Acting
Sean Bean
Born Apr 17, 1959 · Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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Acting
The Isolate Thief
2026
Western · Action · Drama
Rogue Trooper
2026
Science Fiction · Action · Animation
The Yellow Tie
2025
Music · Drama · Adventure
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
2025
Documentary · Crime
Robin Hood
2025
Drama · Action & Adventure
Watch the Skies
2025
Animation · Science Fiction
Anemone
2025
Drama
Deep Cover
2025
Action · Comedy · Crime
This City Is Ours
2025
Drama · Crime
Gladiators
2024
Documentary
Shardlake
2024
Drama · Mystery
Knights of the Zodiac
2023
Fantasy · Action · Science Fiction
Mummies
2023
Animation · Adventure · Fantasy
Marriage
2022
Drama
Osprey: Sea Raptor
2021
Documentary
Time
2021
Drama · Crime
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
Documentary
Wolfwalkers
2020
Animation · Family · Adventure
Possessor
2020
Horror · Thriller · Science Fiction
Snowpiercer
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
World on Fire
2019
Drama · War & Politics
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
Documentary
Curfew
2019
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Sally4Ever
2018
Comedy
Taniel
2018
Drama
The Oath
2018
Drama · Crime
Dark River
2017
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
The Unconquered
2017
Animation · Documentary
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
2017
Documentary
Broken
2017
Drama
Drone
2017
Thriller
Roman Empire
2016
Drama · Documentary
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016
Drama · War & Politics
Wasted
2016
Comedy
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
2016
Animation · Science Fiction · Action
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
2016
Documentary
The Young Messiah
2016
Drama
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Instruments of Darkness
2015
Action · Drama · History
The Martian
2015
Science Fiction · Drama · Adventure
Pixels
2015
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Sean Bean on Waterloo
2015
Documentary · History
ARES: live
2015
Any Day
2015
Thriller · Drama · Romance
Jupiter Ascending
2015
Science Fiction · Fantasy · Action
Legends
2014
Crime · Mystery · Action & Adventure
Wicked Blood
2014
Action · Drama · Thriller
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
Thriller · Horror · Mystery
Georgian Fighting Women
2012
Documentary
Hooligan
2012
Documentary
Soldiers of Fortune
2012
Action · Adventure
Mirror Mirror
2012
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Missing
2012
Mystery · Action & Adventure · Drama
Cleanskin
2012
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Age of Heroes
2011
Drama · Action · Thriller
Game of Thrones
2011
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Accused
2010
Drama · Crime
The Lost Future
2010
Adventure · Science Fiction · TV Movie
Death Race 2
2010
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
Black Death
2010
Drama · History · Horror
Ca$h
2010
Crime · Thriller · Comedy
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
Adventure · Fantasy · Family
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
Red Riding
2009
Crime · Drama
Sharpe's Peril
2008
War · Adventure · Drama
Crusoe
2008
Drama · Action & Adventure
Far North
2008
Drama · Thriller · Romance
Outlaw
2007
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Hitcher
2007
Crime · Horror · Thriller
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2006
Documentary
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006
Documentary
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
Documentary · Horror
Sharpe's Challenge
2006
War · Action · Adventure
Silent Hill
2006
Horror · Mystery
The Dark
2005
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
Flightplan
2005
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
The Island
2005
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
D-Day to Berlin
2005
Documentary · War & Politics
North Country
2005
Drama
National Treasure
2004
Adventure · Action · Mystery
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
Documentary
Pride
2004
Adventure · Drama · Family
Troy
2004
Action · Adventure
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Henry VIII
2003
Drama
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Documentary
The Big Empty
2003
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Equilibrium
2002
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002
Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
2002
Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002
Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002
Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2002
Documentary
Tom & Thomas
2002
Drama · Family
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
Documentary · TV Movie
Quest for the Ring
2001
Documentary · TV Movie
Don't Say a Word
2001
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
Essex Boys
2000
Crime · Thriller
Extremely Dangerous
1999
Drama
Bravo Two Zero
1999
War · Action · TV Movie
Family Guy
1999
Animation · Comedy
Ronin
1998
Action · Thriller · Crime
Airborne
1998
Action
La Coupe de la Gloire
1998
Documentary
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
War · Action · Adventure
Sharpe's Waterloo
1997
War · Action · Adventure
Sharpe's Justice
1997
War · Action · Adventure
Sharpe's Revenge
1997
War · Action · Adventure
Anna Karenina
1997
Drama · Romance
Decisive Weapons
1996
Documentary
Sharpe's Mission
1996
War · Action · Adventure
Sharpe's Siege
1996
War · Action · Adventure
Sharpe's Regiment
1996
War · Action · Adventure
When Saturday Comes
1996
Drama
TFI Friday
1996
Comedy
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
Documentary
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
Documentary
GoldenEye
1995
Adventure · Action · Thriller
Sharpe's Sword
1995
War · History · Action
Sharpe's Battle
1995
War · Adventure · History
Sharpe's Gold
1995
War · TV Movie · Adventure
Shopping
1994
Crime · Drama · Action
Jacob
1994
Adventure · Drama · TV Movie
Scarlett
1994
Drama
Black Beauty
1994
Family · Adventure · Drama
Sharpe's Honour
1994
War · History · Adventure
Sharpe's Enemy
1994
War · History · Action
Sharpe's Company
1994
War · Adventure · History
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993
Drama
Lady Chatterley
1993
Drama
Sharpe's Eagle
1993
War · Action · Adventure
Sharpe's Rifles
1993
War · Adventure · TV Movie
Sharpe
1993
War & Politics · Action & Adventure
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Patriot Games
1992
Drama · Action · Thriller
Clarissa
1991
Drama
Prince
1991
Crime · Comedy · Drama
Tell Me That You Love Me
1991
Romance · Drama · Thriller
My Kingdom for a Horse
1991
TV Movie · History · Drama
Lorna Doone
1990
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
The Field
1990
Drama
Wedded
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Windprints
1990
Action · Drama · Thriller
Small Zones
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Screen One
1989
Drama
The Fifteen Streets
1989
Drama · History · Romance
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
Fantasy · Comedy · Drama
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
Family · Comedy
War Requiem
1989
War · Drama
The Storyteller: The True Bride
1988
Fantasy · Family · Adventure
The Storyteller
1988
Action & Adventure · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Stormy Monday
1988
Thriller
Troubles
1988
Drama · Comedy
Inspector Morse
1987
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Caravaggio
1986
Drama · History · Romance
ScreenPlay
1986
Drama
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Exploits at West Poley
1985
Family
Winter Flight
1984
Romance · Drama
Punters
1984
Comedy
The Bill
1984
Crime · Drama
Natural World
1983
Documentary
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
1982
Documentary