Sean Vincent Biggins

A character actor from Boston, Sean started acting in theatre at the age of ten through the urging of his brother Eddie and sister Mary, who were both performers themselves. His two other siblings, Timothy and Lesley, also performed on stage occasionally, as did their parents. Sean Vincent Biggins was born at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Boston to Anne Louise (Dowdell) of Salem, Massachusetts and Edward Anthony Biggins of Waltham, Massachusetts. Receiving years of informal training, by both performing on stage and working behind the scenes, Sean then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in New York City. Afterwards he returned to the Boston stage scene and eventually into film. In 1998, after initially being called in to audition for a minor supporting role in the independent, Boston-made feature film "Working Stiff", he actually landed the lead role of 'Gene' and ended up receiving a Best Actor nomination for his performance at the Portland Festival of World Cinema in