Sean Patrick Flanery stars in "Born a Champion." (Lionsgate)
28 Jan 2021
"Born a Champion" follows a Marine Corps Gulf War veteran as he masters Brazilian jiujitsu and fights his way through the earliest days of the MMA phenomenon. The movie is available now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital.
Actor Sean Patrick Flanery wrote the story, co-wrote the screenplay and plays the lead role of fictional Marine Mickey Kelley. With a story inspired by his own love and practice of the martial arts, Flanery fought for over a decade to get this movie made.
Flanery has enjoyed a long and varied career since his breakthrough starring role as in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles." He co-starred with Norman Reedus in the cult classic "The Boondock Saints" and has worked constantly over the past three decades.