
Sean Bean
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
- 2025 · Anemone as Jem Stoker
- 2025 · Deep Cover as Billings
- 2025 · This City Is Ours as Ronnie Phelan
- 2024 · Shardlake as Thomas Cromwell
- 2023 · Knights of the Zodiac as Alman Kido
- 2021 · Time as Mark Cobden
- 2020 · Wolfwalkers as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
- 2020 · Possessor as John Parse
- 2020 · Snowpiercer as Joseph Wilford
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2019 · World on Fire as Douglas Bennett
- 2018 · The Oath as Tom Hammond
- 2016 · Roman Empire as Narrateur
- 2016 · Medici: Masters of Florence as
- 2016 · The Young Messiah as Severus
- 2015 · The Frankenstein Chronicles as John Marlott
- 2015 · Instruments of Darkness as Macbeth
- 2015 · The Martian as Mitch Henderson
- 2015 · Pixels as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
- 2015 · Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini
- 2014 · Legends as Martin Odum
- 2012 · Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- 2012 · Mirror Mirror as King
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
- 2010 · Accused as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
- 2010 · The Lost Future as Amal
- 2010 · Death Race 2 as Markus Kane
- 2010 · Black Death as Ulric
- 2010 · Ca$h as Pyke Kubic
- 2010 · Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Zeus
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as John Dawson
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as John Dawson
- 2008 · Sharpe's Peril as Richard Sharpe
- 2008 · Far North as Loki
- 2007 · The Hitcher as John Ryder
- 2006 · Sharpe's Challenge as Richard Sharpe
- 2006 · Silent Hill as Christopher Da Silva
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · The Dark as James
- 2005 · Flightplan as Captain Rich
- 2005 · The Island as Dr. Bernard Merrick
- 2005 · North Country as Kyle
- 2004 · National Treasure as Ian Howe
- 2004 · Pride as Dark (voice)
- 2004 · Troy as Odysseus
- 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Boromir
- 2003 · Henry VIII as Robert Aske
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Cowboy
- 2002 · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Boromir (Extended Cut)
- 2002 · Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
- 2002 · The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 2001 · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Boromir
- 2001 · Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Don't Say a Word as Patrick Koster
- 1999 · Bravo Two Zero as Andy McNab
- 1999 · Family Guy as Portrait Griffin (voice)
- 1998 · Ronin as Spence
- 1997 · Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- 1996 · Sharpe's Mission as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · TFI Friday as Self
- 1995 · Goldeneye: The Secret Files as Self
- 1995 · GoldenEye as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1995 · Sharpe's Battle as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Scarlett as Lord Fenton
- 1994 · Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
- 1994 · Sharpe's Enemy as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · Lady Chatterley as Oliver Mellors
- 1993 · Sharpe's Eagle as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · Sharpe as Richard Sharpe
- 1992 · Patriot Games as Sean Miller
- 1990 · The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- 1989 · War Requiem as The German Soldier
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Prince
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Alex Bailey
- 1986 · Caravaggio as Ranuccio
- 1984 · The Bill as
- Future · The Yellow Tie as
- Future · The 4th Reich as Sergeant Major Gordon
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
- 1984 · Winter Flight as Hooker
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 2025 · Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
- 2022 · Marriage as Ian
- 2019 · Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2019 · Curfew as The General
- 2017 · Dark River as Richard Bell
- 2017 · Broken as Father Michael Kerrigan
- 2016 · Wasted as Sean Bean
- 2015 · ARES: live as Mitch Henderson
- 2015 · Any Day as Vian
- 2014 · Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
- 2013 · Wild in the Streets as Narrator
- 2012 · Soldiers of Fortune as Dimidov
- 2012 · Missing as Paul Winstone
- 2012 · Cleanskin as Ewan
- 2011 · Age of Heroes as Maj. Jack Jones
- 2009 · Red Riding as John Dawson
- 2008 · Crusoe as James Crusoe
- 2006 · Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
- 2000 · Essex Boys as Jason Locke
- 1998 · La Coupe De La Gloire as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Sharpe's Waterloo as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Siege as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
- 1994 · Jacob as Esau
- 1994 · Sharpe's Honour as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · Sharpe's Rifles as Richard Sharpe
- 1991 · Clarissa as
- 1991 · Prince as Jack Morgan
- 1991 · My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
- 1990 · Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- 1990 · Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- 1990 · Small Zones as Vic
- 1989 · The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
- 1988 · This Morning as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Stormy Monday as Brendan
- Future · Rogue Trooper as
- 2024 · Gladiators as Narrator
- 2021 · Osprey: Sea Raptor as Narrator
- 2020 · Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life as
- 2018 · Taniel as Poetry Narrator
- 2017 · The Unconquered as Narrator (English)
- 2017 · Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight as Narrator
- 2017 · Drone as Neil
- 2016 · Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth as Narrator
- 2015 · Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced as Self
- 2015 · Sean Bean on Waterloo as Himself/narrator
- 2012 · Fight Club - A History of Violence as Narrator
- 2012 · Georgian Fighting Women as Narrator
- 2012 · Hooligan as
- 2007 · Outlaw as Danny Bryant
- 2006 · The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event as
- 2006 · Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles as
- 2006 · Faceless as
- 2005 · D-Day to Berlin as Narrator
- 2004 · Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self
- 2004 · D-Day to Berlin as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 1999 · Extremely Dangerous as Neil Byrne
- 1998 · Airborne as Dave Toombs
- 1997 · Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Sharpe's Revenge as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Decisive Weapons as Narator
- 1996 · Sharpe's Regiment as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995 · Sharpe's Sword as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · Sharpe's Gold as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
- 1994 · Shopping as Venning
- 1994 · Sharpe's Company as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · A Woman's Guide to Adultery as Paul
- 1992 · Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery as Micky McAvoy
- 1991 · Tell Me That You Love Me as Gabriel Lewis
- 1990 · Wedded as Man
- 1988 · Troubles as Captain Bolton
- 1985 · Exploits at West Poley as Scarred Man
- 1984 · Punters as Lurch
- Future · Watch the Skies as (voice)