Sean Bean
108 movies · 48 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 17, 1959 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Shaun Mark Bean
Biography
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).
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.4 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Film
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★ 8.5 Game of Thrones
2011 · TV
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★ 8.5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Film
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★ 7.7 The Martian
2015 · Film
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★ 7.2 Troy
2004 · Film
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★ 5.8 Pixels
2015 · Film
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★ 6.2 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · Film
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★ 5.5 Jupiter Ascending
2015 · Film
Sean Bean: movies and TV shows
Acting (156)
- Upcoming The 4th Reich
as Sergeant Major Gordon
- 2026 The Isolate Thief
as "Fiddler" John Good
- 2026 Rogue Trooper
as (voice)
- 2025 The Yellow Tie
as Demostene Celibidache
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025 Watch the Skies
as (voice)
- 2025 Anemone
as Jem Stoker
- 2025 Deep Cover
as Billings
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023 Knights of the Zodiac
as Alman Kido
- 2023 Mummies
as Pharaoh (voice)
- 2022
- 2021 Osprey: Sea Raptor
as Narrator
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020 Wolfwalkers
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
- 2020 Possessor
as John Parse
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2018 Taniel
as Poetry Narrator
- 2018
- 2017 Dark River
as Richard Bell
- 2017 The Unconquered
as Narrator (English)
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Drone
as Neil
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
as Lucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
- 2016
- 2016 The Young Messiah
as Severus
- 2015
- 2015 Instruments of Darkness
as Macbeth
- 2015 The Martian
as Mitch Henderson
- 2015 Pixels
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
- 2015
- 2015 Any Day
as Vian
- 2015 Jupiter Ascending
as Stinger Apini
- 2014
- 2014 Wicked Blood
as Uncle Frank Stinson
- 2013 Wild in the Streets
as Narrator
- 2012
- 2012 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- 2012 Georgian Fighting Women
as Narrator
- 2012
- 2012 Soldiers of Fortune
as Dimidov
- 2012 Mirror Mirror
as King
- 2012
- 2012 Cleanskin
as Ewan
- 2011 Age of Heroes
as Maj. Jack Jones
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010 The Lost Future
as Amal
- 2010 Death Race 2
as Markus Kane
- 2010 Black Death
as Ulric
- 2010 Ca$h
as Pyke Kubic
- 2010
- 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as John Dawson
- 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as John Dawson
- 2009
- 2008 Sharpe's Peril
as Richard Sharpe
- 2008
- 2008 Far North
as Loki
- 2007 Outlaw
as Danny Bryant
- 2007 The Hitcher
as John Ryder
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006 Sharpe's Challenge
as Richard Sharpe
- 2006 Silent Hill
as Christopher Da Silva
- 2006
- 2005 The Dark
as James
- 2005 Flightplan
as Captain Rich
- 2005 The Island
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
- 2005
- 2005 North Country
as Kyle
- 2004 National Treasure
as Ian Howe
- 2004 Pride
as Dark (voice)
- 2004 Troy
as Odysseus
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 The Big Empty
as Cowboy
- 2002 Equilibrium
as Errol Partridge
- 2002 Tom & Thomas
as Paul Sheppard
- 2001
- 2001 Don't Say a Word
as Patrick Koster
- 2000 Essex Boys
as Jason Locke
- 1999
- 1999 Bravo Two Zero
as Andy McNab
- 1999
- 1998 Ronin
as Spence
- 1998 Airborne
as Dave Toombs
- 1997 Sharpe: The Legend
as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 Sharpe's Waterloo
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
- 1997 Sharpe's Justice
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1997 Sharpe's Revenge
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1997 Anna Karenina
as Vronsky
- 1996
- 1996 Sharpe's Mission
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1996 Sharpe's Siege
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1996 Sharpe's Regiment
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1996 When Saturday Comes
as Jimmy Muir
- 1995 In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995 GoldenEye
as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995 Sharpe's Sword
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1995 Sharpe's Battle
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1995 Sharpe's Gold
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1994 Shopping
as Venning
- 1994 Jacob
as Esau
- 1994
- 1994 Black Beauty
as Farmer Grey
- 1994 Sharpe's Honour
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1994 Sharpe's Enemy
as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1994 Sharpe's Company
as Captain Richard Sharpe
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Sharpe's Eagle
as Captain Richard Sharpe
- 1993 Sharpe's Rifles
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
- 1993
- 1992 Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
as Micky McAvoy
- 1992 Patriot Games
as Sean Miller
- 1991
- 1991 Prince
as Jack Morgan
- 1991 Tell Me That You Love Me
as Gabriel Lewis
- 1991 My Kingdom for a Horse
as Steve Deakin
- 1990 Lorna Doone
as Carver Doone
- 1990 The Field
as Tadgh McCabe
- 1990 Wedded
as Man
- 1990
- 1990 Windprints
as Anton van Heerden
- 1990 Small Zones
as Vic
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989 The Fifteen Streets
as Dominic O'Brien
- 1989 How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Larry Frisk
- 1989
- 1989 War Requiem
as The German Soldier
- 1988 The Storyteller: The True Bride
as Prince
- 1988
- 1988 Stormy Monday
as Brendan
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986 Caravaggio
as Ranuccio
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985 Exploits at West Poley
as Scarred Man
- 1984 Winter Flight
as Hooker
- 1984 Punters
as Lurch
- 1984
- 1984 Samson and Delilah
as Billy
- 1983
Talk shows and appearances (27)
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2019
- 2018
- 2015
- 2015
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 HypaSpace
1 episode
- 2001
- 2001
- 1998
- 1996 TFI Friday
2 episodes
- 1995
- 1995 The Frank Skinner Show
1 episode
- 1995 Soccer AM
1 episode
- 1995
- 1988 This Morning
1 episode
- 1982