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Sean Bean

Acting
Known For

66 Years Old

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.

Born

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK on 17th April 1959

All Credits

Game of Thrones Image
Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Family Guy Image
Family Guy
Portrait Griffin (voice)
TFI Friday Image
TFI Friday
Self
Soccer AM Image
Soccer AM
Self
The Reichen Show Image
The Reichen Show
Self
The Frank Skinner Show Image
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
Snowpiercer Image
Snowpiercer
Joseph Wilford
Deep Cover Image
Deep Cover
Billings
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Boromir
The Bill Image
The Bill
Medici: Masters of Florence Image
Medici: Masters of Florence
Time Image
Time
Mark Cobden
Legends Image
Legends
Martin Odum
Natural World Image
Natural World
Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Image
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Boromir
Crusoe Image
Crusoe
James Crusoe
The Storyteller Image
The Storyteller
Prince
Shardlake Image
Shardlake
Thomas Cromwell
Scarlett Image
Scarlett
Lord Fenton
This City Is Ours Image
This City Is Ours
Ronnie Phelan
Henry VIII Image
Henry VIII
Robert Aske
The Oath Image
The Oath
Tom Hammond
The Frankenstein Chronicles Image
The Frankenstein Chronicles
John Marlott
Inspector Morse Image
Inspector Morse
Alex Bailey
Roman Empire Image
Roman Empire
Narrateur
Red Riding Image
Red Riding
John Dawson
Troy Image
Troy
Odysseus
World on Fire Image
World on Fire
Douglas Bennett
Curfew Image
Curfew
The General
Sharpe Image
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe
Marriage Image
Marriage
Ian
The Martian Image
The Martian
Mitch Henderson
Lady Chatterley Image
Lady Chatterley
Mellors
A Woman's Guide to Adultery Image
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Paul
Pixels Image
Pixels
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Image
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Zeus
Broken Image
Broken
Father Michael Kerrigan
Accused Image
Accused
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
The Island Image
The Island
Dr. Bernard Merrick
Jupiter Ascending Image
Jupiter Ascending
Stinger Apini
Missing Image
Missing
Paul Winstone
National Treasure Image
National Treasure
Ian Howe
GoldenEye Image
GoldenEye
Alec Trevelyan
Silent Hill Image
Silent Hill
Christopher Da Silva
Gladiators Image
Gladiators
Narrator
Knights of the Zodiac Image
Knights of the Zodiac
Alman Kido
Decisive Weapons Image
Decisive Weapons
Narator
Wasted Image
Wasted
Sean Bean
Death Race 2 Image
Death Race 2
Markus Kane
No Image
Fight Club - A History of Violence
Narrator
Mirror Mirror Image
Mirror Mirror
King
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Image
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Reunited Apart Image
Reunited Apart
Self
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth Image
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Narrator
Wolfwalkers Image
Wolfwalkers
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
D-Day to Berlin Image
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator
Equilibrium Image
Equilibrium
Errol Partridge
Ronin Image
Ronin
Spence
Flightplan Image
Flightplan
Captain Rich
Patriot Games Image
Patriot Games
Sean Miller
North Country Image
North Country
Kyle
Don't Say a Word Image
Don't Say a Word
Patrick Koster
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch Image
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
Possessor Image
Possessor
John Parse
Black Beauty Image
Black Beauty
Farmer Grey
Stormy Monday Image
Stormy Monday
Brendan
This Morning Image
This Morning
Self - Guest
The Hitcher Image
The Hitcher
John Ryder
Black Death Image
Black Death
Ulric
No Image
HypaSpace
Self
The Young Messiah Image
The Young Messiah
Severus
ARES: live Image
ARES: live
Mitch Henderson
Troubles Image
Troubles
Captain Bolton
Anna Karenina Image
Anna Karenina
Vronsky
Sharpe's Rifles Image
Sharpe's Rifles
Richard Sharpe
Drone Image
Drone
Neil
Jacob Image
Jacob
Esau
Cleanskin Image
Cleanskin
Ewan
No Image
Faceless
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 Image
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
John Dawson
The Dark Image
The Dark
James
Wicked Blood Image
Wicked Blood
Uncle Frank Stinson
Shopping Image
Shopping
Venning
Caravaggio Image
Caravaggio
Ranuccio
Extremely Dangerous Image
Extremely Dangerous
Neil Byrne
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Image
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
John Dawson
The Lost Future Image
The Lost Future
Amal
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' Image
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight Image
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
Soldiers of Fortune Image
Soldiers of Fortune
Dimidov
Clarissa Image
Clarissa
Ca$h Image
Ca$h
Pyke Kubic
The Field Image
The Field
Tadgh McCabe
Age of Heroes Image
Age of Heroes
Maj. Jack Jones
The Big Empty Image
The Big Empty
Cowboy
Outlaw Image
Outlaw
Danny Bryant
How to Get Ahead in Advertising Image
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Larry Frisk
Sharpe's Enemy Image
Sharpe's Enemy
Richard Sharpe
Bravo Two Zero Image
Bravo Two Zero
Andy McNab
Pride Image
Pride
Dark (voice)
Sharpe's Eagle Image
Sharpe's Eagle
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Battle Image
Sharpe's Battle
Richard Sharpe
Anemone Image
Anemone
Dark River Image
Dark River
Richard Bell
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' Image
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Self
Essex Boys Image
Essex Boys
Jason Locke
Sharpe's Regiment Image
Sharpe's Regiment
Richard Sharpe
Tom & Thomas Image
Tom & Thomas
Paul Sheppard
When Saturday Comes Image
When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir
No Image
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Making of the Return of the King Image
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
Sharpe's Peril Image
Sharpe's Peril
Richard Sharpe
Airborne Image
Airborne
Dave Toombs
Any Day Image
Any Day
Vian
Sharpe's Waterloo Image
Sharpe's Waterloo
Richard Sharpe
Hooligan Image
Hooligan
Far North Image
Far North
Loki
The Fifteen Streets Image
The Fifteen Streets
Dominic O'Brien
Watch the Skies Image
Watch the Skies
(voice)
Sharpe's Siege Image
Sharpe's Siege
Richard Sharpe
No Image
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring Image
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
The Yellow Tie Image
The Yellow Tie
War Requiem Image
War Requiem
The German Soldier
Sharpe's Sword Image
Sharpe's Sword
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Company Image
Sharpe's Company
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice Image
Sharpe's Justice
Richard Sharpe
Goldeneye: The Secret Files Image
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
Sharpe: The Legend Image
Sharpe: The Legend
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Challenge Image
Sharpe's Challenge
Richard Sharpe
Instruments of Darkness Image
Instruments of Darkness
Macbeth
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross Image
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Mission Image
Sharpe's Mission
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Honour Image
Sharpe's Honour
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge Image
Sharpe's Revenge
Richard Sharpe
Lorna Doone Image
Lorna Doone
Carver Doone
La Coupe De La Gloire Image
La Coupe De La Gloire
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane Image
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery Image
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Micky McAvoy
Sharpe's Gold Image
Sharpe's Gold
Richard Sharpe
Rogue Trooper Image
Rogue Trooper
No Image
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life Image
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
No Image
The 4th Reich
Sergeant Major Gordon
Winter Flight Image
Winter Flight
Hooker
No Image
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Quest for the Ring Image
Quest for the Ring
Self
Taniel Image
Taniel
Poetry Narrator
Prince Image
Prince
Jack Morgan
Exploits at West Poley Image
Exploits at West Poley
Scarred Man
Windprints Image
Windprints
Anton van Heerden
Wedded Image
Wedded
Man
Tell Me That You Love Me Image
Tell Me That You Love Me
Gabriel Lewis
My Kingdom for a Horse Image
My Kingdom for a Horse
Steve Deakin
The Unconquered Image
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
No Image
The Isolate Thief
Sean Bean on Waterloo Image
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Himself/narrator
Small Zones Image
Small Zones
Vic
No Image
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Self
Georgian Fighting Women Image
Georgian Fighting Women
Narrator
Punters Image
Punters
Lurch
D-Day to Berlin Image
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator (voice)
Osprey: Sea Raptor Image
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Narrator
No Image
Wild in the Streets
Narrator