Sean Maher

Sean Maher

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Sean Maher (born April 16, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Simon Tam in the science fiction television series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity. Maher publicly came out as gay in 2011, using his role as a closeted gay man on The Playboy Club as a platform.

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Sean Maher was born on Wednesday, 16 April 1975 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. His full name at birth was Sean Maher. He is best known as an actor. Maher's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Sean attended high school at Byram Hills High School. For university, he studied at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School, a studio in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is 5' 10" (178 cm) tall with an athletic build. He has blue eyes and dark brown hair (color). Sean Maher is 50 years old and his zodiac star sign is Aries.

You can find people similar to Sean Maher by visiting our lists American gay actors and People from Pleasantville, New York.

Full name at birth
Sean Maher
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Claim to fame
Firefly, Serenity (2005)
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Date of birth
16 April 1975
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Place of birth
Pleasantville, New York, USA
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Actor
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5' 10" (178 cm)
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High school
Byram Hills High School
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University
  • Playwrights Horizons Theatre School, a studio in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
  • New York University where he earned his drama degree in 1997
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  • Principal Entertaiment
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Partner: Paul (Married) 2 children
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  • Graduated from Byram Hills High School
  • Graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, which he attended at the same time as actors Eddie Cahill and Eyal Podell.
  • Was notorious on the "Firefly" (2002) set for calling his character's sister her real name (Summer) instead of her character's name (River).
  • Graduated from NYU in 1997 with a drama degree.

Sean Maher is known for his role in the TV series Arrow (2012) as Mark Scheffer / Shrapnel.

He is also known for his role in the film Serenity (2005) as Simon.

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