| 2021 | What If...? | Kraglin Obfonteri | Voice, episode: "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" |
| The Rookie | Treasure Hunter | Episode: "Poetic Justice" | |
| 2022 | The Terminal List | Saul Agnon | 1 episode |
| The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Kraglin Obfonteri | Also motion-capture performance for Rocket | |
| 2023 | The Good Doctor | Kenny | Episode: "Love's Labor" |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Stewart Jones | Episode: "The Testi-Roastia" | |
| Marvel Studios: Assembled | Himself | Episode: "The Making of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 " | |
| 2024 | Creature Commandos | Weasel, G.I. Robot | Voice |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lollipop Chainsaw | Swan |
References
[edit]- ^ Gunn, James. "Happy Birthday to my brother Sean Gunn". James Gunn verified Facebook account. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022.
- ^ James Gunn in "James Gunn Reveals New Details on Guardians of the Galaxy". Pointless Podcast via ComingSoon.net. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
- ^ Holmes, Adam (n.d.). "Guardians 2 Bringing Back This Key Side Character". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015.
I played Rocket on-set as well as a few other characters like Thanos and a Sakaaran guard, and so on. Essentially I helped with the actors, giving them a performance to work off of and help the visual effects team when they do the reference work.
- ^ Ortiz, Andi; A. Lincoln, Ross (August 16, 2024). "Sean Gunn Says His 'Superman' Maxwell Lord Isn't Based on Other Live Portrayals". TheWrap. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sean Gunn". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Gunn, James (July 5, 2015). "My brother Brian's dream about..." Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Gunn profile, qualiacapital.com; accessed December 4, 2014.
- ^ Gunn, James (December 21, 2014). "My sister Beth gave me..." Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Beth Gunn | Gunn Coble | California Employment Lawyer". Equal Pay | United States | Gunn Coble. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2017). "James Gunn says 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' a family affair". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Joe (July 31, 2014). "St. Louis director James Gunn goes galactic". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Notable Alumni: SLUH". St. Louis University High School. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
James Gunn '84, filmmaker and screenwriter; Brian Gunn '88, screenwriter; Matt Gunn '90, writer for HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher; Sean Gunn '92, actor.
- ^ Rodriguez, Briana (April 27, 2017). "Sean Gunn on His 3 Rules for Moving to L.A." Backstage. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Strohm, Emily (July 22, 2019). "Gilmore Girls' Sean Gunn Marries Actress Natasha Halevi — Inside Their Picnic Wedding Ceremony!". People.
Sources
[edit]- "Gunns Hit Their Target in Hollywood" by Mary Delach Leonard. St Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2003. p. E1
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