1959-04-17 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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Anemone | Jem Stoker | 2025-10-02 |
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Cravata galbenă | 2025-11-14 | |
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Deep Cover | Billings | 2025-06-12 |
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Watch the Skies | (voice) | 2025-11-01 |
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Knights of the Zodiac | Alman Kido | 2023-04-27 |
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Osprey: Sea Raptor | Narrator | 2021-11-01 |
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Possessor | John Parse | 2020-10-02 |
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Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life | 2020-12-08 | |
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Wolfwalkers | Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice) | 2020-10-26 |
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Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | Self | 2019-05-26 |
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Taniel | Poetry Narrator | 2018-03-29 |
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Drone | Neil | 2017-05-26 |
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Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight | Narrator | 2017-06-07 |
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Niezwyciężeni | Narrator (English) | 2017-09-15 |
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Dark River | Richard Bell | 2017-10-07 |
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The Young Messiah | Severus | 2016-03-10 |
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Jupiter Ascending | Stinger Apini | 2015-02-04 |
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Sean Bean on Waterloo | Himself/narrator | 2015-06-18 |
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Instruments of Darkness | Macbeth | 2015-11-10 |
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Any Day | Vian | 2015-03-27 |
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Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced | Self | 2015-06-24 |
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The Martian | Mitch Henderson | 2015-09-30 |
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Pixels | Corporal Hill (SAS Officer) | 2015-07-16 |
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Wicked Blood | Uncle Frank Stinson | 2014-03-04 |
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Wild in the Streets | Narrator | 2013-04-23 |
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Mirror Mirror | King | 2012-03-15 |
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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva | 2012-10-10 |
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Hooligan | 2012-08-20 | |
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Soldiers of Fortune | Dimidov | 2012-06-07 |
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Georgian Fighting Women | Narrator | 2012-10-01 |
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Cleanskin | Ewan | 2012-03-08 |
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Age of Heroes | Maj. Jack Jones | 2011-05-19 |
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The Lost Future | Amal | 2010-11-13 |
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Death Race 2 | Markus Kane | 2010-11-12 |
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Black Death | Ulric | 2010-06-07 |
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Ca$h | Pyke Kubic | 2010-03-01 |
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Zeus | 2010-02-01 |
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | John Dawson | 2009-11-11 |
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | John Dawson | 2009-11-11 |
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Far North | Loki | 2008-10-09 |
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Sharpe's Peril | Richard Sharpe | 2008-11-02 |
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The Hitcher | John Ryder | 2007-01-19 |
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Outlaw | Danny Bryant | 2007-03-09 |
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The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event | 2006-07-17 | |
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles | 2006-07-17 | |
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Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' | Self | 2006-08-22 |
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Silent Hill | Christopher Da Silva | 2006-04-21 |
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Sharpe's Challenge | Richard Sharpe | 2006-04-23 |
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The Dark | James | 2005-09-28 |
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North Country | Kyle | 2005-02-12 |
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Flightplan | Captain Rich | 2005-09-22 |
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The Island | Dr. Bernard Merrick | 2005-07-21 |
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Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane | Self | 2004-10-11 |
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D-Day to Berlin | Narrator (voice) | 2004-01-01 |
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National Treasure | Ian Howe | 2004-11-19 |
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Pride | Dark (voice) | 2004-06-21 |
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The Making of 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-04-01 |
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Troy | Odysseus | 2004-05-13 |
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The Big Empty | Cowboy | 2003-05-16 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Boromir | 2003-12-17 |
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The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' | Self | 2002-04-01 |
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Equilibrium | Errol Partridge | 2002-12-06 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Boromir (uncredited) | 2002-12-18 |
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Tom & Thomas | Paul Sheppard | 2002-01-23 |
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Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
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Don't Say a Word | Patrick Koster | 2001-09-28 |
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Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Boromir | 2001-12-18 |
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Essex Boys | Jason Locke | 2000-07-14 |
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Bravo Two Zero | Andy McNab | 1999-10-07 |
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Ronin | Spence | 1998-09-25 |
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La Coupe De La Gloire | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1998-06-25 |
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Airborne | Dave Toombs | 1998-07-23 |
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Anna Karenina | Vronsky | 1997-04-04 |
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Sharpe's Justice | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-14 |
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Sharpe: The Legend | Richard Sharpe | 1997-10-13 |
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Sharpe's Revenge | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-07 |
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Sharpe's Waterloo | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-27 |
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Sharpe's Siege | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-08 |
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When Saturday Comes | Jimmy Muir | 1996-03-01 |
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Sharpe's Mission | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-15 |
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Sharpe's Regiment | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-01 |
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files | Self | 1995-12-26 |
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Sharpe's Battle | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-19 |
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Sharpe's Gold | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-01 |
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Sharpe's Sword | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-26 |
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In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross | Alec Trevelyan | 1995-12-10 |
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast | Self | 1995-01-01 |
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GoldenEye | Alec Trevelyan | 1995-11-16 |
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Black Beauty | Farmer Grey | 1994-07-29 |
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Jacob | Esau | 1994-12-04 |
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Shopping | Venning | 1994-12-06 |
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Sharpe's Company | Richard Sharpe | 1994-05-25 |
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Sharpe's Honour | Richard Sharpe | 1994-06-08 |
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Sharpe's Enemy | Richard Sharpe | 1994-06-01 |
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Sharpe's Rifles | Richard Sharpe | 1993-05-05 |
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Sharpe's Eagle | Richard Sharpe | 1993-05-12 |
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Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery | Micky McAvoy | 1992-11-14 |
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Patriot Games | Sean Miller | 1992-06-04 |
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Prince | Jack Morgan | 1991-10-06 |
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My Kingdom for a Horse | Steve Deakin | 1991-03-12 |
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Tell Me That You Love Me | Gabriel Lewis | 1991-09-08 |
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Windprints | Anton van Heerden | 1990-06-29 |
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Small Zones | Vic | 1990-03-04 |
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Lorna Doone | Carver Doone | 1990-12-26 |
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The Field | Tadgh McCabe | 1990-09-21 |
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Wedded | Man | 1990-08-29 |
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War Requiem | The German Soldier | 1989-01-06 |
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The Fifteen Streets | Dominic O'Brien | 1989-01-01 |
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How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Larry Frisk | 1989-05-05 |
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Stormy Monday | Brendan | 1988-05-01 |
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Caravaggio | Ranuccio | 1986-08-29 |
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Exploits at West Poley | Scarred Man | 1985-01-01 |
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Samson and Delilah | Billy | 1984-01-01 |
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Winter Flight | Hooker | 1984-12-20 |
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Punters | Lurch | 1984-11-27 |
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Rogue Trooper | ||
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The 4th Reich | Sergeant Major Gordon | |
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The Isolate Thief |