Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Known for
Acting
Born
February 25, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Santa Monica, California, USA

Biography

Sean Patrick Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24. He also provided the voice for the title character in Disney's Special Agent Oso.

Known For

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Filmography

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Oh, the Guilt poster

Oh, the Guilt

Movie · as Dormazestrin Spokesman

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The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past poster

The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past

Movie · as Sam

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Scruggs poster

Scruggs

Movie

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Will to Win

Will to Win

Movie

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American Men

American Men

TV · as Sean Wilson · 1 ep

2026
A Social Contract poster

A Social Contract

Movie · as Bennett Wilde

2026
Little Lorraine poster

Little Lorraine

Movie · as Fr. Williams

2026
Chili Finger poster

Chili Finger

Movie · as Ron

2026
Matter of Time poster

Matter of Time

Movie · as Gibbs

2025
Love Hurts poster

Love Hurts

Movie · as Cliff Cussick

2025
Pet Investigators poster

Pet Investigators

Movie · as Jimmy the Butcher / Special Agent Brennan

2025
Guns of Redemption poster

Guns of Redemption

Movie · as Parson Dyer

2025
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow poster

Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Movie · as Self - 'Stranger Things' Bob Newby (archive footage)

2025
Haha, You Clowns poster

Haha, You Clowns

TV · as Sean Astin (voice) · 1 ep

2024
The Man in the White Van poster

The Man in the White Van

Movie · as Richard Williams

2024
Hard Miles poster

Hard Miles

Movie · as Speedy

2024
The Invisible Raptor poster

The Invisible Raptor

Movie · as William 'Willie' Walsh

2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps poster

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Movie · as The Dog (voice)

2024
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter poster

A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

Movie · as Self

2024
Mighty Monsterwheelies poster

Mighty Monsterwheelies

TV · as Invisible Van (voice) · 26 eps

2023
The Shift poster

The Shift

Movie · as Gabriel

2023
iMordecai poster

iMordecai

Movie · as Marvin

2023
Go West poster

Go West

Movie · as Narrator

2023
Vindicta poster

Vindicta

Movie · as Rick

2023
Holiday Twist poster

Holiday Twist

Movie · as Mr. Whitmer

2022
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight poster

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

TV · as Master Sloth (voice) · 2 eps

2021
Adverse poster

Adverse

Movie · as Frankie

2021
Hero Mode poster

Hero Mode

Movie · as Jimmy Tisdale

2021
Charming the Hearts of Men poster

Charming the Hearts of Men

Movie · as George

2021
Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story poster

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

TV · as Narrator · 5 eps

2020
Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas poster

Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2020
LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters poster

LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters

Movie · as Shazam (voice)

2020
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War poster

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

Movie · as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice)

2020
Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama poster

Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama

Movie · as Narrator / Putter Mulligan (voice)

2020
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space poster

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space

TV · as Abraham Lincoln (voice), Narrator (voice), Mr. Gigglenose (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Reunited Apart poster

Reunited Apart

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2020
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Sunny Gryce · 2 eps

2019
Gloria Bell poster

Gloria Bell

Movie · as Jeremy

2019
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween poster

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween

Movie · as Narrator / Mr Gigglenose (voice)

2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? poster

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

TV · as Sean Astin (voice) · 1 ep

2019
No Good Nick poster

No Good Nick

TV · as Ed Thompson · 20 eps

2018
eHero poster

eHero

Movie · as Richard Brixton

2018
Remember the Sultana poster

Remember the Sultana

Movie · as Narrator

2018
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants poster

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 39 eps

2018
The Conners poster

The Conners

TV · as Tyler · 2 eps

2018
Minecraft: Story Mode poster

Minecraft: Story Mode

TV · as Reginal (voice) · 1 ep

2017
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder poster

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder

Movie · as Raphael (voice)

2017
Unleashed poster

Unleashed

Movie · as Carl

2017
Swing State poster

Swing State

Movie · as Bob Bernard

2017
Bad Kids of Crestview Academy poster

Bad Kids of Crestview Academy

Movie · as Headmaster Nash

2017
The Lears poster

The Lears

Movie · as Tom Cornwall

2017
Espionage Tonight poster

Espionage Tonight

Movie · as Sam Jacobson

2017
Dead Ant poster

Dead Ant

Movie · as Art

2017
Not a War Story poster

Not a War Story

Movie

2017
Beyond Stranger Things poster

Beyond Stranger Things

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2016
The Do-Over poster

The Do-Over

Movie · as Ted-O

2016
Range 15 poster

Range 15

Movie · as Pilot Grigsby

2016
Bunnicula poster

Bunnicula

TV · as Chester (voice) · 104 eps

2016
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed poster

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2016
Stranger Things poster

Stranger Things

TV · as Bob Newby, Bob Newby (archive footage) (uncredited) · 10 eps

2016
Justice League Action poster

Justice League Action

TV · as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice), Shazam / Billy (voice) · 2 eps

2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power

Movie · as Raphael (voice)

2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage

Movie · as Raphael (voice)

2015
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis poster

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Movie · as Shazam (voice)

2015
Do You Believe? poster

Do You Believe?

Movie · as Dr. Farell

2015
The Dramatics: A Comedy poster

The Dramatics: A Comedy

Movie · as Alex Wilson Dixon

2015
Woodlawn poster

Woodlawn

Movie · as Hank

2015
Checkmate poster

Checkmate

Movie · as Dyson

2015
Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past poster

Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past

Movie · as Raphael (voice)

2015
Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild! poster

Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild!

Movie

2015
K-9 World Cup poster

K-9 World Cup

Movie

2015
New Looney Tunes poster

New Looney Tunes

TV · as Actor Sean Astin (voice) · 3 eps

2015
Supergirl poster

Supergirl

TV · as Pete Andrews · 2 eps

2015
Con Man poster

Con Man

TV · as Sean Astin · 2 eps

2014
Ribbit poster

Ribbit

Movie · as Ribbit

2014
Cabin Fever: Patient Zero poster

Cabin Fever: Patient Zero

Movie · as Porter

2014
Justice League: War poster

Justice League: War

Movie · as Shazam (voice)

2014
Moms' Night Out poster

Moms' Night Out

Movie · as Sean

2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 poster

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

Movie · as Kid Kinergy (voice)

2014
Boys of Abu Ghraib poster

Boys of Abu Ghraib

Movie · as Tanner

2014
Video Games: The Movie poster

Video Games: The Movie

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2014
The Surface poster

The Surface

Movie · as Mitch

2014
The Hero of Color City poster

The Hero of Color City

Movie · as Horatio (voice)

2014
A Long Run poster

A Long Run

Movie · as Self

2014
The Strain poster

The Strain

TV · as Jim Kent · 14 eps

2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

TV · as Blaze (voice) · 4 eps

2014
The Librarians poster

The Librarians

TV · as The Amazing Mysterium / Kirby · 1 ep

2013
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder

Movie · as Raphael (voice)

2013
Extraction poster

Extraction

Movie · as Kyle Black

2013
The Naughty List poster

The Naughty List

Movie · as Winter (voice)

2013
Out West poster

Out West

Movie · as Cal Calhoun

2013
The Freemason poster

The Freemason

Movie · as Leon Weed

2013
Santa Switch poster

Santa Switch

Movie · as Eddie

2013
A Monsterous Holiday poster

A Monsterous Holiday

Movie · as Spencer

2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

TV · as Sergeant Knox · 1 ep

2013
Sofia the First poster

Sofia the First

TV · as Bengee (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Amazing Love poster

Amazing Love

Movie · as Stuart

2012
Adopting Terror poster

Adopting Terror

Movie · as Tim Broadbent

2012
Addicted to Fame poster

Addicted to Fame

Movie · as Matt Foster (archive footage)

2012
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz poster

Dorothy and the Witches of Oz

Movie · as Frack

2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise Of The Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise Of The Turtles

Movie · as Raphael (Voice)

2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TV · as Raphael (voice) · 124 eps

2011
Stay Cool poster

Stay Cool

Movie · as Big Girl

2011
And They're Off poster

And They're Off

Movie · as Dusty Sanders

2011
Demoted poster

Demoted

Movie · as Mike

2011
Deep Blue Breath poster

Deep Blue Breath

Movie · as The Father

2011
Love's Christmas Journey poster

Love's Christmas Journey

Movie · as Mayor Wayne

2011
Alphas poster

Alphas

TV · as Mitchel Morgan · 2 eps

2011
The Witches of Oz poster

The Witches of Oz

TV · as Frack · 2 eps

2011
Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash

TV · as Steven Piper · 1 ep

2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story poster

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Movie · as Self

2010
WWII in HD: The Air War poster

WWII in HD: The Air War

Movie · as Steve Pisanos (voice)

2010
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' poster

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

Movie · as Self

2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Movie · as Meerkat Manor Narrator (voice)

2009
Part Two: The Warm Mission

Part Two: The Warm Mission

Movie · as Sean

2009
Special Agent Oso poster

Special Agent Oso

TV · as Special Agent OSO · 69 eps

2008
Forever Strong poster

Forever Strong

Movie · as Marcus Tate

2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 poster

The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1

Movie · as Twoflower

2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 poster

The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2

Movie · as Twoflower

2008
The Colour of Magic poster

The Colour of Magic

TV · as Twoflower · 2 eps

2007
What Love Is poster

What Love Is

Movie · as Geroge

2007
Borderland poster

Borderland

Movie · as Randall

2007
The Final Season poster

The Final Season

Movie · as Kent Stock

2007
My Wife Is Retarded poster

My Wife Is Retarded

Movie · as Jeff

2007
The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory

TV · as Greg Pemberton · 3 eps

2006
Click poster

Click

Movie · as Bill

2006
Love and Debate poster

Love and Debate

Movie · as Coach Amal

2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School poster

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Movie · as Kip Kipling

2006
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring poster

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

Movie

2006
The Making of The Two Towers poster

The Making of The Two Towers

Movie · as Self

2006
The Making of The Return of the King poster

The Making of The Return of the King

Movie · as Self

2005
Slipstream poster

Slipstream

Movie · as Stuart Conway

2005
Smile poster

Smile

Movie · as Mr. Matthews

2005
Bigger Than the Sky poster

Bigger Than the Sky

Movie · as Ken Zorbell

2005
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz poster

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

Movie · as Self

2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans poster

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Movie · as Self

2005
Collectormania 7 poster

Collectormania 7

Movie · as Self

2005
Meerkat Manor poster

Meerkat Manor

TV · as Narrator · 52 eps

2005
Into the West poster

Into the West

TV · as Martin Jarrett · 6 eps

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Hercules poster

Hercules

TV · as Linus · 2 eps

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken

TV · as Steve Jobs / Gallagher (voice) · 1 ep

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Rick · 1 ep

2004
50 First Dates poster

50 First Dates

Movie · as Doug Whitmore

2004
Balto III: Wings of Change poster

Balto III: Wings of Change

Movie · as Kodi (voice)

2004
Elvis Has Left the Building poster

Elvis Has Left the Building

Movie · as Aaron

2004
Party Wagon poster

Party Wagon

Movie · as Randall P. McDuff / Josiah (voice)

2004
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' poster

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

Movie · as Self

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2004
Best Week Ever poster

Best Week Ever

TV · 3 eps

2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Movie · as Sam

2003
Snowflake Bentley poster

Snowflake Bentley

Movie

2003
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' poster

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

Movie · as Self

2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King poster

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Movie · as Self

2003
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision poster

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

Movie · as Self

2003
The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth poster

The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth

Movie · as Self

2003
The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth poster

The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth

Movie · as Self

2003
The Two Towers: The Taming of Sméagol poster

The Two Towers: The Taming of Sméagol

Movie · as Self

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas

TV · as Lloyd Campbell · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Tyler Elliott · 1 ep

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Movie · as Sam

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: A Day in the Life of a Hobbit poster

The Fellowship of the Ring: A Day in the Life of a Hobbit

Movie · as Self

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script poster

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script

Movie · as Self

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth poster

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth

Movie · as Self

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast poster

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast

Movie · as Self

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth poster

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth

Movie · as Self

2002
Jeremiah poster

Jeremiah

TV · as Mister Smith · 15 eps

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Paul Buchanan · 1 ep

2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Movie · as Sam

2001
The Sky is Falling poster

The Sky is Falling

Movie · as Mr. Schwartz

2001
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring poster

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

Movie · as Self

2001
Quest for the Ring poster

Quest for the Ring

Movie · as Self

2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' poster

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

Movie · as Self

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Lynn McGill · 10 eps

2000
Deterrence poster

Deterrence

Movie · as Ralph

2000
Dish Dogs poster

Dish Dogs

Movie · as Morgan

2000
Icebreaker poster

Icebreaker

Movie · as Matt Foster

2000
The Last Producer poster

The Last Producer

Movie · as Bo Pomerantz

1999
Kimberly poster

Kimberly

Movie · as Bob

1998
Bulworth poster

Bulworth

Movie · as Gary

1998
Boy Meets Girl poster

Boy Meets Girl

Movie · as Mike

1997
The Long Way Home poster

The Long Way Home

Movie · as Earl G. Harrison, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (voice)

1997
Perversions of Science poster

Perversions of Science

TV · as Taylor · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1996
Courage Under Fire poster

Courage Under Fire

Movie · as Patella

1995
Harrison Bergeron poster

Harrison Bergeron

Movie · as Harrison Bergeron

1995
The Low Life poster

The Low Life

Movie · as Andrew

1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA poster

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Safe Passage poster

Safe Passage

Movie · as Izzy

1994
Teresa's Tattoo poster

Teresa's Tattoo

Movie · as Step-Brother (uncredited)

1993
Rudy poster

Rudy

Movie · as Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1992
Encino Man poster

Encino Man

Movie · as Dave Morgan

1992
Where the Day Takes You poster

Where the Day Takes You

Movie · as Greg

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 2 eps

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Toy Soldiers poster

Toy Soldiers

Movie · as Billy Tepper

1990
The Willies poster

The Willies

Movie · as Michael

1990
Memphis Belle poster

Memphis Belle

Movie · as Richard "Rascal" Moore

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Wayne Hensley · 1 ep

1989
Staying Together poster

Staying Together

Movie · as Duncan McDermott

1989
The War of the Roses poster

The War of the Roses

Movie · as Josh at 17

1987
Like Father Like Son poster

Like Father Like Son

Movie · as Clarence / Trigger

1987
White Water Summer poster

White Water Summer

Movie · as Alan

1986
The B.R.A.T. Patrol poster

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

Movie · as Leonard Kinsey

1985
The Goonies poster

The Goonies

Movie · as Mikey

1985
The Making Of The Goonies poster

The Making Of The Goonies

Movie · as Self

1983
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom poster

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

Movie · as Brian Reynolds

1982
The Rules of Marriage poster

The Rules of Marriage

Movie · as Charlie Hagen

1982
The Rules of Marriage

The Rules of Marriage

TV · as Charlie Hagen · 2 eps

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Leonard Kinsey · 1 ep