
Sean Bean
Born: 1959-04-17
Place of Birth: 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. 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

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Martian

Troy

Pixels

Ronin

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Silent Hill

Deep Cover

National Treasure

Anemone

Jupiter Ascending

GoldenEye

Equilibrium

Wolfwalkers

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

The Island

Patriot Games

Flightplan

Knights of the Zodiac

North Country

Mirror Mirror

Black Death

Wicked Blood

Death Race 2

Tom & Thomas

Shopping

Drone

Outlaw

Stormy Monday

War Requiem

Pride

The Field

Don't Say a Word

Anna Karenina

Any Day

Lorna Doone

Airborne

Prince

Far North

The Yellow Tie

Possessor

Jacob

Caravaggio

Windprints

Age of Heroes

Punters

The Lost Future

Sharpe's Enemy

The Hitcher

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Black Beauty

Bravo Two Zero

Sean Bean on Waterloo

Ca$h

Hooligan

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

Cleanskin

The Young Messiah

Essex Boys

Wedded

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

The Dark

Sharpe's Company

When Saturday Comes

Sharpe's Revenge

Soldiers of Fortune

Sharpe's Regiment

Sharpe's Peril

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'

Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery

The Big Empty

Sharpe's Rifles

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight

The Fifteen Streets

Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Honour

Sharpe's Waterloo

The Unconquered

Sharpe's Eagle

Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe's Challenge

Osprey: Sea Raptor

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Taniel

Watch the Skies

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

Sharpe's Gold

Dark River

Rogue Trooper

Sharpe's Mission

Sharpe's Siege

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

Sharpe's Battle

Instruments of Darkness

Quest for the Ring

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

Small Zones

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

Sharpe's Justice

Georgian Fighting Women

D-Day to Berlin

Winter Flight

Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

La Coupe De La Gloire

Tell Me That You Love Me

Exploits at West Poley
