
ACTING
Sean Bean
- Born
- Apr 17, 1959 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie · 2001
Boromir

Game of Thrones
TV · 2011
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie · 2003
Boromir

The Martian
Movie · 2015
Mitch Henderson

Troy
Movie · 2004
Odysseus

Pixels
Movie · 2015
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Movie · 2010
Zeus

Jupiter Ascending
Movie · 2015
Stinger Apini

National Treasure
Movie · 2004
Ian Howe

The Island
Movie · 2005
Dr. Bernard Merrick

Equilibrium
Movie · 2002
Errol Partridge

Family Guy
TV · 1999
Portrait Griffin (voice)
FILMOGRAPHY
183 movie & TV credits
- 2026The Isolate ThiefMovie · "Fiddler" John Good
- 2026Rogue TrooperMovie · (voice)
- 2025The Yellow TieMovie · Demostene Celibidache
- 2025Original Gangsters with Sean BeanTV · Presenter
- 2025Robin HoodTV · Sheriff of Nottingham
- 2025Watch the SkiesMovie · (voice)
- 2025AnemoneMovie · Jem Stoker
- 2025Deep CoverMovie · Billings
- 2025This City Is OursTV · Ronnie Phelan
- 2024GladiatorsTV · Narrator
- 2024ShardlakeTV · Thomas Cromwell
- 2023Knights of the ZodiacMovie · Alman Kido
- 2023MummiesMovie · Pharaoh (voice)
- 2022MarriageTV · Ian
- 2021Osprey: Sea RaptorMovie · Narrator
- 2021TimeTV · Mark Cobden, Executive Producer
- 2020Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to LifeMovie
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