While living in Houston, Texas Sean decided to switch his college major to theater studies. He did regional theater. He also landed bit parts in two movies.
A Tiger's Tail:
Sean had a very SMALL part in this movie.
It was filmed in Houston, Texas in 1987
Full Moon in Blue Water:
Sean's part was cut out and not included in the movie.
This movie was also filmed in Houston around 1988
Around 1989, Sean moved to LA to aggressively pursue his acting career. He started out as a waiter to support himself. After landing an agent, he did commercials for McDonalds, Kellogg's, and Milk Does A Body Good campaign. He landed two Disney movies.
Just Perfect:
1990 Disney Channel Movie
Sean's first acting job outside of commercials
Sean still kept his waiter job in real life
My Life As A Babysitter:
1990 Disney Channel Movie
Sean kept his waiter job
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles:
This was Sean's big break in Hollywood
George Lucas handpicked him out of 100s to play a teenaged Indy
Sean quit his waiter job when he landed this role.
The series ran from 1992-93 on ABC
After the show was canceled Sean made some Young Indiana Jones adventure movies for the Family Channel through 1996.
Sean developed a fan following from the show
Kingdom Come:
Filmed 1993 in Prague
Sean's costar was Veronika Logan.
Veronika also appeared in an episode of Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Veronika was Sean's real life on again/off again love interest for several years.
None of Sean's fans have been able to locate this film and it's believed not to have been widely distributed.
The Accident:
It was a 1993 made for tv movie.
Believed to have originally aired on HBO
Production company was BigRock Pictures
Raging Angels:
Movie copyright date is 1994
Movie release in October 1995
Director was so embarrassed by the end product, he used the alias Alan Smithee to protect his identity. Alan Smithee alias has been used for decades in the movie business to protect embarrassed directors and sometimes even actors from movies they would rather forget.
Costar Monet Mazur also appears with Sean in the movie Kiss the Bride
Frank and Jesse:
Filmed in 1994 in Arkansas
Sean had a small role as a reporter
Movie available on DVD
Guinevere:
Released in 1994
Filmed in Lithuania
Movie title in Australia is Bound in Blood
Powder:
Filmed in 1995 in Sean's home town of Houston, Texas
Sean's great performance led to an MTV award nomination
Costar Mary Steenburgen also worked with Sean in The Grass Harp
Powder was overshadowed by director Victor Salva's child sex abuse scandal
Movie is available on DVD
Sean was 29 years old during filming and the character he played was a teenager.
The Grass Harp:
Film released in 1995
Filmed in Alabama
Costar Mary Steenburgen also appeared in Powder with Sean
The Grass Harp is a novel written by Truman Capote
Just Your Luck:
Filmed 1996 in Los Angeles
Original working title in the US was Whiskey Down
In Australia movie title is Whiskey Down
Pale Saints:
Filmed in 1996 in Ontario, Canada
Nominated for 5 Genie awards in 1999
The Method:
Sean was a producer on this movie.
Film's copyright date is 1996
Filmed in Los Angeles
Best Men:
Filmed in Norwalk, California
Released in 1997
Original working title was Independence
Suicide Kings:
Copyrighted 1997 released in the US 1998
Filming locations in California included Los Angeles, Long Beach, Catalina Island, and City of Industry.
USA DVD release offers alternate versions of the movie
Eden:
Copyright 1997 and released in the USA 1998
Sean played a teenager in this movie and was in his early 30s when movie was shot.
Filmed in Seattle, Washington
Available on DVD
Zack and Reba:
Copyright 1997 and released in 1998
Filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah
Available on DVD
Played character named Zack. He also played a Zack in Frank and Jesse.
Girl:
Copyright 1998, US release 1999
Filmed in Los Angeles
Costar Tara Reid also appears with Sean in the movie Body Shots
Body Shots:
US Release 1999
Costar Amanda Peet also stars with Sean in Simply Irresistible
Costar Tara Reid also stars with Sean in the movie Girl
Body Shots was released in alternate versions, rated R and unrated.
Unrated version is 3 minutes longer.
Available on DVD
Original working title was Jello Shots
Simply Irresistible:
Filmed in New York City
Released in 1999
Costar Amanda Peet also appeared in Body Shots with Sean.
Sean's character name is Tom. Sean also plays a Tom in Run the Wild Fields and Kiss the Bride.
Original working title was Vanilla Fog
Boondock Saints:
Copyright 1999, US Release 2000
Filmed in Boston and Ontario, Canada
Available on DVD
Tattoo on Sean's character's hand means truth (Veritas)
Tattoo on Norman's hand means justice (Aequitas)
Sean's character is named Connor. Sean plays a character named Connor in the movie D-Tox too.
Ron Jeremy who has a small role in Boondock Saints is a porno star in real life.
Troy Duffy who wrote and directed the movie has a band named Boondock Saints.
The Strip:
UPN TV series that ran from 1999-2000
Approximately 9 episodes were aired
Filmed in Las Vegas
Sean's character name was Elvis. Sean is a huge Elvis fan.
Run The Wild Fields:
Released in the US 2000
Filmed in Toronto, Vancouver, and Stouffville, Canada
Sean's character was named Tom. Sean's played a Tom in Kiss The Bride, and Simply Irresistible too.
Run the Wild Fields won a daytime Emmy in 2002 for outstanding children's special.
Acceptable Risk:
TBS made for tv movie which aired in 2001
Filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Movie is based on the Robin Cook novel
Diamond Hunters:
Filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, 2001
Hasn't been released in the US
Costars Alyssa Milano who also stars with Sean in Kiss the Bride
D-Tox:
Filmed 1999 in Vancouver
Released in early 2002 overseas. No release date yet in the US
Film has had several title changes including Eye See You, The Outpost, Detox
Sean's character is Connor. He also played a Connor in Boondock Saints
Kiss The Bride:
Filmed in 2001
Costar Alyssa Milano also stars with Sean in Diamond Hunters
Costar Monet Mazur also stars with Sean in Raging Angels
Sean's character is named Tom. He also plays a Tom in Run The Wild Fields and Simply Irresistible.
Lone Hero:
Made for tv HBO movie
Filmed 2001 in Vancouver
Aired on HBO 2002
One working title for Lone Hero was The Gunmen