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 · 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
- 2022 · Marriage as Ian
- 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
- 2019 · Curfew as The General
- 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
- 2016 · Wasted as Sean Bean
- 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 · ARES: live as Mitch Henderson
- 2015 · Any Day as Vian
- 2015 · Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini
- 2014 · Legends as Martin Odum
- 2014 · Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
- 2013 · Wild in the Streets as Narrator
- 2012 · Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- 2012 · Soldiers of Fortune as Dimidov
- 2012 · Missing as Paul Winstone
- 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 · 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 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
- 2007 · Outlaw as Danny Bryant
- 2007 · The Hitcher as John Ryder
- 2006 · Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- 2006 · Sharpe's Challenge as Richard Sharpe
- 2006 · Silent Hill as Christopher Da Silva
- 2006 · Faceless as
- 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
- 2002 · Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 2002 · Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
- 2001 · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Boromir
- 2001 · Don't Say a Word as Patrick Koster
- 2000 · Essex Boys as Jason Locke
- 1999 · Bravo Two Zero as Andy McNab
- 1999 · Family Guy as Portrait Griffin (voice)
- 1998 · Ronin as Spence
- 1998 · Airborne as Dave Toombs
- 1997 · Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- 1996 · Sharpe's Mission as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Siege as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
- 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 · Shopping as Venning
- 1994 · Jacob as Esau
- 1994 · Scarlett as Lord Fenton
- 1994 · Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
- 1994 · Sharpe's Honour as Richard Sharpe
- 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
- 1993 · Sharpe's Rifles as Richard Sharpe
- 1992 · Patriot Games as Sean Miller
- 1991 · Clarissa as
- 1991 · Prince as Jack Morgan
- 1991 · My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
- 1990 · Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- 1990 · The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- 1990 · Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- 1989 · War Requiem as The German Soldier
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Prince
- 1988 · Troubles as Captain Bolton
- 1988 · Stormy Monday as Brendan
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Alex Bailey
- 1986 · Caravaggio as Ranuccio
- 1984 · The Bill as
- Future · Rogue Trooper as
- 1984 · Winter Flight as Hooker
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 1990 · Small Zones as Vic
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
- 1988 · This Morning as Self - Guest
- 1985 · Exploits at West Poley as Scarred Man
- Future · The Yellow Tie as
- 1989 · The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
- Future · The 4th Reich as Sergeant Major Gordon
- 2024 · Gladiators as Narrator
- 2021 · Osprey: Sea Raptor as Narrator
- 2020 · Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life as
- 2019 · Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2018 · Taniel as Poetry Narrator
- 2017 · Dark River as Richard Bell
- 2017 · The Unconquered as Narrator (English)
- 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 · 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
- 2008 · Far North as Loki
- 2006 · Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles as
- 2006 · The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event as
- 2005 · D-Day to Berlin as Narrator
- 2004 · Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 2004 · D-Day to Berlin as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 1999 · Extremely Dangerous as Neil Byrne
- 1998 · La Coupe De La Gloire as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Sharpe's Waterloo 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
- 1994 · Sharpe's Company as Richard Sharpe
- Future · Watch the Skies as (voice)
- 1995 · GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
- 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
- 1984 · Punters as Lurch
- 1984 · Samson and Delilah as Billy
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator