Sean Bean
Acting
Born: April 17, 1959 (age 67) · Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Game of Thrones
2011
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Martian
2015
Troy
2004
Pixels
2015
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
Jupiter Ascending
2015
National Treasure
2004
The Island
2005
Equilibrium
2002
Family Guy
1999
Photos (13)
Movies (102)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Boromir
The Isolate Thief
"Fiddler" John Good
Troy
Odysseus
The Martian
Mitch Henderson
Pixels
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Zeus
National Treasure
Ian Howe
Jupiter Ascending
Stinger Apini
Knights of the Zodiac
Alman Kido
Silent Hill
Christopher Da Silva
GoldenEye
Alec Trevelyan
The Island
Dr. Bernard Merrick
Deep Cover
Billings
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Equilibrium
Errol Partridge
Wolfwalkers
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Patriot Games
Sean Miller
Mirror Mirror
King
Mummies
Pharaoh (voice)
Flightplan
Captain Rich
Death Race 2
Markus Kane
Ronin
Spence
Anemone
Jem Stoker
The Hitcher
John Ryder
Black Death
Ulric
Don't Say a Word
Patrick Koster
Possessor
John Parse
North Country
Kyle
Drone
Neil
Black Beauty
Farmer Grey
Anna Karenina
Vronsky
Soldiers of Fortune
Dimidov
The Lost Future
Amal
Outlaw
Danny Bryant
Cleanskin
Ewan
Essex Boys
Jason Locke
The Yellow Tie
Demostene Celibidache
The Big Empty
Cowboy
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
John Dawson
Age of Heroes
Maj. Jack Jones
Ca$h
Pyke Kubic
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
John Dawson
Caravaggio
Ranuccio
The Dark
James
The Young Messiah
Severus
Far North
Loki
Shopping
Venning
Jacob
Esau
Georgian Fighting Women
Narrator
Sharpe's Rifles
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
My Kingdom for a Horse
Steve Deakin
Stormy Monday
Brendan
Sharpe's Revenge
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe: The Legend
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
Major Richard Sharpe
Watch the Skies
(voice)
Sharpe's Company
Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Waterloo
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
Major Richard Sharpe
Pride
Dark (voice)
When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir
Wicked Blood
Uncle Frank Stinson
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Larry Frisk
The Field
Tadgh McCabe
Sharpe's Gold
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Eagle
Captain Richard Sharpe
Any Day
Vian
Winter Flight
Hooker
Taniel
Poetry Narrator
Sharpe's Sword
Major Richard Sharpe
Rogue Trooper
(voice)
Sharpe's Challenge
Richard Sharpe
Dark River
Richard Bell
Punters
Lurch
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Mission
Major Richard Sharpe
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
The Fifteen Streets
Dominic O'Brien
Bravo Two Zero
Andy McNab
Instruments of Darkness
Macbeth
Lorna Doone
Carver Doone
Sharpe's Honour
Major Richard Sharpe
Tom & Thomas
Paul Sheppard
Sharpe's Peril
Richard Sharpe
Hooligan
2012
Sharpe's Siege
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Battle
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
Major Richard Sharpe
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Prince
War Requiem
The German Soldier
Wedded
Man
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Micky McAvoy
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
Airborne
Dave Toombs
Small Zones
Vic
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Narrator
Exploits at West Poley
Scarred Man
Windprints
Anton van Heerden
Tell Me That You Love Me
Gabriel Lewis
Prince
Jack Morgan
TV Shows (46)
Family Guy
Portrait Griffin (voice) · 1 eps
Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark · 10 eps
Snowpiercer
Joseph Wilford · 23 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 2 eps
Screen Two
Vic · 1 eps
Inspector Morse
Alex Bailey · 1 eps
The Bill
1 eps
Lady Chatterley
Oliver Mellors · 4 eps
Legends
Martin Odum · 20 eps
TFI Friday
1 eps
Medici: Masters of Florence
8 eps
ScreenPlay
Man · 1 eps
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham · 10 eps
Roman Empire
Narrateur · 15 eps
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe · 18 eps
Screen One
Gabriel Lewis · 1 eps
Screen One
Jack Morgan · 1 eps
The Storyteller
Prince · 1 eps
The Oath
Tom Hammond · 10 eps
Time
Mark Cobden · 3 eps
The Frankenstein Chronicles
John Marlott · 12 eps
Scarlett
Lord Richard Fenton · 3 eps
Accused
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco · 1 eps
Missing
Paul Winstone · 8 eps
This City Is Ours
Ronnie Phelan · 3 eps
The Jim Henson Hour
The Prince (archive footage) · 1 eps
Shardlake
Thomas Cromwell · 2 eps
Crusoe
James Crusoe · 13 eps
World on Fire
Douglas Bennett · 7 eps
Sally4Ever
Sean Bean · 1 eps
Marriage
Ian · 4 eps
Curfew
The General · 8 eps
Red Riding
John Dawson · 2 eps
Broken
Father Michael Kerrigan · 6 eps
Henry VIII
Robert Aske · 2 eps
ARES: live
Mitch Henderson · 6 eps
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Paul · 3 eps
Gladiators
Narrator · 4 eps
Troubles
Captain Bolton · 2 eps
Wasted
Sean Bean · 6 eps
Extremely Dangerous
Neil Byrne · 4 eps
Clarissa
4 eps
Decisive Weapons
Narator · 1 eps
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator · 3 eps
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Presenter · 4 eps
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Narrator · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (22)
Soccer AM
Self · 1 eps
TFI Friday
Self · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
This Morning
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
Quest for the Ring
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Himself/narrator
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
La Coupe de la Gloire
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Self
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Self