Sean Bean
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Family Guy
Portrait Griffin (voice)
1999
Series
Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
2011
Series
The Bill
1984
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Boromir
2001
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Boromir
2003
Series
This City Is Ours
Ronnie Phelan
2025
Series
Screen Two
Vic
1985
Series
Snowpiercer
Joseph Wilford
2020
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
Soccer AM
Self
1995
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
Inspector Morse
Alex Bailey
1987
Film
Troy
Odysseus
2004
Series
TFI Friday
Self
1996
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Time
Mark Cobden
2021
Film
The Martian
Mitch Henderson
2015
Film
The Isolate Thief
"Fiddler" John Good
2026
Series
ScreenPlay
Man
1986
Film
Pixels
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
2015
Series
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe
1993
Series
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016
Series
Legends
Martin Odum
2014
Series
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
2025
Film
Jupiter Ascending
Stinger Apini
2015
Series
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Series
Screen One
Gabriel Lewis
1989
Series
Screen One
Jack Morgan
1989
Film
National Treasure
Ian Howe
2004
Film
Silent Hill
Christopher Da Silva
2006
Film
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Zeus
2010
Film
GoldenEye
Alec Trevelyan
1995
Series
The Oath
Tom Hammond
2018
Series
The Jim Henson Hour
The Prince (archive footage)
1989
Series
The Storyteller
Prince
1988
Film
The Island
Dr. Bernard Merrick
2005
Series
Accused
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
2010
Film
Patriot Games
Sean Miller
1992
Film
Wolfwalkers
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
2020
Film
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
2012
Film
Equilibrium
Errol Partridge
2002
Series
Scarlett
Lord Richard Fenton
1994
Series
The Frankenstein Chronicles
John Marlott
2015
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
World on Fire
Douglas Bennett
2019
Series
Roman Empire
Narrateur
2016
Series
This Morning
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Crusoe
James Crusoe
2008
Film
Death Race 2
Markus Kane
2010
Series
Missing
Paul Winstone
2012
Series
Red Riding
John Dawson
2009
Film
Knights of the Zodiac
Alman Kido
2023
Film
Ronin
Spence
1998
Film
Flightplan
Captain Rich
2005
Film
Mirror Mirror
King
2012
Series
Henry VIII
Robert Aske
2003
Film
Deep Cover
Billings
2025
Film
Mummies
Pharaoh (voice)
2023
Series
Lady Chatterley
Oliver Mellors
1993
Series
Sally4Ever
Sean Bean
2018
Film
Don't Say a Word
Patrick Koster
2001
Series
Curfew
The General
2019
Series
Shardlake
Thomas Cromwell
2024
Film
Anemone
Jem Stoker
2025
Film
Possessor
John Parse
2020
Series
Broken
Father Michael Kerrigan
2017
Film
The Hitcher
John Ryder
2007
Film
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Lucis Caelum (voice)
2016
Series
Marriage
Ian
2022
Film
North Country
Kyle
2005
Series
Wasted
Sean Bean
2016
Film
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
2019
Film
The Lost Future
Amal
2010
Film
Black Death
Ulric
2010
Film
Anna Karenina
Vronsky
1997
Series
ARES: live
Mitch Henderson
2015
HypaSpace
Self
2002
Film
The Yellow Tie
Demostene Celibidache
2025
Series
Extremely Dangerous
Neil Byrne
1999
Film
Black Beauty
Farmer Grey
1994
4 Play
Smith
1989
Series
Clarissa
Lovelace
1991
Series
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Paul
1993
Film
Ca$h
Pyke Kubic
2010
Film
Caravaggio
Ranuccio
1986
Film
Age of Heroes
Maj. Jack Jones
2011
Film
The Dark
James
2005
Series
Troubles
Captain Bolton
1988
Fight Club - A History of Violence
Narrator
2012
Film
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
John Dawson
2009
Film
The Young Messiah
Severus
2016
Film
Sharpe's Rifles
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
1993
Film
Sharpe's Company
Captain Richard Sharpe
1994
Film
The Field
Tadgh McCabe
1990
Film
Soldiers of Fortune
Dimidov
2012
Faceless
2006
Film
Sharpe's Regiment
Major Richard Sharpe
1996
Film
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Drone
Neil
2017
Film
Watch the Skies
(voice)
2025
Series
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Presenter
2025
Film
Essex Boys
Jason Locke
2000
Film
Sharpe's Waterloo
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
1997
Film
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
John Dawson
2009
Film
Cleanskin
Ewan
2012
Film
Rogue Trooper
(voice)
2026
Film
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Larry Frisk
1989
He-Play
Rod
1990
Film
Pride
Dark (voice)
2004
Film
Sharpe's Revenge
Major Richard Sharpe
1997
Film
Jacob
Esau
1994
Film
The Big Empty
Cowboy
2003
Film
Shopping
Venning
1994
Series
Gladiators
Narrator
2024
Film
Outlaw
Danny Bryant
2007
Film
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2006
Film
Sharpe: The Legend
Richard Sharpe
1997
Film
Sharpe's Eagle
Captain Richard Sharpe
1993
Film
Punters
Lurch
1984
Film
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
2006
Film
Sharpe's Mission
Major Richard Sharpe
1996
Film
Sharpe's Battle
Major Richard Sharpe
1995
Series
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Narrator
2016
Film
Wicked Blood
Uncle Frank Stinson
2014
Film
Airborne
Dave Toombs
1998
Film
Stormy Monday
Brendan
1988
Film
Quest for the Ring
Self
2001
Film
Dark River
Richard Bell
2017
Film
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001
Series
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator
2005
Film
War Requiem
The German Soldier
1989
Film
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Prince
1988
Film
Far North
Loki
2008
Film
The Fifteen Streets
Dominic O'Brien
1989
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
2002
Film
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
2017
Film
Sharpe's Challenge
Richard Sharpe
2006
Film
Sharpe's Sword
Major Richard Sharpe
1995
Film
Any Day
Vian
2015
Film
Lorna Doone
Carver Doone
1990
Film
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Micky McAvoy
1992
Film
Sharpe's Peril
Richard Sharpe
2008
Samson and Delilah
Billy
1984
Film
Bravo Two Zero
Andy McNab
1999
Film
Sharpe's Gold
Major Richard Sharpe
1995
Film
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
2006
Film
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
2004
Film
When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir
1996
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
2002
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Self
2015
Film
My Kingdom for a Horse
Steve Deakin
1991
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
2002
Film
Tell Me That You Love Me
Gabriel Lewis
1991
Film
La Coupe de la Gloire
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
1995
Film
Sharpe's Honour
Major Richard Sharpe
1994
Film
Sharpe's Enemy
Major Richard Sharpe
1994
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
Self
2002
Film
Tom & Thomas
Paul Sheppard
2002
Film
Georgian Fighting Women
Narrator
2012
Film
Exploits at West Poley
Scarred Man
1985
Film
Small Zones
Vic
1990
Film
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
2017
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006
Film
Windprints
Anton van Heerden
1990
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
1995
Film
Sharpe's Siege
Major Richard Sharpe
1996
Film
Sharpe's Justice
Major Richard Sharpe
1997
Series
Decisive Weapons
Narator
1996
Film
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Self
2002
Film
Winter Flight
Hooker
1984
Film
Hooligan
2012
Film
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
Film
Wedded
Man
1990
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
Self- Narrator
2018
Film
Instruments of Darkness
Macbeth
2015
Film
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Self - Presenter
2015
The 4th Reich
Sergeant Major Gordon
Film
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Self
1982
Film
Taniel
Poetry Narrator
2018
Film
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
1995
Film
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Narrator
2021
Film
Prince
Jack Morgan
1991
Wild in the Streets
Narrator
2013