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
- 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
- 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 · ARES: live as Mitch Henderson
- 2015 · Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini
- 2014 · Legends as Martin Odum
- 2012 · Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- 2012 · Missing as Paul Winstone
- 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 · 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
- 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 · 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
- 2002 · Equilibrium as Errol Partridge
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 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 · Family Guy as Portrait Griffin (voice)
- 1998 · Ronin as Spence
- 1998 · Airborne as Dave Toombs
- 1997 · Sharpe: The Legend as Richard Sharpe
- 1997 · Anna Karenina as Vronsky
- 1996 · TFI Friday 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
- 1993 · Lady Chatterley as Oliver Mellors
- 1993 · Sharpe as Richard Sharpe
- 1992 · Patriot Games as Sean Miller
- 1990 · The Field as Tadgh McCabe
- 1989 · How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Larry Frisk
- 1989 · War Requiem as The German Soldier
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Prince
- 1988 · Troubles as Captain Bolton
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Alex Bailey
- 1986 · Caravaggio as Ranuccio
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- Future · The Isolate Thief as
- 2022 · Marriage as Ian
- 2017 · Drone as Neil
- 2016 · Wasted as Sean Bean
- 2015 · Instruments of Darkness as Macbeth
- 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
- 2011 · Age of Heroes as Maj. Jack Jones
- 2006 · Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' as Self
- 2006 · Sharpe's Challenge as Richard Sharpe
- 2006 · Faceless as
- 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
- 1999 · Extremely Dangerous as Neil Byrne
- 1999 · Bravo Two Zero as Andy McNab
- 1997 · Sharpe's Justice as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Mission as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · Sharpe's Siege as Richard Sharpe
- 1996 · When Saturday Comes as Jimmy Muir
- 1995 · Sharpe's Battle as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Shopping as Venning
- 1994 · Sharpe's Enemy as Richard Sharpe
- Future · The Yellow Tie as
- 1994 · Black Beauty as Farmer Grey
- 1990 · Windprints as Anton van Heerden
- Future · The 4th Reich as Sergeant Major Gordon
- Future · Rogue Trooper as
- 2024 · Gladiators as Narrator
- 2008 · Far North as Loki
- 1995 · Sharpe's Sword as Richard Sharpe
- Future · Watch the Skies as (voice)
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 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 · 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
- 1995 · GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
- 1994 · Sharpe's Honour as Richard Sharpe
- 1994 · Sharpe's Company as Richard Sharpe
- 1993 · A Woman's Guide to Adultery as Paul
- 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 · Clarissa as
- 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 · Lorna Doone as Carver Doone
- 1990 · Wedded as Man
- 1990 · Small Zones as Vic
- 1989 · The Fifteen Streets as Dominic O'Brien
- 1988 · This Morning as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Stormy Monday as Brendan
- 1985 · Exploits at West Poley as Scarred Man
- 1984 · Winter Flight as Hooker
- 1984 · Punters as Lurch
- 1984 · Samson and Delilah as Billy