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Sean Bean
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean; 17 April 1959) is an English actor renowned for his roles in movies and TV series like the ITV series Sharpe, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and GoldenEye. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his professional debut in a production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983 at The Watermill Theatre. As he retained his Yorkshire accent, he found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe, which initially ran from 1993 to 1997.
Bean's filmography is quite extensive, with roles in films such as Stormy Monday (1988), Patriot Games (1992), GoldenEye (1995), Ronin (1998), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), National Treasure (2004), Troy (2004), The Island (2005), and The Martian (2015). He has also had significant television roles in 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 video games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Sid Meier's Civilization VI. Since 2002, Bean has been the main voiceover for O2 adverts, with his most recent narrated advert released in November 2024. In 2022, Bean won the British Academy Television Award as Leading Actor in Time, a BBC One drama.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Shaun Mark Bean
Born: Sheffield, England
Citizenship: English
Birthday: April 17, 1959
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1983-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Debra James, Melanie Hill, Abigail Cruttenden, Georgina Sutcliffe, Ashley Moore
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Movies Featuring Sean Bean
Wolfwalkers
Dark River
Possessor Uncut
Black Death
Mummies
The Young Messiah
The Hitcher
GoldenEye
The Big Empty
Knights of the Zodiac
Equilibrium
National Treasure
Drone
Patriot Games
Flightplan
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Silent Hill
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Deep Cover
The Lost Future
Age of Heroes
Death Race 2
Wicked Blood
Hooligan
Cleanskin
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
The Unconquered
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Essex Boys
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of ‘Lord of the Rings’
Tom & Thomas
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
Henry VIII
D-Day to Berlin
The Making of the Return of the King
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
The Dark
Far North
Path of Darkness: Making ‘Silent Hill’
The Field
Sharpe’s Challenge
Lorna Doone
Windprints
Caravaggio
War Requiem
Possessor
Stormy Monday
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
The Fifteen Streets
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Clarissa
Stormy Monday
The Fifteen Streets
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Sharpe’s Company
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Clarissa
Sharpe’s Gold
Sharpe’s Rifles
Sharpe’s Eagle
Black Beauty
Bravo Two Zero
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Anna Karenina
Sharpe’s Battle
Sharpe’s Sword
La Coupe De La Gloire
Sharpe’s Siege
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Shopping
When Saturday Comes
Scarlett
Sharpe’s Enemy
Lady Chatterley
Sharpe’s Honour
Fool’s Gold: The Story Of The Brink’s Mat Robbery
Sharpe’s Waterloo
Sharpe’s Revenge
Sharpe’s Mission
Career Timeline
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2020
Wolfwalkers
Bill Goodfellowe
Possessor Uncut
John Parse
Possessor
John Parse
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2017
Drone
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
2004
National Treasure
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator (voice)
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
1995
GoldenEye
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe’s Gold
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe’s Battle
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe’s Sword
Richard Sharpe
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
1994
Sharpe’s Company
Richard Sharpe
Black Beauty
Farmer Grey
Shopping
Venning
Sharpe’s Enemy
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe’s Honour
Richard Sharpe
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