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
Ronin
Flightplan
Knights of the Zodiac
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Scarlett
The Martian
Troy
Mummies
Equilibrium
Accused
Possessor
Patriot Games
National Treasure
Death Race 2
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Wolfwalkers
Deep Cover
Game of Thrones
Roman Empire
Jupiter Ascending
Shardlake
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Silent Hill
GoldenEye
Broken
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Swamp Thing
Curfew
Drone
Time
Sharpe
Sharpe: The Legend
Production Credits
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