Sean Bean
Born
April 17, 1959 (66 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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
Deep Cover
Billings
2025
Knights of the Zodiac
Alman Kido
2023
Taniel
Poetry Narrator
2018
The Young Messiah
Severus
2016
The Martian
Mitch Henderson
2015
Pixels
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
2015
Any Day
Vian
2015
Jupiter Ascending
Stinger Apini
2015
Wicked Blood
Uncle Frank Stinson
2014
Wild in the Streets
Narrator
2013
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
2012
Hooligan
2012
Soldiers of Fortune
Dimidov
2012
Mirror Mirror
King
2012
Cleanskin
Ewan
2012
Age of Heroes
Maj. Jack Jones
2011
The Lost Future
Amal
2010
Death Race 2
Markus Kane
2010
Black Death
Ulric
2010
Ca$h
Pyke Kubic
2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Zeus
2010
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
John Dawson
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
John Dawson
2009
Sharpe's Peril
Richard Sharpe
2008
Far North
Loki
2008
Outlaw
Danny Bryant
2007
The Hitcher
John Ryder
2007
Sharpe's Challenge
Richard Sharpe
2006
Silent Hill
Christopher Da Silva
2006
The Dark
James
2005
Flightplan
Captain Rich
2005
The Island
Dr. Bernard Merrick
2005
North Country
Kyle
2005
National Treasure
Ian Howe
2004
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
2004
Pride
Dark (voice)
2004
Troy
Odysseus
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Boromir
2003
The Big Empty
Cowboy
2003
Equilibrium
Errol Partridge
2002
Tom & Thomas
Paul Sheppard
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Boromir
2001
Don't Say a Word
Patrick Koster
2001
Essex Boys
Jason Locke
2000
Bravo Two Zero
Andy McNab
1999
Ronin
Spence
1998
Airborne
Dave Toombs
1998
Sharpe: The Legend
Richard Sharpe
1997
Sharpe's Waterloo
Richard Sharpe
1997
Sharpe's Justice
Richard Sharpe
1997
Sharpe's Revenge
Richard Sharpe
1997
Anna Karenina
Vronsky
1997
Sharpe's Mission
Richard Sharpe
1996
Sharpe's Siege
Richard Sharpe
1996
Sharpe's Regiment
Richard Sharpe
1996
When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir
1996
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
1995
GoldenEye
Alec Trevelyan
1995
Sharpe's Sword
Richard Sharpe
1995
Sharpe's Battle
Richard Sharpe
1995
Sharpe's Gold
Richard Sharpe
1995
Shopping
Venning
1994
Jacob
Esau
1994
Black Beauty
Farmer Grey
1994
Sharpe's Honour
Richard Sharpe
1994
Sharpe's Enemy
Richard Sharpe
1994
Sharpe's Company
Richard Sharpe
1994
Sharpe's Eagle
Richard Sharpe
1993
Sharpe's Rifles
Richard Sharpe
1993
Patriot Games
Sean Miller
1992
Prince
Jack Morgan
1991
Tell Me That You Love Me
Gabriel Lewis
1991
My Kingdom for a Horse
Steve Deakin
1991
Lorna Doone
Carver Doone
1990
The Field
Tadgh McCabe
1990
Windprints
Anton van Heerden
1990
War Requiem
The German Soldier
1989
The Fifteen Streets
Dominic O'Brien
1989
Stormy Monday
Brendan
1988
Caravaggio
Ranuccio
1986
The 4th Reich
Sergeant Major Gordon
Rogue Trooper
Anemone
2025
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Narrator
2021
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
Wolfwalkers
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
2020
Possessor
John Parse
2020
Snowpiercer
Joseph Wilford · (23 episodes)
2020
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
2019
Dark River
Richard Bell
2017
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
2017
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
2017
Drone
Neil
2017
Instruments of Darkness
Macbeth
2015
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Self
2015
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Himself/narrator
2015
Georgian Fighting Women
Narrator
2012
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
2006
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
2004
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator (voice)
2004
HypaSpace
Self · (1 episode)
2002
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
2002
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001
Quest for the Ring
Self
2001
La Coupe De La Gloire
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
1995
Soccer AM
Self · (1 episode)
1995
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
1995
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe · (18 episodes)
1993
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Micky McAvoy
1992
Wedded
Man
1990
Small Zones
Vic
1990
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Larry Frisk
1989
This Morning
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Exploits at West Poley
Scarred Man
1985
Winter Flight
Hooker
1984
Punters
Lurch
1984
Watch the Skies
(voice)
The Yellow Tie
The Isolate Thief
This City Is Ours
Ronnie Phelan · (3 episodes)
2025
Gladiators
Narrator · (4 episodes)
2024
Shardlake
Thomas Cromwell · (4 episodes)
2024
Marriage
Ian · (4 episodes)
2022
Time
Mark Cobden · (3 episodes)
2021
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020
World on Fire
Douglas Bennett · (7 episodes)
2019
Curfew
The General · (8 episodes)
2019
The Oath
Tom Hammond · (10 episodes)
2018
Broken
Father Michael Kerrigan · (6 episodes)
2017
Roman Empire
Narrateur · (15 episodes)
2016
Medici: Masters of Florence
(8 episodes)
2016
Wasted
Sean Bean · (6 episodes)
2016
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Narrator · (2 episodes)
2016
The Frankenstein Chronicles
John Marlott · (12 episodes)
2015
ARES: live
Mitch Henderson · (6 episodes)
2015
Legends
Martin Odum · (20 episodes)
2014
Fight Club - A History of Violence
Narrator · (1 episode)
2012
Missing
Paul Winstone · (8 episodes)
2012
Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark · (10 episodes)
2011
Accused
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco · (1 episode)
2010
Red Riding
John Dawson · (2 episodes)
2009
Crusoe
James Crusoe · (13 episodes)
2008
Faceless
(1 episode)
2006
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
2005
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator · (3 episodes)
2005
Henry VIII
Robert Aske · (2 episodes)
2003
Extremely Dangerous
Neil Byrne · (4 episodes)
1999
Family Guy
Portrait Griffin (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Decisive Weapons
Narator · (1 episode)
1996
TFI Friday
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Scarlett
Lord Fenton · (4 episodes)
1994
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Paul · (3 episodes)
1993
Lady Chatterley
Mellors · (4 episodes)
1993
Clarissa
(4 episodes)
1991
The Storyteller
Prince · (1 episode)
1988
Troubles
Captain Bolton · (2 episodes)
1988
Inspector Morse
Alex Bailey · (1 episode)
1987
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Natural World
Narrator · (2 episodes)
1983
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham · (1 episode)