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Sean Bean(I)

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Sean Bean at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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Mummies (2023)
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Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a number of West End stage productions including RSC's "Fair Maid of the West" (Spencer), (1986) and "Romeo and Juliet" (1987) (Romeo) , as well as "Deathwatch" (Lederer) (1985) at the Young Vic and "Killing the Cat" (Danny) (1990) at the Theatre Upstairs.

This soulful, green-eyed blonde's roles are so varied that his magnetic persona convincing plays angst-ridden villains, as in Clarissa (1991), passionate lovers like Mellors in Lady Chatterley (1993), rough-and-ready soldiers such as Richard Sharpe, heart wrenching warriors as the emotionally torn Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings," and noble Greeks, like Odysseus in Troy (2004), where his very presence in the film adds grace and validity to the rest of the movie. Recently, he did a turn in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," where as the principal lead, he so transfixed the audience that the show was extended in London and critically acclaimed. Bean, however, remains himself, a man's man, and in the glitzy world of movies this is a rare thing indeed. Bean resides in London where he enjoys raising his beautiful daughters, his beloved football, and the occasional pint.

Bean has three daughters, Lorna, Molly and Evie.
BornApril 17, 1959
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BornApril 17, 1959
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  • Won 2 BAFTA Awards

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Sean Bean in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, and Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Sean Bean, Alan Thicke, James Avery, and Bryan Cranston in "The IMDb Show" On Location: Best TV & Movie Dads (2019)
Sean Bean in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Sean Bean
Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies
Sean Bean in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Sean Bean, Jeff Daniels, and Mackenzie Davis in The Martian (2015)
Sean Bean in The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
Sean Bean and Francis Magee in The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)

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Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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  • Boromir
  • 2001
Game of Thrones (2011)
Game of Thrones
9.2
TV Series
  • Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Sean Bean in Black Death (2010)
Black Death
6.4
  • Ulrich
  • 2010
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.8
  • Boromir (extended edition)
  • 2002

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  • Buffalo Kids
    • In Production
  • Watch the Skies
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Knights of the Zodiac
    • Post-production
  • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
    Snowpiercer
  • Mummies (2023)
    Mummies
    • (English version, voice)
  • Marriage (2022)
    Marriage
  • Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in Time (2021)
    Time
  • Hitman 3 (2021)
    Hitman 3
    • (voice, credit only)
  • Eva Whittaker and Honor Kneafsey in Wolfwalkers (2020)
    Wolfwalkers
    • (voice)
  • Christopher Abbott in Possessor (2020)
    Possessor
  • Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Zofia Wichlacz, Jonah Hauer-King, and Julia Brown in World on Fire (2019)
    World on Fire
  • Sean Bean, Billy Zane, Phoebe Fox, Rose Williams, and Ike Bennett in Curfew (2019)
    Curfew
  • Julia Davis in Sally4Ever (2018)
    Sally4Ever
  • Hitman 2 (2018)
    Hitman 2
    • (voice)
  • John Lynch, Daniel Sharman, Francesco Montanari, and Synnove Karlsen in Medici (2016)
    Medici
  • Taniel (2018)
    Taniel
    • (voice)
  • Sean Bean, Ryan Kwanten, and Katrina Law in The Oath (2018)
    The Oath
  • Sean Bean, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Richie Campbell in The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
    The Frankenstein Chronicles

Producer

  • Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in Time (2021)
    Time
  • Sean Bean, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Richie Campbell in The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
    The Frankenstein Chronicles
  • Broken (2017)
    Broken
  • Sean Bean in Legends (2014)
    Legends

Animation Department

  • Hitman 2 (2018)
    Hitman 2
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Game of Thrones: The King's Arrival
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Game of Thrones: The King's Arrival
Game of Thrones: Jaime Confronts Ned
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Game of Thrones: Jaime Confronts Ned
Black Death: "What Brings You to Our Village?"
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Black Death: "What Brings You to Our Village?"
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
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Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Flightplan
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Flightplan
Flightplan
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Flightplan
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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    • April 17, 1959
    • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
    • June 30, 2017 - present
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercials for Accuview contact lenses
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 5 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    He has two scars. He got one when he was a child and the other from Harrison Ford while shooting his death scene in Patriot Games (1992). Ford accidentally hit him with a boat hook. In the Sharpe series, this was emphasised with makeup to add credibility to his character.
  • Quotes
    [talking about his character Boromir] He's a fallen hero, a very gentle man under that exterior. He's lived in an environment always ravaged by war and had to be realistic. He wants to use the ring against the enemy instead of destroying it. He doesn't understand the complexities this piece of metal can have on human beings.
    • He often plays men who start off as heroes and, sometime during the course of the film, take a dark turn and become villainous

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