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.
Acting
Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Boromir
2001
TV
Game of Thrones
as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
2011
Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Boromir
2003
Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Boromir (uncredited)
2002
Movie
The Martian
as Mitch Henderson
2015
Movie
Troy
as Odysseus
2004
Movie
Pixels
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
2015
Movie
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Zeus
2010
Movie
Jupiter Ascending
as Stinger Apini
2015
Movie
National Treasure
as Ian Howe
2004
Movie
The Island
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
2005
Movie
Equilibrium
as Errol Partridge
2002
TV
Family Guy
as Portrait Griffin (voice)
1999
Movie
Silent Hill
as Christopher Da Silva
2006
Movie
GoldenEye
as Alec Trevelyan
1995
Movie
Mirror Mirror
as King
2012
Movie
Flightplan
as Captain Rich
2005
Movie
Ronin
as Spence
1998
Movie
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
2012
Movie
Patriot Games
as Sean Miller
1992
TV
Snowpiercer
as Joseph Wilford
2020
Movie
Wolfwalkers
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
2020
Movie
Knights of the Zodiac
as Alman Kido
2023
Movie
Death Race 2
as Markus Kane
2010
