Biography - Sean Gunn

Who is Sean Gunn?

Sean Gunn is an American actor best known for starring in Gilmore Girls as Kirk Gleason and in MCU films Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, and Thor as Kraglin Obfonteri. He is one of the famous Gunn brothers, the others being James Gunn, Matt Gunn, and Brian Gunn.

Sean Gunn – Age, Parents, Siblings

Sean Gunn’s birth took place on May 22, 1974, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. His mother Leota Gunn and father James F. Gunn were both lawyers and were partners and corporate attorneys of the law firm Thompson Cobur. He is the youngest child of his parents and has five older siblings. His brothers are filmmaker James Gunn, screenwriter Brian Gunn, Patrick Gunn, actor and political writer Matt Gunn, and sister Beth Gunn, who is an employment attorney.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Sean Gunn attended Jesuit St. Louis University High School, graduating from the same in 1992. He went on to study at The Theatre School at DePaul University. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1996.

His ethnicity includes Irish, Bohemian/Czech, English, and German.

Sean Gunn – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Sean Gunn married his girlfriend Natasha Halevi on July 15, 2019. His wife is an actress, and director best known for her work in the 2016 film B.C. Butcher. As of yet, they do not have any children together.

Also, the couple seems to be happy with their marriage and there are no hints of divorce surrounding the pair.

Sean Gunn – Career

Early Days

After working in several commercials, Gunn’s debut screen role was as Sammy Capulet in the 1996 film Tromeo and Juliet. This was followed by minor appearances in the films Pearl Harbor (2001), The Specials (2000), and in the TV series Any Day Now (1999), Angel (1999-2000), Brutally Normal (2000), etc.

Finally, in the year 2000, Sean Gunn was cast as the recurring character Kirk Gleason in the comedy-drama TV series Gilmore Girls. He portrayed the role for a total of 137 episodes, from 2000 to 2007. This is considered his breakthrough role.

Films, TV Series

Since then Gunn has worked in the films Super (2010), The Giant Mechanical Man (2012), The Hive (2015), The Belko Experiment (2016), the dual role of Weasel and Calendar Man in The Suicide Squad (2021), Agnes (2021), among others. He is also best known for starring as Kraglin Obfonteri in Marvel Comic Universe (MCU) films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).

Moreover, Sean Gunn is well known for portraying characters in the episodes of the TV series Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002-2003), October Road (2007-2008), James Gunn's PG Po*n (2008-2009), Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016), The Rookie (2021), to name a few.

Co-stars

On the set of Thor: Love and Thunder, Sean Gunn has worked alongside Pom Klementieff, Jaimie Alexander, Ben Falcone, Taika Waititi, and Simon Russell Beale.

Sean Gunn – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Sean Gunn is estimated at around $6 million while the figure on his annual salary is under review.

Sean Gunn – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Gunn has a massive following- around 400k followers.