Sean Penn
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Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022. Penn made his feature film debut in the drama Taps (1981), before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in Mystic River (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk (2008). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He was Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game(1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021) and Daddio (2023). Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays Heartland (1981) and Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series The First (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit (2022). Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Penn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
One Battle After Another (2025)
as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Mystic River (2003)
as Jimmy Markum
Being John Malkovich (1999)
as Sean Penn (uncredited)
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
as Terence (voice)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
as Sean O'Connell
Gangster Squad (2013)
as Mickey Cohen
The Game (1997)
as Conrad Van Orton
The Thin Red Line (1998)
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Licorice Pizza (2021)
as Jack Holden
Carlito's Way (1993)
as David Kleinfeld
Bad Boys (1983)
as Mick O'Brien
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
The Tree of Life (2011)
as Jack
21 Grams (2003)
as Paul Rivers
I Am Sam (2001)
as Sam Dawson
Taps (1981)
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
The Gunman (2015)
as Jim Terrier
The Interpreter (2005)
as Tobin Keller
Risky Business (1983)
as Passenger in Car (uncredited)
All the King's Men (2006)
as Willie Stark
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
as Jeff Spicoli
Milk (2008)
as Harvey Milk
The Professor and the Madman (2019)
as Dr. William Chester Minor
Casualties of War (1989)
as Sgt. Tony Meserve
U Turn (1997)
as Bobby Cooper
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Sean Penn (uncredited)
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Snake Island (—)
Actor
Dead Man Walking (1995)
as Matthew Poncelet
State of Grace (1990)
as Terry
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
as Emmet Ray
Fair Game (2010)
as Joseph Wilson
Colors (1988)
as Danny McGavin
She's So Lovely (1997)
as Eddie Quinn
Beaver Trilogy (2000)
as "Groovin' Larry" Huff
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Daddio (2024)
as Clark
We're No Angels (1989)
as Jim
What Just Happened (2008)
as Sean Penn
Racing with the Moon (1984)
as Henry 'Hopper' Nash
Becoming Madonna (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
This Must Be the Place (2011)
as Cheyenne
Asphalt City (2024)
as Gene Rutkovsky
Flag Day (2021)
as John Vogel
Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another (2026)
as Self
At Close Range (1986)
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.
Hugo Pool (1997)
as Strange Hitchhiker
Before Night Falls (2000)
as Cuco Sanchez
The Weight of Water (2001)
as Thomas Janes
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
as Samuel Bicke
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
as Daulton Lee
Gonzo Girl (2023)
Actor
Summerspell (1983)
as Buddy
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
as Sean Penn
Americans (2012)
as Commie
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
Red Rue Express (2026)
as himself
Animals in War (2025)
Actor
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle (2016)
as Self
Cruise Control (1992)
Actor
It's All About Love (2003)
as Marciello
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
as Glendon Wasey
Up at the Villa (2000)
as Rowley Flint
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as (voice)
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)
as Narrator
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity (2020)
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
as Self
Crackers (1984)
as Dillard
Hurlyburly (1998)
as Eddie
Witch Hunt (2008)
as Self (Narrator)
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
Superpower (2023)
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014)
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
as Self
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
as Guenther X
Bukowski: Born Into This (2003)
as Self
Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) (2003)
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (2008)
as Self
Brando (2007)
as Self
Citizen Penn (2020)
as Self
Loved (1997)
as Man on the Hill (Michael)
Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer (2024)
as Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)
Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame (2026)
as Self
Cool Blue (1990)
as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (2020)
as Pizza Guy
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011)
as Self
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame (1994)
as Self
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002)
as Self
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey (2014)
as Self
A Constant Forge (2000)
as Self
Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2003)
as Self
The Human Experiment (2015)
as Narrator
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004)
as Self
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique (2024)
as Self
Sweet Micky for President (2015)
as Self
The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
as Don Fremont
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story (2014)
as Self
The Beaver Kid 2 (1981)
as Groovin' Larry
The Last Party (1993)
as Self
This So-Called Disaster (2003)
as Ray
In Thanks We Trust (2025)
as Self
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1999)
Actor
21 Grams: In Fragments (2004)
as Self
Hellinger's Law (1981)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
War Made Easy (2007)
as Narrator (Voice)
Inside Björk (2003)
as Self
Madonna: The Name of the Game (1993)
as Self
Mad Hannans (2017)
Actor
Sound of Sun (2017)
as Man
Deflating the Elephant (2009)
as Narrator
Haiti Untold (2012)
Actor