Sean Bean profile
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Sean Bean

17th April 1959 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK Acting

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.

124 Movies 49 TV Shows 173 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Anemone poster
Anemone 2nd October 2025 as Jem Stoker
Mummies poster
Mummies 5th January 2023 as Pharaoh (voice)
Wolfwalkers poster
Wolfwalkers 26th October 2020 as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Taniel poster
Taniel 29th March 2018 as Poetry Narrator
Pixels poster
Pixels 16th July 2015 as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Ca$h poster
Ca$h 1st March 2010 as Pyke Kubic
Outlaw poster
Outlaw 9th March 2007 as Danny Bryant
Pride poster
Pride 21st June 2004 as Dark (voice)
Troy poster
Troy 13th May 2004 as Odysseus
Ronin poster
Ronin 25th September 1998 as Spence
Jacob poster
Jacob 4th December 1994 as Esau
Prince poster
Prince 6th October 1991 as Jack Morgan
Robin Hood poster
Robin Hood 2nd November 2025 as Sheriff of Nottingham
Time poster
Time 6th June 2021 as Mark Cobden
Curfew poster
Curfew 22nd February 2019 as The General
Broken poster
Broken 30th May 2017 as Father Michael Kerrigan
Wasted poster
Wasted 26th July 2016 as Sean Bean
Legends poster
Legends 13th August 2014 as Martin Odum
Missing poster
Missing 15th March 2012 as Paul Winstone
Accused poster
Accused 15th November 2010 as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
Crusoe poster
Crusoe 17th October 2008 as James Crusoe
Family Guy poster
Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Portrait Griffin (voice)
Scarlett poster
Scarlett 13th November 1994 as Lord Richard Fenton
Sharpe poster
Sharpe 5th May 1993 as Richard Sharpe