Fall into Darkness - 1996

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So far he remembers it, Sean always wanted to be an actor. Child, he prepared small shows for his parents. It is having seen the movie "Stand by Me" (1986) with River Phoenix whom he said "Mom, I really want do that" (Sean was 9).

Sean had his first work paid by actor when he was 12 (1989) for Kellogg's cereal advertising ("The Smacks") but it's its role in the TV-movie "Backfield in Motion" (1991)  with Roseanne and Tom Arnold who is known as his leading part. A role in the short film "Too Romantic" (1992) followed, as well as the human form of Thackery Binx, the boy transformed into a cat by Bette Midler's mini-coven of witches in the broad 1993 Walt Disney comedy "Hocus Pocus"  (Jason Marsden, not Sean Murray, provided Binx's voice while in cat form). Sean next joined the cast of the charming and underrated "Harts of the West"  series (CBS, 1993-94) as Beau Bridges' son, Zane Grey Hart. The role earned him his second Young Actor Award nomination (the first being for "Hocus Pocus") in 1993.

Sean worked steadily through the '90s, primarily in television; he was Victoria Principal's step-son in an unusually suspenseful TV-movie, "River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene" (1993); he played a member of a mysterious town in a loose adaptation of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" (1996) ; and he met an unpleasant fate as the victim that sets the revenge plot of "Fall Into Darkness" (1996) into motion .

In between made-for-TV appearances, Sean also booked guest appearances on several major series, including "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009), "Silk Stalkings" (USA, 1991-99) , "Touched By an Angel" (CBS, 1994-2003)  and "Boston Public" (Fox, 2000-2004) .

During the 2000-01 season, Sean made several appearances on CBS' "JAG" (1995-2005) as Danny Walden , the troubled son of Cynthia Sikes' Dr. Sydney Walden. He next jumped to his first regular role on a network series since "Harts of the West" with "The Random Years" (UPN, 2002) . But despite a teen-friendly cast -including Will Friedle of "Boy Meets World", former "Mickey Mouse Club" member Josh Ackerman, and Natalie Cigluti from "Saved by the Bell: The New Class"- the series was canceled after just four episodes (7 shot).

In 2003, Sean guested on "NCIS"  as probationary agent Timothy McGee. When the series began its second season in 2004, Sean became a full-time member of the team.

His character's presence on the show offered a touch of gentle humor to the tense "NCIS" dramatics, especially in his dealings with Michael Weatherly's Tony DiNozzo. Another bonus was an on-and-off romance between McGee  and Pauley Perrette's quirky scientist Abby Sciuto.

Sean, something of a computer expert off-camera (in an interview with "USA Today," he had admitted to building them in his spare time), also provided consultation on technical scenes for the series.

With his role as Agent Timothy McGee on the CBS drama "NCIS" (2003-20**), Sean continued to maintain his successful transition from juvenile talent to adult performer.

Sean is nicknamed by the rest of the cast of NCIS "Baby Duck".

  Filmography

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1991 - Backfield in Motion as Joe Jr (TV) 
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1991 - Civil Wars - Episode "The Pound and the Fury" (TV)
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1992 - Too Romantic as Tim (independant film)
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1993 - This Boy's Life as Jimmy Woorhees (Film) 
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1993 - Hocus Pocus as Thackery Binx (Film) 
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1993 - River of Rage:The Taking of Maggie Keene as Matthew Keene (TV)
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1993 - Harts of the West as Zane Grey Hart (TV) 
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1995 - Trial by Fire as Danny (TV) 
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1995 - Silk Stalkings as Derek Paston - Episode "Sweet Punishment" (TV)
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1995 - ER as Bret Maddocks - Episode "A Miracle Happens Here" (TV)
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1996 - The Lottery as Henry Watkins (TV) 
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1996 - For my Daughter's Honor as Ralph (TV) 
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1996 - Fall Into Darkness as Jerry (TV) 
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1997 - The Sleepwalker Killing as Christopher Lane (TV) 
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 1998 - JAG as Enseigne Guitry - Episode "Innocence" (TV) 
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1999 - Touched by an Angel as William "Will" Heller - Episode "My Brother's Keeper" (TV) 
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2000 - Boston Public as David - Episode "Chapter Three" (TV) 
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2000 - JAG as Danny Walden - Episodes "Florida Straits", "Flight Risk", "Misty James/JAG TV", "The Princess and the Petty Officer" (TV)  
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2001 - Spring Break Lawyer as Nick Kepper (TV) 
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2001 - JAG as Danny Walden - Episode "Past Tense" (TV)
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 2002 - The Random Years as Todd Mitchell (TV) 
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2003/20** - NCIS as Special Agent Timothy "Tim" McGee (TV) 
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