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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 Lightnin…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Sean Bean's Filmography
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The Isolate Thief
as "Fiddler" John Good
Rogue Trooper
as (voice)
The Yellow Tie
as Demostene Celibidache
Watch the Skies
as (voice)
Anemone
as Jem Stoker
Deep Cover
as Billings
Knights of the Zodiac
as Alman Kido
Mummies
as Pharaoh (voice)
Osprey: Sea Raptor
as Narrator
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Wolfwalkers
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Possessor
as John Parse
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
No Poster
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
as Self- Narrator
Taniel
as Poetry Narrator
Dark River
as Richard Bell
The Unconquered
as Narrator (English)
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
as Narrator
Drone
as Neil
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
as Lucis Caelum (voice)
The Young Messiah
as Severus
Instruments of Darkness
as Macbeth
The Martian
as Mitch Henderson
Pixels
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
No Poster
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
as Self
Sean Bean on Waterloo
as Self - Presenter
Any Day
as Vian
Jupiter Ascending
as Stinger Apini
Wicked Blood
as Uncle Frank Stinson
No Poster
Wild in the Streets
as Narrator
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Georgian Fighting Women
as Narrator
Hooligan
Soldiers of Fortune
as Dimidov
Mirror Mirror
as King
Cleanskin
as Ewan
Age of Heroes
as Maj. Jack Jones
The Lost Future
as Amal
Death Race 2
as Markus Kane
Black Death
as Ulric
Ca$h
as Pyke Kubic
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Zeus
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as John Dawson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as John Dawson
Sharpe's Peril
as Richard Sharpe
Far North
as Loki
Outlaw
as Danny Bryant
The Hitcher
as John Ryder
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
as Self
No Poster
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
No Poster
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Sharpe's Challenge
as Richard Sharpe
Silent Hill
as Christopher Da Silva
The Dark
as James
Flightplan
as Captain Rich
The Island
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
North Country
as Kyle
National Treasure
as Ian Howe
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
as Self
Pride
as Dark (voice)
Troy
as Odysseus
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Boromir
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Empty
as Cowboy
Equilibrium
as Errol Partridge
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
as Self
Tom & Thomas
as Paul Sheppard
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Boromir
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
Quest for the Ring
as Self
Don't Say a Word
as Patrick Koster
Essex Boys
as Jason Locke
Bravo Two Zero
as Andy McNab
Ronin
as Spence
Airborne
as Dave Toombs
La Coupe de la Gloire
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sharpe: The Legend
as Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Waterloo
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge
as Major Richard Sharpe
Anna Karenina
as Vronsky
Sharpe's Mission
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Siege
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
as Major Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes
as Jimmy Muir
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
as Self
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
as Alec Trevelyan
GoldenEye
as Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Sword
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Battle
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold
as Major Richard Sharpe
No Poster
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
as Self
Shopping
as Venning
Jacob
as Esau
Black Beauty
as Farmer Grey
Sharpe's Honour
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
as Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Company
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Eagle
as Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
as Micky McAvoy
Patriot Games
as Sean Miller
Prince
as Jack Morgan
Tell Me That You Love Me
as Gabriel Lewis
My Kingdom for a Horse
as Steve Deakin
Lorna Doone
as Carver Doone
The Field
as Tadgh McCabe
Wedded
as Man
Windprints
as Anton van Heerden
Small Zones
as Vic
The Fifteen Streets
as Dominic O'Brien
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Larry Frisk
War Requiem
as The German Soldier
The Storyteller: The True Bride
as Prince
Stormy Monday
as Brendan
Caravaggio
as Ranuccio
Exploits at West Poley
as Scarred Man
Winter Flight
as Hooker
Punters
as Lurch
No Poster
Samson and Delilah
as Billy
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
as Self
No Poster
The 4th Reich
as Sergeant Major Gordon