Tommy Flanagan (born 3 July 1965) is a Scottish film actor. His distinctive facial scars are a result of a mugging.
Flanagan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the 3rd of five children. Flanagan first television roles were in Screen One, 1992 and Taggart in 1993. Flanagan worked in Carlyle's Raindog Theatre for three years before being cast in Braveheart (1995). He has had roles in Face/Off, The Game, Sunset Strip, Gladiator, Alien vs. Predator, Sin City, Smokin' Aces, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, When a Stranger Calls, All About the Benjamins, The Last Drop and the mini-series Attila.
He is a regular cast member on Sons of Anarchy, in which he plays outlaw biker Filip "Chibs" Telford.
MobLand
Moody · (2 episodes)
2025
The Perfect Couple
Broderick Graham · (3 episodes)
2024
Sleeping Dogs
Jimmy Remis
2024
Code Name Banshee
Anthony Greene
2022
There Are No Saints
Jet Rink
2022
Boon
Mr. Fitzgerald
2022
Power Book IV: Force
Walter Flynn · (16 episodes)
2022
Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher
Holden
2021
40-Love
Petrov
2021
Max Cloud
Brock Donnelly
2020
American Fighter
McClellen
2020
The Rising Hawk
Tuhar Vovk
2019
The Wave
Aeolus
2019
Wu Assassins
Alec McCullough · (7 episodes)
2019
Killers Anonymous
Markus
2019
3 Way Junction
Nick
2018
Legal Action
Mr. Gates
2018
Mayans M.C.
Filip 'Chibs' Telford · (1 episode)
2018
Adolescence
Shepard
2018
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
Tom Harrah
2017
Papillon
Masked Breton
2017
Sand Castle
Sergeant McGregor
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Tullk
2017
Running Wild
Jon Kilpatrick
2017
48 Hours to Live
Kipling
2016
Westworld
Martin Connells · (4 episodes)
2016
Winter
Woods Weston
2015
Gotham
Tom the Knife · (1 episode)
2014
Peaky Blinders
Arthur Senior · (1 episode)
2013
Officer Down
Father Reddy
2013
Revenge
Malcolm Black · (3 episodes)
2011
Luster
Les
2010
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Lazlo Soot
2010
Sons of Anarchy
Filip "Chibs" Telford · (92 episodes)
2008
Hero Wanted
Derek
2008
Smokin' Aces
Lazlo Soot
2006
The Last Drop
Dennis Baker
2006
When a Stranger Calls
Stranger
2006
Sin City
Brian
2005
Trauma
Tommy
2004
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Mark Verheiden
2004
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Irish Henchman
2003
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Cicero (Gladiator) (archive footage)
2002
All About the Benjamins
Williamson
2002
Dead Dogs Lie
Michael
2001
Strictly Sinatra
Michaelangelo
2001
Attila
Bleda · (2 episodes)
2001
Attila
Bleda
2001
Sunset Strip
Duncan
2000
Gladiator
Cicero
2000
Rebus
Thomas Telford · (1 episode)
2000
Ratcatcher
Da
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Connor Murphy · (1 episode)
1999
Plunkett & MacLeane
Eddie
1999
The Game
Solicitor / Taxi Driver
1997
Face/Off
Leo
1997
The Saint
Scarface
1997
The Lucky Suit
1996
A Mug's Game
Paul · (4 episodes)
1996
Jolly: A Life
Man at Grotto
1995
Braveheart
Morrison
1995
Tis' the Season to be Jolly
Prisoner
1993
The Hawk
Harry (as Sean Flanagan)
1993
Black and Blue
Brett-Smith Family Heavy (uncredited)
1992
Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne
Self - Piano
1974