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.
Filmography (38)
The Isolate Thief
Deep Cover
Anemone
Knights of the Zodiac
Mummies
Possessor
Wolfwalkers
Jupiter Ascending
Pixels
The Martian
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Mirror Mirror
Age of Heroes
Black Death
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Death Race 2
Ca$h
The Hitcher
Silent Hill
The Dark
Flightplan
The Island
North Country
Troy
National Treasure
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Equilibrium
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Don't Say a Word
Ronin
Anna Karenina
When Saturday Comes
GoldenEye
Black Beauty
Patriot Games
The Field
