Sean Astin
Born: 1971-02-25 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sean Patrick Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24. He also provided the voice for the title character in Disney's Special Agent Oso.
Filmography
2026
- Little Lorraine as Fr. Williams
- Chili Finger as Ron
- Matter of Time as Gibbs
- A Social Contract as Bennett Wilde
2025
- Love Hurts as Cliff Cussick
- Haha, You Clowns as Sean Astin (voice)
- Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow as Self - 'Stranger Things' Bob Newby (archive footage)
- Pet Investigators as Jimmy the Butcher / Special Agent Brennan
- Guns of Redemption as Parson Dyer
2024
- Mighty Monsterwheelies as Invisible Van (voice)
- Hard Miles as Speedy
- The Man in the White Van as Richard Williams
- A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter as Self
- Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps as The Dog (voice)
- The Invisible Raptor as William 'Willie' Walsh
2023
- The Shift as Gabriel
- Vindicta as Rick
- iMordecai as Marvin
- Holiday Twist as Mr. Whitmer
- Go West as Narrator
2022
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Master Sloth (voice)
2021
- Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story as Narrator
- Charming the Hearts of Men as George
- Hero Mode as Jimmy Tisdale
- Adverse as Frankie
2020
- Perry Mason as Sunny Gryce
- Reunited Apart as Self
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space as Narrator (voice)
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice)
- LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters as Shazam (voice)
- Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama as Narrator / Putter Mulligan (voice)
- Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas as Narrator (voice)
2019
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Sean Astin (voice)
- No Good Nick as Ed Thompson
- Gloria Bell as Jeremy
- The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween as Narrator / Mr Gigglenose (voice)
2018
- The Conners as Tyler
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants as Narrator (voice)
- Minecraft: Story Mode as Reginal (voice)
- eHero as Richard Brixton
- Remember the Sultana as Narrator
2017
- Beyond Stranger Things as Self
- Bad Kids of Crestview Academy as Headmaster Nash
- Swing State as Bob Bernard
- Not a War Story
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder as Raphael (voice)
- Dead Ant as Art
- Unleashed as Carl
- Espionage Tonight as Sam Jacobson
- The Lears as Tom Cornwall
2016
- Stranger Things as Bob Newby
- Justice League Action as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice)
- Bunnicula as Chester (voice)
- The Do-Over as Ted-O
- Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed as Self
- Range 15 as Pilot Grigsby
2015
- New Looney Tunes as Actor Sean Astin (voice)
- Supergirl as Pete Andrews
- Con Man as Sean Astin
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis as Shazam (voice)
- Woodlawn as Hank
- Do You Believe? as Dr. Farell
- The Dramatics: A Comedy as Alex Wilson Dixon
- Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild!
- Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past as Raphael (voice)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage as Raphael (voice)
- Checkmate as Dyson
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power as Raphael (voice)
2014
- The Strain as Jim Kent
- The Librarians as The Amazing Mysterium / Kirby
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Blaze (voice)
- Justice League: War as Shazam (voice)
- Moms' Night Out as Sean
- The Hero of Color City as Horatio (voice)
- Cabin Fever: Patient Zero as Porter
- Boys of Abu Ghraib as Tanner
- Video Games: The Movie as Self - Narrator
- Ribbit as Ribbit
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Kid Kinergy (voice)
- The Surface as Mitch
- A Long Run as Self
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Sergeant Knox
- Sofia the First as Bengee (voice)
- Extraction as Kyle Black
- Out West as Cal Calhoun
- A Monsterous Holiday as Spencer
- Santa Switch as Eddie
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder as Raphael (voice)
- The Naughty List as Winter (voice)
- The Freemason as Leon Weed
2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Raphael (voice)
- Dorothy and the Witches of Oz as Frack
- Amazing Love as Stuart
- Addicted to Fame as Matt Foster (archive footage)
- Adopting Terror as Tim Broadbent
2011
- Franklin & Bash as Steven Piper
- Alphas as Mitchel Morgan
- The Witches of Oz as Frack
- Stay Cool as Big Girl
- And They're Off as Dusty Sanders
- Demoted as Mike
- Love's Christmas Journey as Mayor Wayne
- Deep Blue Breath as The Father
2010
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- The Color of Magic 2in1 as Dvoukvítek
- WWII in HD: The Air War as Steve Pisanos (voice)
- Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' as Self
2009
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Meerkat Manor Narrator (voice)
- Special Agent Oso as Special Agent OSO
- Part Two: The Warm Mission as Sean
2008
- The Colour of Magic as Twoflower
- Forever Strong as Marcus Tate
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 as Twoflower
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 as Twoflower
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Greg Pemberton
- Borderland as Randall
- My Wife Is Retarded as Jeff
- The Final Season as Kent Stock
- What Love Is as Geroge
2006
- Click as Bill
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Kip Kipling
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' as Self
- Love and Debate as Coach Amal
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self - Guest
- Robot Chicken as Steve Jobs / Gallagher (voice)
- My Name Is Earl as Rick
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Meerkat Manor as Narrator
- Into the West as Martin Jarrett
- Hercules as Linus
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- Bigger Than the Sky as Ken Zorbell
- Collectormania 7 as Self
- Slipstream as Stuart Conway
- Smile as Mr. Matthews
- The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz as Self
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self
- Best Week Ever
- 50 First Dates as Doug Whitmore
- Balto III: Wings of Change as Kodi (voice)
- Elvis Has Left the Building as Aaron
- Party Wagon as Randall P. McDuff / Josiah (voice)
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
2003
- NCIS as Tyler Elliott
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Las Vegas as Lloyd Campbell
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Sam
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self
- The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision as Self
- J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth as Self
- The Long and Short of It ... (Director)
- The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' as Self
- Snowflake Bentley
2002
- Monk as Paul Buchanan
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Sam
- Jeremiah as Mister Smith
- The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth as Self
- A Day in the Life of a Hobbit as Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design as Self
2001
- 24 as Lynn McGill
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Sam
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- The Sky is Falling as Mr. Schwartz
- Quest for the Ring as Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
2000
- Deterrence as Ralph
- The Last Producer as Bo Pomerantz
- Icebreaker as Matt Foster
- Dish Dogs as Morgan
1998
- Bulworth as Gary
- Boy Meets Girl as Mike
1997
- The View as Self
- Perversions of Science as Taylor
- The Long Way Home as Earl G. Harrison, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (voice)
1996
- Courage Under Fire as Patella
1995
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA as Self
- Harrison Bergeron as Harrison Bergeron
- The Low Life as Andrew
1994
- Teresa's Tattoo as Step-Brother (uncredited)
- Safe Passage as Izzy
- Kangaroo Court ... (Director)
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Rudy as Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- Encino Man as Dave Morgan
- Where the Day Takes You as Greg
1991
- Toy Soldiers as Billy Tepper
1990
- Law & Order as Wayne Hensley
- Memphis Belle as Richard "Rascal" Moore
- The Willies as Michael
1989
- The War of the Roses as Josh at 17
- Staying Together as Duncan McDermott
1987
- Like Father Like Son as Clarence / Trigger
- White Water Summer as Alan
1986
- The B.R.A.T. Patrol as Leonard Kinsey
1985
- The Goonies as Mikey
- The Making Of The Goonies as Self
1983
- Please Don't Hit Me, Mom as Brian Reynolds
1982
- The Rules of Marriage as Charlie Hagen
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Leonard Kinsey