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