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
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
as Terence (voice)
The Game (1997)
as Conrad Van Orton
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
as Sean O'Connell
Mystic River (2003)
as Jimmy Markum
The Thin Red Line (1998)
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Carlito's Way (1993)
as David Kleinfeld
Licorice Pizza (2021)
as Jack Holden
I Am Sam (2001)
as Sam Dawson
Being John Malkovich (1999)
as Sean Penn (uncredited)
The Tree of Life (2011)
as Jack
21 Grams (2003)
as Paul Rivers
Gangster Squad (2013)
as Mickey Cohen
Risky Business (1983)
as Passenger in Car (uncredited)
The Interpreter (2005)
as Tobin Keller
Milk (2008)
as Harvey Milk
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
as Jeff Spicoli
All the King's Men (2006)
as Willie Stark
The Gunman (2015)
as Jim Terrier
Fair Game (2010)
as Joseph Wilson
The Professor and the Madman (2019)
as Dr. William Chester Minor
Bad Boys (1983)
as Mick O'Brien
Asphalt City (2023)
as Gene Rutkovsky
State of Grace (1990)
as Terry
Dead Man Walking (1995)
as Matthew Poncelet
Casualties of War (1989)
as Sgt. Tony Meserve
U Turn (1997)
as Bobby Cooper
This Must Be the Place (2011)
as Cheyenne
Colors (1988)
as Danny McGavin
Taps (1981)
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Daddio (2024)
as Clark
At Close Range (1986)
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.
We're No Angels (1989)
as Jim
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Sean Penn (uncredited)
What Just Happened (2008)
as Sean Penn
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
as Daulton Lee
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
as Emmet Ray
Citizen Penn (2020)
as Himself
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
as Self
Flag Day (2021)
as John Vogel
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
She's So Lovely (1997)
as Eddie Quinn
Before Night Falls (2000)
as Cuco Sanchez
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
as Samuel Bicke
Racing with the Moon (1984)
as Henry 'Hopper' Nash
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Weight of Water (2001)
as Thomas Janes
Becoming Madonna (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
as Sean Penn
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as (voice)
Gonzo Girl (2023)
Actor
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
as Glendon Wasey
Hurlyburly (1998)
as Eddie
Hugo Pool (1997)
as Strange Hitchhiker
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
as Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (2020)
as Pizza Guy
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (2008)
as Self
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Superpower (2023)
as Self
Americans (2012)
as Commie
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002)
as Self
Brando (2007)
as Self
Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another (2026)
as Self
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
as Guenther X
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004)
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
It's All About Love (2003)
as Marciello
Witch Hunt (2008)
as Himself (Narrator)
Crackers (1984)
as Dillard
Beaver Trilogy (2000)
as "Groovin' Larry" Huff
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle (2016)
as Self
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1999)
Actor
Mad Hannans (2017)
Actor
Up at the Villa (2000)
as Rowley Flint
Cool Blue (1990)
as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
Animals in War (2025)
Actor
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique (2024)
as Self
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)
as Narrator
The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
as Don Fremont
Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer (2024)
as Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)
Loved (1997)
as Man on the Hill (Michael)
The Last Party (1993)
as Self
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey (2014)
as Self
A Constant Forge (2000)
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014)
as Self
Bukowski: Born Into This (2003)
as Self
Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2003)
as Self
Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015)
as Himself (archive footage)
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story (2014)
as Himself
21 Grams: In Fragments (2004)
as Self
Hellinger's Law (1981)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Cruise Control (1992)
Actor
This So-Called Disaster (2003)
as Ray
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004)
as Self
In Thanks We Trust (2025)
as Self
Inside Björk (2003)
as Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)
as Self
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame (1994)
as Himself
Sweet Micky for President (2015)
as Self
War Made Easy (2007)
as Narrator (Voice)
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) (2003)
as Self
Sound of Sun (2017)
as Man
The Human Experiment (2015)
as Narrator
Summerspell (1983)
as Buddy
Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame (2026)
as Self
The Beaver Kid 2 (1981)
as Groovin' Larry
Haiti Untold (2012)
Actor
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011)
as Self
Madonna: The Name of the Game (1993)
as Self
Deflating the Elephant (2009)
as Narrator