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Sean Bean
Actor

Sean Bean

17 Apr 1959Born
67Age
157Credits
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UKBirthplace

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 Lightnin

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g 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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 157 credits.

  1. TBAThe 4th ReichFilm: Sergeant Major Gordon
  2. 2026The Isolate ThiefFilm: "Fiddler" John Good
  3. 2026Rogue TrooperFilm: (voice)
  4. 2025The Yellow TieFilm: Demostene Celibidache
  5. 2025Original Gangsters with Sean BeanSeries: Presenter (4 episodes)
  6. 2025Robin HoodSeries: Sheriff of Nottingham (10 episodes)
  7. 2025Watch the SkiesFilm: (voice)
  8. 2025AnemoneFilm: Jem Stoker
  9. 2025Deep CoverFilm: Billings
  10. 2025This City Is OursSeries: Ronnie Phelan (3 episodes)
  11. 2024GladiatorsSeries: Narrator (4 episodes)
  12. 2024ShardlakeSeries: Thomas Cromwell (2 episodes)
  13. 2023Knights of the ZodiacFilm: Alman Kido
  14. 2023MummiesFilm: Pharaoh (voice)
  15. 2022MarriageSeries: Ian (4 episodes)
  16. 2021Osprey: Sea RaptorFilm: Narrator
  17. 2021TimeSeries: Mark Cobden (3 episodes)
  18. 2020Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to LifeFilm
  19. 2020WolfwalkersFilm: Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
  20. 2020PossessorFilm: John Parse
  21. 2020SnowpiercerSeries: Joseph Wilford (23 episodes)
  22. 2019World on FireSeries: Douglas Bennett (7 episodes)
  23. 2019CurfewSeries: The General (8 episodes)
  24. 2018Sally4EverSeries: Sean Bean (1 episode)
  25. 2018TanielFilm: Poetry Narrator
  26. 2018The OathSeries: Tom Hammond (10 episodes)
  27. 2017Dark RiverFilm: Richard Bell
  28. 2017The UnconqueredFilm: Narrator (English)
  29. 2017Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar FlightFilm: Narrator
  30. 2017BrokenSeries: Father Michael Kerrigan (6 episodes)
  31. 2017DroneFilm: Neil
  32. 2016Roman EmpireSeries: Narrateur (15 episodes)
  33. 2016Medici: Masters of FlorenceSeries (8 episodes)
  34. 2016WastedSeries: Sean Bean (6 episodes)
  35. 2016Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVFilm: Lucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
  36. 2016Life Inside Jail: Hell On EarthSeries: Narrator (2 episodes)
  37. 2016The Young MessiahFilm: Severus
  38. 2015The Frankenstein ChroniclesSeries: John Marlott (12 episodes)
  39. 2015Instruments of DarknessFilm: Macbeth
  40. 2015The MartianFilm: Mitch Henderson
  41. 2015PixelsFilm: Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
  42. 2015ARES: liveSeries: Mitch Henderson (6 episodes)
  43. 2015Any DayFilm: Vian
  44. 2015Jupiter AscendingFilm: Stinger Apini
  45. 2014LegendsSeries: Martin Odum (20 episodes)
  46. 2014Wicked BloodFilm: Uncle Frank Stinson
  47. 2013Wild in the StreetsFilm: Narrator
  48. 2012Fight Club - A History of ViolenceSeries: Narrator (1 episode)
  49. 2012Silent Hill: Revelation 3DFilm: Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
  50. 2012Georgian Fighting WomenFilm: Narrator
  51. 2012HooliganFilm
  52. 2012Soldiers of FortuneFilm: Dimidov
  53. 2012Mirror MirrorFilm: King
  54. 2012MissingSeries: Paul Winstone (8 episodes)
  55. 2012CleanskinFilm: Ewan
  56. 2011Age of HeroesFilm: Maj. Jack Jones
  57. 2011Game of ThronesSeries: Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark (10 episodes)
  58. 2010AccusedSeries: Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco (1 episode)
  59. 2010The Lost FutureFilm: Amal
  60. 2010Death Race 2Film: Markus Kane
  61. 2010Black DeathFilm: Ulric
  62. 2010Ca$hFilm: Pyke Kubic
  63. 2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFilm: Zeus
  64. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Film: John Dawson
  65. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974Film: John Dawson
  66. 2009Red RidingSeries: John Dawson (2 episodes)
  67. 2008Sharpe's PerilFilm: Richard Sharpe
  68. 2008CrusoeSeries: James Crusoe (13 episodes)
  69. 2008Far NorthFilm: Loki
  70. 2007OutlawFilm: Danny Bryant
  71. 2007The HitcherFilm: John Ryder
  72. 2006Directing Bond: The Martin ChroniclesFilm
  73. 2006The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press EventFilm
  74. 2006Sharpe's ChallengeFilm: Richard Sharpe
  75. 2006Silent HillFilm: Christopher Da Silva
  76. 2006FacelessSeries (1 episode)
  77. 2005The DarkFilm: James
  78. 2005FlightplanFilm: Captain Rich
  79. 2005The IslandFilm: Dr. Bernard Merrick
  80. 2005D-Day to BerlinSeries: Narrator (3 episodes)

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