Sean Bean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
The 4th Reich
Movie · as Sergeant Major Gordon
Rogue Trooper
Movie · as (voice)
The Isolate Thief
Movie · as "Fiddler" John Good
Deep Cover
Movie · as Billings
Watch the Skies
Movie · as (voice)
Anemone
Movie · as Jem Stoker
The Yellow Tie
Movie · as Demostene Celibidache
Robin Hood
TV · as Sheriff of Nottingham · 10 eps
This City Is Ours
TV · as Ronnie Phelan · 3 eps
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
TV · as Presenter · 4 eps
Gladiators
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps
Shardlake
TV · as Thomas Cromwell · 2 eps
Knights of the Zodiac
Movie · as Alman Kido
Mummies
Movie · as Pharaoh (voice)
Marriage
TV · as Ian · 4 eps
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Movie · as Narrator
Time
TV · as Mark Cobden · 3 eps
Possessor
Movie · as John Parse
Wolfwalkers
Movie · as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Movie
Snowpiercer
TV · as Joseph Wilford · 23 eps
Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Movie · as Self
Curfew
TV · as The General · 8 eps
World on Fire
TV · as Douglas Bennett · 7 eps
Taniel
Movie · as Poetry Narrator
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
Movie · as Self- Narrator
The Oath
TV · as Tom Hammond · 10 eps
Sally4Ever
TV · as Sean Bean · 1 ep
Dark River
Movie · as Richard Bell
Drone
Movie · as Neil
The Unconquered
Movie · as Narrator (English)
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Movie · as Narrator
Broken
TV · as Father Michael Kerrigan · 6 eps
The Young Messiah
Movie · as Severus
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Movie · as Lucis Caelum (voice)
Medici: Masters of Florence
TV · 8 eps
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Wasted
TV · as Sean Bean · 6 eps
Roman Empire
TV · as Narrateur · 15 eps
Jupiter Ascending
Movie · as Stinger Apini
The Martian
Movie · as Mitch Henderson
Pixels
Movie · as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Any Day
Movie · as Vian
Instruments of Darkness
Movie · as Macbeth
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Movie · as Self
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Movie · as Self - Presenter
The Frankenstein Chronicles
TV · as John Marlott · 12 eps
ARES: live
TV · as Mitch Henderson · 6 eps
Wicked Blood
Movie · as Uncle Frank Stinson
Legends
TV · as Martin Odum · 20 eps
Wild in the Streets
Movie · as Narrator
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Movie · as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Mirror Mirror
Movie · as King
Cleanskin
Movie · as Ewan
Soldiers of Fortune
Movie · as Dimidov
Hooligan
Movie
Georgian Fighting Women
Movie · as Narrator
Fight Club - A History of Violence
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Missing
TV · as Paul Winstone · 8 eps
Age of Heroes
Movie · as Maj. Jack Jones
Game of Thrones
TV · as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark · 10 eps
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Movie · as Zeus
Ca$h
Movie · as Pyke Kubic
Black Death
Movie · as Ulric
The Lost Future
Movie · as Amal
Death Race 2
Movie · as Markus Kane
Accused
TV · as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco · 1 ep
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Movie · as John Dawson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Movie · as John Dawson
Red Riding
TV · as John Dawson · 2 eps
Far North
Movie · as Loki
Sharpe's Peril
Movie · as Richard Sharpe
Crusoe
TV · as James Crusoe · 13 eps
The Hitcher
Movie · as John Ryder
Outlaw
Movie · as Danny Bryant
Silent Hill
Movie · as Christopher Da Silva
Sharpe's Challenge
Movie · as Richard Sharpe
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Movie · as Self
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Movie
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Movie
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie · as Self
The Making of The Return of the King
Movie · as Self
Faceless
TV · 1 ep
The Dark
Movie · as James
The Island
Movie · as Dr. Bernard Merrick
Flightplan
Movie · as Captain Rich
North Country
Movie · as Kyle
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
D-Day to Berlin
TV · as Narrator · 3 eps
National Treasure
Movie · as Ian Howe
Troy
Movie · as Odysseus
Pride
Movie · as Dark (voice)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Movie · as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie · as Boromir
The Big Empty
Movie · as Cowboy
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Henry VIII
TV · as Robert Aske · 2 eps
Equilibrium
Movie · as Errol Partridge
Tom & Thomas
Movie · as Paul Sheppard
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Movie · as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
Movie · as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Movie · as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Movie · as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Movie · as Self
HypaSpace
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie · as Boromir
Don't Say a Word
Movie · as Patrick Koster
Quest for the Ring
Movie · as Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Movie · as Self
Essex Boys
Movie · as Jason Locke
Bravo Two Zero
Movie · as Andy McNab
Extremely Dangerous
TV · as Neil Byrne · 4 eps
Family Guy
TV · as Portrait Griffin (voice) · 1 ep
Ronin
Movie · as Spence
Airborne
Movie · as Dave Toombs
La Coupe de la Gloire
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Anna Karenina
Movie · as Vronsky
Sharpe's Waterloo
Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe: The Legend
Movie · as Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes
Movie · as Jimmy Muir
Sharpe's Siege
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Mission
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
TFI Friday
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Decisive Weapons
TV · as Narator · 1 ep
GoldenEye
Movie · as Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Battle
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Sword
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Movie · as Alec Trevelyan
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Movie · as Self
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Movie · as Self
Soccer AM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jacob
Movie · as Esau
Black Beauty
Movie · as Farmer Grey
Shopping
Movie · as Venning
Sharpe's Company
Movie · as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Honour
Movie · as Major Richard Sharpe
Scarlett
TV · as Lord Richard Fenton · 3 eps
Sharpe's Eagle
Movie · as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles
Movie · as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Sharpe
TV · as Richard Sharpe · 18 eps
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
TV · as Paul · 3 eps
Lady Chatterley
TV · as Oliver Mellors · 4 eps
Patriot Games
Movie · as Sean Miller
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Movie · as Micky McAvoy
My Kingdom for a Horse
Movie · as Steve Deakin
Tell Me That You Love Me
Movie · as Gabriel Lewis
Prince
Movie · as Jack Morgan
Clarissa
TV · as Lovelace · 4 eps
The Field
Movie · as Tadgh McCabe
Windprints
Movie · as Anton van Heerden
Lorna Doone
Movie · as Carver Doone
Wedded
Movie · as Man
Small Zones
Movie · as Vic
He-Play
TV · as Rod · 1 ep
War Requiem
Movie · as The German Soldier
The Fifteen Streets
Movie · as Dominic O'Brien
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Movie · as Larry Frisk
The Jim Henson Hour
TV · as The Prince (archive footage) · 1 ep
Screen One
TV · as Gabriel Lewis, Jack Morgan · 1 ep
4 Play
TV · as Smith · 1 ep
Stormy Monday
Movie · as Brendan
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Movie · as Prince
This Morning
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Storyteller
TV · as Prince · 1 ep
Troubles
TV · as Captain Bolton · 2 eps
Inspector Morse
TV · as Alex Bailey · 1 ep
Caravaggio
Movie · as Ranuccio
ScreenPlay
TV · as Man · 1 ep
Exploits at West Poley
Movie · as Scarred Man
Screen Two
TV · as Vic · 1 ep
Winter Flight
Movie · as Hooker
Punters
Movie · as Lurch
Samson and Delilah
Movie · as Billy
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Natural World
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Movie · as Self