
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 · 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
- 2019 · Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2018 · The Oath as Tom Hammond
- 2017 · Drone as Neil
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 2008 · Sharpe's Peril as Richard Sharpe
- 2008 · Crusoe as James Crusoe
- 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 · Troy as Odysseus
- 2003 · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Boromir
- 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
- 2000 · Essex Boys as Jason Locke
- 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 · 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
- 1994 · Jacob as Esau
- 1994 · Scarlett as Lord Fenton
- 1994 · Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
- 1993 · Lady Chatterley as Mellors
- 1993 · Sharpe as Richard Sharpe
- 1992 · Patriot Games as Sean Miller
- 1991 · My Kingdom for a Horse as Steve Deakin
- 1990 · Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- 1990 · The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- 1990 · Small Zones as Vic
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Prince
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Alex Bailey
- 1986 · Caravaggio as Ranuccio
- 1984 · The Bill as
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- Future · The 4th Reich as Sergeant Major Gordon
- 1989 · War Requiem as The German Soldier
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- Future · The Yellow Tie as
- 2025 · Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham
- 2025 · Anemone as Jem Stoker
- 2022 · Marriage as Ian
- 2020 · Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life as
- 2019 · Curfew as The General
- 2017 · Dark River as Richard Bell
- 2017 · Broken as Father Michael Kerrigan
- 2015 · Instruments of Darkness as Macbeth
- 2015 · Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced as Self
- 2015 · ARES: live as Mitch Henderson
- 2015 · Any Day as Vian
- 2014 · Wicked Blood as Uncle Frank Stinson
- 2012 · Missing as Paul Winstone
- 2011 · Age of Heroes as Maj. Jack Jones
- 2010 · The Lost Future as Amal
- 2010 · Ca$h as Pyke Kubic
- 2009 · Red Riding as John Dawson
- 2006 · Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- 2004 · Pride as Dark (voice)
- 2004 · The Making of the Return of the King as Self
- 2003 · Henry VIII as Robert Aske
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · Tom & Thomas as Paul Sheppard
- 1998 · Airborne as Dave Toombs
- 1996 · Sharpe's Mission as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Siege as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Regiment as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · Sharpe's Battle as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · Sharpe's Gold as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Shopping as Venning
- 1994 · Sharpe's Honour as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Sharpe's Enemy as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Sharpe's Company as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · Sharpe's Eagle as Richard Sharpe
- 1991 · Prince as Jack Morgan
- 1990 · Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
- 1989 · The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
- 1988 · Stormy Monday as Brendan
- 1985 · Exploits at West Poley as Scarred Man
- 1984 · Winter Flight as Hooker
- Future · Rogue Trooper as
- 2024 · Gladiators as Narrator
- 2021 · Osprey: Sea Raptor as Narrator
- 2018 · Taniel as Poetry Narrator
- 2017 · The Unconquered as Narrator (English)
- 2017 · Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight as Narrator
- 2016 · Wasted as Sean Bean
- 2016 · Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth as Narrator
- 2015 · Sean Bean on Waterloo as Himself/narrator
- 2013 · Wild in the Streets as 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 · 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
- 1995 · In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Alec Trevelyan
- 1995 · Sharpe's Sword as Richard Sharpe
- 1995 · GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
- 1993 · A Woman's Guide to Adultery as Paul
- 1993 · Sharpe's Rifles as Richard Sharpe
- 1992 · Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery as Micky McAvoy
- 1991 · Clarissa as
- 1991 · Tell Me That You Love Me as Gabriel Lewis
- 1990 · Wedded as Man
- 1988 · This Morning as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Troubles as Captain Bolton
- 1984 · Punters as Lurch
- Future · Watch the Skies as (voice)