1959-04-17 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Shaun Mark Bean 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 | 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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Wolfwalkers | Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice) | 2020-10-26 |
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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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Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | Self | 2019-05-26 |
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Taniel | Poetry Narrator | 2018-03-29 |
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Dark River | Richard Bell | 2017-10-07 |
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Drone | Neil | 2017-05-26 |
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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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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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Instruments of Darkness | Macbeth | 2015-11-10 |
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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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The Martian | Mitch Henderson | 2015-09-30 |
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Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced | Self | 2015-06-24 |
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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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Hooligan | 2012-08-20 | |
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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva | 2012-10-10 |
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Cleanskin | Ewan | 2012-03-08 |
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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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Mirror Mirror | King | 2012-03-15 |
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Age of Heroes | Maj. Jack Jones | 2011-05-19 |
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Game of Thrones | Ned Stark | 2011-04-17 |
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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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Ca$h | Pyke Kubic | 2010-03-01 |
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Black Death | Ulric | 2010-06-07 |
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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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Game of Thrones - Unaired Original Pilot | Lord Eddard ‘Ned’ Stark | 2009-11-24 |
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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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Outlaw | Danny Bryant | 2007-03-09 |
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The Hitcher | John Ryder | 2007-01-19 |
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The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event | 2006-07-17 | |
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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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Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' | Self | 2006-08-22 |
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles | 2006-07-17 | |
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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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North Country | Kyle | 2005-02-12 |
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The Dark | James | 2005-09-28 |
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National Treasure | Ian Howe | 2004-11-19 |
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Troy | Odysseus | 2004-05-13 |
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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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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 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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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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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Boromir | 2001-12-18 |
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A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
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Don't Say a Word | Patrick Koster | 2001-09-28 |
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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 Justice | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-14 |
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Sharpe's Revenge | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-07 |
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Sharpe: The Legend | Richard Sharpe | 1997-10-13 |
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Sharpe's Waterloo | Richard Sharpe | 1997-05-27 |
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Sharpe's Regiment | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-01 |
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When Saturday Comes | Jimmy Muir | 1996-03-01 |
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Sharpe's Siege | Richard Sharpe | 1996-05-08 |
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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 | 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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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast | Self | 1995-01-01 |
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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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Lorna Doone | Carver Doone | 1990-12-26 |
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Wedded | Man | 1990-08-29 |
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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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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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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 Yellow Tie | ||
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The 4th Reich | Sergeant Major Gordon | |
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Watch the Skies | (voice) | |
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Rogue Trooper |
