One Battle After Another2025
As Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Sean Penn
Born
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022. Penn made his feature film debut in the drama Taps (1981), before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in Mystic River (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk (2008). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He was Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game(1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021) and Daddio (2023). Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays Heartland (1981) and Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series The First (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit (2022). Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Penn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (113)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013
As Sean O'Connell
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Thin Red Line1998
As 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Mystic River2003
As Jimmy Markum
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Game1997
As Conrad Van Orton
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Angry Birds Movie2016
As Terence (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
I Am Sam2001
As Sam Dawson
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Licorice Pizza2021
As Jack Holden
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Carlito's Way1993
As David Kleinfeld
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Risky Business1983
As Passenger in Car (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Being John Malkovich1999
As Sean Penn (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Interpreter2005
As Tobin Keller
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Tree of Life2011
As Jack
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Gangster Squad2013
As Mickey Cohen
TMDb 6.4 / 10
21 Grams2003
As Paul Rivers
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982
As Jeff Spicoli
TMDb 6.8 / 10
State of Grace1990
As Terry
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Milk2008
As Harvey Milk
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Dead Man Walking1995
As Matthew Poncelet
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Gunman2015
As Jim Terrier
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Colors1988
As Danny McGavin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Asphalt City2024
As Gene Rutkovsky
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Bad Boys1983
As Mick O'Brien
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Casualties of War1989
As Sgt. Tony Meserve
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Professor and the Madman2019
As Dr. William Chester Minor
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Fair Game2010
As Joseph Wilson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Daddio2024
As Clark
TMDb 6.3 / 10
U Turn1997
As Bobby Cooper
TMDb 6.6 / 10
What Just Happened2008
As Sean Penn
TMDb 5.4 / 10
I'm Still Here2010
As Sean Penn (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
At Close Range1986
As Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Citizen Penn2020
As Himself
Taps1981
As Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
TMDb 6.7 / 10
All the King's Men2006
As Willie Stark
TMDb 5.8 / 10
We're No Angels1989
As Jim
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Becoming Madonna2024
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Val2021
As Self (archive)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Sweet and Lowdown1999
As Emmet Ray
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Falcon and the Snowman1985
As Daulton Lee
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Witch Hunt2008
As Himself (Narrator)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Flag Day2021
As John Vogel
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Assassination of Richard Nixon2004
As Samuel Bicke
TMDb 6.5 / 10
This Must Be the Place2011
As Cheyenne
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Red Rue Express2026
As himself
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Gonzo Girl2023
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Racing with the Moon1984
As Henry 'Hopper' Nash
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Weight of Water2001
As Thomas Janes
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Pauly Shore Is Dead2003
As Sean Penn
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Before Night Falls2000
As Cuco Sanchez
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Hugo Pool1997
As Strange Hitchhiker
TMDb 5.3 / 10
BRATS2024
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Beaver Trilogy2000
As "Groovin' Larry" Huff
TMDb 6.8 / 10
She's So Lovely1997
As Eddie Quinn
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Mad Hannans
Mad Hannans2017
Shanghai Surprise1986
As Glendon Wasey
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles2014
As Self
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another2026
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Brando2007
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Up at the Villa2000
As Rowley Flint
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
It's All About Love2003
As Marciello
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Dogtown and Z-Boys2002
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Superpower2023
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle2016
As Self
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Woody Allen: A Documentary2011
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Cruise Control1992
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Bukowski: Born Into This2003
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Animals in War2025
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Crackers1984
As Dillard
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Cool Blue1990
As Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Judgment in Berlin1988
As Guenther X
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Loved1997
As Man on the Hill (Michael)
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read2020
As Pizza Guy
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Last Party1993
As Self
TMDb 5.2 / 10
A Constant Forge2000
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild2004
As Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Hurlyburly1998
As Eddie
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High1999
TMDb 6.0 / 10
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who2008
As Self
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune2011
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments2004
As Self
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey2014
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique2024
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Americans2012
As Commie
TMDb 3.9 / 10
The Killing of Randy Webster1981
As Don Fremont
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hellinger's Law1981
As Bit Part (uncredited)
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Inside Björk2003
As Self
TMDb 8.6 / 10
Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer2024
As Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame1994
As Himself
The People Speak2009
As Self
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Searching for Debra Winger2002
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam1987
As (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick2002
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
This So-Called Disaster2003
As Ray
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story2014
As Himself
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride2006
As Self
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)2003
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Human Experiment2015
As Narrator
TMDb 6.2 / 10
In Thanks We Trust2025
As Self
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Mystic River: From Page to Screen2003
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Beaver Trilogy Part IV2015
As Himself (archive footage)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Summerspell1983
As Buddy
TMDb 8.0 / 10
War Made Easy2007
As Narrator (Voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame2026
As Self
Sweet Micky for President2015
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
21 Grams: In Fragments2004
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Madonna: The Name of the Game1993
As Self
The Beaver Kid 2
The Beaver Kid 21981
As Groovin' Larry
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Sound of Sun2017
As Man
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface2004
As Self
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Snake Island
Snake IslandRelease date TBA
Deflating the Elephant2009
As Narrator
Haiti Untold2012
Filmography and biography: TMDb