Sean Bean

Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire accent, he first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe, which originally ran from 1993 to 1997. Bean's film roles include Patriot Games (1992), GoldenEye (1995), Ronin (1998), Don't Say a Word (2001), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Equilibrium (2002), National Treasure (2004), Troy (2004), Flightplan (2005), North Country (2005), The Island (2005), Silent Hill (2006), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Black Death (2010), Jupiter Ascending (2015), and The Martian (2015). His television roles include the BBC anthology series Accused, Broken, Game of Thrones, and the ITV historical drama series Henry VIII and Legends. As a voice actor, Bean has been featured in the video games The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Sid Meier's Civilization VI, and the feature films Wolfwalkers and Mummies among others. Bean has also been the main voice over for O2 and their adverts for over 20 years having originally taken the job in 2002. In 2022, Bean won the British Academy Television Award as Leading Actor in Time, a BBC One drama.

Known For

Birth Location Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Born 1959-04-17

Movies

Knights of the Zodiac as Alman Kido
2023
Wolfwalkers as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
2020
Possessor as John Parse
2020
Taniel as Poetry Narrator
2018
Dark River as Richard Bell
2018
The Unconquered as Narrator (English)
2017
Drone as Neil
2017
The Young Messiah as Severus
2016
2015
The Martian as Mitch Henderson
2015
Pixels as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
2015
Sean Bean on Waterloo as Himself/narrator
2015
Any Day as Vian
2015
Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini
2015
Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
2014
Wild in the Streets as Narrator
2013
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
2012
2012
2012
Soldiers of Fortune as Dimidov
2012
Mirror Mirror as King
2012
Cleanskin as Ewan
2012
Age of Heroes as Maj. Jack Jones
2011
The Lost Future as Amal
2010
Death Race 2 as Markus Kane
2010
Black Death as Ulric
2010
Ca$h as Pyke Kubic
2010
Sharpe's Peril as Richard Sharpe
2008
Far North as Loki
2008
Outlaw as Danny Bryant
2007
The Hitcher as John Ryder
2007
Sharpe's Challenge as Richard Sharpe
2006
Silent Hill as Christopher Da Silva
2006
The Dark as James
2005
Flightplan as Captain Rich
2005
The Island as Dr. Bernard Merrick
2005
North Country as Kyle
2005
National Treasure as Ian Howe
2004
Pride as Dark (voice)
2004
Troy as Odysseus
2004
The Big Empty as Cowboy
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Boromir (uncredited)
2002
Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
2002
Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
2002
2001
Don't Say a Word as Patrick Koster
2001
Essex Boys as Jason Locke
2000
Bravo Two Zero as Andy McNab
1999
Ronin as Spence
1998
Airborne as Dave Toombs
1998
La Coupe De La Gloire as Narrator
1998
Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
1997
Sharpe's Waterloo as Richard Sharpe
1997
Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe
1997
Sharpe's Revenge as Richard Sharpe
1997
Anna Karenina as Vronsky
1997
Sharpe's Mission as Richard Sharpe
1996
Sharpe's Siege as Richard Sharpe
1996
Sharpe's Regiment as Richard Sharpe
1996
When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
1996
GoldenEye as Alec Trevelyan
1995
Sharpe's Sword as Richard Sharpe
1995
Sharpe's Battle as Richard Sharpe
1995
Sharpe's Gold as Richard Sharpe
1995
Shopping as Venning
1994
Jacob as Esau
1994
Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
1994
Sharpe's Honour as Richard Sharpe
1994
Sharpe's Enemy as Richard Sharpe
1994
Sharpe's Company as Richard Sharpe
1994
Sharpe's Eagle as Richard Sharpe
1993
Sharpe's Rifles as Richard Sharpe
1993
Patriot Games as Sean Miller
1992
Prince as Jack Morgan
1991
Tell Me That You Love Me as Gabriel Lewis
1991
My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
1991
Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
1990
The Field as Tadgh McCabe
1990
Wedded as Man
1990
Windprints as Anton van Heerden
1990
1989
War Requiem as The German Soldier
1989
The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
1989
Stormy Monday as Brendan
1988
Caravaggio as Ranuccio
1986
Exploits at West Poley as Scarred Man
1985
Winter Flight as Hooker
1984
Watch the Skies as (voice)
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The 4th Reich as Sergeant Major Gordon
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