Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Date of Birth:

Apr 17, 1959

Place of Birth:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

filmography:

Prince Prince

1991

Any Day Any Day

2015

Deep Cover Deep Cover

1970

Rogue Trooper Rogue Trooper

1970

The Martian The Martian

2015

Pixels Pixels

2015

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009

The Young Messiah The Young Messiah

2016

Small Zones Small Zones

1990

Winter Flight Winter Flight

1984

Wedded Wedded

1990

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

1992

Instruments of Darkness Instruments of Darkness

2015

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

2009

Taniel Taniel

2018

Lorna Doone Lorna Doone

1990

The Fifteen Streets The Fifteen Streets

1989

Hooligan Hooligan

2012

Soldiers of Fortune Soldiers of Fortune

2012

Windprints Windprints

1990

Sharpe's Revenge Sharpe's Revenge

1997

Bravo Two Zero Bravo Two Zero

1999

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

2004

Sharpe: The Legend Sharpe: The Legend

1997

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

1995

Wicked Blood Wicked Blood

2014

Wild in the Streets Wild in the Streets

2013

The 4th Reich The 4th Reich

1970

How to Get Ahead in Advertising How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989

D-Day to Berlin D-Day to Berlin

2004

The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event

2006

Goldeneye: The Secret Files Goldeneye: The Secret Files

1995

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

2006

Wolfwalkers Wolfwalkers

2020

Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight

2017

Sean Bean on Waterloo Sean Bean on Waterloo

2015

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

1995

Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

2020

Anemone Anemone

1970

The Yellow Tie The Yellow Tie

1970

Mummies Mummies

2023

Exploits at West Poley Exploits at West Poley

1985

The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

2002

Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced

2015

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

2019

Quest for the Ring Quest for the Ring

2001

Drone Drone

2017

Dark River Dark River

2018

Punters Punters

1984

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

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

2001

The Unconquered The Unconquered

2017

Possessor Possessor

2020

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'

2006

Georgian Fighting Women Georgian Fighting Women

2012

La Coupe De La Gloire La Coupe De La Gloire

1998

Watch the Skies Watch the Skies

1970

Sharpe's Peril Sharpe's Peril

2008

Cleanskin Cleanskin

2012

Stormy Monday Stormy Monday

1988

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010

Don't Say a Word Don't Say a Word

2001

Far North Far North

2008

The Field The Field

1990

Ronin Ronin

1998

Ca$h Ca$h

2010

Flightplan Flightplan

2005

Black Death Black Death

2010

Black Beauty Black Beauty

1994

Outlaw Outlaw

2007

North Country North Country

2005

Patriot Games Patriot Games

1992

The Hitcher The Hitcher

2007

Equilibrium Equilibrium

2002

National Treasure National Treasure

2004

Troy Troy

2004

Silent Hill Silent Hill

2006

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

2003

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

2001

When Saturday Comes When Saturday Comes

1996

GoldenEye GoldenEye

1995

Jacob Jacob

1994

Caravaggio Caravaggio

1986

Knights of the Zodiac Knights of the Zodiac

2023

My Kingdom for a Horse My Kingdom for a Horse

1991

The Island The Island

2005

War Requiem War Requiem

1989

Airborne Airborne

1998

Sharpe's Gold Sharpe's Gold

1995

Sharpe's Mission Sharpe's Mission

1996

Sharpe's Siege Sharpe's Siege

1996

Sharpe's Honour Sharpe's Honour

1994

Sharpe's Company Sharpe's Company

1994

Sharpe's Enemy Sharpe's Enemy

1994

Sharpe's Battle Sharpe's Battle

1995

Sharpe's Sword Sharpe's Sword

1995

Sharpe's Challenge Sharpe's Challenge

2006

Jupiter Ascending Jupiter Ascending

2015

Sharpe's Waterloo Sharpe's Waterloo

1997

Sharpe's Justice Sharpe's Justice

1997

Sharpe's Regiment Sharpe's Regiment

1996

Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

1997

Sharpe's Rifles Sharpe's Rifles

1993

Age of Heroes Age of Heroes

2011

Tell Me That You Love Me Tell Me That You Love Me

1991

Mirror Mirror Mirror Mirror

2012

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

2012

The Big Empty The Big Empty

2003

Shopping Shopping

1994

Pride Pride

2004

Sharpe's Eagle Sharpe's Eagle

1993

Death Race 2 Death Race 2

2010

The Lost Future The Lost Future

2010

Essex Boys Essex Boys

2000

Tom & Thomas Tom & Thomas

2002

The Dark The Dark

2005

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