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