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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

2025
Anemone

as Jem Stoker

Movie
2025
Deep Cover

as Billings

Movie
2023
Knights of the Zodiac

as Alman Kido

Movie
2020
Possessor

as John Parse

Movie
2015
The Martian

as Mitch Henderson

Movie
2015
Pixels

as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)

Movie
2012
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva

Movie
2010
Death Race 2

as Markus Kane

Movie
2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

as Zeus

Movie
2006
Silent Hill

as Christopher Da Silva

Movie
2005
The Island

as Dr. Bernard Merrick

Movie
2004
National Treasure

as Ian Howe

Movie
2004
Troy

as Odysseus

Movie
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Boromir

Movie
2002
Equilibrium

as Errol Partridge

Movie
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

as Boromir

Movie
1998
Ronin

as Spence

Movie
1995
GoldenEye

as Alec Trevelyan

Movie
1992
Patriot Games

as Sean Miller

Movie
2025
Robin Hood

as Sheriff of Nottingham

TV Show
2025
This City Is Ours

as Ronnie Phelan

TV Show
2020
Snowpiercer

as Joseph Wilford

TV Show