Sean Bean
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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.
Known For
Family Guy
Inspector Morse
Soccer AM
The Storyteller
Crusoe
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Medici: Masters of Florence
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mirror Mirror
Snowpiercer
World on Fire
Pixels
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Flightplan
Knights of the Zodiac
Ronin
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Martian
Scarlett
Accused
Mummies
Troy
Equilibrium
Patriot Games
National Treasure
Possessor
Shardlake
Death Race 2
Roman Empire
Wolfwalkers
Jupiter Ascending
Deep Cover
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
GoldenEye
Silent Hill
Game of Thrones
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Sharpe
The Lost Future
Curfew
Sharpe: The Legend
Time
Broken
Swamp Thing
Drone
Production Credits
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