American actor Sean Gunn: biography, film roles

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21 July 2014 in Hollywood hosted the world premiere of the fantastic action movie with elements of the comedy "Guardians of the Galaxy" directed by James Gunn. The script was based on comics published by Marvel Comics.

The main character is Peter Quill. One day he becomes the owner of a certain artifact and, against his will, is drawn into an intergalactic hunt as a victim. To survive, Quill finds allies. Now these lonely, unsociable outcasts need to unite and take part in the battle for the galaxy.

For the American actor Sean Gunn, the role in this film has become one of the most famous of his entire career. He played the supporting character Craglin Obfonteri. However, the list of Sean Gunn's roles does not end there. He has several dozen works to his credit.

Biography and photo of Sean Gunn

The future actor was born on May 22, 1974 in the city of St. Louis, which is located in the USA, Missouri. His father James is a lawyer and his mother Liota is a housewife. Sean is the sixth and youngest childin family. Almost all of his brothers also decided to devote their lives to the film industry and became producers, directors, screenwriters, actors.

After graduating from a local school in 1992, Sean Gunn entered Chicago's DePaul University, where he graduated in 1996.

The year he graduated from university, Gunn landed his first film role. It was a character named Sammy Capulet in the movie Tromeo and Juliet. In 1999-2000, he began acting in TV series, tried himself as a producer and screenwriter. Sean Gunn's last feature film was released in 2018 - it was Avengers: Infinity War.

Filmography: Feature Films

In 2001, the military melodrama directed by Michael Bay "Pearl Harbor" was released, in which Gunn played the episodic role of a sailor. The plot revolves around Rafe and Danny - two old friends who have known each other since early childhood. Their common passion is aviation. As adults, Rafe and Danny become pilots in the US Army Air Corps. Once close friends have to leave - one of them leaves for England, and the other goes to serve in the state of Hawaii. When they meet again, Rafe and Danny have a big fight, but they team up again for a common goal.

Another movie starring Sean Gunn is Roy, directed by David Yarovesky. Gunn plays Dr. Bakery. According to the story, the main character Adam, who lost his memory due to unknown events, wakes up in a dirty room with no way out - the doors are boarded up with boards. However, withover time, Adam begins to remember what happened to him - the beginning of the terrible events was a plane crash, as a result of which the plane crashed with an important cargo on board.

TV series

The first series in which Sean Gunn appeared was "Now Any Day" - an American drama about the friendship of two women. The first episode was released in 1998, and the last 88th episode was released in 2002. Gunn only appeared in one of the episodes, playing a cameo role, but this was the beginning of his career on television.

The most famous show with the participation of the actor can be considered the comedy-drama series "Gilmore Girls", currently with 157 episodes divided into 8 seasons. In the center of the plot is a family consisting of mother Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory. The show touches on such important social topics as friendship, love, family.

Sean Gunn played one of the most peculiar characters named Kirk Gleason, who lives with his mother, constantly changes jobs and often becomes the hero of various incidents.