Cast & creator
Sean Bean
Best known for Family Guy, Game of Thrones, The Bill
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.
Also known as: Shaun Mark Bean
128
film credits
59
television credits
185
1982–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (187)
Showing 187 of 187 credits
Family Guy
Portrait Griffin (voice)
1999
Game of Thrones
Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
2011
The Bill
1984
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Boromir
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Boromir
2003
Screen Two
Vic
1985
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe
1993
Snowpiercer
Joseph Wilford
2020
Natural World
Narrator
1983The Reichen Show
Self
2005
The Martian
Mitch Henderson
2015
Inspector Morse
Alex Bailey
1987
Soccer AM
Self
1995
ScreenPlay
Man
1986
Troy
Odysseus
2004
TFI Friday
Self
1996TFI Friday
1996
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016
National Treasure
Ian Howe
2004
Pixels
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
2015
Legends
Martin Odum
2014Legends
Producer
2014
Deep Cover
Billings
2025
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Zeus
2010
Screen One
Gabriel Lewis
1989Screen One
Jack Morgan
1989
The Island
Dr. Bernard Merrick
2005
Lady Chatterley
Oliver Mellors
1993
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Jupiter Ascending
Stinger Apini
2015
Silent Hill
Christopher Da Silva
2006
Wolfwalkers
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
2020
The Storyteller
Prince
1988
Time
Mark Cobden
2021Time
Executive Producer
2021
Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham
2025
Equilibrium
Errol Partridge
2002
The Isolate Thief
"Fiddler" John Good
2026
GoldenEye
Alec Trevelyan
1995
The Oath
Tom Hammond
2018
Accused
Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
2010
Mummies
Pharaoh (voice)
2023
Mirror Mirror
King
2012
The Frankenstein Chronicles
John Marlott
2015
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
2012
The Jim Henson Hour
The Prince (archive footage)
1989
Death Race 2
Markus Kane
2010
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Scarlett
Lord Richard Fenton
1994
This City Is Ours
Ronnie Phelan
2025
Don't Say a Word
Patrick Koster
2001
Missing
Paul Winstone
2012
Patriot Games
Sean Miller
1992
Knights of the Zodiac
Alman Kido
2023
North Country
Kyle
2005
Roman Empire
Narrateur
2016
Henry VIII
Robert Aske
2003
Sally4Ever
Sean Bean
2018
World on Fire
Douglas Bennett
2019
Crusoe
James Crusoe
2008
Ronin
Spence
1998
Red Riding
John Dawson
2009
Flightplan
Captain Rich
2005
The Hitcher
John Ryder
2007
This Morning
Self - Guest
1988
Anemone
Jem Stoker
2025
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
2019
Possessor
John Parse
2020
Marriage
Ian
2022
Black Beauty
Farmer Grey
1994
Shardlake
Thomas Cromwell
20244 Play
Smith
1989
Curfew
The General
2019
Broken
Father Michael Kerrigan
2017
The Big Empty
Cowboy
2003
Drone
Neil
2017
Black Death
Ulric
2010
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Lucis Caelum (Voice: English version)
2016
Anna Karenina
Vronsky
1997
ARES: live
Mitch Henderson
2015HypaSpace
Self
2002
The Lost Future
Amal
2010
The Young Messiah
Severus
2016
The Yellow Tie
Demostene Celibidache
2025
Outlaw
Danny Bryant
2007
Ca$h
Pyke Kubic
2010
Troubles
Captain Bolton
1988
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
John Dawson
2009
Soldiers of Fortune
Dimidov
2012
Extremely Dangerous
Neil Byrne
1999
Caravaggio
Ranuccio
1986
Age of Heroes
Maj. Jack Jones
2011
Rogue Trooper
(voice)
2026
The Dark
James
2005He-Play
Rod
1990
Wasted
Sean Bean
2016
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Paul
1993
Cleanskin
Ewan
2012
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
John Dawson
2009
Jacob
Esau
1994
Shopping
Venning
1994
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2006
Sharpe's Enemy
Major Richard Sharpe
1994Faceless
2006
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001
Clarissa
1991
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Larry Frisk
1989
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
2017
Sharpe's Company
Captain Richard Sharpe
1994
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
2006
Essex Boys
Jason Locke
2000
The Fifteen Streets
Dominic O'Brien
1989
The Field
Tadgh McCabe
1990
Stormy Monday
Brendan
1988
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
2002
Pride
Dark (voice)
2004
Sharpe's Sword
Major Richard Sharpe
1995
Wedded
Man
1990
Wicked Blood
Uncle Frank Stinson
2014
Sharpe's Rifles
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
1993
Sharpe's Regiment
Major Richard Sharpe
1996
Dark River
Richard Bell
2017GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
1995
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
1995
Quest for the Ring
Self
2001Fight Club - A History of Violence
Narrator
2012
Sharpe: The Legend
Richard Sharpe
1997
Sharpe's Revenge
Major Richard Sharpe
1997
Watch the Skies
(voice)
2025
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
2006
Gladiators
Narrator
2024The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
2002
Bravo Two Zero
Andy McNab
1999
When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir
1996The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
2002
La Coupe de la Gloire
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Self
2002
Sharpe's Waterloo
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
1997
Any Day
Vian
2015
Tom & Thomas
Paul Sheppard
2002
War Requiem
The German Soldier
1989
Georgian Fighting Women
Narrator
2012
Sharpe's Justice
Major Richard Sharpe
1997
Punters
Lurch
1984
Sharpe's Siege
Major Richard Sharpe
1996
Exploits at West Poley
Scarred Man
1985
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Prince
1988
Sharpe's Peril
Richard Sharpe
2008
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
2004
Sharpe's Honour
Major Richard Sharpe
1994
Far North
Loki
2008
My Kingdom for a Horse
Steve Deakin
1991
Sharpe's Mission
Major Richard Sharpe
1996
Sharpe's Challenge
Richard Sharpe
2006
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator
2005
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Micky McAvoy
1992
Sharpe's Eagle
Captain Richard Sharpe
1993
Tell Me That You Love Me
Gabriel Lewis
1991
Sharpe's Battle
Major Richard Sharpe
1995
Taniel
Poetry Narrator
2018
Airborne
Dave Toombs
1998Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
Lorna Doone
Carver Doone
1990The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
2002
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Narrator
2016The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Self
2015
Instruments of Darkness
Macbeth
2015
Hooligan
2012
Sharpe's Gold
Major Richard Sharpe
1995
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
2020
Prince
Jack Morgan
1991
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Narrator
2021Samson and Delilah
Billy
1984
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Presenter
2025
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Self
1982
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
1995The 4th Reich
Sergeant Major Gordon
Windprints
Anton van Heerden
1990
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
2017Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered
Self- Narrator
2018
Winter Flight
Hooker
1984
Small Zones
Vic
1990Wild in the Streets
Narrator
2013
Decisive Weapons
Narator
1996
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Self - Presenter
2015