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.
Known for
Family Guy
Portrait Griffin (voice)
Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Boromir
The Bill
Natural World
Narrator
Snowpiercer
Joseph Wilford
Inspector Morse
Alex Bailey
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Boromir (uncredited)
Legends
Martin Odum
The Martian
Mitch Henderson
Troy
Odysseus
Medici: Masters of Florence
TFI Friday
Self
Silent Hill
Christopher Da Silva
The Storyteller
Prince
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
Pixels
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe
The Oath
Tom Hammond
Anemone
Jem Stoker
Scarlett
Lord Richard Fenton
Accused
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
Time
Mark Cobden
GoldenEye
Alec Trevelyan
The Island
Dr. Bernard Merrick
Wolfwalkers
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
World on Fire
Douglas Bennett
The Frankenstein Chronicles
John Marlott
Roman Empire
Narrateur
Crusoe
James Crusoe
Lady Chatterley
Oliver Mellors
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Zeus
Red Riding
John Dawson
Knights of the Zodiac
Alman Kido
Flightplan
Captain Rich
Missing
Paul Winstone
National Treasure
Ian Howe
Jupiter Ascending
Stinger Apini
Anna Karenina
Vronsky
This City Is Ours
Ronnie Phelan
Deep Cover
Billings
Equilibrium
Errol Partridge
Henry VIII
Robert Aske
Shardlake
Thomas Cromwell
Possessor
John Parse
Mirror Mirror
King
Ronin
Spence
Death Race 2
Markus Kane
Patriot Games
Sean Miller
Don't Say a Word
Patrick Koster
Jacob
Esau
Marriage
Ian
HypaSpace
Self
Essex Boys
Jason Locke
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Larry Frisk
Curfew
The General
Black Beauty
Farmer Grey
Ca$h
Pyke Kubic
Wasted
Sean Bean
The Hitcher
John Ryder
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
ARES: live
Mitch Henderson
Outlaw
Danny Bryant
Cleanskin
Ewan
Broken
Father Michael Kerrigan
Drone
Neil
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Narrator
North Country
Kyle
Decisive Weapons
Narator
Black Death
Ulric
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
Dark River
Richard Bell
The Lost Future
Amal
Gladiators
Narrator
Small Zones
Vic
Shopping
Venning
Punters
Lurch
Caravaggio
Ranuccio
Troubles
Captain Bolton
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
Faceless
Extremely Dangerous
Neil Byrne
The Yellow Tie
The Young Messiah
Severus
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
The Field
Tadgh McCabe
Sharpe's Enemy
Richard Sharpe
The Dark
James
Any Day
Vian
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
Pride
Dark (voice)
Sharpe: The Legend
Richard Sharpe
Soldiers of Fortune
Dimidov
Quest for the Ring
Self
Hooligan
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Presenter
Clarissa
Sharpe's Rifles
Richard Sharpe
Bravo Two Zero
Andy McNab
The Fifteen Streets
Dominic O'Brien
Sharpe's Waterloo
Richard Sharpe
The Isolate Thief
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Paul
Age of Heroes
Maj. Jack Jones
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
John Dawson
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Micky McAvoy
Stormy Monday
Brendan
Far North
Loki
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
Fight Club - A History of Violence
Narrator
Sharpe's Justice
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Eagle
Richard Sharpe
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator
World of Westeros Ambient Video
Ned Stark
Wedded
Man
Sharpe's Battle
Richard Sharpe
The Big Empty
Cowboy
Sharpe's Company
Richard Sharpe
Wicked Blood
Uncle Frank Stinson
Sharpe's Revenge
Richard Sharpe
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
Sharpe's Siege
Richard Sharpe
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
Sharpe's Regiment
Richard Sharpe
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
John Dawson
Taniel
Poetry Narrator
War Requiem
The German Soldier
Airborne
Dave Toombs
Rogue Trooper
Windprints
Anton van Heerden
When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir
Tom & Thomas
Paul Sheppard
Sharpe's Gold
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Peril
Richard Sharpe
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
Lorna Doone
Carver Doone
Winter Flight
Hooker
Sharpe's Challenge
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Sword
Richard Sharpe
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
The 4th Reich
Sergeant Major Gordon
Sharpe's Honour
Richard Sharpe
Instruments of Darkness
Macbeth
Sharpe's Mission
Richard Sharpe
Prince
Jack Morgan
Watch the Skies
(voice)
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
Georgian Fighting Women
Narrator
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Himself/narrator
Samson and Delilah
Billy
Tell Me That You Love Me
Gabriel Lewis
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Narrator
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
La Coupe De La Gloire
Self - Narrator (voice)
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator (voice)
My Kingdom for a Horse
Steve Deakin
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
Exploits at West Poley
Scarred Man
Wild in the Streets
Narrator
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Self
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Self
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Prince
Soccer AM
Self
The Reichen Show
Self
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
Reunited Apart
Self
This Morning
Self - Guest