Sean Bean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 17, 1959 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 183
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
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Movie
Boromir
Game of Thrones
2011TV
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003Movie
Boromir
The Martian
2015Movie
Mitch Henderson
Troy
2004Movie
Odysseus
Pixels
2015Movie
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Filmography
The Isolate Thief
2026Movie
"Fiddler" John Good
Rogue Trooper
2026Movie
(voice)
The Yellow Tie
2025Movie
Demostene Celibidache
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
2025TV
Presenter
Robin Hood
2025TV
Sheriff of Nottingham
Watch the Skies
2025Movie
(voice)
Anemone
2025Movie
Jem Stoker
Deep Cover
2025Movie
Billings
This City Is Ours
2025TV
Ronnie Phelan
Gladiators
2024TV
Narrator
Shardlake
2024TV
Thomas Cromwell
Knights of the Zodiac
2023Movie
Alman Kido
Mummies
2023Movie
Pharaoh (voice)
Marriage
2022TV
Ian
Osprey: Sea Raptor
2021Movie
Narrator
Time
2021TV
Mark Cobden
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020Movie
Wolfwalkers
2020Movie
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Possessor
2020Movie
John Parse
Snowpiercer
2020TV
Joseph Wilford
Reunited Apart
2020TV
Self
World on Fire
2019TV
Douglas Bennett
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019Movie
Self
Curfew
2019TV
The General
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
2018Movie
Self- Narrator
Sally4Ever
2018TV
Sean Bean
Taniel
2018Movie
Poetry Narrator
The Oath
2018TV
Tom Hammond
Dark River
2017Movie
Richard Bell
The Unconquered
2017Movie
Narrator (English)
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
2017Movie
Narrator
Broken
2017TV
Father Michael Kerrigan
Drone
2017Movie
Neil
Roman Empire
2016TV
Narrateur
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016TV
Wasted
2016TV
Sean Bean
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
2016Movie
Lucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
2016TV
Narrator
The Young Messiah
2016Movie
Severus
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015TV
John Marlott
Instruments of Darkness
2015Movie
Macbeth
The Martian
2015Movie
Mitch Henderson
Pixels
2015Movie
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
2015Movie
Self
Sean Bean on Waterloo
2015Movie
Self - Presenter
ARES: live
2015TV
Mitch Henderson
Any Day
2015Movie
Vian
Jupiter Ascending
2015Movie
Stinger Apini
Legends
2014TV
Martin Odum
Wicked Blood
2014Movie
Uncle Frank Stinson
Wild in the Streets
2013Movie
Narrator
Fight Club - A History of Violence
2012TV
Narrator
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012Movie
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Georgian Fighting Women
2012Movie
Narrator
Hooligan
2012Movie
Soldiers of Fortune
2012Movie
Dimidov
Mirror Mirror
2012Movie
King
Missing
2012TV
Paul Winstone
Cleanskin
2012Movie
Ewan
Age of Heroes
2011Movie
Maj. Jack Jones
Game of Thrones
2011TV
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Accused
2010TV
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
The Lost Future
2010Movie
Amal
Death Race 2
2010Movie
Markus Kane
Black Death
2010Movie
Ulric
Ca$h
2010Movie
Pyke Kubic
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010Movie
Zeus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009Movie
John Dawson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009Movie
John Dawson
Red Riding
2009TV
John Dawson
Sharpe's Peril
2008Movie
Richard Sharpe
Crusoe
2008TV
James Crusoe
Far North
2008Movie
Loki
Outlaw
2007Movie
Danny Bryant
The Hitcher
2007Movie
John Ryder
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2006Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006Movie
Self
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006Movie
Self
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006Movie
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006Movie
Sharpe's Challenge
2006Movie
Richard Sharpe
Silent Hill
2006Movie
Christopher Da Silva
Faceless
2006TV
The Reichen Show
2005TV
Self
The Dark
2005Movie
James
Flightplan
2005Movie
Captain Rich
The Island
2005Movie
Dr. Bernard Merrick
D-Day to Berlin
2005TV
Narrator
North Country
2005Movie
Kyle
National Treasure
2004Movie
Ian Howe
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004Movie
Self
Pride
2004Movie
Dark (voice)
Troy
2004Movie
Odysseus
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003Movie
Boromir
Henry VIII
2003TV
Robert Aske
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Big Empty
2003Movie
Cowboy
Equilibrium
2002Movie
Errol Partridge
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002Movie
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2002Movie
Self
HypaSpace
2002TV
Self
Tom & Thomas
2002Movie
Paul Sheppard
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Movie
Boromir
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001Movie
Self
Quest for the Ring
2001Movie
Self
Don't Say a Word
2001Movie
Patrick Koster
Essex Boys
2000Movie
Jason Locke
Extremely Dangerous
1999TV
Neil Byrne
Bravo Two Zero
1999Movie
Andy McNab
Family Guy
1999TV
Portrait Griffin (voice)
Ronin
1998Movie
Spence
Airborne
1998Movie
Dave Toombs
La Coupe de la Gloire
1998Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sharpe: The Legend
1997Movie
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Waterloo
1997Movie
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
1997Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge
1997Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Anna Karenina
1997Movie
Vronsky
Decisive Weapons
1996TV
Narator
Sharpe's Mission
1996Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Siege
1996Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
1996Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes
1996Movie
Jimmy Muir
TFI Friday
1996TV
Self
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995Movie
Self
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995Movie
Alec Trevelyan
GoldenEye
1995Movie
Alec Trevelyan
The Frank Skinner Show
1995TV
Self
Soccer AM
1995TV
Self
Sharpe's Sword
1995Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Battle
1995Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold
1995Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995Movie
Self
Shopping
1994Movie
Venning
Jacob
1994Movie
Esau
Scarlett
1994TV
Lord Richard Fenton
Black Beauty
1994Movie
Farmer Grey
Sharpe's Honour
1994Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
1994Movie
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Company
1994Movie
Captain Richard Sharpe
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993TV
Paul
Lady Chatterley
1993TV
Oliver Mellors
Sharpe's Eagle
1993Movie
Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles
1993Movie
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Sharpe
1993TV
Richard Sharpe
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992Movie
Micky McAvoy
Patriot Games
1992Movie
Sean Miller
Clarissa
1991TV
Lovelace
Prince
1991Movie
Jack Morgan
Tell Me That You Love Me
1991Movie
Gabriel Lewis
My Kingdom for a Horse
1991Movie
Steve Deakin
Lorna Doone
1990Movie
Carver Doone
The Field
1990Movie
Tadgh McCabe
Wedded
1990Movie
Man
He-Play
1990TV
Rod
Windprints
1990Movie
Anton van Heerden
Small Zones
1990Movie
Vic
4 Play
1989TV
Smith
Screen One
1989TV
Gabriel Lewis, Jack Morgan
The Fifteen Streets
1989Movie
Dominic O'Brien
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989Movie
Larry Frisk
The Jim Henson Hour
1989TV
The Prince (archive footage)
War Requiem
1989Movie
The German Soldier
This Morning
1988TV
Self - Guest
The Storyteller: The True Bride
1988Movie
Prince
The Storyteller
1988TV
Prince
Stormy Monday
1988Movie
Brendan
Troubles
1988TV
Captain Bolton
Inspector Morse
1987TV
Alex Bailey
Caravaggio
1986Movie
Ranuccio
ScreenPlay
1986TV
Man
Screen Two
1985TV
Vic
Exploits at West Poley
1985Movie
Scarred Man
Winter Flight
1984Movie
Hooker
Punters
1984Movie
Lurch
The Bill
1984TV
Samson and Delilah
1984Movie
Billy
Natural World
1983TV
Narrator
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
1982Movie
Self
The 4th Reich
Movie
Sergeant Major Gordon