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American actor and writer
Joe Flanigan
Flanigan at the 2007 Comic Con International
BornJoseph Dunnigan III
, U.S.
Occupation(s) Actor, writer Years active 1994–present SpouseKatherine Kousi
(
m.1996;
div.2014)
Children 3Joe Flanigan (born Joseph Dunnigan III; January 5, 1967) is an American writer and actor best known for his portrayal of the character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in Stargate Atlantis.
Flanigan was born in Los Angeles. He has said that his mother, Nancy, left his father soon after he was born and that his surname was changed to Flanigan after he was adopted by his stepfather, business executive John Flanigan.[1] When he was six years old, his family moved to a small ranch near Reno, Nevada.[2]
From the age of 14, Flanigan attended a boarding school in Ojai, California, where he appeared in the school production of A Streetcar Named Desire.[3] He later earned a history degree at the University of Colorado where he appeared in the play Coriolanus. On the advice of a friend, he took acting classes to overcome his shyness but did not plan to pursue a career in acting.[4] As part of the Junior Year Abroad program, Flanigan spent a year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he learned French.[5][6]
After graduation, he pursued a writing career. He worked on Capitol Hill[7] on President George H. W. Bush's advance team.[8] and then briefly for several New York City publications, including Town & Country and Interview magazine. On the advice of some of his friends, he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse, was coached by Gerald Gordon,[9] and then moved back to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue an acting career.
Flanigan had guest roles in numerous television series including Profiler, First Monday, and Sisters, until he got his breakthrough with his role on Stargate Atlantis as Lt. Colonel John Sheppard. He lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where the series was filmed during the week, and flew to Los Angeles during the weekends where his wife and children resided.[10] He additionally wrote for the series and created the stories for the Stargate Atlantis second-season episode "Epiphany" and the fourth season episode "Outcast".
Flanigan appears in Brooks Institute photographer John A. Russo's book About Face.[11] Part of the proceeds are to be donated to Smile Train.[12]
In 2019, Flanigan joined the cast of General Hospital as recurring character Dr. Neil Byrne.[13]
In contemporary culture[edit] Joe Flanigan featured in Metascifi, a contemporary work of public art offering advice for living well, screen capture, 2015Flanigan is featured in the contemporary public artwork, Metascifi (2015) by artist Martin Firrell. Metascifi presents social commentary and philosophical truths about living well, derived from observations of popular American science fiction television series. The project features performers and characters from Stargate, Star Trek, Farscape, Firefly and Warehouse 13.[14]
As the 'meta' element of the title suggests, the artwork invites Flanigan to comment on the wider social and narrative significance of his Stargate Atlantis character John Sheppard. Most notably, he speaks about the sexual attraction of the archetypal action hero, suggesting it is the impression of the hero's agency in the world that underpins people's attraction to characters of John Sheppard's nature.[15]
Flanigan married Katherine Kousi, an actress and painter, in 1996. They have three sons.[16][17][18] In early 2014, it was announced they had separated.[19]
Flanigan took two prizes in the Waterkeepers' Alliance downhill skiing competition at Lake Louise in January 2006, an event fellow Stargate lead Richard Dean Anderson has attended as well.[20] He currently resides in Malibu, California. On November 10, 2018, the Malibu home he was renting from a local family was lost in the Woolsey Fire.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Family Album Lionel Thayer TV movie 1995 Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Scott Cameron A Reason to Believe Eric Sayles 1997 Tell Me No Secrets Adam Stiles TV movie The First to Go Peter Cole 1998 Man Made Tom Trey Palmer TV movie 1999 The Other Sister Jeff Reed The Force TV movie 2000 Sherman's March Pete Sherman 2002 Farewell to Harry Nick Sennet 2003 Thoughtcrimes NSA Agent Brendan Dean 111 Gramercy Park Jack Philips TV movie 2005 Silent Men Regis 2011 Change of Plans Jason Danville TV movie Good Day For It Deputy Doug Brady Ferocious Planet[21] Colonel Sam Synn TV movie 2012 Six Bullets[22] Andrew Fayden The Secret Lives of Wives Jared TV movie 2013 FANomenon Himself TV movie documentary 2015 The Bandit Hound Trevor TV movie 2021 Let Us In Officer Wilton TV series Year Title Role Notes 1994 Family Album Lionel Thayer 2 episodes 1995 Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Scott Cameron TV movie 1995–1996 Sisters Brian Kohler-Voss Recurring role (15 episodes) 1997 Tell Me No Secret Adam Stiles TV movie Murphy Brown Scott Hamon Episode: "From Here To Jerusalem" 1998 Dawson's Creek Vincent Episodes: "Tamara's Return" and "Full Moon Rising" Cupid Alex DeMouy Episodes: "Meat Market", "Pick-Up Schticks", "Heart of the Matter" and "End of an Eros" Man Made Tom Trey Palmer TV movie 1999 Providence Dr. David Marcus Episodes: "Blind Faith", "Taste of Providence", "You Bet Your Life" and "Pig in Providence" The Force 2000 Profiler Dr. Tom Arquette Episodes: "Besieged", "Proteus", "Paradise Lost" and "The Long Way Home" Sherman's March Pete Sherman TV movie 2002 First Monday Julian Lodge Main role (13 episodes) Birds of Prey Detective Claude Martin Episode: "Prey for the Hunter" Judging Amy Tobin Hayes Episode: "Damage Control" 2003 Tru Calling Andrew Webb Episode: "Brother's Keeper" 2004 CSI: Miami Mike Sheridan Episode: "Slow Burn" 2004–2009 Stargate Atlantis Major/Lt. Col. John Sheppard Main role (100 episodes) 2006 Stargate SG-1 Lt. Col. John Sheppard Episode: "The Pegasus Project" 2007–2008 Women's Murder Club FBI Agent John Ash Episodes: "To Drag & To Hold" and "FBI Guy" 2009 Warehouse 13 Jeff Weaver Episode: "Elements" 2011 Fringe Robert Danzig Episode: "Neither Here Nor There" 2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles Hondo Episode: "Master of Destiny" 2013 Major Crimes Rick Marlow Episode: "All In" 2019 SEAL Team General Trask Episode: "What Appears To Be" 2019–2020 General Hospital Neil Byrne Recurring 2021–2022 See The Military Writer Year Title Episode Notes 2005 Stargate Atlantis Episode: "Epiphany" Story 2008 Episode: "Outcast" Other Year Title Role Notes 1994 Surgical Strike Reed Video Game 2013 Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Elliot SalemRetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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