Tommy Flanagan

In 2008, Flanagan joined Charlie Hunnam and Ron Perlman in FX Network's drama, 'Sons of Anarchy' , one of the highest rated shows for the network, running for seven seasons. Flanagan portrayed Filip 'Chibs' Telford, a stalwart member of the "Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. The beloved series earned Flanagan a legion of loving and dedicated fans. During this time, Flanagan also appeared in leading roles on other hit series including Netflix's 'Peaky Blinders' opposite Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill, Fox's '24' and 'Lie to Me', ABC's 'Detroit 187', ABC's 'Revenge' and DC's and Fox's 'Gotham' playing the enigmatic 'Tommy the Knife'.

Tommy Flanagan stars as 'Martin Connells' in the third season of HBO's "Westworld' starring opposite Evan Rachel Wood and Jeffrey Wright. Tommy Flanagan was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. In his twenties, Flanagan made his living as a DJ for local dance clubs and during this time, his friend Robert Carlyle, persuaded Flanagan to give acting a try. Flanagan soon joined Carlyle's Raindog Theatre Company where he made his stage debut in such productions as 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', and 'MacBeth'. Flanagan soon landed the role of Scottish rebel 'Morrison' in Mel Gibson's epic 'Braveheart', which became a worldwide blockbuster and win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Following this, Flanagan went on to work with an array of top directors in films such as Phillip Noyce's 'The Saint', John Woo's 'Face/Off', and David Fincher's 'The Game', and 'Plunkett and Macleane'', reuniting him with Robert Carlyle. In 2000, Flanagan earned critical praise and numerous 'Best Actor' nominations for his role as 'Da', the troubled father in Lynne Ramsay's 'Ratcatcher'. That same year, Flanagan played the role of 'Cicero', the faithful retainer of Russell Crowe's character in the Academy Award-winning 'Gladiator' for director Ridley Scott. Flanagan's endearing portrayal once again earned him praise and recognition. Flanagan continued creating memorable roles and working with talented directors in films including 'Trauma' opposite Colin Firth, New Line's 'All About the Benjamins' opposite Ice Cube, 20th Century Fox's 'Alien vs. Predator' for director Paul W. S. Anderson, Miramax films 'Sin City' for director Robert Rodriguez, and Simon West's re-make of 'When a Stranger Calls', playing the pivotal role of the 'Stranger' terrorizing Camilla Belle, as well as playing the enigmatic hit man 'Lazlo Soot' in Joe Carnahan's 'Smokin' Aces'.

Portrays two different characters, in two very different genres, who has his wife forcibly taken by another man, and who seeks his revenge, murdering his adulterous enemy, and then spitting on the corpse: Braveheart (1995) and Sons of Anarchy (2008).