When signing up for membership in the Sons of Anarchy, living comfortably is just not to be expected. The lives of SAMCRO members are typically short and tragic due to the cycle of violence and there is no better example of this than Jax Teller Charlie Hunnam. When the biker prince first appears in Sons of Anarchy he is young and full of promise. Though he has his reservations about Clays Ron Perlman leadership in the club he still believes in the lifestyle. It is only through the machinations of his mother Gemma Katey Sagal and seeing how it tears his family apart that Jax realizes the dead end he is heading towards.
By the end of Sons of Anarchy very few are left standing. One of those happy few is perhaps the most deserving of getting out alive Filip Chibs Telford. Played with particular zest by Scottish actor Tommy Flanagan Chibs is one of the only members of the club who retains a sense of decency. As a result he survives the events of the show and eventually becomes President. Flanagan has had many credits since Sons of Anarchy but still fans may remember him with fondness for his portrayal and a specific connection to the character.
A faithful supporter of Jax since the earliest season of Sons of Anarchy Chibs comes into his own as the series progresses. His large storyline comes about in Season 3 when the club journeys to Ireland in order to find Jaxs son Abel and deal with the tyranny of Jimmy O'Phelan Titus Welliver. In addition to stealing Chibs family Jimmy O. was also the villain who scarred Chibs face. Showrunner Kurt Sutter included this detail in the series as a reference to a real life incident where Flanagan was involved in a knife-fight decades previously. But while the incident affected Chibs in the show the same cannot be said for the Sons of Anarchy actor.
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