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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Deep Cover | 2025-06-11 | |
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Anemone | 2025-10-03 | |
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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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Dark River | Richard Bell | 2017-10-07 |
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Niezwyciężeni | Narrator (English) | 2017-09-15 |
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Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight | Narrator | 2017-06-07 |
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The Young Messiah | Severus | 2016-03-10 |
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Pixels | Corporal Hill (SAS Officer) | 2015-07-16 |
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The Martian | Mitch Henderson | 2015-09-30 |
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Jupiter Ascending | Stinger Apini | 2015-02-04 |
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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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Sean Bean on Waterloo | Himself/narrator | 2015-06-18 |
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Instruments of Darkness | Macbeth | 2015-11-10 |
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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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Soldiers of Fortune | Dimidov | 2012-06-07 |
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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva | 2012-10-10 |
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Mirror Mirror | King | 2012-03-15 |
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Cleanskin | Ewan | 2012-03-08 |
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Hooligan | 2012-08-20 | |
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Georgian Fighting Women | Narrator | 2012-10-01 |
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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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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Zeus | 2010-02-01 |
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Ca$h | Pyke Kubic | 2010-03-01 |
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Black Death | Ulric | 2010-06-07 |
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Death Race 2 | Markus Kane | 2010-11-12 |
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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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Sharpe's Peril | Richard Sharpe | 2008-11-02 |
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Far North | Loki | 2008-10-09 |
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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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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles | 2006-07-17 | |
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Silent Hill | Christopher Da Silva | 2006-04-21 |
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The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event | 2006-07-17 | |
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Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' | Self | 2006-08-22 |
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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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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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Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane | Self | 2004-10-11 |
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Troy | Odysseus | 2004-05-13 |
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The Making of the Return of the King | Self | 2004-04-01 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Boromir | 2003-12-17 |
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The Big Empty | Cowboy | 2003-05-16 |
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Equilibrium | Errol Partridge | 2002-12-06 |
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The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring | Self | 2002-04-01 |
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Tom & Thomas | Paul Sheppard | 2002-01-23 |
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Lord of the Piercing | Boromir (archive footage) | 2002-06-06 |
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Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Boromir | 2001-12-18 |
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Don't Say a Word | Patrick Koster | 2001-09-28 |
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A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
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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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La Coupe De La Gloire | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1998-06-25 |
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Ronin | Spence | 1998-09-25 |
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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: 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 Justice | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-14 |
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Sharpe's Waterloo | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-27 |
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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 Siege | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-08 |
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Sharpe's Regiment | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-01 |
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GoldenEye | Alec Trevelyan | 1995-11-16 |
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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 | Self | 1995-12-26 |
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Sharpe's Sword | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-26 |
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Sharpe's Battle | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-19 |
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast | Self | 1995-01-01 |
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Sharpe's Gold | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-01 |
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Sharpe's Enemy | Richard Sharpe | 1994-06-01 |
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Shopping | Venning | 1994-12-06 |
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Black Beauty | Farmer Grey | 1994-07-29 |
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Sharpe's Company | Richard Sharpe | 1994-05-25 |
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Jacob | Esau | 1994-12-04 |
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Sharpe's Honour | Richard Sharpe | 1994-06-08 |
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Sharpe's Eagle | Richard Sharpe | 1993-05-12 |
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Sharpe's Rifles | Richard Sharpe | 1993-05-05 |
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Patriot Games | Sean Miller | 1992-06-04 |
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Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery | Micky McAvoy | 1992-11-14 |
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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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Lorna Doone | Carver Doone | 1990-12-26 |
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Windprints | Anton van Heerden | 1990-06-29 |
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The Field | Tadgh McCabe | 1990-09-21 |
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Small Zones | Vic | 1990-03-04 |
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Wedded | Man | 1990-08-29 |
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How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Larry Frisk | 1989-05-05 |
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The Fifteen Streets | Dominic O'Brien | 1989-01-01 |
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War Requiem | The German Soldier | 1989-01-06 |
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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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Winter Flight | Hooker | 1984-12-20 |
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Punters | Lurch | 1984-11-27 |
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The Isolate Thief | ||
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The 4th Reich | Sergeant Major Gordon | |
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The Yellow Tie | ||
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Watch the Skies | (voice) | |
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Rogue Trooper |
