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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
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
Game of Thrones
Mirror Mirror
Snowpiercer
World on Fire
Pixels
War Requiem
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Flightplan
Ronin
Knights of the Zodiac
Punters
Deep Cover
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Scarlett
The Martian
Accused
Equilibrium
Mummies
Troy
Crusoe
National Treasure
Possessor
Patriot Games
Game of Thrones
Death Race 2
Pride
Roman Empire
Wolfwalkers
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Jupiter Ascending
Lady Chatterley
Small Zones
GoldenEye
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Silent Hill
Shardlake
Tell Me That You Love Me
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Swamp Thing
This City Is Ours
Marriage
Time
D-Day to Berlin
Prince
Broken
Sharpe: The Legend
The Lost Future
Curfew
Drone
Sharpe
Production Credits
Time
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