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Sean Bean

Acting · Born April 17, 1959 · Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Movies with Sean Bean

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Boromir
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Boromir
• The Martian (2015) — Mitch Henderson
• Troy (2004) — Odysseus
• Pixels (2015) — Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
• Deep Cover (2025) — Billings
• Jupiter Ascending (2015) — Stinger Apini
• Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) — Zeus
• National Treasure (2004) — Ian Howe
• Silent Hill (2006) — Christopher Da Silva
• The Island (2005) — Dr. Bernard Merrick
• The Isolate Thief (2026) — "Fiddler" John Good

TV shows with Sean Bean

• Game of Thrones (2011) — Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
• Snowpiercer (2020) — Joseph Wilford
• Sharpe (1993) — Richard Sharpe
• Legends (2014) — Martin Odum
• Medici: Masters of Florence (2016)
• The Oath (2018) — Tom Hammond
• Robin Hood (2025) — Sheriff of Nottingham
• The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) — John Marlott