Sean Bean

Also Known As: Shaun Mark Bean, 숀 빈, 西恩·賓, 肖恩·比恩, شان بین

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Birthday: April 17, 1959

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

17.30%

Known For:

The Dark
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Silent Hill
National Treasure
Troy
When Saturday Comes
GoldenEye
The Island
My Kingdom for a Horse
Knights of the Zodiac
Jacob
Caravaggio
Equilibrium
The Hitcher
The Field
Ronin
Far North
Don't Say a Word
Stormy Monday
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Ca$h
Flightplan
Patriot Games
North Country
Outlaw
Black Death
Black Beauty
War Requiem
The Big Empty
Airborne
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Mirror Mirror
Age of Heroes
Tell Me That You Love Me
Shopping
Pride
Tom & Thomas
Essex Boys
The Lost Future
Sharpe's Eagle
Death Race 2
Sharpe's Rifles
Anna Karenina
Sharpe's Company
Sharpe's Enemy
Sharpe's Honour
Sharpe's Gold
Sharpe's Battle
Sharpe's Sword
Sharpe's Regiment
Sharpe's Siege
Sharpe's Mission
Sharpe's Justice
Sharpe's Waterloo
Sharpe's Challenge
Jupiter Ascending
Cleanskin
Sharpe's Peril
Windprints
Sharpe's Revenge
Soldiers of Fortune
Hooligan
Lorna Doone
The Fifteen Streets
Bravo Two Zero
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
The 4th Reich
Wild in the Streets
Wicked Blood
Sharpe: The Legend
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Taniel
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
The Martian
Pixels
Rogue Trooper
Deep Cover
Prince
Any Day
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
The Young Messiah
Instruments of Darkness
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Wedded
Small Zones
Winter Flight
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
D-Day to Berlin
Punters
Dark River
Quest for the Ring
Drone
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
The Unconquered
Watch the Skies
La Coupe De La Gloire
Georgian Fighting Women
Possessor
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Wolfwalkers
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
Exploits at West Poley
Mummies
Anemone
The Yellow Tie
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Lord of the Piercing
The Isolate Thief
The Making of the Return of the King