Thomas Flanagan (born 3 July 1965) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as Filip "Chibs" Telford in the FX crime drama television series ''

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'' (2008–2014) and its spin-off '' Mayans M.C.'' (2019), Cicero in ''

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'' (2000), Morrison in ''

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'' (1995), Tullk in ''

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'' (2017), and Williamson in '' All About The Benjamins'' (2002).

Life

Flanagan was born in

Easterhouse Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the River Clyde and south ...

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, the second of four children. His sister Sue is a nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in

. He was an

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. His facial scars are the result of a knife attack outside a nightclub where he had been working as a DJ. After leaving the club he was attacked by a gang, stabbed and slashed with a knife, leaving him with scars. Flanagan and his wife, Dina, have a daughter. He was previously married to Rachel Flanagan, and casting director Jane Ford.

Career

His first television roles were in ''Screen One'' (1992) and ''

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'' (1993). Flanagan worked in

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's Raindog Theatre for three years before being cast in ''

'' (1995). He has had roles in ''

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'' (1997), '' The Game'' (1997), '' Sunset Strip'' (2000), ''

'' (2000), '' All About the Benjamins'' (2002), '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), '' When a Stranger Calls'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), '' Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball'' (2010), ''

'' (2017) and the TV mini-series '' Attila''. He portrayed arms dealer Gabriel Schecter in the first episode of '' 24''s seventh season and appeared in the episode "Headlock" of ''

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'', aired in the U.S. on Monday 2 August 2010. He was one of the main cast members of ''

'', in which he plays an outlaw biker named Filip "Chibs" Telford. In October 2010, Flanagan was revealed as the spokesperson for the Scottish soft drink

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. In July 2016, he appeared in the music video for the song "Rotting in Vain" by Korn. In July 2018, it was announced that Flanagan was cast in one of the main roles, Alec McCullough, on the

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series '' Wu Assassins''. In 2022, he was cast as Walter Flynn for the Starz series '' Power Book IV: Force''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Tommy 1965 births Male actors from Glasgow Living people Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors