The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
As Boromir
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Sean Bean
Born
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 (128)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
As Boromir
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Troy2004
As Odysseus
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Martian2015
As Mitch Henderson
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Isolate Thief2026
As "Fiddler" John Good
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Pixels2015
As Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Deep Cover2025
As Billings
TMDb 6.7 / 10
GoldenEye1995
As Alec Trevelyan
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010
As Zeus
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Jupiter Ascending2015
As Stinger Apini
TMDb 5.5 / 10
National Treasure2004
As Ian Howe
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Silent Hill2006
As Christopher Da Silva
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Island2005
As Dr. Bernard Merrick
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Patriot Games1992
As Sean Miller
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mirror Mirror2012
As King
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Equilibrium2002
As Errol Partridge
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D2012
As Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Ronin1998
As Spence
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Wolfwalkers2020
As Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Mummies2023
As Pharaoh (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Death Race 22010
As Markus Kane
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Knights of the Zodiac2023
As Alman Kido
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Don't Say a Word2001
As Patrick Koster
TMDb 6.3 / 10
North Country2005
As Kyle
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Hitcher2007
As John Ryder
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Flightplan2005
As Captain Rich
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Anemone2025
As Jem Stoker
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV2016
As Lucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Black Death2010
As Ulric
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Black Beauty1994
As Farmer Grey
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Possessor2020
As John Parse
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Cleanskin2012
As Ewan
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Celebrity Naked Ambition2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Drone2017
As Neil
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Anna Karenina1997
As Vronsky
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Big Empty2003
As Cowboy
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch2019
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Yellow Tie2025
As Demostene Celibidache
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The Unconquered2017
As Narrator (English)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Outlaw2007
As Danny Bryant
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Essex Boys2000
As Jason Locke
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Soldiers of Fortune2012
As Dimidov
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Dark2005
As James
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Age of Heroes2011
As Maj. Jack Jones
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Shopping1994
As Venning
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Jacob1994
As Esau
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Ca$h2010
As Pyke Kubic
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Lost Future2010
As Amal
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19742009
As John Dawson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19832009
As John Dawson
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Punters1984
As Lurch
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Caravaggio1986
As Ranuccio
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Young Messiah2016
As Severus
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Rogue Trooper2026
As (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Far North2008
As Loki
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Watch the Skies2025
As (voice)
Sharpe's Enemy1994
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Wicked Blood2014
As Uncle Frank Stinson
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Sharpe's Rifles1993
As Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Stormy Monday1988
As Brendan
TMDb 5.7 / 10
How to Get Ahead in Advertising1989
As Larry Frisk
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Sharpe's Sword1995
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Bravo Two Zero1999
As Andy McNab
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Dark River2017
As Richard Bell
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Field1990
As Tadgh McCabe
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Pride2004
As Dark (voice)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Wedded1990
As Man
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Taniel2018
As Poetry Narrator
Sharpe's Waterloo1997
As Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Fifteen Streets1989
As Dominic O'Brien
TMDb 6.4 / 10
War Requiem1989
As The German Soldier
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Tom & Thomas2002
As Paul Sheppard
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Sharpe's Regiment1996
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Small Zones1990
As Vic
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Sharpe's Revenge1997
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Any Day2015
As Vian
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Sharpe's Company1994
As Captain Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Sharpe's Challenge2006
As Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Lorna Doone1990
As Carver Doone
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sharpe: The Legend1997
As Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Hooligan2012
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sharpe's Honour1994
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.6 / 10
When Saturday Comes1996
As Jimmy Muir
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth2002
As Self
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'2006
As Self
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Sharpe's Mission1996
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Exploits at West Poley1985
As Scarred Man
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery1992
As Micky McAvoy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Goldeneye: The Secret Files1995
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Georgian Fighting Women2012
As Narrator
Sharpe's Justice1997
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Sharpe's Peril2008
As Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'2006
As Self
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Sharpe's Gold1995
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'2001
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sharpe's Siege1996
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Winter Flight1984
As Hooker
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Sharpe's Eagle1993
As Captain Richard Sharpe
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Quest for the Ring2001
As Self
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Making of 'The Return of the King'2006
As Self
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Windprints1990
As Anton van Heerden
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Storyteller: The True Bride1988
As Prince
Airborne1998
As Dave Toombs
TMDb 3.3 / 10
La Coupe de la Gloire1998
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design2002
As Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script2002
As Self
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life2020
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane2004
As Self
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross1995
As Alec Trevelyan
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast2002
As Self
Sharpe's Battle1995
As Major Richard Sharpe
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Instruments of Darkness2015
As Macbeth
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..2002
As Self
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event2006
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah1984
As Billy
Wild in the Streets
Wild in the Streets2013
As Narrator
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced2015
As Self
Waiting for Waiting for Godot1982
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Tell Me That You Love Me1991
As Gabriel Lewis
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Osprey: Sea Raptor2021
As Narrator
My Kingdom for a Horse1991
As Steve Deakin
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight2017
As Narrator
TMDb 6.5 / 10
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast1995
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles2006
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Prince1991
As Jack Morgan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The 4th Reich
The 4th ReichRelease date TBA
As Sergeant Major Gordon
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered2018
As Self- Narrator
Sean Bean on Waterloo2015
As Himself/narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
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