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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The Isolate Thief | 2026-07-10 | |
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World of Westeros Ambient Video | Ned Stark | 2025-12-12 |
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Watch the Skies | (voice) | 2025-11-01 |
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Cravata galbenă | Demostene Celibidache | 2025-11-14 |
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Deep Cover | Billings | 2025-06-12 |
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Anemone | Jem Stoker | 2025-10-02 |
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Momias | Pharaoh (voice) | 2023-01-05 |
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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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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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Drone | Neil | 2017-05-26 |
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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 Genetically Spliced | Self | 2015-06-24 |
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The Martian | Mitch Henderson | 2015-09-30 |
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Any Day | Vian | 2015-03-27 |
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Instruments of Darkness | Macbeth | 2015-11-10 |
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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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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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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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Soldiers of Fortune | Dimidov | 2012-06-07 |
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Age of Heroes | Maj. Jack Jones | 2011-05-19 |
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Death Race 2 | Markus Kane | 2010-11-12 |
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The Lost Future | Amal | 2010-11-13 |
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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 1974 | John Dawson | 2009-11-11 |
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | 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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Outlaw | Danny Bryant | 2007-03-09 |
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The Hitcher | John Ryder | 2007-01-19 |
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Sharpe's Challenge | Richard Sharpe | 2006-04-23 |
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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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The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event | 2006-07-17 | |
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The Island | Dr. Bernard Merrick | 2005-07-21 |
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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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Troy | Odysseus | 2004-05-13 |
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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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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Boromir | 2003-12-17 |
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Celebrity Naked Ambition | Self (archive footage) | 2003-07-19 |
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The Big Empty | Cowboy | 2003-05-16 |
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The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth | Self | 2002-11-12 |
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The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast | Self | 2002-11-12 |
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The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 2: From Vision to Reality | Self | 2002-11-12 |
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The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. | Self | 2002-11-12 |
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Equilibrium | Errol Partridge | 2002-12-06 |
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Tom & Thomas | Paul Sheppard | 2002-01-23 |
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The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' | Self | 2002-04-01 |
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The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script | Self | 2002-11-12 |
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The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth | Self | 2002-11-12 |
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The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision | Self | 2002-11-12 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Boromir (uncredited) | 2002-12-18 |
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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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Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
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Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
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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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Airborne | Dave Toombs | 1998-07-23 |
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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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Sharpe's Waterloo | Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-27 |
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Sharpe's Revenge | Major Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-07 |
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Sharpe's Justice | Major Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-14 |
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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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When Saturday Comes | Jimmy Muir | 1996-03-01 |
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Sharpe's Regiment | Major Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-01 |
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Sharpe's Siege | Major Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-08 |
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Sharpe's Mission | Major Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-15 |
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GoldenEye | Alec Trevelyan | 1995-11-16 |
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Sharpe's Gold | Major Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-01 |
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Sharpe's Battle | Major Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-19 |
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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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Sharpe's Sword | Major Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-26 |
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files | Self | 1995-12-26 |
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Sharpe's Company | Captain Richard Sharpe | 1994-05-25 |
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Jacob | Esau | 1994-12-04 |
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Black Beauty | Farmer Grey | 1994-07-29 |
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Shopping | Venning | 1994-12-06 |
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Sharpe's Enemy | Major Richard Sharpe | 1994-06-01 |
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Sharpe's Honour | Major Richard Sharpe | 1994-06-08 |
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Sharpe's Eagle | Captain Richard Sharpe | 1993-05-12 |
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Sharpe's Rifles | Lieutenant 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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Windprints | Anton van Heerden | 1990-06-29 |
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Small Zones | Vic | 1990-03-04 |
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Wedded | Man | 1990-08-29 |
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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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War Requiem | The German Soldier | 1989-01-06 |
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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 | 1989-08-20 |
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Stormy Monday | Brendan | 1988-05-01 |
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The Storyteller: The True Bride | Prince | 1988-07-10 |
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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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Waiting for Waiting for Godot | Self | 1982-01-01 |
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Rogue Trooper | (voice) | |
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The 4th Reich | Sergeant Major Gordon |
