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 | Billings | 2025-06-12 |
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Anemone | Jem Stoker | 2025-10-02 |
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Watch the Skies | (voice) | 2025-11-01 |
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Cravata galbenă | 2025-11-14 | |
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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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Wolfwalkers | Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice) | 2020-10-26 |
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Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life | 2020-12-08 | |
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Possessor | John Parse | 2020-10-02 |
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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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Niezwyciężeni | Narrator (English) | 2017-09-15 |
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Dark River | Richard Bell | 2017-10-07 |
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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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The Martian | Mitch Henderson | 2015-09-30 |
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Pixels | Corporal Hill (SAS Officer) | 2015-07-16 |
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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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Instruments of Darkness | Macbeth | 2015-11-10 |
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Sean Bean on Waterloo | Himself/narrator | 2015-06-18 |
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Jupiter Ascending | Stinger Apini | 2015-02-04 |
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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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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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Georgian Fighting Women | Narrator | 2012-10-01 |
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Cleanskin | Ewan | 2012-03-08 |
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Hooligan | 2012-08-20 | |
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Age of Heroes | Maj. Jack Jones | 2011-05-19 |
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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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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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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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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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Silent Hill | Christopher Da Silva | 2006-04-21 |
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles | 2006-07-17 | |
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The Dark | James | 2005-09-28 |
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The Island | Dr. Bernard Merrick | 2005-07-21 |
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Flightplan | Captain Rich | 2005-09-22 |
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North Country | Kyle | 2005-02-12 |
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Troy | Odysseus | 2004-05-13 |
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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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D-Day to Berlin | Narrator (voice) | 2004-01-01 |
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The Making of 'The Return of the King' | Self | 2004-04-01 |
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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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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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La Coupe De La Gloire | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1998-06-25 |
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Ronin | Spence | 1998-09-25 |
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Anna Karenina | Vronsky | 1997-04-04 |
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Sharpe's Waterloo | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-27 |
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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 Regiment | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-01 |
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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 Battle | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-19 |
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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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Sharpe's Gold | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-01 |
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Sharpe's Sword | Richard Sharpe | 1995-04-26 |
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files | Self | 1995-12-26 |
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In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross | Alec Trevelyan | 1995-12-10 |
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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 Enemy | Richard Sharpe | 1994-06-01 |
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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 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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Tell Me That You Love Me | Gabriel Lewis | 1991-09-08 |
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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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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 |
