Sean Penn

Sean Penn

  • Birthday: 1960-08-17
  • Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Also know as: Шон Пенн

Biography

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003). Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001); all three were critically well received. Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations. In addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Filmography

Mystic River

2003

As Jimmy Markum

21 Grams

2003

As Paul Rivers

State of Grace

1990

As Terry

All the King's Men

2006

As Willie Stark

Colors

1988

As Danny McGavin

U Turn

1997

As Bobby Cooper

Milk

2008

As Harvey Milk

I Am Sam

2001

As Sam Dawson

Hurlyburly

1998

As Eddie

Sweet and Lowdown

1999

As Emmet Ray

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

As Jeff Spicoli

The Weight of Water

2000

As Thomas Janes

Bad Boys

1983

As Mick O’Brien

At Close Range

1986

As Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Jr.

The Beaver Trilogy

2000

As "Groovin' Larry" Huff

She's So Lovely

1997

As Eddie Quinn

Racing with the Moon

1984

As Henry 'Hopper' Nash

Judgment in Berlin

1988

As Guenther X

This Must Be the Place

2011

As Cheyenne

Summerspell

1983

As Buddy

The Human Experiment

2013

As Narrator

The Gunman

2015

As Jim Terrier

The Beaver Kid 2

1981

As Groovin' Larry

Americans

2012

As Commie

Witch Hunt

2008

As Himself (Narrator)

Deflating the Elephant

2009

As Narrator

Flag Day

2021

As John Vogel

Citizen Penn

2020

As Himself

Superpower

2023

As Self

Haiti Untold

2012

As

The Interpreter

2005

As Tobin Keller

Dead Man Walking

1995

As Matthew Poncelet

Casualties of War

1989

As Sgt. Tony Meserve

The Game

1997

As Conrad Van Orton

We're No Angels

1989

As Jim

Carlito's Way

1993

As David Kleinfeld

What Just Happened

2008

As Himself

The Tree of Life

2011

As Jack

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

As Daulton Lee

Fair Game

2010

As Joseph Wilson

Up at the Villa

2000

As Rowley Flint

Shanghai Surprise

1986

As Glendon Wasey

Inside Björk

2003

As Self

Sound of Sun

2017

As Man

The Professor and the Madman

2019

As Dr. William Chester Minor

Asphalt City

2024

As Gene Rutkovsky

Daddio

2024

As Clark

It's All About Love

2003

As Marciello

Gangster Squad

2013

As Mickey Cohen

Crackers

1984

As Dillard

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013

As Sean O'Connell

Bukowski: Born Into This

2003

As Himself

Mad Hannans

2017

As

Licorice Pizza

2021

As Jack Holden

Taps

1981

As Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

The People Speak

2009

As Self

Brando

2007

As Self

BC Project

2025

As

The Thin Red Line

1998

As 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

2015

As Himself (archive footage)

Val

2021

As Self (archive footage)

Hugo Pool

1997

As Strange Hitchhiker

The Angry Birds Movie

2016

As Terence (voice)

The Last Party

1993

As Self

A Constant Forge

2000

As Self

Before Night Falls

2000

As Cuco Sanchez

Cool Blue

1990

As Phil the Plumber (uncredited)

Gonzo Girl

2023

As

Dogtown and Z-Boys

2001

As Narrator

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

As Don Fremont

Pauly Shore Is Dead

2003

As Sean Penn

Loved

1997

As Man on the Hill (Michael)

Hellinger's Law

1981

As Bit Part (uncredited)

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

2020

As Self (archive footage)

Friends: The Reunion

2021

As (archive footage)

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

As Self (uncredited)

I'm Still Here

2010

As Sean Penn (uncredited)

Being John Malkovich

1999

As Sean Penn (uncredited)

Production

Candles

0000

As Set Decoration

11'09''01 September 11

2002

As Director

Into the Wild

2007

As Director

The Pledge

2001

As Director

The Indian Runner

1991

As Director

The Crossing Guard

1995

As Director

The Last Face

2017

As Director

Flag Day

2021

As Director

Superpower

2023

As Director

The Pledge

2001

As Producer

The Crossing Guard

1995

As Producer

The Human Experiment

2013

As Executive Producer

The Gunman

2015

As Producer

She's So Lovely

1997

As Executive Producer

Flag Day

2021

As Producer

Loved

1997

As Producer

Into the Wild

2007

As Producer

Asphalt City

2024

As Producer

kid 90

2021

As Executive Producer

The Day It Happened

2002

As Producer

Into the Wild

2007

As Screenplay

The Indian Runner

1991

As Screenplay

The Crossing Guard

1995

As Writer

The Gunman

2015

As Screenplay

11'09''01 September 11

2002

As Writer

Americans

2012

As Story

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