Sean Bean
Born April 17, 1959 (Age: 67)
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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.
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
Anemone
2025
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as Jem Stoker
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Age: 66
Knights of the Zodiac
2023
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as Alman Kido
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Age: 64
Osprey: Sea Raptor
2021
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as Narrator
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Age: 62
Wolfwalkers
2020
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as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
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Age: 61
Possessor
2020
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as John Parse
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Age: 61
Taniel
2018
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as Poetry Narrator
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Age: 58
The Young Messiah
2016
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as Severus
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Age: 56
The Martian
2015
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as Mitch Henderson
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Age: 56
Pixels
2015
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as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
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Age: 56
Jupiter Ascending
2015
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as Stinger Apini
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Age: 55
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
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as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
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Age: 53
Georgian Fighting Women
2012
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as Narrator
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Age: 53
Mirror Mirror
2012
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as King
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Age: 52
Black Death
2010
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as Ulric
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Age: 51
Ca$h
2010
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as Pyke Kubic
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Age: 50
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
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as Zeus
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Age: 50
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
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as John Dawson
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Age: 50
Far North
2008
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as Loki
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Age: 49
The Hitcher
2007
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as John Ryder
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Age: 47
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
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as Self
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Age: 47
No Image
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006
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as
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Age: 47
No Image
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
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as
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Age: 47
Silent Hill
2006
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as Christopher Da Silva
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Age: 47
The Dark
2005
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as James
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Age: 46
Flightplan
2005
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as Captain Rich
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Age: 46
The Island
2005
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as Dr. Bernard Merrick
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Age: 46
North Country
2005
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as Kyle
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Age: 45
The Appendices, Part Six: The Passing of an Age
2004
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as Self
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Age: 45
National Treasure
2004
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as Ian Howe
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Age: 45
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
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as Self
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Age: 45
Troy
2004
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as Odysseus
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Age: 45
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
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as Self
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Age: 44
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
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as Boromir
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Age: 44
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 44
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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as Boromir (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Equilibrium
2002
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as Errol Partridge
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Age: 43
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
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as Self
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Age: 42
Tom & Thomas
2002
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as Paul Sheppard
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Age: 42
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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as Boromir
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Age: 42
Don't Say a Word
2001
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as Patrick Koster
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Age: 42
Essex Boys
2000
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as Jason Locke
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Age: 41
Ronin
1998
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as Spence
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Age: 39
Airborne
1998
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as Dave Toombs
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Age: 39
La Coupe De La Gloire
1998
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as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Age: 39
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 38
Sharpe's Waterloo
1997
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 38
Sharpe's Justice
1997
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 38
Sharpe's Revenge
1997
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 38
Anna Karenina
1997
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as Vronsky
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Age: 37
Sharpe's Mission
1996
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 37
Sharpe's Siege
1996
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 37
Sharpe's Regiment
1996
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 37
When Saturday Comes
1996
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as Jimmy Muir
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Age: 36
GoldenEye
1995
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as Alec Trevelyan
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Age: 36
Sharpe's Eagle
1993
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 34
Sharpe's Rifles
1993
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as Richard Sharpe
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Age: 34
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992
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as Micky McAvoy
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Age: 33
Patriot Games
1992
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as Sean Miller
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Age: 33
Prince
1991
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as Jack Morgan
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Age: 32
Tell Me That You Love Me
1991
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as Gabriel Lewis
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Age: 32
My Kingdom for a Horse
1991
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as Steve Deakin
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Age: 31
Lorna Doone
1990
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as Carver Doone
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Age: 31
The Field
1990
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as Tadgh McCabe
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Age: 31
Wedded
1990
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as Man
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Age: 31
Windprints
1990
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as Anton van Heerden
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Age: 31
Small Zones
1990
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as Vic
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Age: 30
The Fifteen Streets
1989
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as Dominic O'Brien
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Age: 30
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
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as Larry Frisk
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Age: 30
War Requiem
1989
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as The German Soldier
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Age: 29
The Storyteller: The True Bride
1988
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as Prince
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Age: 29
Stormy Monday
1988
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as Brendan
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Age: 29
Exploits at West Poley
1985
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as Scarred Man
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Age: 25
Punters
1984
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as Lurch
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Age: 25
No Image
Samson and Delilah
1984
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as Billy
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Age: 24