We recently had the chance to connect with Sean Gallagher and have shared our conversation below.
Sean, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: When have you felt most loved—and did you believe you deserved it?
Our wedding, which happened last month August 12, 2025. My wife, Piaget, and myself held our wedding ceremony overseas in London. We were honored to have 130 of our friends and family fly in to spend about six days running around London ending with the ceremony in the English countryside.
It was truly humbling for that many people to take the time, energy, and spend the money to join us. I did have moments of guilt for asking people to travel that far but with everyone coming from a different city anyway it actually made sense to spend the same money and travel somewhere different. And there were moments of imposter syndrome for even thinking I was special enough to have something that nice happen.
But I do know Piaget is beyond special and deserved that type of ceremony in every way. So I focused on that and I’ll work hard so I can believe it for myself down the road.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
SEAN GALLAGHER – Actor, writer, stunt/fight performer.
I work hard to bring my working class blue collar background and grit into the collaborate vulnerable creative arts space. My acting and writing niche will usually involve class systems or fighting against the system.
I love supporting and working in the theater. My favorite era of film is the French New Wave and the American 70’s and 90’s cinema. I also love collaborating with friends and helping facilitate their vision however I can.
Currently, I’ve just finished writing a pilot and packaging of a half hour dramedy with my friend, Amanda Mikhail, called “Back of House”. It’s the coming of age story of a Puerto Rican/Egyptian woman in NYC and a love letter to the hard working hispanic community that keeps that city running.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. Who taught you the most about work?
My mom. She had amazing taste and acumen in film and TV. Before she passed away she called both Robert Downey Jr’s and Mickey Rourke’s comeback! She exposed to me a lot of great talent and work. She had absolutely amazing taste while never being pretentious and taking some film and TV for what it was. She was a dreamer but too scared to try.
My father is a doer. He taught the meaning of showing up and especially showing up on time.
My sister is the caregiver. She taught the importance of putting others first and empathy.
Everyday, I tackle my mom’s dreams with my father’s work ethic along with my sister’s character.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Struggling has taught me “this too shall pass” and as long as I keep putting my boot in the mud while moving forward…I’ll get there.
I take nothing and no one for granted. The bad times will pass…along with the good times. I’m aware of checking my character when it gets hard and staying humble when it’s good.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?
This is a very interesting question. Something I’ve recently been thinking about a lot lately is staying ahead of the curve. But I think what would make something different from a fad and a fundamental shift is being authentic.
Most of my life, I’ve been really good at taking advice, perfecting that note, and then when I’m ready to share it seems like the world has moved on (laughs) and there’s a brand new thing I didn’t seem coming.
I’m working on staying authentic to myself while seeing a fundamental shift like technology which isn’t going away and trying to see how I fit into that.
One specific note on acting, in relation to shifts, I’ve been seeing is a lot of work focused on simply being grounded and “real”. And while I think that is the foundation I would love to see more raising the stakes and tackling objectives while being grounded.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. If immortality were real, what would you build?
Pyramids…more pyramids (laughs).
I would love to build the mindset of asking, “what do I have to offer?” and showing value. More people giving instead of trying to get seems like a nice place to start. Let’s take care of each other.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://imdb.me/SeanMichaelGallagher
- Instagram: seanmichaelgallagher
