Acting
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.
Filmography
Rogue Trooper
Film · 2026
The Isolate Thief
Film · 2026
Deep Cover
Film · 2025
Watch the Skies
Film · 2025
Anemone
Film · 2025
The Yellow Tie
Film · 2025
Robin Hood
Series · 2025
This City Is Ours
Series · 2025
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Series · 2025
Gladiators
Series · 2024
Shardlake
Series · 2024
Knights of the Zodiac
Film · 2023
Mummies
Film · 2023
Marriage
Series · 2022
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Film · 2021
Time
Series · 2021
Possessor
Film · 2020
Wolfwalkers
Film · 2020
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Film · 2020
Snowpiercer
Series · 2020
Reunited Apart
Series · 2020
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Film · 2019
Curfew
Series · 2019
World on Fire
Series · 2019
Taniel
Film · 2018
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
Film · 2018
The Oath
Series · 2018
Sally4Ever
Series · 2018
Dark River
Film · 2017
Drone
Film · 2017
The Unconquered
Film · 2017
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Film · 2017
Broken
Series · 2017
The Young Messiah
Film · 2016
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Film · 2016
Medici: Masters of Florence
Series · 2016
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Series · 2016
Wasted
Series · 2016
Roman Empire
Series · 2016
Jupiter Ascending
Film · 2015
The Martian
Film · 2015
Pixels
Film · 2015
Any Day
Film · 2015
Instruments of Darkness
Film · 2015
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Film · 2015
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Film · 2015
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Series · 2015
ARES: live
Series · 2015
Wicked Blood
Film · 2014
Legends
Series · 2014
Wild in the Streets
Film · 2013
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Film · 2012
Mirror Mirror
Film · 2012
Cleanskin
Film · 2012
Soldiers of Fortune
Film · 2012
Hooligan
Film · 2012
Georgian Fighting Women
Film · 2012
Fight Club - A History of Violence
Series · 2012
Missing
Series · 2012
Age of Heroes
Film · 2011
Game of Thrones
Series · 2011
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Film · 2010
Ca$h
Film · 2010
Black Death
Film · 2010
The Lost Future
Film · 2010
Death Race 2
Film · 2010
Accused
Series · 2010
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Film · 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Film · 2009
Red Riding
Series · 2009
Far North
Film · 2008
Sharpe's Peril
Film · 2008
Crusoe
Series · 2008
The Hitcher
Film · 2007
Outlaw
Film · 2007
Silent Hill
Film · 2006
Sharpe's Challenge
Film · 2006
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Film · 2006
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Film · 2006
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Film · 2006
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Film · 2006
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Film · 2006
Faceless
Series · 2006
The Dark
Film · 2005
The Island
Film · 2005
Flightplan
Film · 2005
North Country
Film · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
D-Day to Berlin
Series · 2005
National Treasure
Film · 2004
Troy
Film · 2004
Pride
Film · 2004
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Film · 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Film · 2003
The Big Empty
Film · 2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Film · 2003
Henry VIII
Series · 2003
Equilibrium
Film · 2002
Tom & Thomas
Film · 2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Film · 2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Film · 2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Film · 2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Film · 2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Film · 2002
HypaSpace
Series · 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Film · 2001
Don't Say a Word
Film · 2001
Quest for the Ring
Film · 2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Film · 2001
Essex Boys
Film · 2000
Bravo Two Zero
Film · 1999
Extremely Dangerous
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Ronin
Film · 1998
Airborne
Film · 1998
La Coupe de la Gloire
Film · 1998
Anna Karenina
Film · 1997
Sharpe's Waterloo
Film · 1997
Sharpe's Justice
Film · 1997
Sharpe's Revenge
Film · 1997
Sharpe: The Legend
Film · 1997
When Saturday Comes
Film · 1996
Sharpe's Siege
Film · 1996
Sharpe's Regiment
Film · 1996
Sharpe's Mission
Film · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Decisive Weapons
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
GoldenEye
Film · 1995
Sharpe's Battle
Film · 1995
Sharpe's Sword
Film · 1995
Sharpe's Gold
Film · 1995
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Film · 1995
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Film · 1995
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Film · 1995
Soccer AM
Series · 1995
The Frank Skinner Show
Series · 1995
Jacob
Film · 1994
Black Beauty
Film · 1994
Shopping
Film · 1994
Sharpe's Company
Film · 1994
Sharpe's Enemy
Film · 1994
Sharpe's Honour
Film · 1994
Scarlett
Series · 1994
Sharpe's Eagle
Film · 1993
Sharpe's Rifles
Film · 1993
Sharpe
Series · 1993
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Series · 1993
Lady Chatterley
Series · 1993
Patriot Games
Film · 1992
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Film · 1992
My Kingdom for a Horse
Film · 1991
Tell Me That You Love Me
Film · 1991
Prince
Film · 1991
Clarissa
Series · 1991
The Field
Film · 1990
Windprints
Film · 1990
Lorna Doone
Film · 1990
Wedded
Film · 1990
Small Zones
Film · 1990
He-Play
Series · 1990
War Requiem
Film · 1989
The Fifteen Streets
Film · 1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Film · 1989
The Jim Henson Hour
Series · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
4 Play
Series · 1989
Stormy Monday
Film · 1988
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Film · 1988
This Morning
Series · 1988
The Storyteller
Series · 1988
Troubles
Series · 1988
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
Caravaggio
Film · 1986
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
Exploits at West Poley
Film · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Winter Flight
Film · 1984
Punters
Film · 1984
Samson and Delilah
Film · 1984
The Bill
Series · 1984
Natural World
Series · 1983
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Film · 1982
The 4th Reich
Film