a similar lawsuit against actor Wesley Snipes, who was equally surprised. This suit was settled in December 2008. Flanigan appears in Brooks Institute photographer John A. Russo's upcoming book About Face. Part of the proceeds are to be donated to Smile Train. In 2019, Flanigan joined the cast of General Hospital as recurring character Dr. Neil Byrne. In contemporary culture Flanigan features in the contemporary public artwork, Metascifi (2015) by artist Martin Firrell. Metascifi presents social comment, and philosophical truths about living well, derived from observation of popular American television science fiction. The project features performers and characters from Stargate, Star Trek, Farscape, Firefly and Warehouse 13. As the 'meta' element of the title suggests, the artwork invites Flanigan to comment on the wider social and narrative significance of his Stargate Atlantis character John Sheppard. Most notably, he speaks about the sexual attraction of the archetypal action hero, suggesting it is the impression of the hero's agency in the world that underpins people's attraction to characters of John Sheppard's nature. Personal life Flanigan married Katherine Kousi, an actress and painter, in 1996. They have three sons. In early 2014, it was announced they had separated. Flanigan took two prizes in the Waterkeepers' Alliance downhill skiing competition at Lake Louise in January 2006, an event fellow Stargate lead Richard Dean Anderson has attended as well. He currently resides in Malibu, California. On November 10, 2018, the Malibu home he was renting from a local family was lost in the Woolsey Fire. Filmography References External links 1967 births American male television actors American television writers American male television writers Living people People from Washoe County, Nevada People from Greater Los Angeles University of Colorado alumni University of Paris alumni Writers from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California Screenwriters from Nevada American expatriates in France