#404 Flowing with Dean Jagger

Shannon’s guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast is another amazing member of the Warrior family, Dean Jagger. Born in Yorkshire, Dean studied acting in London, later landing a role on Game of Thrones playing the character of Smalljon Umber. But Shannon came to really know and love him as Irish bare-knuckle boxing champion Dylan Leary on Warrior where Dean does an amazing job of heading up the unofficial Irish labor movement on the show. Dean brings a riveting level of realness and strength to the role while also managing to be sympathetic and engaging for audiences. While he and Andrew Koji play nemeses on Warrior, in real life, they have developed a sincere bond of friendship that goes beyond the show. Shannon got to be in South Africa on set to watch the filming of the late night slug fest between Ah Sahm and Leary and it was truly amazing with everyone around, cast, crew and extras giving all their support and energy to these two as they gave it their all until the sun was coming up over Capetown. Dean is a wonderful, fun, energetic, upbeat human being that Shannon loves hanging out with. And he and his name have some fascinating Bruce Lee origin stories too! Come listen in while Dean and Shannon talk Bruce Lee, Warrior, Family and Life and share some Wisdom on the Bruce Lee Podcast!

Born in Yorkshire, Dean Jagger studied drama and theatre at The Actors Centre in London.

In 2016, Jagger made his TV debut in fan favorite role of Smalljon Umber in HBO's Game of Thrones. The role garnered him praise from critics.

The following year, Jagger was cast in a starring role in Cinemax's Bruce Lee inspired period action drama Warrior, created and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) Justin Lin and Shannon Lee. He plays Dylan Leary, an Irish ex-bare-knuckle boxing champion who's the head of the unofficial labor movement in San Francisco. The show premiered to rave reviews in the Summer of 2019 and has recently been picked up for a third season.

Jagger made his transition to film in the McG-directed Netflix film Rim of the World, which follows four misfit teenagers who become unlikely allies when their summer camp experience is cut short by an alien invasion. Jagger played Captain Hawking, a marine commander fighting the aliens invading Earth in Los Angeles.

Aside from acting, Jagger and his brother Ben Jagger have launched their own production company, Jagger Brothers INC with the objective of developing features and series that focus on a variety of social issues.

Connect with Dean:

IG: @DeanSJagger

Warrior, Seasons 1 and 2 on HBOMax

Rim of the World on Netflix

Game of Thrones (season 6 and 7 for Dean’s character) on HBOMax

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