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Sean Penn

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64 Years Old

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003). Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001); all three were critically well received. Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations. In addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Born

Santa Monica, California, USA on 17th August 1960

All Credits

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher Image
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Family Guy Image
Family Guy
Sean Penn (voice)
Lights Out with David Spade Image
Lights Out with David Spade
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The View Image
The View
Friends Image
Friends
Eric
Two and a Half Men Image
Two and a Half Men
Himself
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm Image
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Sean Penn
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Reichen Show Image
The Reichen Show
Self
Little House on the Prairie Image
Little House on the Prairie
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aspekte
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Where Are They Now? Image
Where Are They Now?
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney Image
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actor and Founder of CORE
Iconoclasts Image
Iconoclasts
Self
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Image
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Self
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis Image
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
Gaslit Image
Gaslit
John Mitchell
Viva La Bam Image
Viva La Bam
The Early Show Image
The Early Show
Self
The First Image
The First
Tom Haggerty
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Image
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
The Angry Birds Movie Image
The Angry Birds Movie
Terence (voice)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Image
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Sean O'Connell
The Game Image
The Game
Conrad Van Orton
Mystic River Image
Mystic River
Jimmy Markum
Licorice Pizza Image
Licorice Pizza
Jack Holden
Carlito's Way Image
Carlito's Way
David Kleinfeld
The Thin Red Line Image
The Thin Red Line
1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Being John Malkovich Image
Being John Malkovich
Sean Penn (uncredited)
One Battle After Another Image
One Battle After Another
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
I Am Sam Image
I Am Sam
Sam Dawson
The Tree of Life Image
The Tree of Life
Jack
Gangster Squad Image
Gangster Squad
Mickey Cohen
Daddio Image
Daddio
Clark
Inside the Actors Studio Image
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Image
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Jeff Spicoli
Risky Business Image
Risky Business
Passenger in Car (uncredited)
21 Grams Image
21 Grams
Paul Rivers
Milk Image
Milk
Harvey Milk
Dead Man Walking Image
Dead Man Walking
Matthew Poncelet
Bad Boys Image
Bad Boys
Mick O'Brien
Casualties of War Image
Casualties of War
Sgt. Tony Meserve
Colors Image
Colors
Danny McGavin
The Interpreter Image
The Interpreter
Tobin Keller
Asphalt City Image
Asphalt City
Gene Rutkovsky
U Turn Image
U Turn
Bobby Cooper
Taps Image
Taps
Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
This Must Be the Place Image
This Must Be the Place
Cheyenne
The Gunman Image
The Gunman
Jim Terrier
What Just Happened Image
What Just Happened
Self
Fair Game Image
Fair Game
Joseph Wilson
At Close Range Image
At Close Range
Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Jr.
The Professor and the Madman Image
The Professor and the Madman
Dr. William Chester Minor
Celebrities Uncensored Image
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
I'm Still Here Image
I'm Still Here
Sean Penn (uncredited)
State of Grace Image
State of Grace
Terry
BRATS Image
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sweet and Lowdown Image
Sweet and Lowdown
Emmet Ray
Val Image
Val
Self (archive footage)
The Falcon and the Snowman Image
The Falcon and the Snowman
Daulton Lee
All the King's Men Image
All the King's Men
Willie Stark
It's All About Love Image
It's All About Love
Marciello
We're No Angels Image
We're No Angels
Jim
Racing with the Moon Image
Racing with the Moon
Henry 'Hopper' Nash
VH1 Rock Honors Image
VH1 Rock Honors
Hurlyburly Image
Hurlyburly
Eddie
Brando: The Documentary Image
Brando: The Documentary
Self
Flag Day Image
Flag Day
John Vogel
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity Image
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Self (archive footage)
Pauly Shore Is Dead Image
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Sean Penn
Shanghai Surprise Image
Shanghai Surprise
Glendon Wasey
The Assassination of Richard Nixon Image
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Samuel Bicke
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles Image
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
Superpower Image
Superpower
Self
Before Night Falls Image
Before Night Falls
Cuco Sanchez
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Image
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
Judgment in Berlin Image
Judgment in Berlin
Guenther X
She's So Lovely Image
She's So Lovely
Eddie Quinn
Hugo Pool Image
Hugo Pool
Strange Hitchhiker
The Weight of Water Image
The Weight of Water
Thomas Janes
Woody Allen: A Documentary Image
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
Brando Image
Brando
Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read Image
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Pizza Guy
The People Speak Image
The People Speak
Self
Cool Blue Image
Cool Blue
Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
A Constant Forge Image
A Constant Forge
Self
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune Image
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Image
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High Image
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Searching for Debra Winger Image
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
Dogtown and Z-Boys Image
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Narrator
Crackers Image
Crackers
Dillard
Loved Image
Loved
Man on the Hill (Michael)
Up at the Villa Image
Up at the Villa
Rowley Flint
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who Image
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
Gonzo Girl Image
Gonzo Girl
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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Self
The Last Party Image
The Last Party
Self
Bukowski: Born Into This Image
Bukowski: Born Into This
Self
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey Image
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
Bruce Springsteen, le chanteur qui murmurait à l'oreille de l'Amérique Image
Bruce Springsteen, le chanteur qui murmurait à l'oreille de l'Amérique
Himself (archive) - director, writer
Beaver Trilogy Image
Beaver Trilogy
"Groovin' Larry" Huff
Sweet Micky for President Image
Sweet Micky for President
Self
This So-Called Disaster Image
This So-Called Disaster
Ray
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Image
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Self
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique Image
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
Self
Deflating the Elephant Image
Deflating the Elephant
Narrator
Beaver Trilogy Part IV Image
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Himself (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Image
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Self
No Image
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Himself
Summerspell Image
Summerspell
Buddy
No Image
Mad Hannans
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) Image
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Self
The Killing of Randy Webster Image
The Killing of Randy Webster
Don Fremont
Inside Björk Image
Inside Björk
Self
Citizen Penn Image
Citizen Penn
Himself
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story Image
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
Himself
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild Image
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Witch Hunt Image
Witch Hunt
Himself (Narrator)
Hellinger's Law Image
Hellinger's Law
Bit Part (uncredited)
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick Image
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Self
Sound of Sun Image
Sound of Sun
Man
Americans Image
Americans
Commie
Madonna: The Name of the Game Image
Madonna: The Name of the Game
Self
Haiti Untold Image
Haiti Untold
21 Grams: In Fragments Image
21 Grams: In Fragments
Self
Cruise Control Image
Cruise Control
The Human Experiment Image
The Human Experiment
Narrator
Animals in War Image
Animals in War
No Image
The Beaver Kid 2
Groovin' Larry