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Sean Bean
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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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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.
Known For
Family Guy
Inspector Morse
Soccer AM
The Frank Skinner Show
The Storyteller
Crusoe
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Medici: Masters of Florence
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mirror Mirror
Game of Thrones
Snowpiercer
World on Fire
Pixels
War Requiem
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ronin
Flightplan
Punters
Deep Cover
Knights of the Zodiac
Scarlett
The Martian
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Troy
Accused
Mummies
Equilibrium
National Treasure
Possessor
Patriot Games
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Roman Empire
Death Race 2
Jupiter Ascending
Pride
Wolfwalkers
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Silent Hill
Small Zones
Robin Hood
GoldenEye
Game of Thrones
Shardlake
Lady Chatterley
Tell Me That You Love Me
Broken
This City Is Ours
Drone
Curfew
The Lost Future
Prince
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Swamp Thing
Marriage
Time
Sharpe
D-Day to Berlin
Sharpe: The Legend
Production Credits
Time
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