Sean Bean

ActorProducer Apr 17 (age 66) Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK 1982–2025 (43 year career)

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Biography

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 tri…

Known For

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Boromir

Film

Game of Thrones

Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Boromir

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Boromir (uncredited)

Film

The Martian

Mitch Henderson

Film

Troy

Odysseus

Film

Equilibrium

Errol Partridge

Film

Wolfwalkers

Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)

Filmography

Acting (179)

Movies (129)

Anemone

as Jem Stoker

Deep Cover

as Billings

The Yellow Tie

Watch the Skies

as (voice)

Knights of the Zodiac

2023

as Alman Kido

6.3

Osprey: Sea Raptor

2021

as Narrator

Wolfwalkers

2020

as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)

8.2

Possessor

2020

as John Parse

6.4

Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life

2020

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

2019

as Self

7.1

Taniel

2018

as Poetry Narrator

Drone

2017

as Neil

5.3

Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight

as Narrator

Dark River

as Richard Bell

The Unconquered

as Narrator (English)

The Young Messiah

as Severus

The Martian

as Mitch Henderson

Pixels

as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)

5.8

Jupiter Ascending

2015

as Stinger Apini

5.5

Sean Bean on Waterloo

2015

as Himself/narrator

Any Day

2015

as Vian

5.1

Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced

2015

as Self

Instruments of Darkness

2015

as Macbeth

10.0

Wicked Blood

2014

as Uncle Frank Stinson

5.5

Wild in the Streets

2013

as Narrator

6.0

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

2012

as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva

Mirror Mirror

as King

Soldiers of Fortune

as Dimidov

Cleanskin

as Ewan

Hooligan

Georgian Fighting Women

2012

as Narrator

Age of Heroes

2011

as Maj. Jack Jones

5.5

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

as Zeus

Death Race 2

as Markus Kane

The Lost Future

as Amal

Ca$h

as Pyke Kubic

Black Death

as Ulric

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009

as John Dawson

6.7

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

as John Dawson

Far North

as Loki

Sharpe's Peril

as Richard Sharpe

Outlaw

as Danny Bryant

The Hitcher

as John Ryder

Silent Hill

as Christopher Da Silva

6.6

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'

as Self

Sharpe's Challenge

as Richard Sharpe

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

2006

6.0

The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event

2006

5.5

The Island

2005

as Dr. Bernard Merrick

Flightplan

as Captain Rich

North Country

as Kyle

The Dark

as James

Troy

as Odysseus

National Treasure

as Ian Howe

Pride

as Dark (voice)

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2004

as Self

8.8

The Appendices, Part Six: The Passing of an Age

2004

as Self

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

2004

as Self

D-Day to Berlin

2004

as Narrator (voice)

6.7

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

2004

as Boromir

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Boromir

The Big Empty

as Cowboy

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003

as Self (archive footage)

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

2003

as Boromir

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

as Boromir (uncredited)

Equilibrium

as Errol Partridge

Tom & Thomas

as Paul Sheppard

The Appendices, Part Two: From Vision to Reality

2002

as Self

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

2002

as Self

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

as Boromir

Don't Say a Word

as Patrick Koster

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

as Self

Quest for the Ring

as Self

Essex Boys

as Jason Locke

Bravo Two Zero

as Andy McNab

Ronin

as Spence

Airborne

as Dave Toombs

La Coupe De La Gloire

1998

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Anna Karenina

as Vronsky

Sharpe: The Legend

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Revenge

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Waterloo

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Justice

as Richard Sharpe

When Saturday Comes

as Jimmy Muir

Sharpe's Regiment

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Siege

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Mission

as Richard Sharpe

GoldenEye

as Alec Trevelyan

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

1995

as Self

6.0

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

as Alec Trevelyan

Sharpe's Sword

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Gold

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Battle

as Richard Sharpe

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

as Self

Jacob

as Esau

Black Beauty

as Farmer Grey

Sharpe's Enemy

as Richard Sharpe

Shopping

as Venning

Sharpe's Company

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Honour

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Rifles

as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe's Eagle

as Richard Sharpe

Patriot Games

as Sean Miller

Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery

1992

as Micky McAvoy

5.0

Prince

1991

as Jack Morgan

My Kingdom for a Horse

1991

as Steve Deakin

Tell Me That You Love Me

1991

as Gabriel Lewis

The Field

as Tadgh McCabe

Windprints

as Anton van Heerden

Wedded

as Man

Lorna Doone

1990

as Carver Doone

5.9

Small Zones

1990

as Vic

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989

as Larry Frisk

6.2

War Requiem

1989

as The German Soldier

The Fifteen Streets

as Dominic O'Brien

Stormy Monday

as Brendan

The Storyteller: The True Bride

1988

as Prince

Caravaggio

1986

as Ranuccio

6.1

Exploits at West Poley

1985

as Scarred Man

4.7

Punters

1984

as Lurch

Samson and Delilah

1984

as Billy

Winter Flight

1984

as Hooker

5.5

Waiting for Waiting for Godot

1982

as Self

Rogue Trooper

The 4th Reich

as Sergeant Major Gordon

The Isolate Thief

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

as Boromir

Television (50)

Robin Hood

2025

as Sheriff of Nottingham

7.5

This City Is Ours

2025

as Ronnie Phelan

7.3

Original Gangsters with Sean Bean

as Presenter

Shardlake

as Thomas Cromwell

Gladiators

as Narrator

Marriage

as Ian

Time

as Mark Cobden

Snowpiercer

as Joseph Wilford

Snowpiercer

as Joseph Wilford

Reunited Apart

as Self

Curfew

as The General

World on Fire

as Douglas Bennett

The Oath

as Tom Hammond

Broken

as Father Michael Kerrigan

6.9

Medici: Masters of Florence

Roman Empire

as Narrateur

Wasted

as Sean Bean

Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth

2016

as Narrator

4.8

The Frankenstein Chronicles

as John Marlott

ARES: live

as Mitch Henderson

Legends

as Martin Odum

Missing

as Paul Winstone

Fight Club - A History of Violence

2012

as Narrator

Game of Thrones

2011

as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark

8.5

Game of Thrones

2011

as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark

8.5

Accused

2010

as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco

Red Riding

as John Dawson

Crusoe

as James Crusoe

Faceless

The Reichen Show

as Self

D-Day to Berlin

as Narrator

Henry VIII

as Robert Aske

HypaSpace

as Self

Family Guy

as Portrait Griffin (voice)

7.4

Extremely Dangerous

1999

as Neil Byrne

TFI Friday

1996

as Self

6.8

Decisive Weapons

1996

as Narator

Soccer AM

1995

as Self

6.0

The Frank Skinner Show

1995

as Self

7.5

Scarlett

1994

as Lord Richard Fenton

Sharpe

as Richard Sharpe

Lady Chatterley

as Oliver Mellors

A Woman's Guide to Adultery

as Paul

Clarissa

The Storyteller

as Prince

This Morning

as Self - Guest

Troubles

as Captain Bolton

Inspector Morse

as Alex Bailey

The Bill

Natural World

as Narrator

Crew (2)

Television (2)

Time

Executive Producer

Legends

Producer