Sean Astin

ActorProducerArtProductionDirector Feb 25 (age 55) Santa Monica, California, USA 1981–2026 (45 year career)

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Biography

Sean Patrick Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24. He also provided the voice for the title character in Disney's Special Agent Oso.

Known For

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Sam

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sam

Film

Stranger Things

Bob Newby

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Sam

Film

The Goonies

Mikey

Film

50 First Dates

Doug Whitmore

Film

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

Billy Batson / Shazam (voice)

Film

The Strain

Jim Kent

Filmography

Acting (213)

Movies (150)

Chili Finger

2026 Upcoming

Dec 3

Love Hurts

2025

as Cliff Cussick

5.7

Pet Investigators

2025

as Jimmy the Butcher / Special Agent Brennan

5.8

Matter of Time

2025

as Gibbs

Little Lorraine

2025

as Fr. Williams

Guns of Redemption

as Parson Dyer

Hard Miles

as Speedy

The Man in the White Van

2024

as Richard Williams

5.9

A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

2024

as Self

6.7

The Invisible Raptor

2024

as William 'Willie' Walsh

6.2

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

as The Dog (voice)

iMordecai

as Marvin

The Shift

as Gabriel

Vindicta

as Rick

Holiday Twist

as Mr. Whitmer

Go West

as Narrator

Hero Mode

as Jimmy Tisdale

Adverse

as Frankie

Charming the Hearts of Men

2021

as George

5.7

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

2020

as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice)

8.2

LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters

2020

as Shazam (voice)

7.2

Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama

2020

as Narrator / Putter Mulligan (voice)

8.0

Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas

as Narrator (voice)

Gloria Bell

as Jeremy

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween

2019

as Narrator / Mr Gigglenose (voice)

6.6

eHero

2018

as Richard Brixton

4.5

Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

as Fox (voice)

Remember the Sultana

as Narrator

Not a War Story

Swing State

as Bob Bernard

Espionage Tonight

as Sam Jacobson

Dead Ant

as Art

Unleashed

as Carl

Bad Kids of Crestview Academy

2017

as Headmaster Nash

5.0

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder

as Raphael (voice)

The Lears

as Tom Cornwall

The Do-Over

as Ted-O

Range 15

as Pilot Grigsby

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

2015

as Shazam (voice)

7.0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage

as Raphael (voice)

Do You Believe?

as Dr. Farell

Checkmate

as Dyson

Woodlawn

as Hank

The Dramatics: A Comedy

2015

as Alex Wilson Dixon

4.6

Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild!

2015

7.0

Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past

2015

as Raphael (voice)

7.1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power

as Raphael (voice)

Justice League: War

as Shazam (voice)

Ribbit

as Ribbit

Moms' Night Out

as Sean

Boys of Abu Ghraib

as Tanner

Video Games: The Movie

2014

as Self - Narrator

6.1

Cabin Fever: Patient Zero

as Porter

The Surface

as Mitch

The Hero of Color City

2014

as Horatio (voice)

5.2

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

2014

as Kid Kinergy (voice)

5.7

A Long Run

2014

as Self

7.0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder

as Raphael (voice)

A Monsterous Holiday

as Spencer

Santa Switch

as Eddie

Extraction

as Kyle Black

Out West

as Cal Calhoun

The Naughty List

as Winter (voice)

The Freemason

as Leon Weed

Adopting Terror

as Tim Broadbent

Amazing Love

as Stuart

Addicted to Fame

as Matt Foster (archive footage)

4.5

Dorothy and the Witches of Oz

as Frack

Stay Cool

as Big Girl

Demoted

as Mike

Love's Christmas Journey

as Mayor Wayne

And They're Off

as Dusty Sanders

Deep Blue Breath

as The Father

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010

as Self

6.8

WWII in HD: The Air War

2010

as Steve Pisanos (voice)

8.6

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

2010

as Self

8.0

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

2009

as Meerkat Manor Narrator (voice)

5.7

Part Two: The Warm Mission

as Sean

Forever Strong

as Marcus Tate

Borderland

as Randall

My Wife Is Retarded

as Jeff

The Final Season

as Kent Stock

What Love Is

as Geroge

Click

as Bill

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

as Kip Kipling

Love and Debate

as Coach Amal

Smile

as Mr. Matthews

Slipstream

as Stuart Conway

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

as Self

Bigger Than the Sky

as Ken Zorbell

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

as Self

50 First Dates

as Doug Whitmore

Balto III: Wings of Change

2004

as Kodi (voice)

6.7

Party Wagon

2004

as Randall P. McDuff / Josiah (voice)

6.0

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2004

as Self

8.8

Elvis Has Left the Building

2004

as Aaron

5.2

The Appendices, Part Six: The Passing of an Age

2004

as Self

The Appendices, Part Five: The War of the Ring

2004

as Self

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004

as Self

6.0

Cast & crew User reviews IMDbPro The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Special Extended Edition Scenes

2004

as Samwise Gamgee

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

as Sam

8.5

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003

8.8

Snowflake Bentley

2003

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

2003

as Self

8.1

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

2003

as Self

6.2

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

2003

as Self

The Appendices, Part Three: The Journey Continues...

2003

as Self

The Appendices, Part Four: The Battle for Middle-earth Begins

2003

as Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Special Extended Edition Scenes

2003

as Samwise Gamgee

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

as Sam

8.4

The Appendices, Part Two: From Vision to Reality

2002

as Self

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

2002

8.8

The Appendices, Part One: From Book to Vision

2002

as Self

10.0

The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Workshop

2002

as Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

as Sam

8.4

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

as Self

Quest for the Ring

as Self

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

as Self

The Sky is Falling

as Mr. Schwartz

Dish Dogs

as Morgan

Deterrence

as Ralph

Icebreaker

as Matt Foster

The Last Producer

as Bo Pomerantz

Kimberly

as Bob

Bulworth

as Gary

Boy Meets Girl

as Mike

The Long Way Home

1997

as Earl G. Harrison, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (voice)

Courage Under Fire

as Patella

Harrison Bergeron

as Harrison Bergeron

The Low Life

as Andrew

Teresa's Tattoo

as Step-Brother (uncredited)

Safe Passage

as Izzy

Rudy

as Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger

7.3

Encino Man

1992

as Dave Morgan

5.8

Where the Day Takes You

as Greg

Toy Soldiers

as Billy Tepper

Memphis Belle

as Richard "Rascal" Moore

The Willies

as Michael

The War of the Roses

as Josh at 17

Staying Together

as Duncan McDermott

Like Father Like Son

as Clarence / Trigger

White Water Summer

as Alan

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

as Leonard Kinsey

The Goonies

as Mikey

The Making Of The Goonies

1985

as Self

6.7

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

1983

as Brian Reynolds

6.0

The Rules of Marriage

1982

as Charlie Hagen

1.0

A Social Contract

as Bennett Wilde

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

as Sam

Oh, the Guilt

as Dormazestrin Spokesman

Television (63)

Haha, You Clowns

2025

as Sean Astin (voice)

8.8

Mighty Monsterwheelies

2024

as Invisible Van (voice)

7.6

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

2022

as Master Sloth (voice)

7.5

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

as Narrator

Perry Mason

as Sunny Gryce

Reunited Apart

as Self

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space

2020

as Narrator (voice)

7.5

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space

2020

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

7.5

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019

as Sean Astin (voice)

No Good Nick

as Ed Thompson

The Conners

as Tyler

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

2018

as Narrator (voice)

7.5

Minecraft: Story Mode

2018

as Reginal (voice)

8.2

Beyond Stranger Things

as Self

Stranger Things

as Bob Newby

Stranger Things

as Bob Newby

Justice League Action

2016

as Billy Batson / Shazam (voice)

7.1

Bunnicula

2016

as Chester (voice)

6.0

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

2016

as Self

New Looney Tunes

2015

as Actor Sean Astin (voice)

Supergirl

as Pete Andrews

Con Man

as Sean Astin

The Strain

as Jim Kent

The Strain

as Jim Kent

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014

as Blaze (voice)

7.2

The Librarians

2014

as The Amazing Mysterium / Kirby

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Sergeant Knox

Sofia the First

as Bengee (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Raphael (voice)

Alphas

as Mitchel Morgan

Franklin & Bash

as Steven Piper

The Witches of Oz

as Frack

Special Agent Oso

as Special Agent OSO

The Colour of Magic

as Twoflower

The Big Bang Theory

as Greg Pemberton

Masters of Science Fiction

2007

6.2

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

as Self - Guest

6.7

Robot Chicken

2005

as Steve Jobs / Gallagher (voice)

My Name Is Earl

as Rick

The Reichen Show

as Self

Into the West

as Martin Jarrett

Hercules

as Linus

Meerkat Manor

as Narrator

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Best Week Ever

NCIS

as Tyler Elliott

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Las Vegas

as Lloyd Campbell

Monk

as Paul Buchanan

Jeremiah

as Mister Smith

as Lynn McGill

The View

as Self

Perversions of Science

1997

as Taylor

5.6

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

1995

as Self

6.8

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self

Law & Order

as Wayne Hensley

Entertainment Tonight

1981

as Self

4.1

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Leonard Kinsey

7.8

American Men

as Sean Wilson

Crew (11)

Movies (8)

Remember the Sultana

2018

Executive Producer

6.5

Video Games: The Movie

Other

Slipstream

Co-Producer

The Long and Short of It

2003

Director

6.4

The Long and Short of It

2003

Producer

6.4

The Long and Short of It

2003

Story

6.4

The Long and Short of It

2003

Writer

6.4

Kangaroo Court

1994

Director

Television (3)

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

Executive Producer

Angel

Director

Perversions of Science

1997

Director

5.6