Sean Bean

Sean Bean

  • Birthday: 1959-04-17
  • Place of birth: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also know 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.

Filmography

When Saturday Comes

1996

As Jimmy Muir

The Hitcher

2007

As John Ryder

Ca$h

2010

As Pyke Kubic

Outlaw

2007

As Danny Bryant

Black Death

2010

As Ulric

Age of Heroes

2011

As Maj. Jack Jones

Essex Boys

2000

As Jason Locke

The Lost Future

2010

As Amal

Sharpe's Eagle

1993

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Rifles

1993

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Company

1994

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Enemy

1994

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Honour

1994

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Gold

1995

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Battle

1995

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Sword

1995

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Regiment

1996

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Siege

1996

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Mission

1996

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Justice

1997

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Waterloo

1997

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Challenge

2006

As Richard Sharpe

Cleanskin

2012

As Ewan

Sharpe's Peril

2008

As Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Revenge

1997

As Richard Sharpe

Hooligan

2012

As

Bravo Two Zero

1999

As Andy McNab

The 4th Reich

0000

As Sergeant Major Gordon

Wild in the Streets

2013

As Narrator

Sharpe: The Legend

1997

As Richard Sharpe

Prince

1991

As Jack Morgan

Any Day

2015

As Vian

Drone

2017

As Neil

La Coupe De La Gloire

1998

As Narrator

Watch the Skies

0000

As (voice)

Georgian Fighting Women

2012

As Narrator

Sean Bean on Waterloo

2015

As Himself/narrator

Taniel

2018

As Poetry Narrator

Wedded

1990

As Man

My Kingdom for a Horse

1991

As Steve Deakin

The Dark

2005

As James

Silent Hill

2006

As Christopher Da Silva

GoldenEye

1995

As Alec Trevelyan

Caravaggio

1986

As Ranuccio

Don't Say a Word

2001

As Patrick Koster

Airborne

1998

As Dave Toombs

Tom & Thomas

2002

As Paul Sheppard

Anna Karenina

1997

As Vronsky

Windprints

1990

As Anton van Heerden

The Fifteen Streets

1989

As Dominic O'Brien

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

2012

As Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva

Small Zones

1990

As

The Unconquered

2017

As Narrator (English)

Tell Me That You Love Me

1991

As Gabriel Lewis

Instruments of Darkness

2015

As Macbeth

Jacob

1994

As Esau

The Field

1990

As Tadgh McCabe

Far North

2008

As Loki

Black Beauty

1994

As Farmer Grey

Pride

2004

As Dark (voice)

Death Race 2

2010

As Markus Kane

Jupiter Ascending

2015

As Stinger Apini

Lorna Doone

1990

As Carver Doone

Wicked Blood

2014

As Uncle Frank Stinson

Dark River

2018

As Richard Bell

Wolfwalkers

2020

As Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)

Deep Cover

0000

As

The Island

2005

As Dr. Bernard Merrick

National Treasure

2004

As Ian Howe

Stormy Monday

1988

As Brendan

Patriot Games

1992

As Sean Miller

Soldiers of Fortune

2012

As Dimidov

Winter Flight

1984

As Hooker

The Young Messiah

2016

As Severus

Possessor

2020

As John Parse

Troy

2004

As Odysseus

Equilibrium

2002

As Errol Partridge

North Country

2005

As Kyle

Shopping

1994

As Venning

The Big Empty

2003

As Cowboy

Ronin

1998

As Spence

Flightplan

2005

As Captain Rich

The Martian

2015

As Mitch Henderson

Knights of the Zodiac

2023

As Alman Kido

War Requiem

1989

As The German Soldier

Quest for the Ring

2001

As Self

Pixels

2015

As Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)

Exploits at West Poley

1985

As Scarred Man

Mirror Mirror

2012

As King

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

As Boromir (uncredited)

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