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Sean Bean(I)

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  • Producer
  • Animation Department
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Sean Bean at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Three improv actors are asked to go undercover by the police in London's criminal underworld.
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Deep Cover (2025)
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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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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 19 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Known for

    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
    8.9
    • Boromir
    • 2001
    Sean Bean in Black Death (2010)
    Black Death
    6.4
    • Ulrich
    • 2010
    Game of Thrones (2011)
    Game of Thrones
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Eddard 'Ned' Stark
    • Ned Stark
    Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
    Troy
    7.3
    • Odysseus
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Deep Cover
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Watch the Skies
      • (voice)
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Rogue Trooper
      • Post-production
    • The Yellow Tie
      • Demostene Celibidache
      • Completed
    • Robin Hood
      • Sheriff of Nottingham
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • The Isolate Thief
      • Post-production
    • Anemone
      • In Production



    • Sean Bean, Hannah Onslow, and James Nelson-Joyce in This City Is Ours (2025)
      This City Is Ours
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Ronnie Phelan
      • 2025
    • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, Michael Aronov, Clark Gregg, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
      Snowpiercer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Joseph Wilford
      • 2020–2024
    • Sean Bean, Stephen Graham, and Gemma Arterton in Buffalo Kids (2024)
      Buffalo Kids
      6.6
      • Outlaw Wilson (English version, voice)
      • 2024
    • Cromwell and C.J. Sansom in Shardlake (2024)
      Shardlake
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Thomas Cromwell
      • 2024
    • Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Mark Dacascos, Mackenyu, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco, and Caitlin Hutson in Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
      Knights of the Zodiac
      4.4
      • Alman Kido
      • 2023
    • Óscar Barberán, Ana Esther Alborg, Eleanor Tomlinson, Joe Thomas, Santiago Winder, and Jaume Solà in Mummies (2023)
      Mummies
      5.9
      • Pharaoh (English version, voice)
      • 2023
    • Marriage (2022)
      Marriage
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ian
      • 2022
    • Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in Time (2021)
      Time
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Mark Cobden
      • 2021
    • David Bateson in Hitman III (2021)
      Hitman III
      8.5
      Video Game
      • Mark Faba (voice, credit only)
      • 2021
    • Eva Whittaker and Honor Kneafsey in Wolfwalkers (2020)
      Wolfwalkers
      8.0
      • Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
      • 2020
    • Christopher Abbott in Possessor (2020)
      Possessor
      6.5
      • John Parse
      • 2020
    • Helen Hunt, Sean Bean, Lesley Manville, Zofia Wichlacz, Jonah Hauer-King, and Julia Brown in World on Fire (2019)
      World on Fire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Douglas Bennett
      • 2019
    • Sean Bean, Billy Zane, Phoebe Fox, Rose Williams, and Ike Bennett in Curfew (2019)
      Curfew
      6.1
      TV Series
      • The General
      • 2019
    • Julia Davis in Sally4Ever (2018)
      Sally4Ever
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Sean Bean
      • 2018
    • David Bateson in Hitman 2 (2018)
      Hitman 2
      8.2
      Video Game
      • Mark Faba (voice)
      • 2018

    Producer



    • Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in Time (2021)
      Time
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Sean Bean, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Richie Campbell in The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
      The Frankenstein Chronicles
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-producer
      • 2015–2017
    • Broken (2017)
      Broken
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Sean Bean in Legends (2014)
      Legends
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015

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    • David Bateson in Hitman 2 (2018)
      Hitman 2
      8.2
      Video Game
      • character model: "Mark Faba"
      • 2018

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    Game of Thrones: Jaime Confronts Ned
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    Game of Thrones: Jaime Confronts Ned
    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
    Clip 1:41
    Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
    Flightplan
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    Flightplan
    Flightplan
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    Flightplan

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • April 17, 1959
      • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Ashley MooreJune 30, 2017 - present
    • Children
        Evie Natasha Bean
    • Parents
        Brian Bean
    • Relatives
      • Lorraine Bean(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.
    • Trademarks
        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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