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