Tommy Flanagan

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 Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and its spin-off Mayans M.C., Cicero in Gladiator (2000), Morrison in Braveheart (1995), Tullk in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Williamson in All About the Benjamins (2002), and The Stranger in When a Stranger Calls (2006).

Early life Flanagan was born in Easterhouse, Glasgow, the second of four children. His sister Sue is a nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow. He was an altar boy.

Career His first television roles were in Screen One (1992) and Taggart (1993). Flanagan worked in Robert Carlyle and Alexander Morton's Raindog Theatre for three years before being cast in Braveheart (1995). He has had roles in Face/Off (1997), The Game (1997), Sunset Strip (2000), Gladiator (2000), All About the Benjamins (2002), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Alien vs. Predator (2004), Sin City (2005), Smokin' Aces (2006), When a Stranger Calls (2006), The Last Drop (2006), Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and the TV mini-series Attila.

He portrayed arms dealer Gabriel Schector in the first episode of 24s seventh season and appeared in the episode "Headlock" of Lie to Me, aired in the U.S. on Monday 2 August 2010. He was one of the main cast members of Sons of Anarchy, 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 Irn-Bru. In July 2016, he appeared in the music video for the song "Rotting in Vain" by Korn.

Flanagan played McCullough on the Netflix series Wu Assassins which ran for one season, and as Walter Flynn in the Starz series Power Book IV: Force.

He was cast as Roderick Dustin in House of the Dragon in 2025.

Flanagan and his wife, Dina, have a daughter. He was previously married to Rachel Flanagan and Jane Ford.

Filmography Film

Television