Biography

Born in Westchester, NY, April 16, 1975. After performing in a play at summer camp one year, he returned to school with a newfound interest in acting. Maher graduated from New York University with a BFA in Drama where he studied at the Tisch School of the Arts. He also studied theater with The Collaborative Arts Project Twenty-One, Shakespeare Scenework, the Experimental Theater Wing, the Playwright's Horizons Theater School and the Tisch School of the Arts in London. Maher's theater credits include such regional productions as "Doors," "Yerma," "Berlin, Berlin," "Over the Tavern, Part II," "Book of the Night," "Severity's Mistress" and "Into the Woods."

Not long after earning his BA, Maher got what should have been his first big break, the lead role in a Fox drama about a rookie cop. A troubled pre-production period and a rather unbelievable premise torpedoed the series and its dismal ratings coupled with critical brickbats led to an early cancellation after only two episodes. He bounced back landing a recurring role as the final love interest for Neve Campbell's Julia Salenger on Fox's "Party of Five" in 2000.

Maher quickly rebounded from the failure of his first series effort and seemed poised to become one of the heartthrobs of the 2000-2001 TV season with a co-starring role in the Fox ensemble drama "The $treet". He was cast as a former Navy SEAL from a working-class background now making a living and enjoying the fast-line lifestyle of a Wall Street trader.

After the show's quick demise, he was cast in the ABC/Disney remake of "Brian's Song" (2001), playing cancer-stricken football player Brian Piccolo. Hoping for a more stable primetime presence, Maher next signed on as a member of the crew of the futuristic spaceship Serenity on the sci-fi pilot "Firefly," from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon. In 2004, look for Sean to star as neurotic estate planner Jack Whilton in Amanda Goodwin's independant feature Living 'Til the End. According to his bio, Maher is single and resides in both New York and Los Angeles.