Sean Bean
Known for Acting · 177 credits
- Born
- 1959-04-17 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known 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.
Known For
Game of Thrones
2011
as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Family Guy
1999
as Portrait Griffin (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Boromir
Snowpiercer
2020
as Joseph Wilford
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Boromir (uncredited)
TV Shows (53)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Family Guy
1999
as Portrait Griffin (voice)
Snowpiercer
2020
as Joseph Wilford
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Inspector Morse
1987
as Alex Bailey
The Bill
1984
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Vic
Legends
2014
as Martin Odum
Lady Chatterley
1993
as Oliver Mellors
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
Robin Hood
2025
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Sharpe
1993
as Richard Sharpe
The Storyteller
1988
as Prince
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
The Oath
2018
as Tom Hammond
ScreenPlay
1986
as Man
World on Fire
2019
as Douglas Bennett
Accused
2010
as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
Time
2021
as Mark Cobden
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
Screen One
1989
as Gabriel Lewis / Jack Morgan
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
as John Marlott
Scarlett
1994
as Lord Richard Fenton
Missing
2012
as Paul Winstone
Roman Empire
2016
as Narrateur
TFI Friday
1996
as Self
Crusoe
2008
as James Crusoe
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as The Prince (archive footage)
This City Is Ours
2025
as Ronnie Phelan
Red Riding
2009
as John Dawson
Sally4Ever
2018
as Sean Bean
Henry VIII
2003
as Robert Aske
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
Broken
2017
as Father Michael Kerrigan
Curfew
2019
as The General
Shardlake
2024
as Thomas Cromwell
ARES: live
2015
as Mitch Henderson
This Morning
1988
as Self - Guest
Marriage
2022
as Ian
Troubles
1988
as Captain Bolton
Wasted
2016
as Sean Bean
Faceless
2006
Extremely Dangerous
1999
as Neil Byrne
Gladiators
2024
as Narrator
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993
as Paul
Clarissa
1991
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
2016
as Narrator
Fight Club - A History of Violence
2012
as Narrator
Decisive Weapons
1996
as Narator
D-Day to Berlin
2005
as Narrator
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
2025
as Presenter
Movies (124)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Boromir (uncredited)
Troy
2004
as Odysseus
The Martian
2015
as Mitch Henderson
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
as Zeus
Pixels
2015
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Jupiter Ascending
2015
as Stinger Apini
Silent Hill
2006
as Christopher Da Silva
National Treasure
2004
as Ian Howe
GoldenEye
1995
as Alec Trevelyan
The Island
2005
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Ronin
1998
as Spence
Deep Cover
2025
as Billings
Equilibrium
2002
as Errol Partridge
Anemone
2025
as Jem Stoker
Wolfwalkers
2020
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Death Race 2
2010
as Markus Kane
Knights of the Zodiac
2023
as Alman Kido
Patriot Games
1992
as Sean Miller
Flightplan
2005
as Captain Rich
North Country
2005
as Kyle
Mirror Mirror
2012
as King
The Hitcher
2007
as John Ryder
Mummies
2023
as Pharaoh (voice)
Possessor
2020
as John Parse
Don't Say a Word
2001
as Patrick Koster
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
Ca$h
2010
as Pyke Kubic
Black Beauty
1994
as Farmer Grey
The Young Messiah
2016
as Severus
Black Death
2010
as Ulric
Cleanskin
2012
as Ewan
The Lost Future
2010
as Amal
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
as John Dawson
Anna Karenina
1997
as Vronsky
Caravaggio
1986
as Ranuccio
Drone
2017
as Neil
Jacob
1994
as Esau
The Dark
2005
as James
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as John Dawson
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
Pride
2004
as Dark (voice)
The Field
1990
as Tadgh McCabe
Shopping
1994
as Venning
The Yellow Tie
2025
Outlaw
2007
as Danny Bryant
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
as Larry Frisk
The Big Empty
2003
as Cowboy
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Richard Sharpe
Age of Heroes
2011
as Maj. Jack Jones
Quest for the Ring
2001
as Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
as Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
as Self
Far North
2008
as Loki
Watch the Skies
2025
as (voice)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
as Self
Soldiers of Fortune
2012
as Dimidov
Rogue Trooper
as (voice)
Sharpe's Enemy
1994
as Major Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes
1996
as Jimmy Muir
The Fifteen Streets
1989
as Dominic O'Brien
Sharpe's Siege
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
as Self
Sharpe's Revenge
1997
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Peril
2008
as Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles
1993
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Dark River
2017
as Richard Bell
Sharpe's Eagle
1993
as Captain Richard Sharpe
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Ned Stark
Stormy Monday
1988
as Brendan
Sharpe's Challenge
2006
as Richard Sharpe
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Honour
1994
as Major Richard Sharpe
Any Day
2015
as Vian
Instruments of Darkness
2015
as Macbeth
Bravo Two Zero
1999
as Andy McNab
War Requiem
1989
as The German Soldier
Airborne
1998
as Dave Toombs
Sharpe's Sword
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
Tom & Thomas
2002
as Paul Sheppard
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995
as Self
Sharpe's Justice
1997
as Major Richard Sharpe
Essex Boys
2000
as Jason Locke
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992
as Micky McAvoy
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
as Self
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
Sharpe's Waterloo
1997
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Wicked Blood
2014
as Uncle Frank Stinson
Windprints
1990
as Anton van Heerden
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006
Sharpe's Gold
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
The Isolate Thief
2026
Sharpe's Mission
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
La Coupe De La Gloire
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lorna Doone
1990
as Carver Doone
Winter Flight
1984
as Hooker
Sharpe's Company
1994
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
The 4th Reich
as Sergeant Major Gordon
Tell Me That You Love Me
1991
as Gabriel Lewis
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
2015
as Self
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
2017
as Narrator
Sharpe's Battle
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
Hooligan
2012
Exploits at West Poley
1985
as Scarred Man
Prince
1991
as Jack Morgan
My Kingdom for a Horse
1991
as Steve Deakin
The Unconquered
2017
as Narrator (English)
Osprey: Sea Raptor
2021
as Narrator
D-Day to Berlin
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Georgian Fighting Women
2012
as Narrator
Wild in the Streets
2013
as Narrator
Wedded
1990
as Man
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Billy
Sean Bean on Waterloo
2015
as Himself/narrator
Taniel
2018
as Poetry Narrator
About Sean Bean
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 Tre… With 177 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Sean Bean has appeared in 124 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sean Bean Movies
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — as Boromir
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — as Boromir
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — as Boromir (uncredited)
- Troy (2004) — as Odysseus
- The Martian (2015) — as Mitch Henderson
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