Sean Bean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-04-17 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Sean 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

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • Snowpiercer

    Snowpiercer

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Troy

    Troy

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Martian

    The Martian

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Soccer AM

    Soccer AM

  • Medici: Masters of Florence

    Medici: Masters of Florence

  • Pixels

    Pixels

  • Silent Hill

    Silent Hill

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

    Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

  • Death Race 2

    Death Race 2

  • Mirror Mirror

    Mirror Mirror

  • Equilibrium

    Equilibrium

  • Knights of the Zodiac

    Knights of the Zodiac

  • Anemone

    Anemone

  • Jupiter Ascending

    Jupiter Ascending

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • Flightplan

    Flightplan

  • Legends

    Legends

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • Don't Say a Word

    Don't Say a Word

  • Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

    Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

  • GoldenEye

    GoldenEye

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

  • This City Is Ours

    This City Is Ours

  • Time

    Time

  • Goldeneye: The Secret Files

    Goldeneye: The Secret Files

  • The Island

    The Island

  • Caravaggio

    Caravaggio

  • TFI Friday

    TFI Friday

  • North Country

    North Country

  • Possessor

    Possessor

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Sharpe's Battle

    Sharpe's Battle

  • The Big Empty

    The Big Empty

  • War Requiem

    War Requiem

  • Wolfwalkers

    Wolfwalkers

  • The Oath

    The Oath

  • Lady Chatterley

    Lady Chatterley

  • The Frankenstein Chronicles

    The Frankenstein Chronicles

  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising

    How to Get Ahead in Advertising

  • Bravo Two Zero

    Bravo Two Zero

  • Sharpe: The Legend

    Sharpe: The Legend

  • Sharpe's Enemy

    Sharpe's Enemy

  • The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

  • The Yellow Tie

    The Yellow Tie

  • Shardlake

    Shardlake

  • Scarlett

    Scarlett

  • World on Fire

    World on Fire

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • Roman Empire

    Roman Empire

  • Ronin

    Ronin

  • Sharpe's Mission

    Sharpe's Mission

  • The Dark

    The Dark

  • The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Far North

    Far North

  • Black Death

    Black Death

  • Ca$h

    Ca$h

  • The Isolate Thief

    The Isolate Thief

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • The Field

    The Field

  • The Lost Future

    The Lost Future

  • Crusoe

    Crusoe

  • Sharpe's Challenge

    Sharpe's Challenge

  • The 4th Reich

    The 4th Reich

  • Sharpe's Peril

    Sharpe's Peril

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Sharpe's Eagle

    Sharpe's Eagle

  • The Hitcher

    The Hitcher

  • The Young Messiah

    The Young Messiah

  • Missing

    Missing

  • Winter Flight

    Winter Flight

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Sharpe's Honour

    Sharpe's Honour

  • Henry VIII

    Henry VIII

  • Soldiers of Fortune

    Soldiers of Fortune

  • Wild in the Streets

    Wild in the Streets

  • Essex Boys

    Essex Boys

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • Exploits at West Poley

    Exploits at West Poley

  • Windprints

    Windprints

  • Curfew

    Curfew

  • Cleanskin

    Cleanskin

  • Instruments of Darkness

    Instruments of Darkness

  • ARES: live

    ARES: live

  • Small Zones

    Small Zones

  • Pride

    Pride

  • When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

  • Red Riding

    Red Riding

  • Age of Heroes

    Age of Heroes

  • Punters

    Punters

  • Rogue Trooper

    Rogue Trooper

  • My Kingdom for a Horse

    My Kingdom for a Horse

  • The Fifteen Streets

    The Fifteen Streets

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'

    Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'

  • Broken

    Broken

  • Stormy Monday

    Stormy Monday

  • Jacob

    Jacob

  • La Coupe De La Gloire

    La Coupe De La Gloire

  • Sharpe's Siege

    Sharpe's Siege

  • Sharpe's Revenge

    Sharpe's Revenge

  • Marriage

    Marriage

  • Tom & Thomas

    Tom & Thomas

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

    Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

  • Any Day

    Any Day

  • Wicked Blood

    Wicked Blood

  • Sharpe's Waterloo

    Sharpe's Waterloo

  • Extremely Dangerous

    Extremely Dangerous

  • Georgian Fighting Women

    Georgian Fighting Women

  • Outlaw

    Outlaw

  • Airborne

    Airborne

  • Prince

    Prince

  • Sharpe's Justice

    Sharpe's Justice

  • A Woman's Guide to Adultery

    A Woman's Guide to Adultery

  • Shopping

    Shopping

  • Wasted

    Wasted

  • Clarissa

    Clarissa

  • Sharpe's Rifles

    Sharpe's Rifles

  • Sharpe's Gold

    Sharpe's Gold

  • Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

    Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

  • Sharpe's Company

    Sharpe's Company

  • Troubles

    Troubles

  • Gladiators

    Gladiators

  • D-Day to Berlin

    D-Day to Berlin

  • Faceless

    Faceless

  • Drone

    Drone

  • Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight

    Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight

  • Sharpe's Sword

    Sharpe's Sword

  • Sharpe's Regiment

    Sharpe's Regiment

  • Sean Bean on Waterloo

    Sean Bean on Waterloo

  • Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

    Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

  • Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced

    Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced

  • Fight Club - A History of Violence

    Fight Club - A History of Violence

  • D-Day to Berlin

    D-Day to Berlin

  • GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

    GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

  • Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth

    Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth

  • Hooligan

    Hooligan

  • Watch the Skies

    Watch the Skies

  • Taniel

    Taniel

  • Wedded

    Wedded

  • Dark River

    Dark River

  • Osprey: Sea Raptor

    Osprey: Sea Raptor

  • Decisive Weapons

    Decisive Weapons

  • Quest for the Ring

    Quest for the Ring

  • In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

    In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

  • The Unconquered

    The Unconquered

  • Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery

    Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery

  • The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event

    The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event

  • Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

    Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

  • Tell Me That You Love Me

    Tell Me That You Love Me