Sean Gunn

Career

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.

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.

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, 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.

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 reprised his role as Weasel in Creature Commandos, while also voiced G.I. Robot.

In 2025, Gunn appears as Maxwell Lord in Superman.

Personal life

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 vice president of Artisan Entertainment Patrick, and a sister, Beth, who works as an employment attorney. Their parents are Leota (Hynek) and James F. Gunn, a retired partner and corporate attorney with the law firm Thompson Coburn in St. Louis.

Gunn and his brothers attended the Jesuits' St. Louis University High School, where he graduated in 1992. He graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 1996.

Gunn married actress and film director Natasha Halevi in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

Sources

• "Gunns Hit Their Target in Hollywood" by Mary Delach Leonard. St Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2003. p. E1

References

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2. (February 20, 2014). "James Gunn Reveals New Details on Guardians of the Galaxy". Pointless Podcast via [[ComingSoon.net]].
3. Holmes, Adam. (n.d.). "Guardians 2 Bringing Back This Key Side Character". [[CinemaBlend]].
4. (August 16, 2024). "Sean Gunn Says His 'Superman' Maxwell Lord Isn't Based on Other Live Portrayals".
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6. Gunn, James. (July 5, 2015). "My brother Brian's dream about....". [[Twitter]].
7. [http://qualiacapital.com/patrick-gunn Patrick Gunn profile], qualiacapital.com; accessed December 4, 2014.
8. Gunn, James. (December 21, 2014). "My sister Beth gave me....". [[Twitter]].
9. "Beth Gunn {{!}} Gunn Coble {{!}} California Employment Lawyer".
10. Lovece, Frank. (May 4, 2017). "James Gunn says 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' a family affair". [[Newsday]].
11. Williams, Joe. (July 31, 2014). "St. Louis director James Gunn goes galactic". [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]].
12. "Notable Alumni: SLUH". St. Louis University High School.
13. Rodriguez, Briana. (April 27, 2017). "Sean Gunn on His 3 Rules for Moving to L.A.". [[Backstage (magazine).
14. (July 22, 2019). "Gilmore Girls' Sean Gunn Marries Actress Natasha Halevi — Inside Their Picnic Wedding Ceremony!".
15. Sullivan, Kevin P.. (October 16, 2013). "Vin Diesel On Stilts Isn't Even The Weirdest Thing About This Video".
16. Barton, Steve. (May 29, 2015). "Several More Sign Up for The Belko Experiment".
17. Perry, Spencer. (February 2, 2016). "The Guardians of the Galaxy Assemble in a Rehearsal Photo".
18. Lesnick, Silas. (January 24, 2017). "Sean Gunn Shares from the Avengers: Infinity War Set".
19. Anderson, Jenna. (May 9, 2019). "Robert Downey Jr. Reveals Kraglin's Unseen Appearance in New Avengers: Endgame Photo".
20. Schedeen, Jesse. (June 22, 2021). "The Suicide Squad: Exclusive Trailer Breakdown With Director James Gunn".
21. Dick, Jeremy. (July 15, 2021). "Sean Gunn Is Calendar Man in New The Suicide Squad Character Trailer".
22. McDonnell, Brandy. (February 5, 2020). "Oklahoma filmmaker Mickey Reece's new horror film Agnes, featuring Molly C. Quinn, Sean Gunn and Rachel True, completes principal photography".
23. Reimer, Amanda. (July 8, 2022). "Every Single Cameo in Thor: Love and Thunder".
24. (April 26, 2023). "James Gunn's Guardians: How Chris Pratt and His Marvel Castmates Rescued Their Director's Career".
25. "Sean Gunn (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.
26. Coggan, Devan. (November 23, 2022). "How James Gunn embraced Christmas chaos with the ''Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special''".
27. Oddo, Marco Vito. (April 12, 2023). "Here's the Full Cast of DC's Creature Commandos [Exclusive]".
28. Stenzel, Wesley. (December 18, 2024). "Ana Navarro, Rachel Brosnahan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more heading to Celebrity Jeopardy season 3".