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
- Rogue Trooper as (voice)
- The Isolate Thief
2025
- Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
- Deep Cover as Billings
- 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
- Knights of the Zodiac as Alman Kido
- Mummies as Pharaoh (voice)
2022
- Marriage as Ian
2021
- Time as Mark Cobden
- Osprey: Sea Raptor as Narrator
2020
- Snowpiercer as Joseph Wilford
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Wolfwalkers as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
- Possessor as John Parse
- Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2019
- World on Fire as Douglas Bennett
- Curfew as The General
- Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
2018
- The Oath as Tom Hammond
- Sally4Ever as Sean Bean
- Taniel as Poetry Narrator
2017
- Broken as Father Michael Kerrigan
- Drone as Neil
- Dark River as Richard Bell
- The Unconquered as Narrator (English)
- Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight as Narrator
2016
- Medici: Masters of Florence
- Roman Empire as Narrateur
- Wasted as Sean Bean
- The Young Messiah as Severus
- 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
- Instruments of Darkness as Macbeth
- Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced as Self
- Sean Bean on Waterloo as Himself/narrator
2014
- Legends as Martin Odum
- Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
2013
- Wild in the Streets as Narrator
2012
- Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- Mirror Mirror as King
- Missing as Paul Winstone
- Cleanskin as Ewan
- Soldiers of Fortune as Dimidov
- Hooligan
- Fight Club - A History of Violence as Narrator
- Georgian Fighting Women as Narrator
2011
- Game of Thrones as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
- Age of Heroes as Maj. Jack Jones
2010
- Black Death as Ulric
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Zeus
- Accused as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
- Death Race 2 as Markus Kane
- 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
- Far North as Loki
- Sharpe's Peril as Richard Sharpe
2007
- The Hitcher as John Ryder
- Outlaw as Danny Bryant
2006
- Silent Hill as Christopher Da Silva
- Faceless
- Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- Sharpe's Challenge as Richard Sharpe
- Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
- The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2005
- Flightplan as Captain Rich
- The Reichen Show as Self
- The Island as Dr. Bernard Merrick
- North Country as Kyle
- The Dark as James
- D-Day to Berlin as Narrator
2004
- Troy as Odysseus
- National Treasure as Ian Howe
- Pride as Dark (voice)
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- D-Day to Berlin as Narrator (voice)
- Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self
2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Boromir
- The Big Empty as Cowboy
- Henry VIII as Robert Aske
- Celebrity Naked Ambition as Self (archive footage)
2002
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Boromir (uncredited)
- Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
- HypaSpace as Self
- Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
- The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design as Self
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' 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
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. 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
- Airborne as Dave Toombs
- La Coupe De La Gloire as Self - Narrator (voice)
1997
- Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- Sharpe's Justice as Major Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Waterloo as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Revenge as Major Richard Sharpe
1996
- TFI Friday as Self
- Sharpe's Siege as Major Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Mission as Major Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Regiment as Major Richard Sharpe
- When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
- Decisive Weapons as Narator
1995
- GoldenEye as Alec Trevelyan
- Soccer AM as Self
- The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- Sharpe's Sword as Major Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Gold as Major Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Battle as Major Richard Sharpe
- Goldeneye: The Secret Files as Self
- In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Alec Trevelyan
- GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
1994
- Scarlett as Lord Richard Fenton
- Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
- Sharpe's Enemy as Major Richard Sharpe
- Shopping as Venning
- Jacob as Esau
- Sharpe's Honour as Major Richard Sharpe
- Sharpe's Company as Captain Richard Sharpe
1993
- Lady Chatterley as Oliver Mellors
- Sharpe as Richard Sharpe
- 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
- Tell Me That You Love Me as Gabriel Lewis
- My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
- Prince as Jack Morgan
1990
- The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- Small Zones as Vic
- Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- Wedded as Man
1989
- The Jim Henson Hour as The Prince (archive footage)
- Screen One as Gabriel Lewis
- War Requiem as The German Soldier
- The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
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
- Winter Flight as Hooker
- Samson and Delilah as Billy
- Punters as Lurch
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
1982
- Waiting for Waiting for Godot as Self