1960-08-17 Santa Monica, California, USA
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003). Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001); all three were critically well received. Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations. In addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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Війна очима тварин | 2025-06-08 | |
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One Battle After Another | Col. Steven J. Lockjaw | 2025-09-24 |
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Bruce Springsteen, le chanteur qui murmurait à l'oreille de l'Amérique | Himself (archive) - director, writer | 2024-07-31 |
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BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-06-07 |
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Asphalt City | Gene Rutkovsky | 2024-03-28 |
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Daddio | Clark | 2024-06-27 |
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Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique | Self | 2024-05-06 |
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Gonzo Girl | 2023-09-07 | |
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Superpower | Self | 2023-02-17 |
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Licorice Pizza | Jack Holden | 2021-11-26 |
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Flag Day | John Vogel | 2021-08-20 |
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Val | Self (archive footage) | 2021-07-23 |
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Charles Bronson, le génie du mâle | Self (archive footage) | 2020-11-29 |
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Citizen Penn | Himself | 2020-09-24 |
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read | Pizza Guy | 2020-09-17 |
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The Professor and the Madman | Dr. William Chester Minor | 2019-03-07 |
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Mad Hannans | 2017-01-01 | |
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Sound of Sun | Man | 2017-01-14 |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Terence (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
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Sweet Micky for President | Self | 2015-01-23 |
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Beaver Trilogy Part IV | Himself (archive footage) | 2015-01-23 |
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The Gunman | Jim Terrier | 2015-02-16 |
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Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story | Himself | 2014-11-25 |
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Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey | Self | 2014-06-15 |
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | Self | 2014-02-09 |
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Sean O'Connell | 2013-12-18 |
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Gangster Squad | Mickey Cohen | 2013-01-09 |
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The Human Experiment | Narrator | 2013-11-23 |
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Americans | Commie | 2012-10-10 |
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Haiti Untold | 2012-01-01 | |
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Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune | Self | 2011-01-05 |
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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division | Self | 2011-10-01 |
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The Tree of Life | Jack | 2011-05-17 |
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Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | 2011-11-20 |
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This Must Be the Place | Cheyenne | 2011-08-24 |
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Fair Game | Joseph Wilson | 2010-05-20 |
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I'm Still Here | Sean Penn (uncredited) | 2010-09-10 |
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The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
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Deflating the Elephant | Narrator | 2009-05-19 |
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VH1 Rock Honors: The Who | Self | 2008-07-17 |
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What Just Happened | Self | 2008-10-17 |
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Milk | Harvey Milk | 2008-11-05 |
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Witch Hunt | Himself (Narrator) | 2008-09-07 |
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Brando | Self | 2007-05-01 |
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Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self | 2006-12-12 |
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All the King's Men | Willie Stark | 2006-09-10 |
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The Interpreter | Tobin Keller | 2005-04-08 |
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Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments | Self | 2004-05-01 |
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21 Grams: In Fragments | Self | 2004-03-16 |
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004-10-12 |
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Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild | Self(archive footage) (uncredited) | 2004-08-29 |
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Samuel Bicke | 2004-05-17 |
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Inside Björk | Self | 2003-08-23 |
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Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) | Self | 2003-02-10 |
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Mystic River | Jimmy Markum | 2003-10-07 |
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Bukowski: Born Into This | Self | 2003-01-18 |
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This So-Called Disaster | Ray | 2003-01-01 |
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It's All About Love | Marciello | 2003-01-10 |
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Pauly Shore Is Dead | Sean Penn | 2003-03-11 |
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21 Grams | Paul Rivers | 2003-09-06 |
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Dogtown and Z-Boys | Narrator | 2002-05-10 |
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick | Self | 2002-09-01 |
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Searching for Debra Winger | Self (uncredited) | 2002-07-13 |
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I Am Sam | Sam Dawson | 2001-12-28 |
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Up at the Villa | Rowley Flint | 2000-04-14 |
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Beaver Trilogy | "Groovin' Larry" Huff | 2000-08-13 |
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The Weight of Water | Thomas Janes | 2000-09-09 |
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Before Night Falls | Cuco Sanchez | 2000-09-03 |
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A Constant Forge | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Sweet and Lowdown | Emmet Ray | 1999-12-03 |
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Being John Malkovich | Sean Penn (uncredited) | 1999-10-29 |
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Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High | 1999-12-21 | |
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Hurlyburly | Eddie | 1998-12-25 |
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The Thin Red Line | 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh | 1998-12-23 |
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Hugo Pool | Strange Hitchhiker | 1997-12-12 |
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The Game | Conrad Van Orton | 1997-09-12 |
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Loved | Man on the Hill (Michael) | 1997-10-31 |
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U Turn | Bobby Cooper | 1997-10-03 |
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She's So Lovely | Eddie Quinn | 1997-08-29 |
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Dead Man Walking | Matthew Poncelet | 1995-12-29 |
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Madonna: The Name of the Game | Self | 1993-01-01 |
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The Last Party | Self | 1993-08-27 |
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Carlito's Way | David Kleinfeld | 1993-11-10 |
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Cruise Control | 1992-10-01 | |
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State of Grace | Terry | 1990-09-14 |
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Cool Blue | Phil the Plumber (uncredited) | 1990-02-27 |
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We're No Angels | Jim | 1989-06-02 |
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Casualties of War | Sgt. Tony Meserve | 1989-08-18 |
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Colors | Danny McGavin | 1988-04-15 |
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Judgment in Berlin | Guenther X | 1988-05-06 |
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) | 1987-10-01 |
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At Close Range | Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Jr. | 1986-04-18 |
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Shanghai Surprise | Glendon Wasey | 1986-08-29 |
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The Falcon and the Snowman | Daulton Lee | 1985-01-25 |
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Crackers | Dillard | 1984-02-17 |
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Racing with the Moon | Henry 'Hopper' Nash | 1984-03-23 |
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Summerspell | Buddy | 1983-07-02 |
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Bad Boys | Mick O'Brien | 1983-03-25 |
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Risky Business | Cameo (uncredited) | 1983-08-05 |
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Jeff Spicoli | 1982-08-13 |
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Taps | Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer | 1981-12-20 |
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The Killing of Randy Webster | Don Fremont | 1981-03-11 |
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The Beaver Kid 2 | Groovin' Larry | 1981-09-04 |
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Hellinger's Law | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1981-03-10 |
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Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame | Himself |
