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 Biography

Joe Flanigan grew up near Reno on a small ranch from age 6. His parents, John and Nancy Flanigan, still lives on the small Holcomb Lane ranch where he grew up.

He attended boarding school in Ojai, California at the age of 14. While at this school, Joe was Stanley Kowalski in a school production of "A Streetcar Named Desire". Joe Flanigan received a degree in History from the University of Colorado, where he aso appeared in "Coriolanus". During his first year of college, he joined the Junior Year Abroad program which allowed him to study in Paris as a part of his studyprogram.

After graduating from college Flanigan worked at a variety of jobs, from banking to politics. He was never completely comfortable in any of theese jobs. After he got fired from the Interview magazine, he was broke, and lived in New York City. His nextdoor neighbour was an actor, and he convinced Joe to give it a try. He then studied acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.


His first acting jobs were commercials. In 1994 he got his first role in television, in the NBC miniseries Family Album. He was also a regular on the series sisters and First Monday.

Flanigan had guest starring roles on Birds of Prey and Judging Amy as well as Murphy Brown in which he played her love interest, Scott. Flanigan made repeat appearances on the series Providence,Cupid, and Dawson’s Creek and also had lead roles in a number of television pilots including The
Precinct, Sherman’s March, The Force, Man-Made, Club Paradise, and 111 Gramercy Park. He guest starred in the made-for-television movies Edna Buchanon and Tell Me No Secrets.

Joe wrote the episode Epiphany for season 2 of Stargate Atlantis.

Joe hates cruises, his worst nightmare is to be stuck on a boat. He was a competitive skier for many years, and is still an outdoorsman. He enjoyes activities such as skiing, rock climbing, surfing, tennis, mountain biking and horseback riding.

Interesting Facts

• Raised near Reno, NV, where his parents owned a ranch.
• Had his first taste of the limelight at 14 when he starred as Stanley Kowalski in a high school production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
• Spent his junior year of college in France.
• Said he never saw an episode of the original Stargate until he was cast for the pilot of Stargate Atlantis.
• Came up with the story for the Stargate Atlantis episode "Epiphany" in which his character was stuck on a planet where time speeds up; series executive producer Brad Wright wrote the script.
• He was tapped for the lead in the NBC pilot Sherman's March (2000) (TV).

• Graduate of University of Colorado, major in history.

• Of the five original "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004) regulars, he is the only American. Torri Higginson, Rainbow Francks and Rachel Luttrell are all Canadian, and David Hewlett is English (though he now also lives in Canada).

• Wife, Katherine Kousi, is a painter.

• Favorite foods include Chinese, Indian, French, Italian, Japanese, Thai etc.

• Shares his birthday with his "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004) co-star Paul McGillion.

• Is a very good skier, proved by the fact he won two prizes at the Waterkeepers' Alliance event in Lake Louise in January 2006.

• He and his wife, Katherine Kousi, have two sons, Aidan and Truman.

• Joe and his wife welcomed a third son in September 2006.