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