10 Awful Movies Sons Of Anarchy Actors Want Us To Forget

10. Tommy Flanagan - Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball

Tommy Flanagan’s iconic facial scars have been worked into the majority of the characters that he has played as an actor, rarely better than in his role as Sons of Anarchy stalwart Chibs Telford.

Such unique marks would surely be a giveaway for a hitman that utilises disguises to reach his victims, but that was the role that Flanagan assumed in 2006’s Smokin’ Aces. Though far from a classic, Joe Carnahan’s film, which sees a motley crew of assassins compete against each other in pursuit of a target, is an enjoyable if mindless action romp. It didn’t set the box office alight and nobody was clamouring for follow-up, particularly given that the narrative saw almost every character killed in some fashion.

Who can ever imagine what goes through the minds of direct-to-video film producers when they decide to produce low-budget continuations of quickly forgotten films, however? Given the impracticality of a sequel posed by the original’s body count, Smokin’ Aces was given a prequel, but gone were the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Chris Pine and Ben Affleck, replaced by the calibre of Tom Berenger and Vinnie Jones.

Flanagan opted to return, one of only two actors to do so despite the ever-rising status of Sons of Anarchy at the time. It’s far from the only clunker on his CV, which boasts greats such as Braveheart, Gladiator and Sin City, but one of the most notable.