Sean Bean
Known for Acting · 177 credits
- Born
- 1959-04-17 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Shaun Mark Bean
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
TV Shows (53)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Family Guy
1999
as Portrait Griffin (voice)
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Snowpiercer
2020
as Joseph Wilford
The Bill
1984
Screen Two
1985
as Vic
Inspector Morse
1987
as Alex Bailey
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
Legends
2014
as Martin Odum
ScreenPlay
1986
as Man
Sharpe
1993
as Richard Sharpe
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016
Lady Chatterley
1993
as Oliver Mellors
Robin Hood
2025
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
The Oath
2018
as Tom Hammond
The Storyteller
1988
as Prince
Accused
2010
as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
World on Fire
2019
as Douglas Bennett
Screen One
1989
as Gabriel Lewis / Jack Morgan
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
Time
2021
as Mark Cobden
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as The Prince (archive footage)
Scarlett
1994
as Lord Richard Fenton
Roman Empire
2016
as Narrateur
TFI Friday
1996
as Self
Missing
2012
as Paul Winstone
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
as John Marlott
This City Is Ours
2025
as Ronnie Phelan
Shardlake
2024
as Thomas Cromwell
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
Crusoe
2008
as James Crusoe
Henry VIII
2003
as Robert Aske
Red Riding
2009
as John Dawson
Curfew
2019
as The General
Sally4Ever
2018
as Sean Bean
Broken
2017
as Father Michael Kerrigan
This Morning
1988
as Self - Guest
Marriage
2022
as Ian
Extremely Dangerous
1999
as Neil Byrne
Troubles
1988
as Captain Bolton
ARES: live
2015
as Mitch Henderson
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993
as Paul
Gladiators
2024
as Narrator
Wasted
2016
as Sean Bean
Faceless
2006
Clarissa
1991
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
2016
as Narrator
Decisive Weapons
1996
as Narator
D-Day to Berlin
2005
as Narrator
Fight Club - A History of Violence
2012
as Narrator
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
2025
as Presenter
Movies (124)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Boromir (uncredited)
Troy
2004
as Odysseus
The Martian
2015
as Mitch Henderson
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
as Zeus
GoldenEye
1995
as Alec Trevelyan
Pixels
2015
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
The Island
2005
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
Silent Hill
2006
as Christopher Da Silva
Jupiter Ascending
2015
as Stinger Apini
National Treasure
2004
as Ian Howe
Knights of the Zodiac
2023
as Alman Kido
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Deep Cover
2025
as Billings
Equilibrium
2002
as Errol Partridge
Anemone
2025
as Jem Stoker
Wolfwalkers
2020
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Flightplan
2005
as Captain Rich
Death Race 2
2010
as Markus Kane
North Country
2005
as Kyle
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
Ronin
1998
as Spence
Mirror Mirror
2012
as King
Patriot Games
1992
as Sean Miller
Mummies
2023
as Pharaoh (voice)
Cleanskin
2012
as Ewan
Possessor
2020
as John Parse
Ca$h
2010
as Pyke Kubic
Black Death
2010
as Ulric
The Hitcher
2007
as John Ryder
Don't Say a Word
2001
as Patrick Koster
Drone
2017
as Neil
The Lost Future
2010
as Amal
Black Beauty
1994
as Farmer Grey
Caravaggio
1986
as Ranuccio
The Dark
2005
as James
Pride
2004
as Dark (voice)
Jacob
1994
as Esau
The Field
1990
as Tadgh McCabe
Outlaw
2007
as Danny Bryant
The Young Messiah
2016
as Severus
Sharpe's Regiment
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
as John Dawson
Anna Karenina
1997
as Vronsky
The Yellow Tie
2025
as Demostene Celibidache
Sharpe's Enemy
1994
as Major Richard Sharpe
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as John Dawson
Watch the Skies
2025
as (voice)
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Richard Sharpe
Age of Heroes
2011
as Maj. Jack Jones
Soldiers of Fortune
2012
as Dimidov
Shopping
1994
as Venning
Any Day
2015
as Vian
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Ned Stark
The Isolate Thief
2026
The Big Empty
2003
as Cowboy
Sharpe's Challenge
2006
as Richard Sharpe
Stormy Monday
1988
as Brendan
Rogue Trooper
as (voice)
Sharpe's Peril
2008
as Richard Sharpe
Essex Boys
2000
as Jason Locke
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992
as Micky McAvoy
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
as Self
Sharpe's Honour
1994
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge
1997
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles
1993
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Wicked Blood
2014
as Uncle Frank Stinson
Sharpe's Siege
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
The Fifteen Streets
1989
as Dominic O'Brien
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
as Self
Sharpe's Waterloo
1997
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
Dark River
2017
as Richard Bell
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
as Self
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
as Larry Frisk
Bravo Two Zero
1999
as Andy McNab
Sharpe's Company
1994
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
1997
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Eagle
1993
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Quest for the Ring
2001
as Self
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as Alec Trevelyan
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
as Self
Lorna Doone
1990
as Carver Doone
Tom & Thomas
2002
as Paul Sheppard
When Saturday Comes
1996
as Jimmy Muir
Far North
2008
as Loki
Sharpe's Mission
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
Instruments of Darkness
2015
as Macbeth
War Requiem
1989
as The German Soldier
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
as Self
Airborne
1998
as Dave Toombs
My Kingdom for a Horse
1991
as Steve Deakin
Sharpe's Sword
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
Wedded
1990
as Man
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
Sharpe's Battle
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
Windprints
1990
as Anton van Heerden
Georgian Fighting Women
2012
as Narrator
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006
Osprey: Sea Raptor
2021
as Narrator
D-Day to Berlin
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Winter Flight
1984
as Hooker
La Coupe De La Gloire
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Exploits at West Poley
1985
as Scarred Man
The Storyteller: The True Bride
1988
as Prince
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
2015
as Self
Hooligan
2012
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
Prince
1991
as Jack Morgan
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
2017
as Narrator
Wild in the Streets
2013
as Narrator
Tell Me That You Love Me
1991
as Gabriel Lewis
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995
as Self
The 4th Reich
as Sergeant Major Gordon
Small Zones
1990
as Vic
The Unconquered
2017
as Narrator (English)
Punters
1984
as Lurch
About Sean Bean
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 Tre… With 177 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Sean Bean has appeared in 124 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sean Bean Movies
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — as Boromir
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — as Boromir
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — as Boromir (uncredited)
- Troy (2004) — as Odysseus
- The Martian (2015) — as Mitch Henderson
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