Sean Bean
Birthday: 1959-04-17 | Place of Birth: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UKShaun 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
Acting
Role
as (voice)
as Billings
as Jem Stoker
as Presenter
as Sheriff of Nottingham
as Narrator
as Alman Kido
as Ian
as Narrator
as John Parse
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
as The General
as Poetry Narrator
as Richard Bell
as Father Michael Kerrigan
as Narrator (English)
as Neil
as Narrateur
as Narrator
as Sean Bean
as Severus
as John Marlott
as Mitch Henderson
as Stinger Apini
