Sean Patrick Thomas
Sean Patrick Thomas recently wrapped production on The Burrowers for Lionsgate, a unique take on the western genre about a band of courageous men who set out to find a family of settlers that have vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances. Prior to that, he shot the TV adaptation of Raisin in the Sun opposite Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan and Audra McDonald.
Thomas was last seen in Darren Aronofsky’s film The Fountain opposite Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. He also starred alongside Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer in MGM’s Barbershop, which opened number one at the box office. He reprised his role of ‘Jimmy James’ in the sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, which also opened at number one, taking in over $25 million in its opening weekend. His performance in Paramount Pictures’ box office smash Save the Last Dance earned him two MTV Movie Awards: Male Breakout Performance and Best Kiss (with Julia Stiles). In addition, he also received the Male Standout Performance Award at the 2001 Movieline Magazine Young Hollywood Awards.
Thomas has also appeared in Ed Zwick’s Courage Under Fire, Cruel Intentions, Can’t Hardly Wait, Picture Perfect and Conspiracy Theory.
Thomas co-starred on the CBS hit drama, The District with Craig T. Nelson. His portrayal of Detective Temple Page earned him Movieguide’s 2003 Grace Award for Best Television Performance by an Actor and the show was nominated for New Series of the Year in 2001 by TV Guide.
His numerous theater credits include Timon of Athens at the New York Shakespeare Festival and the lead role of Paul in Six Degrees of Separation at the Hanger Theater. Thomas earned his MFA from New York University.
Sean is a phenomenal actor who slips under the radar. I’m very excited to see him in film again and hope to see a lot more of him. Can’t wait to see the exceptional work that this very talented cast has created.
Comment by LRM — January 18, 2008 @ 12:27 pm