Sean Bean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 April 1959 · 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.
Known for
Acting 132
- 2026The 4th Reich as Sergeant Major Gordon
- 2026The Isolate Thief as "Fiddler" John Good
- 2026Rogue Trooper as (voice)
- 2025World of Westeros Ambient Video as Ned Stark
- 2025The Yellow Tie as Demostene Celibidache
- 2025Watch the Skies as (voice)
- 2025Anemone as Jem Stoker
- 2025Deep Cover as Billings
- 2023Knights of the Zodiac as Alman Kido
- 2023Mummies as Pharaoh (voice)
- 2021Osprey: Sea Raptor as Narrator
- 2020Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
- 2020Wolfwalkers as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
- 2020Possessor as John Parse
- 2019Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2018Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered as Self- Narrator
- 2018Taniel as Poetry Narrator
- 2017Dark River as Richard Bell
- 2017The Unconquered as Narrator (English)
- 2017Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight as Narrator
- 2017Drone as Neil
- 2016Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV as Lucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
- 2016The Young Messiah as Severus
- 2015Instruments of Darkness as Macbeth
- 2015The Martian as Mitch Henderson
- 2015Pixels as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
- 2015Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced as Self
- 2015Sean Bean on Waterloo as Himself/narrator
- 2015Any Day as Vian
- 2015Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini
- 2014Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
- 2013Wild in the Streets as Narrator
- 2012Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- 2012Georgian Fighting Women as Narrator
- 2012Hooligan
- 2012Soldiers of Fortune as Dimidov
- 2012Mirror Mirror as King
- 2012Cleanskin as Ewan
- 2011Age of Heroes as Maj. Jack Jones
- 2010The Lost Future as Amal
- 2010Death Race 2 as Markus Kane
- 2010Black Death as Ulric
- 2010Ca$h as Pyke Kubic
- 2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Zeus
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as John Dawson
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as John Dawson
- 2008Sharpe's Peril as Richard Sharpe
- 2008Far North as Loki
- 2007Outlaw as Danny Bryant
- 2007The Hitcher as John Ryder
- 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2006The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- 2006Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- 2006Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
- 2006The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
- 2006Sharpe's Challenge as Richard Sharpe
- 2006Silent Hill as Christopher Da Silva
- 2005The Dark as James
- 2005Flightplan as Captain Rich
- 2005The Island as Dr. Bernard Merrick
- 2005North Country as Kyle
- 2004National Treasure as Ian Howe
- 2004Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self
- 2004Pride as Dark (voice)
- 2004Troy as Odysseus
- 2004D-Day to Berlin as Narrator (voice)
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Boromir
- 2003Celebrity Naked Ambition as Self (archive footage)
- 2003The Big Empty as Cowboy
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Boromir (uncredited)
- 2002Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. as Self
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth as Self
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design as Self
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script as Self
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast as Self
- 2002Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Boromir
- 2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2001Don't Say a Word as Patrick Koster
- 2000Essex Boys as Jason Locke
- 1999Bravo Two Zero as Andy McNab
- 1999Family Guy as Portrait Griffin (voice) · 1 episode
- 1998Ronin as Spence
- 1998Airborne as Dave Toombs
- 1998La Coupe de la Gloire as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
- 1997Sharpe's Waterloo as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
- 1997Sharpe's Justice as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1997Sharpe's Revenge as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1997Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- 1996Sharpe's Mission as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1996Sharpe's Siege as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1996Sharpe's Regiment as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1996When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
- 1995Goldeneye: The Secret Files as Self
- 1995In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995GoldenEye as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995Sharpe's Sword as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1995Sharpe's Battle as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1995Sharpe's Gold as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1995GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
- 1994Shopping as Venning
- 1994Jacob as Esau
- 1994Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
- 1994Sharpe's Honour as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1994Sharpe's Enemy as Major Richard Sharpe
- 1994Sharpe's Company as Captain Richard Sharpe
- 1993Sharpe's Eagle as Captain Richard Sharpe
- 1993Sharpe's Rifles as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
- 1992Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery as Micky McAvoy
- 1992Patriot Games as Sean Miller
- 1991Prince as Jack Morgan
- 1991Tell Me That You Love Me as Gabriel Lewis
- 1991My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
- 1990Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- 1990The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- 1990Wedded as Man
- 1990Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- 1990Small Zones as Vic
- 1989The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
- 1989How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
- 1989War Requiem as The German Soldier
- 1988The Storyteller: The True Bride as Prince
- 1988Stormy Monday as Brendan
- 1986Caravaggio as Ranuccio
- 1985Exploits at West Poley as Scarred Man
- 1984Winter Flight as Hooker
- 1984Punters as Lurch
- 1984Samson and Delilah as Billy
- 1982Waiting for Waiting for Godot as Self