Sean Bean
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Boromir
Troy (2004)
as Odysseus
The Isolate Thief (2026)
as "Fiddler" John Good
The Martian (2015)
as Mitch Henderson
Pixels (2015)
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
as Zeus
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
as Stinger Apini
National Treasure (2004)
as Ian Howe
GoldenEye (1995)
as Alec Trevelyan
Silent Hill (2006)
as Christopher Da Silva
The Island (2005)
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
Deep Cover (2025)
as Billings
Wolfwalkers (2020)
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Equilibrium (2002)
as Errol Partridge
Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
as Alman Kido
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Patriot Games (1992)
as Sean Miller
Flightplan (2005)
as Captain Rich
Mummies (2023)
as Pharaoh (voice)
Mirror Mirror (2012)
as King
Death Race 2 (2010)
as Markus Kane
Ronin (1998)
as Spence
Anemone (2025)
as Jem Stoker
Don't Say a Word (2001)
as Patrick Koster
Black Death (2010)
as Ulric
Possessor (2020)
as John Parse
The Hitcher (2007)
as John Ryder
Black Beauty (1994)
as Farmer Grey
North Country (2005)
as Kyle
Anna Karenina (1997)
as Vronsky
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019)
as Self
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
as Dimidov
Drone (2017)
as Neil
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Cleanskin (2012)
as Ewan
The Lost Future (2010)
as Amal
The Big Empty (2003)
as Cowboy
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
as John Dawson
The Yellow Tie (2025)
as Demostene Celibidache
Outlaw (2007)
as Danny Bryant
The Young Messiah (2016)
as Severus
Shopping (1994)
as Venning
Essex Boys (2000)
as Jason Locke
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
as John Dawson
Age of Heroes (2011)
as Maj. Jack Jones
The Dark (2005)
as James
Caravaggio (1986)
as Ranuccio
Jacob (1994)
as Esau
Ca$h (2010)
as Pyke Kubic
Watch the Skies (2025)
as (voice)
The Field (1990)
as Tadgh McCabe
Far North (2008)
as Loki
Georgian Fighting Women (2012)
as Narrator
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2006)
as Self
Sharpe's Regiment (1996)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy (1994)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Stormy Monday (1988)
as Brendan
Rogue Trooper (2026)
as (voice)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
as Larry Frisk
Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002)
as Self
Any Day (2015)
as Vian
Dark River (2017)
as Richard Bell
Pride (2004)
as Dark (voice)
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002)
as Self
Quest for the Ring (2001)
as Self
Wicked Blood (2014)
as Uncle Frank Stinson
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002)
as Self
Sharpe's Company (1994)
as Captain Richard Sharpe
The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2006)
as Self
Sharpe's Sword (1995)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold (1995)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Taniel (2018)
as Poetry Narrator
Sharpe's Challenge (2006)
as Richard Sharpe
Sharpe: The Legend (1997)
as Richard Sharpe
The Unconquered (2017)
as Narrator (English)
Sharpe's Revenge (1997)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Lorna Doone (1990)
as Carver Doone
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995)
as Alec Trevelyan
When Saturday Comes (1996)
as Jimmy Muir
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
as Self
Sharpe's Mission (1996)
as Major Richard Sharpe
The Fifteen Streets (1989)
as Dominic O'Brien
Sharpe's Honour (1994)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Punters (1984)
as Lurch
War Requiem (1989)
as The German Soldier
Tom & Thomas (2002)
as Paul Sheppard
Instruments of Darkness (2015)
as Macbeth
Sharpe's Peril (2008)
as Richard Sharpe
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane (2004)
as Self
Hooligan (2012)
Actor
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life (2020)
Actor
Sharpe's Battle (1995)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Exploits at West Poley (1985)
as Scarred Man
Sharpe's Siege (1996)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006)
as Self
Bravo Two Zero (1999)
as Andy McNab
Goldeneye: The Secret Files (1995)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design (2002)
as Self
La Coupe de la Gloire (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sharpe's Justice (1997)
as Major Richard Sharpe
The 4th Reich (—)
as Sergeant Major Gordon
My Kingdom for a Horse (1991)
as Steve Deakin
Samson and Delilah (1984)
as Billy
Small Zones (1990)
as Vic
Airborne (1998)
as Dave Toombs
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced (2015)
as Self
Windprints (1990)
as Anton van Heerden
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (2006)
Actor
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast (1995)
as Self
Osprey: Sea Raptor (2021)
as Narrator
Sean Bean on Waterloo (2015)
as Himself/narrator
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight (2017)
as Narrator
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery (1992)
as Micky McAvoy
Winter Flight (1984)
as Hooker
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. (2002)
as Self
The Storyteller: The True Bride (1988)
as Prince
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (2006)
Actor
Wedded (1990)
as Man
Wild in the Streets (2013)
as Narrator
Waiting for Waiting for Godot (1982)
as Self
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered (2018)
as Self- Narrator
Tell Me That You Love Me (1991)
as Gabriel Lewis
Prince (1991)
as Jack Morgan