
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
- 2025 · Deep Cover as Billings
- 2025 · This City Is Ours as Ronnie Phelan
- 2024 · Gladiators as Narrator
- 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 · Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2019 · Curfew as The General
- 2018 · The Oath as Tom Hammond
- 2017 · Dark River as Richard Bell
- 2017 · Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight as Narrator
- 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 · Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth as Narrator
- 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 · Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini
- 2014 · Legends as Martin Odum
- 2014 · Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
- 2012 · Fight Club - A History of Violence 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
- 2008 · Far North as Loki
- 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 · D-Day to Berlin as Narrator
- 2005 · North Country as Kyle
- 2004 · National Treasure as Ian Howe
- 2004 · Pride as Dark (voice)
- 2004 · Troy as Odysseus
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 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 · Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 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 · A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2001 · Don't Say a Word as Patrick Koster
- 2000 · Essex Boys as Jason Locke
- 1999 · Extremely Dangerous as Neil Byrne
- 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's Waterloo as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- 1996 · Decisive Weapons as Narator
- 1996 · When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
- 1996 · TFI Friday as Self
- 1995 · GoldenEye as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1995 · Sharpe's Sword as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · Sharpe's Battle as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
- 1994 · Shopping as Venning
- 1994 · Jacob as Esau
- 1994 · Scarlett as Lord Fenton
- 1994 · Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
- 1994 · Sharpe's Enemy as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · A Woman's Guide to Adultery as Paul
- 1993 · Lady Chatterley as Mellors
- 1993 · Sharpe's Eagle as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · Sharpe as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · Sharpe's Rifles as Richard Sharpe
- 1991 · Clarissa as
- 1990 · Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- 1990 · The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
- 1989 · War Requiem as The German Soldier
- 1989 · The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
- 1988 · This Morning as Self - Guest
- 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 · Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
- 1992 · Patriot Games as Sean Miller
- Future · Watch the Skies as (voice)
- 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)
- 2015 · Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced as Self
- 2015 · Sean Bean on Waterloo as Himself/narrator
- 2015 · Any Day as Vian
- 2013 · Wild in the Streets as Narrator
- 2012 · Georgian Fighting Women 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)
- 2002 · Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
- 2001 · Quest for the Ring as Self
- 1998 · La Coupe De La Gloire as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Sharpe's Revenge as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Mission as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Siege as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Regiment as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · Goldeneye: The Secret Files as Self
- 1995 · In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995 · Sharpe's Gold as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Sharpe's Honour as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Sharpe's Company 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
- 1991 · My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
- 1990 · Wedded as Man
- 1990 · Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- 1985 · Exploits at West Poley as Scarred Man
- 1984 · Winter Flight as Hooker
- Future · Rogue Trooper as
- Future · The Yellow Tie as
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 1990 · Small Zones as Vic
- Future · The 4th Reich as Sergeant Major Gordon
- 1984 · Punters as Lurch
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator