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Sean Bean
Sean Bean’s screen credits include Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Mitch Henderson in The Martian, and Dr. Bernard Merrick in The Island.
Born April 17, 1959 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK10 movies on MoviHero
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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES
About 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. …
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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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- 2026The Isolate Thief1h 35m · Action · Drama"Fiddler" John Good
- 2015The Martian2h 21m · Adventure · DramaMitch Henderson
- 2015Pixels1h 46m · Action · AdventureCorporal Hill (SAS Officer)
- 2015Jupiter Ascending2h 7m · Action · FantasyStinger Apini
- 2012Mirror Mirror1h 46m · Adventure · ComedyKing
- 2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief1h 58m · Adventure · FamilyZeus
- 2005The Island2h 16m · Action · Science FictionDr. Bernard Merrick
- 2004National Treasure2h 11m · Action · AdventureIan Howe
- 2004Troy2h 43m · Action · AdventureOdysseus
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2h 59m · Action · AdventureBoromir
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- 2026Rogue Trooper(voice)
- 2025The Yellow TieDemostene Celibidache
- 2025Watch the Skies(voice)
- 2025AnemoneJem Stoker
- 2025Deep CoverBillings
- 2023Knights of the ZodiacAlman Kido
- 2023MummiesPharaoh (voice)
- 2021Osprey: Sea RaptorNarrator
- 2020Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to LifeActor
- 2020WolfwalkersRobyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
- 2020PossessorJohn Parse
- 2019Game of Thrones: The Last WatchSelf
- 2018Britain's Poppies: The First World War RememberedSelf- Narrator
- 2018TanielPoetry Narrator
- 2017Dark RiverRichard Bell
- 2017The UnconqueredNarrator (English)
- 2017Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar FlightNarrator
- 2017DroneNeil
- 2016Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVLucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
- 2016The Young MessiahSeverus
- 2015Instruments of DarknessMacbeth
- 2015Jupiter Ascending Genetically SplicedSelf
- 2015Sean Bean on WaterlooSelf - Presenter
- 2015Any DayVian
- 2014Wicked BloodUncle Frank Stinson
- 2013Wild in the StreetsNarrator
- 2012Silent Hill: Revelation 3DHarry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
- 2012Georgian Fighting WomenNarrator
- 2012HooliganActor
- 2012Soldiers of FortuneDimidov
- 2012CleanskinEwan
- 2011Age of HeroesMaj. Jack Jones
- 2010The Lost FutureAmal
- 2010Death Race 2Markus Kane
- 2010Black DeathUlric
- 2010Ca$hPyke Kubic
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974John Dawson
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983John Dawson
- 2008Sharpe's PerilRichard Sharpe
- 2008Far NorthLoki
- 2007OutlawDanny Bryant
- 2007The HitcherJohn Ryder
- 2006The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'Self
- 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'Self
- 2006Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'Self
- 2006Directing Bond: The Martin ChroniclesActor
- 2006The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press EventActor
- 2006Sharpe's ChallengeRichard Sharpe
- 2006Silent HillChristopher Da Silva
- 2005The DarkJames
- 2005FlightplanCaptain Rich
- 2005North CountryKyle
- 2004Ronin: Filming in the Fast LaneSelf
- 2004PrideDark (voice)
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBoromir
- 2003Celebrity Naked AmbitionSelf (archive footage)
- 2003The Big EmptyCowboy
- 2002EquilibriumErrol Partridge
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..Self
- 2002Tom & ThomasPaul Sheppard
- 2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'Self
- 2001Quest for the RingSelf
- 2001Don't Say a WordPatrick Koster
- 2000Essex BoysJason Locke
- 1999Bravo Two ZeroAndy McNab
- 1998RoninSpence
- 1998AirborneDave Toombs
- 1998La Coupe de la GloireSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1997Sharpe: The LegendRichard Sharpe
- 1997Sharpe's WaterlooLieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
- 1997Sharpe's JusticeMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1997Sharpe's RevengeMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1997Anna KareninaVronsky
- 1996Sharpe's MissionMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1996Sharpe's SiegeMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1996Sharpe's RegimentMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1996When Saturday ComesJimmy Muir
- 1995Goldeneye: The Secret FilesSelf
- 1995In Search of James Bond with Jonathan RossAlec Trevelyan
- 1995GoldenEyeAlec Trevelyan
- 1995Sharpe's SwordMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1995Sharpe's BattleMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1995Sharpe's GoldMajor Richard Sharpe
- 1995GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The CastSelf
- 1994ShoppingVenning
- 1994JacobEsau
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