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From Boxer to Actor: Sean Kerrigan’s Inspiring Journey | Sean Carrigan DSH #1337
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
From boxer to actor, Sean Kerrigan’s incredible journey is nothing short of inspiring! 🥊🎭 In this episode of the Digital Social Hour Podcast, Sean Kelly dives into Sean Kerrigan’s transformation from chasing wrestling and boxing dreams to landing on TV screens as a talented actor. 🌟 Don’t miss his stories of determination, family struggles, and breaking into Hollywood, including his role in the gripping film "GracePoint," now streaming on Amazon and Apple TV! 🍿✨ Tune in now for insights into Sean’s mindset, the pivotal moments that shaped his path, and the lessons he learned in the ring that prepared him for life in front of the camera. 🎬💪 Packed with valuable insights and real talk, this episode is one you can’t afford to miss. 📺 Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets! 🚀 Join the conversation and get inspired by Sean Kerrigan’s story of perseverance, passion, and purpose. 🔥 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Grace and Grit: Resilience and Strength 02:52 - Boxing Career: Journey and Challenges 06:49 - High School Wrestling Career: Foundations of Success 09:45 - Overcoming Fear: Conquering Challenges 15:01 - Your First Fight: Preparing for Battle 18:18 - Adrenaline: The Thrill of Competition 19:30 - Your Brothers: Family and Support 22:00 - Your Movie, Grace Point: Behind the Scenes 23:42 - Saving Your Brother from a Crack House: A Personal Story 28:43 - Transition to Acting: New Beginnings 33:15 - Parents: Influences and Inspiration 34:30 - Where to Find Sean: Social Media and Updates 34:34 - What’s Next for Sean: Future Projects and Goals APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Sean Carrigan https://www.instagram.com/therealseancarrigan SPONSORS: AIRES TECH: https://airestech.com/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ The views and opinions expressed by guests on Digital Social Hour are solely those of the individuals appearing on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, Sean Kelly, or the Digital Social Hour team. While we encourage open and honest conversations, Sean Kelly is not legally responsible for any statements, claims, or opinions made by guests during the show. Listeners are encouraged to form their own opinions and consult professionals for advice where appropriate. Content on this podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, financial, or professional advice. #motivation #motivationalvideo #motivationalspeech #biographydocumentary #motivational
Chapter 1: Who is Sean Carrigan and what is his latest film project?
All right, guys. Fellow Sean here today. Got an actor and a new release, right? Grace Point. That's right. Grace Point. Yeah. It's out already. It's out on Amazon and Apple TV.
I love it, man. Was that your most recent film? Yeah. Actually, I just shot something called Demonetized. It's coming out in April. But yeah, Grace Point. Rory Karp, the guy who directed it, he's been working on this film, getting this film together for a long time. And
And we got a great cast and we shot it a few years ago and it's finally coming out and, you know, and we're happy it's getting the attention it deserves. Yeah.
It must be tough these days to make, make a top selling movie, right?
Uh, you know, I think so. I mean, you know, it's a tough time, you know, a lot of, a lot going on with, you know, streaming and, you know, movies. It's just, you know, and, and plus there's like so many distractions in the world. You know what I mean? So it's, it's hard to get people to sit down for a whole film, but our, you know,
our movie's good and you know hopefully people watch it yeah yeah i feel like there's a power shift towards the streaming platforms now it seems like they're having a lot of power yeah they are i mean you know uh that's that's the way the world goes you know i mean it's different convenience because i've had a lot of uh documentary filmmakers on the podcast and they have numerous stories of how they can't even get on netflix because they said certain things in the documentary
Oh, right. Yeah. I mean, look, you know, at the end of the day, you know, people just trying to get their stuff made and get it seen. And, you know, I think there's I think the the the platform has gone gotten bigger for that. Yeah. But now it's just getting flooded. And so, you know, people, you know, and I don't know what.
you know, sponsorships people have with other, you know, uh, you know, with, with stuff, you know, stuff on their site and why they won't air movies and stuff like that. Like I'm, I'm just an actor. Yeah.
Yeah. It's cool though. You're seeing alternative routes. Andrew Schultz, who's a comedian, ended up launching a special on his own site and it crushed it. Yeah. So there's other routes. He's super funny. Yeah. I love that guy. Have you seen him in, uh,
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Chapter 2: How did Sean Carrigan get started in boxing and wrestling?
And so me and my brothers, my dad trained me and my brothers. And so I would spend all my summers and winters up there. And then, you know, eventually I lived up there after college. And, yeah. And that's when I had a lot of my amateur fights. I fought all over the country. My dad would, like every other weekend, we'd be going off somewhere.
He would find fights that were going off in Roanoke or West Virginia or up in New Jersey. He would just find fights for all of us to go to. I mean, one time we went to Boston.
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To fight in Brockton. I mean, it was just like my dad was always trying to get his son's fights. Wow. Yeah. I mean, when we were really young, I've even got a picture of it. My brother's three and a half years older than me. And my dad laced this up when I was like nine. My brother was 12 and he's just...
He's like about to, they caught the photo right as he's about to land a right hand, right on my head. Bam. Yeah. So you were stopping with your brother. Yeah. Yeah. But that's one thing my dad, like he loved, like, you know, putting gloves on the kids and we'd all like get out in the yard and get after it. So he has some tough love to him.
that's i think that's i mean that's what you know when he was when he was coming up uh he grew up in alcoa tennessee and you know his uncles were prize fighters and and and they would they would lace up all the cousins and uh put gloves on them and then uh and then you know they'd they'd all go to you know go to battle out in the backyard and my my dad was like you know
He was, he was one of the better ones.
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Chapter 3: What challenges did Sean face in his athletic career?
And between, so there's a three round, you know, there's a three rounder and between rounds two and three, you know, me and this guy had been going at it. We had been going at it and I was, I was doing really well. And Jim Ed Jones, who was my trainer at the time with my dad, Jim Ed Jones said to me in the, in the middle of round two and three, he goes, Hey,
This next round, this next round ain't about boxing. This next round is about heart. It's about how much heart you got. You go out there and you give it everything. This round is about heart. It's about what you got inside. You get out there and you get it. You take it. You take it right now. And I've never forgotten that.
Wow. And I went out there and it's like, blah, blah, blah. you know, just, you know, put it on the guy. And it was one of the greatest moments of my life. And, and I'll never forget that, that, uh, that advice. Wow. You know, and go ahead.
No, it sounds like a really pivotal moment in your life. You remembered every single word and like,
Yeah, yeah. And I remember him, like, standing there looking at me. Because I was gassed. I was so gassed. I was, you know, I was exhausted. And you get, when you have your first fight, you know, in the amateurs, you're exhausted. Because you don't know how to pace yourself yet. Yeah, no. I mean, it's just, you know, it's exhausting.
And, you know, there's so much going, there's so much adrenaline pumping through you because you're all so nervous and scared. Right. And then you get in there and, you know, it's just, you know, you're probably going at a faster pace than you would, you know, as time goes on. I mean, as the years went on, you know, the fights got easier. You know, you manage those emotions better, but...
Nothing like that first match. I love it, man. Yeah, that's why I love sports and especially fighting sports. It builds your confidence, right? Yeah.
Yeah, I mean, you know, I was boxing and wrestling way before MMA became a thing. I kind of missed the MMA window. But... I always loved feeling like I could defend a takedown and also defend myself with my hands.
It's a good life skill to have. You never know when you'll need to throw hands with someone at the bar or something.
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Chapter 4: How did Sean overcome fear and grow in confidence?
yeah it really is and it's commercialized too like you know alcohol be out you know you know and you know beer commercials right everything everything drug commercials on every television network you know yeah i mean it's crazy so easy to get access to this stuff too yeah you really got out of the right people around you to break you out yeah
I had to break my brother out of a crack house one time. Damn. Yeah. Yeah. Straight out of the movie, The Fighter. I swear to God. I saw that movie. I was like, Jesus, man. That was me and my older brother. So those actually exist, those crack houses. Yeah. He was in some like, you know, some like- just this worn out house that, you know, everybody went and did drugs at.
And he called me one day and he goes, Hey man, Hey man, you gotta, you gotta come get me, man. These bikers are coming to jump me, man. These bikers are coming to jump me. And so I was wrestling at George Mason university at the time. And, uh, I, you know, I was there and I was at a, I think I was like, I forget where I was, but, but a couple of my other wrestler buddies were with me.
And I said, Hey man, I gotta go. I gotta go rescue my brother, man. He's at this, this, you know, drug house. And you know, it's, I, I, I don't know. I just got to go. And they were like, Hey, we're coming with you. And I was like, yeah, I don't know what I'm walking into, man. You know? So just, just letting you guys know that. And so, um, they're like, we're coming. So, um,
My buddies, Mark and Ty, you know, they're guys that wrestle on my wrestling team with me. We went and we got there and we pulled up to this house and I go, all right, I don't know how this is going to go. But what I'm going to do is I'm just going to go kick that front door in and start yelling where, you know, where's Michael Kerrigan? Where's Toby Kerrigan? Where's he at?
And so you guys, you know, Ty, you go around the back. You can come here. You come with me or you get however you want to do. So Ty went around the back. I went in the front. you know, uh, Kira was with me. I just kicked the door in. I was like, yeah, where the fuck is Michael Kerrigan? Where the fuck is Toby Kerrigan? He also goes by Toby. That's his big name.
And, um, I said, where the fuck is he? Where is he? Um, and I'm like, you know, people were like, ah, he's over there. He's over there. I was like, I was like, Hey, Hey. You say, Oh, Hey man. Hey man. And, uh, I grabbed him, got him out of there. And then, uh, you know, Saved him, I think. I don't know. And that was your older brother? That was my older brother.
Yeah, he struggled with addiction over the years.
So you kind of had to grow up quick then. You had to be responsible for your older brother.
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Chapter 5: What was Sean's experience in his first professional fight?
And, um, so I'm just lucky. I love that, man. I want to hear about your transition to acting. Cause that's not an easy, easy space to penetrate, right? Getting acting gigs.
No. Uh, you know, man, uh, when I was a kid, I knew I wanted to be an actor and, um, You know, one of my favorite movies is Star Wars, you know. Classic. Yeah. And, you know, then Return of the Jedi came out or Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. And like, you know, when I was a kid, I'd see these movies and I'd like come home and I'd just like act them out to my mom.
And then, you know, Luke Skywalker did this. Then Han Solo did this. And my poor mom, you know, she's like, you know. I'm working all day. She's like sitting there trying to like, listen to me describe all these different scenes of these movies. And, uh, I think she knew at that point that I wanted to be an actor. Um, but you know, when I was in high school, I had, you know, especially after, um,
You know, my, especially my senior year, it was like, you know, going into my senior year, I had, I had these athletic goals that I wanted to try to hit. I wanted to, I wanted to go to, uh, you know, a division one program, wrestling division, you know, division one, try to be an all American. And then I also wanted to have, uh, have an amateur career, more of an amateur career and then turn pro.
and fight professionally for a couple of years. I only wanted to have like, my goal was to have like five pro fights. I ended up having eight. And so, um, I just, well, I wanted to, uh, but I wanted to, you know, uh, do those things.
And then I, I used to tell people my senior, I was in drama, my, my senior year, I would tell, I used to tell people in my class, I'd be like, I'm going to go to, I'm going to go to college. I'm gonna try to be an all American in wrestling. I'm going to, I'm going to have a few, I'm going to have a brief pro career in boxing, and then I'm going to become an actor. Wow. And so you called it.
So, so like people like, uh, you know, they'd be like, you're going to do what you're going to do. Oh, and then you're going to do what? Yeah. Okay, pal. You know, that's not the path that everybody takes. Um, but I was just, I had it, I had it in my mind. Uh, and so when I, when I was boxing, I was by, you know, I turned pro in 98 and I was you know, fought professionally until April 2000.
And after that fight, I got cast in a UPN pilot that was shooting in Baltimore. And I got my SAG card from it. And so once I got my SAG card, I was like, all right, well, I'm going to go to New York. I'm going to go to LA. I'm going to give up my boxing career. Wow. It's time. It's time, you know? And my dad... He was pissed, right? Oh, he was so mad.
He said, hey, man, you're going to be driving cabs the rest of your life. I go, hey, Pop, I'll show you that one of these days you're going to see me on the big screen. He's like, hey. He's like, I'll be dead and gone before that ever happens. And then... I went off, I went off to New York. I was having no luck up in New York.
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