Biography
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.
Filmography
all 160
Movies 116
TV Shows 44
self 22
Narrator 11
Producer 1
Voice 1
Buffalo Kids (2024)
Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
Marriage (2022)
Time (2021)
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life (2020)
Wolfwalkers (2020)
Possessor (2020)
Snowpiercer (2020)
World on Fire (2019)
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019)
Curfew (2019)
Taniel (2018)
The Oath (2018)
Dark River (2018)
The Unconquered (2017)
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight (2017)
Broken (2017)
Drone (2017)
Roman Empire (2016)
Medici: Masters of Florence (2016)
Wasted (2016)
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth (2016)
The Young Messiah (2016)
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
Instruments of Darkness (2015)
The Martian (2015)
Pixels (2015)
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced (2015)
Sean Bean on Waterloo (2015)
ARES: live (2015)
Any Day (2015)
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Legends (2014)
Wicked Blood (2014)
Wild in the Streets (2013)
Fight Club - A History of Violence (2012)
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
Georgian Fighting Women (2012)
Hooligan (2012)
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
Missing (2012)
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Cleanskin (2012)
Age of Heroes (2011)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Accused (2010)
The Lost Future (2010)
Death Race 2 (2010)
Black Death (2010)
Ca$h (2010)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Red Riding (2009)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
Sharpe's Peril (2008)
Crusoe (2008)
Far North (2008)
Outlaw (2007)
The Hitcher (2007)
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006)
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (2006)
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (2006)
Sharpe's Challenge (2006)
Silent Hill (2006)
Faceless (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
The Dark (2005)
Flightplan (2005)
The Island (2005)
D-Day to Berlin (2005)
North Country (2005)
National Treasure (2004)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane (2004)
Pride (2004)
Troy (2004)
D-Day to Berlin (2004)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Henry VIII (2003)
The Big Empty (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Equilibrium (2002)
HypaSpace (2002)
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)
Tom & Thomas (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001)
Quest for the Ring (2001)
Don't Say a Word (2001)
Essex Boys (2000)
Extremely Dangerous (1999)
Bravo Two Zero (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Ronin (1998)
Airborne (1998)
La Coupe De La Gloire (1998)
Sharpe: The Legend (1997)
Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
Sharpe's Justice (1997)
Sharpe's Revenge (1997)
Anna Karenina (1997)
Decisive Weapons (1996)
Sharpe's Mission (1996)
Sharpe's Siege (1996)
Sharpe's Regiment (1996)
When Saturday Comes (1996)
TFI Friday (1996)
Goldeneye: The Secret Files (1995)
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995)
GoldenEye (1995)
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
Soccer AM (1995)
Sharpe's Sword (1995)
Sharpe's Battle (1995)
Sharpe's Gold (1995)
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast (1995)
Shopping (1994)
Jacob (1994)
Scarlett (1994)
Black Beauty (1994)
Sharpe's Honour (1994)
Sharpe's Enemy (1994)
Sharpe's Company (1994)
A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993)
Lady Chatterley (1993)
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
Sharpe (1993)
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery (1992)
Patriot Games (1992)
Clarissa (1991)
Prince (1991)
Tell Me That You Love Me (1991)
My Kingdom for a Horse (1991)
Lorna Doone (1990)
The Field (1990)
Wedded (1990)
Windprints (1990)
Small Zones (1990)
Screen One (1989)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
War Requiem (1989)
The Fifteen Streets (1989)
This Morning (1988)
The Storyteller (1988)
Stormy Monday (1988)
Troubles (1988)
Inspector Morse (1987)
Caravaggio (1986)
Exploits at West Poley (1985)
Winter Flight (1984)
The Bill (1984)
Natural World (1983)
Waiting for Waiting for Godot (1982)
The Yellow Tie
Rogue Trooper
Watch the Skies
Deep Cover
Shardlake
The 4th Reich
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-04-17 (65 years old)
Birth NameShaun Mark Bean
Birth PlaceHandsworth, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
RelationshipsAbigail Cruttenden (1997-11-22 - 2000-07-01), Melanie Hill (1990-02-27 - 1997-08-01), Georgina Sutcliffe (2008-01-01 - 2011-01-01), Debra James (1981-01-01 - 1988-01-01)
Spousehttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/61e1c8fd17f740a7236dfcb127698ddf
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesSheffield, United Kingdom
Also Known AsShaun Mark Bean, Шон Бин, Шон Бін, 肖恩·宾, 숀 빈
Awardshonorary doctor of the University of Sheffield, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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