Acting
Sean Bean
EN, RO, ES, PL cinema · 128 credits
Born
17 April 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as Shaun Mark 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
Filmography
The 4th Reich
The 4th Reich
as Sergeant Major Gordon
Rogue Trooper
as (voice)
The Isolate Thief
as "Fiddler" John Good
Deep Cover
as Billings
Watch the Skies
as (voice)
Anemone
as Jem Stoker
The Yellow Tie
as Demostene Celibidache
Knights of the Zodiac
as Alman Kido
Mummies
as Pharaoh (voice)
Osprey: Sea Raptor
as Narrator
Possessor
as John Parse
Wolfwalkers
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Taniel
as Poetry Narrator
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
2018
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
as Self- Narrator
Dark River
as Richard Bell
Drone
as Neil
The Unconquered
as Narrator (English)
The Young Messiah
as Severus
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
as Lucis Caelum (voice)
Jupiter Ascending
as Stinger Apini
The Martian
as Mitch Henderson
Pixels
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Any Day
as Vian
Instruments of Darkness
as Macbeth
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
2015
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
as Self
Sean Bean on Waterloo
as Self - Presenter
Wicked Blood
as Uncle Frank Stinson
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Mirror Mirror
as King
Cleanskin
as Ewan
Soldiers of Fortune
as Dimidov
Hooligan
Actor
Georgian Fighting Women
as Narrator
Age of Heroes
as Maj. Jack Jones
Ca$h
as Pyke Kubic
Black Death
as Ulric
The Lost Future
as Amal
Death Race 2
as Markus Kane
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as John Dawson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as John Dawson
Far North
as Loki
Sharpe's Peril
as Richard Sharpe
The Hitcher
as John Ryder
Outlaw
as Danny Bryant
Silent Hill
as Christopher Da Silva
Sharpe's Challenge
as Richard Sharpe
The Dark
as James
The Island
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
Flightplan
as Captain Rich
North Country
as Kyle
National Treasure
as Ian Howe
Troy
as Odysseus
Pride
as Dark (voice)
The Big Empty
as Cowboy
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Equilibrium
as Errol Partridge
Tom & Thomas
as Paul Sheppard
Don't Say a Word
as Patrick Koster
Essex Boys
as Jason Locke
Bravo Two Zero
as Andy McNab
Ronin
as Spence
Airborne
as Dave Toombs
La Coupe de la Gloire
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Anna Karenina
as Vronsky
Sharpe's Waterloo
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe: The Legend
as Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes
as Jimmy Muir
Sharpe's Siege
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Mission
as Major Richard Sharpe
GoldenEye
as Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Battle
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Sword
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold
as Major Richard Sharpe
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
as Alec Trevelyan
Jacob
as Esau
Black Beauty
as Farmer Grey
Shopping
as Venning
Sharpe's Company
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Honour
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Eagle
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Patriot Games
as Sean Miller
My Kingdom for a Horse
as Steve Deakin
Tell Me That You Love Me
as Gabriel Lewis
Prince
as Jack Morgan
The Field
as Tadgh McCabe
Windprints
as Anton van Heerden
Lorna Doone
as Carver Doone
Wedded
as Man
Small Zones
as Vic
War Requiem
as The German Soldier
The Fifteen Streets
as Dominic O'Brien
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Larry Frisk
Stormy Monday
as Brendan
Caravaggio
as Ranuccio
Exploits at West Poley
as Scarred Man
Winter Flight
as Hooker
Punters
as Lurch