Acting · Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Born April 17, 1959
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.
MovieThe Isolate Thief
2026
MovieRogue Trooper
2026
as (voice)
MovieThe Yellow Tie
2025
as Demostene Celibidache
TVOriginal Gangsters with Sean Bean
2025
as Presenter
TVRobin Hood
2025
as Sheriff of Nottingham
MovieWatch the Skies
2025
as (voice)
MovieAnemone
2025
as Jem Stoker
MovieDeep Cover
2025
as Billings
TVThis City Is Ours
2025
as Ronnie Phelan
TVGladiators
2024
as Narrator
MovieShardlake
2024
as Thomas Cromwell
TVShardlake
2024
as Thomas Cromwell
MovieKnights of the Zodiac
2023
as Alman Kido
MovieMummies
2023
as Pharaoh (voice)
TVMarriage
2022
as Ian
MovieOsprey: Sea Raptor
2021
as Narrator
TVTime
2021
as Mark Cobden
MovieIdentity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
MovieWolfwalkers
2020
as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
MoviePossessor
2020
as John Parse
TVSnowpiercer
2020
as Joseph Wilford
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
TVWorld on Fire
2019
as Douglas Bennett
MovieGame of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
TVCurfew
2019
as The General
Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
2018
as Self- Narrator
TVSally4Ever
2018
as Sean Bean
MovieTaniel
2018
as Poetry Narrator
TVThe Oath
2018
as Tom Hammond
MovieDark River
2017
as Richard Bell
MovieThe Unconquered
2017
as Narrator (English)
MovieFaster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
2017
as Narrator
TVBroken
2017
as Father Michael Kerrigan
MovieDrone
2017
as Neil
TVRoman Empire
2016
as Narrateur
TVMedici: Masters of Florence
2016
TVWasted
2016
as Sean Bean
TVLife Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
2016
as Narrator
MovieThe Young Messiah
2016
as Severus
TVThe Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
as John Marlott
MovieInstruments of Darkness
2015
as Macbeth
MovieThe Martian
2015
as Mitch Henderson
MoviePixels
2015
as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
2015
as Self
MovieSean Bean on Waterloo
2015
as Himself/narrator
TVARES: live
2015
as Mitch Henderson
MovieAny Day
2015
as Vian
MovieJupiter Ascending
2015
as Stinger Apini
TVLegends
2014
as Martin Odum
MovieWicked Blood
2014
as Uncle Frank Stinson
Wild in the Streets
2013
as Narrator
Fight Club - A History of Violence
2012
as Narrator
MovieSilent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
MovieGeorgian Fighting Women
2012
as Narrator
MovieHooligan
2012
MovieSoldiers of Fortune
2012
as Dimidov
MovieMirror Mirror
2012
as King
TVMissing
2012
as Paul Winstone
MovieCleanskin
2012
as Ewan
MovieAge of Heroes
2011
as Maj. Jack Jones
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
TVAccused
2010
as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
MovieThe Lost Future
2010
as Amal
MovieDeath Race 2
2010
as Markus Kane
MovieBlack Death
2010
as Ulric
MovieCa$h
2010
as Pyke Kubic
MoviePercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
as Zeus
MovieRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as John Dawson
MovieRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
as John Dawson
TVRed Riding
2009
as John Dawson
MovieSharpe's Peril
2008
as Richard Sharpe
TVCrusoe
2008
as James Crusoe
MovieFar North
2008
as Loki
MovieOutlaw
2007
as Danny Bryant
MovieThe Hitcher
2007
as John Ryder
MoviePath of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
as Self
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006
MovieSharpe's Challenge
2006
as Richard Sharpe
MovieSilent Hill
2006
as Christopher Da Silva
Faceless
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MovieThe Dark
2005
as James
MovieFlightplan
2005
as Captain Rich
MovieThe Island
2005
as Dr. Bernard Merrick
TVD-Day to Berlin
2005
as Narrator
MovieNorth Country
2005
as Kyle
MovieNational Treasure
2004
as Ian Howe
MovieRonin: Filming in the Fast Lane
2004
as Self
MoviePride
2004
as Dark (voice)
MovieTroy
2004
as Odysseus
MovieThe Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
MovieD-Day to Berlin
2004
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Boromir
TVHenry VIII
2003
as Robert Aske
MovieCelebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Big Empty
2003
as Cowboy
MovieEquilibrium
2002
as Errol Partridge
MovieThe Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002
as Self
MovieThe Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002
as Self
MovieThe Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002
as Self
MovieThe Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002
as Self
MovieThe Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2002
as Self
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
as Self
MovieTom & Thomas
2002
as Paul Sheppard
MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Boromir
MoviePassage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
as Self
MovieQuest for the Ring
2001
as Self
MovieDon't Say a Word
2001
as Patrick Koster
MovieEssex Boys
2000
as Jason Locke
TVExtremely Dangerous
1999
as Neil Byrne
MovieBravo Two Zero
1999
as Andy McNab
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Portrait Griffin (voice)
MovieRonin
1998
as Spence
MovieAirborne
1998
as Dave Toombs
MovieLa Coupe de la Gloire
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieSharpe: The Legend
1997
as Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Waterloo
1997
as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Justice
1997
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Revenge
1997
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieAnna Karenina
1997
as Vronsky
TVDecisive Weapons
1996
as Narator
MovieSharpe's Mission
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Siege
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Regiment
1996
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieWhen Saturday Comes
1996
as Jimmy Muir
TVTFI Friday
1996
as Self
MovieGoldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
as Self
MovieIn Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as Alec Trevelyan
MovieGoldenEye
1995
as Alec Trevelyan
TVThe Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
TVSoccer AM
1995
as Self
MovieSharpe's Sword
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Battle
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Gold
1995
as Major Richard Sharpe
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995
as Self
MovieShopping
1994
as Venning
MovieJacob
1994
as Esau
TVScarlett
1994
as Lord Richard Fenton
MovieBlack Beauty
1994
as Farmer Grey
MovieSharpe's Honour
1994
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Enemy
1994
as Major Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Company
1994
as Captain Richard Sharpe
TVA Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993
as Paul
TVLady Chatterley
1993
as Oliver Mellors
MovieSharpe's Eagle
1993
as Captain Richard Sharpe
MovieSharpe's Rifles
1993
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
TVSharpe
1993
as Richard Sharpe
MovieFool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992
as Micky McAvoy
MoviePatriot Games
1992
as Sean Miller
TVClarissa
1991
MoviePrince
1991
as Jack Morgan
MovieTell Me That You Love Me
1991
as Gabriel Lewis
MovieMy Kingdom for a Horse
1991
as Steve Deakin
MovieLorna Doone
1990
as Carver Doone
MovieThe Field
1990
as Tadgh McCabe
MovieWedded
1990
as Man
MovieWindprints
1990
as Anton van Heerden
MovieSmall Zones
1990
as Vic
4 Play
1989
as Smith
TVScreen One
1989
as Gabriel Lewis
MovieThe Fifteen Streets
1989
as Dominic O'Brien
MovieHow to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
as Larry Frisk
TVThe Jim Henson Hour
1989
as The Prince (archive footage)
MovieWar Requiem
1989
as The German Soldier
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Storyteller: The True Bride
1988
as Prince
TVThe Storyteller
1988
as Prince
MovieStormy Monday
1988
as Brendan
TVTroubles
1988
as Captain Bolton
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Alex Bailey
MovieCaravaggio
1986
as Ranuccio
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Man
TVScreen Two
1985
as Vic
MovieExploits at West Poley
1985
as Scarred Man
MovieWinter Flight
1984
as Hooker
MoviePunters
1984
as Lurch
TVThe Bill
1984
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Billy
TVNatural World
1983
as Narrator
MovieWaiting for Waiting for Godot
1982
as Self
The 4th Reich
as Sergeant Major Gordon
