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
2025
- Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
- Anemone as Jem Stoker
- Deep Cover as Billings
- This City Is Ours as Ronnie Phelan
- The Yellow Tie
- Watch the Skies as (voice)
- Original Gangsters with Sean Bean as Presenter
2024
- Shardlake as Thomas Cromwell
- Gladiators as Narrator
2023
- 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
- Possessor as John Parse
- Wolfwalkers as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
- Reunited Apart as Self
- 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
2017
- Dark River as Richard Bell
- Drone as Neil
- Broken as Father Michael Kerrigan
- Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight as Narrator
- The Unconquered as Narrator (English)
2016
- Medici: Masters of Florence
- The Young Messiah as Severus
- Roman Empire as Narrateur
- Wasted as Sean Bean
- Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth as Narrator
2015
- Pixels as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
- The Martian as Mitch Henderson
- Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini
- The Frankenstein Chronicles as John Marlott
- Any Day as Vian
- Instruments of Darkness as Macbeth
- ARES: live as Mitch Henderson
- Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced as Self
- Sean Bean on Waterloo as Himself/narrator
2014
- Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
- Legends as Martin Odum
2013
- Wild in the Streets as Narrator
2012
- Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- Cleanskin as Ewan
- Mirror Mirror as King
- Soldiers of Fortune as Dimidov
- Missing as Paul Winstone
- Hooligan
- Georgian Fighting Women as Narrator
- Fight Club - A History of Violence as Narrator
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
- Black Death as Ulric
- Ca$h as Pyke Kubic
- Death Race 2 as Markus Kane
- The Lost Future as Amal
- Accused as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
2009
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as John Dawson
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as John Dawson
- Red Riding as John Dawson
2008
- Far North as Loki
- Sharpe's Peril as Richard Sharpe
- Crusoe as James Crusoe
2007
- The Hitcher as John Ryder
- Outlaw as Danny Bryant
2006
- Silent Hill as Christopher Da Silva
- Sharpe's Challenge as Richard Sharpe
- Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- Faceless
- The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
- Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2005
- Flightplan as Captain Rich
- North Country as Kyle
- The Reichen Show as Self
- The Island as Dr. Bernard Merrick
- The Dark as James
- D-Day to Berlin as Narrator
2004
- Troy as Odysseus
- Pride as Dark (voice)
- National Treasure as Ian Howe
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self
- D-Day to Berlin as Narrator (voice)
2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Boromir
- Henry VIII as Robert Aske
- The Big Empty as Cowboy
2002
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Boromir
- Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
- Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- HypaSpace as Self
2001
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Boromir
- Don't Say a Word as Patrick Koster
- Quest for the Ring as Self
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
2000
- Essex Boys as Jason Locke
1999
- Family Guy as Portrait Griffin (voice)
- Bravo Two Zero as Andy McNab
- Extremely Dangerous as Neil Byrne
1998
- Ronin as Spence
- Airborne as Dave Toombs
- La Coupe De La Gloire as Self - Narrator (voice)
1997
- Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Waterloo as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Revenge as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe
1996
- TFI Friday as Self
- When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
- Sharpe's Mission as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Siege as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Regiment as Richard Sharpe
- Decisive Weapons as Narator
1995
- Soccer AM as Self
- GoldenEye as Alec Trevelyan
- The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- Sharpe's Battle as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Gold as Richard Sharpe
- Goldeneye: The Secret Files as Self
- Sharpe's Sword as Richard Sharpe
- GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
- In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Alec Trevelyan
1994
- Shopping as Venning
- Sharpe's Enemy as Richard Sharpe
- Jacob as Esau
- Sharpe's Honour as Richard Sharpe
- Scarlett as Lord Richard Fenton
- Sharpe's Company as Richard Sharpe
- Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
1993
- Sharpe as Richard Sharpe
- Lady Chatterley as Oliver Mellors
- Sharpe's Rifles as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Eagle as Richard Sharpe
- A Woman's Guide to Adultery as Paul
1992
- Patriot Games as Sean Miller
- Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery as Micky McAvoy
1991
- Prince as Jack Morgan
- My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
- Clarissa
- Tell Me That You Love Me as Gabriel Lewis
1990
- The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- Small Zones as Vic
- Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- Wedded as Man
1989
- War Requiem as The German Soldier
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
- The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
1988
- Stormy Monday as Brendan
- The Storyteller as Prince
- Troubles as Captain Bolton
- This Morning as Self - Guest
1987
- Inspector Morse as Alex Bailey
1986
- Caravaggio as Ranuccio
1985
- 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