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How Sean Patrick Flanery Brought a Marine Veteran to Life in 'Born a Champion'


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. ....

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