Sean Bean
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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
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Boromir
The Martian (2015)
as Mitch Henderson
Troy (2004)
as Odysseus
Deep Cover (2025)
as Billings
National Treasure (2004)
as Ian Howe
Pixels (2015)
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
as Stinger Apini
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
as Zeus
Silent Hill (2006)
as Christopher Da Silva
The Island (2005)
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
The Isolate Thief (2026)
as "Fiddler" John Good
Mirror Mirror (2012)
as King
Equilibrium (2002)
as Errol Partridge
Wolfwalkers (2020)
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
GoldenEye (1995)
as Alec Trevelyan
Death Race 2 (2010)
as Markus Kane
Mummies (2023)
as Pharaoh (voice)
Patriot Games (1992)
as Sean Miller
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
as Alman Kido
Don't Say a Word (2001)
as Patrick Koster
North Country (2005)
as Kyle
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019)
as Self
Ronin (1998)
as Spence
Flightplan (2005)
as Captain Rich
The Hitcher (2007)
as John Ryder
Anemone (2025)
as Jem Stoker
Possessor (2020)
as John Parse
Black Death (2010)
as Ulric
Black Beauty (1994)
as Farmer Grey
Drone (2017)
as Neil
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)
as Lucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
The Big Empty (2003)
as Cowboy
Anna Karenina (1997)
as Vronsky
The Yellow Tie (2025)
as Demostene Celibidache
The Young Messiah (2016)
as Severus
The Lost Future (2010)
as Amal
Ca$h (2010)
as Pyke Kubic
Outlaw (2007)
as Danny Bryant
Rogue Trooper (2026)
as (voice)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
as John Dawson
The Fifteen Streets (1989)
as Dominic O'Brien
Age of Heroes (2011)
as Maj. Jack Jones
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
as Self
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
as Larry Frisk
The Dark (2005)
as James
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
as John Dawson
Caravaggio (1986)
as Ranuccio
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
as Dimidov
Shopping (1994)
as Venning
Cleanskin (2012)
as Ewan
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Jacob (1994)
as Esau
Sharpe's Enemy (1994)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Essex Boys (2000)
as Jason Locke
Sharpe's Sword (1995)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Watch the Skies (2025)
as (voice)
Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Dark River (2017)
as Richard Bell
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2006)
as Self
Stormy Monday (1988)
as Brendan
Sharpe's Company (1994)
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Goldeneye: The Secret Files (1995)
as Self
The Unconquered (2017)
as Narrator (English)
Quest for the Ring (2001)
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2006)
as Self
Wicked Blood (2014)
as Uncle Frank Stinson
Sharpe's Regiment (1996)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe: The Legend (1997)
as Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge (1997)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006)
as Self
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast (1995)
as Self
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
as Captain Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes (1996)
as Jimmy Muir
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002)
as Self
The Field (1990)
as Tadgh McCabe
Pride (2004)
as Dark (voice)
Sharpe's Siege (1996)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Peril (2008)
as Richard Sharpe
The Storyteller: The True Bride (1988)
as Prince
Bravo Two Zero (1999)
as Andy McNab
Georgian Fighting Women (2012)
as Narrator
My Kingdom for a Horse (1991)
as Steve Deakin
Sharpe's Honour (1994)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery (1992)
as Micky McAvoy
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002)
as Self
Sharpe's Justice (1997)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Punters (1984)
as Lurch
Exploits at West Poley (1985)
as Scarred Man
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane (2004)
as Self
War Requiem (1989)
as The German Soldier
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. (2002)
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002)
as Self
Tom & Thomas (2002)
as Paul Sheppard
Sharpe's Battle (1995)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Any Day (2015)
as Vian
Far North (2008)
as Loki
Sharpe's Challenge (2006)
as Richard Sharpe
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced (2015)
as Self
Sharpe's Mission (1996)
as Major Richard Sharpe
Tell Me That You Love Me (1991)
as Gabriel Lewis
La Coupe de la Gloire (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life (2020)
Actor
Wedded (1990)
as Man
Taniel (2018)
as Poetry Narrator
Sharpe's Gold (1995)
as Major Richard Sharpe
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (2006)
Actor
Hooligan (2012)
Actor
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (2006)
Actor
Windprints (1990)
as Anton van Heerden
Instruments of Darkness (2015)
as Macbeth
Samson and Delilah (1984)
as Billy
Waiting for Waiting for Godot (1982)
as Self
Lorna Doone (1990)
as Carver Doone
Small Zones (1990)
as Vic
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995)
as Alec Trevelyan
Airborne (1998)
as Dave Toombs
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight (2017)
as Narrator
Winter Flight (1984)
as Hooker
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design (2002)
as Self
Wild in the Streets (2013)
as Narrator
The 4th Reich (—)
as Sergeant Major Gordon
Osprey: Sea Raptor (2021)
as Narrator
Prince (1991)
as Jack Morgan
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered (2018)
as Self- Narrator
Sean Bean on Waterloo (2015)
as Self - Presenter