Sean Bean
Acting • Born 1959-04-17
Biography
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
172 credits
The Dark
Movie • 2005
James
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie • 2001
Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie • 2003
Boromir
Silent Hill
Movie • 2006
Christopher Da Silva
National Treasure
Movie • 2004
Ian Howe
Troy
Movie • 2004
Odysseus
When Saturday Comes
Movie • 1996
Jimmy Muir
GoldenEye
Movie • 1995
Alec Trevelyan
The Island
Movie • 2005
Dr. Bernard Merrick
My Kingdom for a Horse
Movie • 1991
Steve Deakin
Knights of the Zodiac
Movie • 2023
Alman Kido
Jacob
Movie • 1994
Esau
Caravaggio
Movie • 1986
Ranuccio
Equilibrium
Movie • 2002
Errol Partridge
The Hitcher
Movie • 2007
John Ryder
The Field
Movie • 1990
Tadgh McCabe
Ronin
Movie • 1998
Spence
Far North
Movie • 2008
Loki
Don't Say a Word
Movie • 2001
Patrick Koster
Stormy Monday
Movie • 1988
Brendan
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Movie • 2010
Zeus
Ca$h
Movie • 2010
Pyke Kubic
Flightplan
Movie • 2005
Captain Rich
Patriot Games
Movie • 1992
Sean Miller
North Country
Movie • 2005
Kyle
Outlaw
Movie • 2007
Danny Bryant
Black Death
Movie • 2010
Ulric
Black Beauty
Movie • 1994
Farmer Grey
War Requiem
Movie • 1989
The German Soldier
Airborne
Movie • 1998
Dave Toombs
The Big Empty
Movie • 2003
Cowboy
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Movie • 2012
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Mirror Mirror
Movie • 2012
King
Age of Heroes
Movie • 2011
Maj. Jack Jones
Tell Me That You Love Me
Movie • 1991
Gabriel Lewis
Shopping
Movie • 1994
Venning
Pride
Movie • 2004
Dark (voice)
Tom & Thomas
Movie • 2002
Paul Sheppard
Essex Boys
Movie • 2000
Jason Locke
The Lost Future
Movie • 2010
Amal
Sharpe's Eagle
Movie • 1993
Richard Sharpe
Death Race 2
Movie • 2010
Markus Kane
Sharpe's Rifles
Movie • 1993
Richard Sharpe
Anna Karenina
Movie • 1997
Vronsky
Sharpe's Company
Movie • 1994
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
Movie • 1994
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Honour
Movie • 1994
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Siege
Movie • 1996
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Battle
Movie • 1995
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Sword
Movie • 1995
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
Movie • 1996
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Mission
Movie • 1996
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold
Movie • 1995
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Waterloo
Movie • 1997
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
Movie • 1997
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Challenge
Movie • 2006
Richard Sharpe
Jupiter Ascending
Movie • 2015
Stinger Apini
Cleanskin
Movie • 2012
Ewan
Sharpe's Peril
Movie • 2008
Richard Sharpe
Windprints
Movie • 1990
Anton van Heerden
Sharpe's Revenge
Movie • 1997
Richard Sharpe
Soldiers of Fortune
Movie • 2012
Dimidov
Hooligan
Movie • 2012
Lorna Doone
Movie • 1990
Carver Doone
The Fifteen Streets
Movie • 1989
Dominic O'Brien
Bravo Two Zero
Movie • 1999
Andy McNab
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Movie • 2004
Self
The 4th Reich
Movie
Sergeant Major Gordon
Wild in the Streets
Movie • 2013
Narrator
Wicked Blood
Movie • 2014
Uncle Frank Stinson
Sharpe: The Legend
Movie • 1997
Richard Sharpe
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Movie • 1995
Alec Trevelyan
Taniel
Movie • 2018
Poetry Narrator
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Movie • 2009
John Dawson
The Martian
Movie • 2015
Mitch Henderson
Pixels
Movie • 2015
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Rogue Trooper
Movie
Deep Cover
Movie • 2025
Billings
Prince
Movie • 1991
Jack Morgan
Any Day
Movie • 2015
Vian
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Movie • 2009
John Dawson
The Young Messiah
Movie • 2016
Severus
Instruments of Darkness
Movie • 2015
Macbeth
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Movie • 1992
Micky McAvoy
Wedded
Movie • 1990
Man
Small Zones
Movie • 1990
Vic
Winter Flight
Movie • 1984
Hooker
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Movie • 1989
Larry Frisk
D-Day to Berlin
Movie • 2004
Narrator (voice)
Punters
Movie • 1984
Lurch
Dark River
Movie • 2017
Richard Bell
Quest for the Ring
Movie • 2001
Self
Drone
Movie • 2017
Neil
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Movie • 2001
Self
The Unconquered
Movie • 2017
Narrator (English)
Watch the Skies
Movie • 2025
(voice)
La Coupe De La Gloire
Movie • 1998
Self - Narrator (voice)
Georgian Fighting Women
Movie • 2012
Narrator
Possessor
Movie • 2020
John Parse
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Movie • 2006
Self
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Movie • 2019
Self
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Movie • 2015
Self
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Movie • 2017
Narrator
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Movie • 2015
Himself/narrator
Wolfwalkers
Movie • 2020
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Movie • 2006
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Movie • 2006
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Movie • 1995
Self
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Movie • 1995
Self
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Movie • 2020
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Movie • 2002
Self
Exploits at West Poley
Movie • 1985
Scarred Man
Anemone
Movie • 2025
Jem Stoker
The Yellow Tie
Movie • 2025
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Movie • 2021
Narrator
The Isolate Thief
Movie
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Movie • 2004
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie • 2002
Boromir (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Movie • 1984
Billy
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Movie • 1988
Prince
World of Westeros Ambient Video
Movie • 2025
Ned Stark
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Movie • 1982
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Workshop
Movie • 2002
Self
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Sharpe
TV • 1993
Richard Sharpe
Soccer AM
TV • 1995
Self
The Bill
TV • 1984
Snowpiercer
TV • 2020
Joseph Wilford
HypaSpace
TV • 2002
Self
TFI Friday
TV • 1996
Self
Inspector Morse
TV • 1987
Alex Bailey
The Storyteller
TV • 1988
Prince
Time
TV • 2021
Mark Cobden
The Frank Skinner Show
TV • 1995
Self
Extremely Dangerous
TV • 1999
Neil Byrne
Faceless
TV • 2006
Red Riding
TV • 2009
John Dawson
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
TV • 1993
Paul
Clarissa
TV • 1991
Legends
TV • 2014
Martin Odum
Natural World
TV • 1983
Narrator
Medici: Masters of Florence
TV • 2016
The Frankenstein Chronicles
TV • 2015
John Marlott
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
TV • 2016
Narrator
Wasted
TV • 2016
Sean Bean
Broken
TV • 2017
Father Michael Kerrigan
Game of Thrones
TV • 2011
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Marriage
TV • 2022
Ian
Roman Empire
TV • 2016
Narrateur
Lady Chatterley
TV • 1993
Oliver Mellors
Troubles
TV • 1988
Captain Bolton
The Oath
TV • 2018
Tom Hammond
ARES: live
TV • 2015
Mitch Henderson
Curfew
TV • 2019
The General
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Fight Club - A History of Violence
TV • 2012
Narrator
D-Day to Berlin
TV • 2005
Narrator
Crusoe
TV • 2008
James Crusoe
Accused
TV • 2010
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
Henry VIII
TV • 2003
Robert Aske
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Portrait Griffin (voice)
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Gladiators
TV • 2024
Narrator
World on Fire
TV • 2019
Douglas Bennett
Decisive Weapons
TV • 1996
Narator
Robin Hood
TV • 2025
Sheriff of Nottingham
Missing
TV • 2012
Paul Winstone
This City Is Ours
TV • 2025
Ronnie Phelan
Shardlake
TV • 2024
Thomas Cromwell
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
TV • 2025
Presenter
Scarlett
TV • 1994
Lord Richard Fenton