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