Sean Bean biography
Sean Bean is a British actor (born 1959), born on 17 April 1959 in Handsworth.
Sean Bean's screen career began in 1984 with Winter Flight, playing Hooker.
Sean Bean has appeared in 85 films and 71 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Isolate Thief (2026), Rogue Trooper (2026), Anemone (2025).
Honours include Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast and honorary doctor of the University of Sheffield.
Coming up next: The Yellow Tie.
- Also known as
- Shaun Mark Bean
- Born
- 17 April 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Handsworth
- Work
- Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Voice actor, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1983 to present
- Awards
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- honorary doctor of the University of Sheffield
Sean Bean filmography
86 films and 71 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Yellow Tie | Completed | |||
| 2026 | The Isolate Thief | Fiddler John | ||
| 2026 | Rogue Trooper | Colonel Dicey | Voice | |
| 2025 | Anemone | Jem Stoker | ||
| 2025 | Deep Cover | DS Billings | ||
| 2025 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | Martin Septim | Archival recordings | |
| 2024 | Buffalo Kids | Outlaw Wilson | Voice | |
| 2023 | Knights of the Zodiac | Alman Kiddo (Mitsumasa Kido) | ||
| 2023 | Mummies | Pharaoh | Voice | |
| 2020 | Possessor | John Parse | ||
| 2020 | Wolfwalkers | Bill Goodfellowe | Voice | |
| 2019 | Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm | Narrator | ||
| 2019 | A Plague Tale: Innocence | Narrator | Marketing trailer only | |
| 2018 | Taniel | Narrator | Voice; short film | |
| 2018 | Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall | Narrator | ||
| 2018 | Hitman 2 | Mark Faba | Voice and likeness | |
| 2017 | Drone | Neil | ||
| 2017 | The Unconquered | Narrator | Voice; short film | |
| 2017 | Dark River | Richard Bell | ||
| 2016 | The Young Messiah | Severus | ||
| 2016 | Sid Meier's Civilization VI | Narrator | ||
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | King Regis | Voice | |
| 2015 | The Martian | Mitch Henderson | ||
| 2015 | Pixels | Corporal Hill | ||
| 2015 | Jupiter Ascending | Stinger Apini |
Show all 86 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King | Arrog | Voice | |
| 2015 | Life Is Feudal | Narrator | ||
| 2015 | Kholat | Narrator | ||
| 2015 | Any Day | Vian | ||
| 2014 | Wicked Blood | Frank Stinson | ||
| 2014 | Train Simulator 2015 | Narrator | Marketing trailer only | |
| 2013 | Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters | English | ||
| 2013 | Train Simulator 2014 | Narrator | Marketing trailer only | |
| 2013 | Papa Sangre II | Narrator / Guide | ||
| 2012 | Mirror Mirror | The King, Snow White's father | ||
| 2012 | Soldiers of Fortune | Dimidov | ||
| 2012 | Silent Hill: Revelation | Christopher Da Silva / Harry Mason | ||
| 2012 | Cleanskin | Ewan | ||
| 2012 | Lego The Lord of the Rings | Boromir | ||
| 2011 | Age of Heroes | Jones | ||
| 2010 | Black Death | Ulric | ||
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Zeus | ||
| 2010 | Death Race 2 | Markus Kane | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2010 | Cash | Pyke Kubic / Reese Kubic | ||
| 2009 | Red Riding: 1983 | English | ||
| 2009 | Red Riding: 1974 | English | ||
| 2007 | The Hitcher | John Ryder | ||
| 2007 | Outlaw | Danny Bryant | ||
| 2007 | Far North | Loki | ||
| 2006 | Silent Hill | Chris Da Silva | ||
| 2006 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Martin Septim | ||
| 2005 | The Island | Dr. Merrick | ||
| 2005 | The Dark | James | ||
| 2005 | North Country | Kyle Dodge | ||
| 2005 | Flightplan | Captain Marcus Rich | ||
| 2004 | Troy | Odysseus | ||
| 2004 | National Treasure | Ian Howe | ||
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Boromir | ||
| 2003 | The Big Empty | Cowboy | ||
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Boromir | Extended edition only | |
| 2002 | Tom & Thomas | English | ||
| 2002 | Equilibrium | Errol Partridge | ||
| 2002 | Tom and Thomas | Paul Shepherd | ||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Boromir | ||
| 2001 | Don't Say a Word | Patrick Koster | ||
| 2000 | Essex Boys | Jason Locke | ||
| 1999 | The Book That Wrote Itself | English | ||
| 1999 | Bravo Two Zero | Andy McNab | ||
| 1998 | Ronin | Spence | ||
| 1998 | La Coupe De La Gloire: The Official Film of the 1998 FIFA World Cup | |||
| 1998 | Airborn | Dave Toombs | ||
| 1997 | Anna Karenina | Vronsky | ||
| 1997 | GoldenEye 007 | Alec Trevelyan | Likeness | |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comes | Jimmy Muir | ||
| 1995 | GoldenEye | Alec Trevelyan / Janus | ||
| 1994 | Shopping | Venning | ||
| 1994 | Black Beauty | Farmer Grey | ||
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Sean Miller | ||
| 1990 | The Field | Tadhg McCabe | ||
| 1990 | Windprints | Anton | ||
| 1989 | War Requiem | German Soldier | ||
| 1989 | The Fifteen Streets | Dominic O'Brien | ||
| 1989 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Larry Frisk | ||
| 1988 | Stormy Monday | Brendan | ||
| 1986 | Caravaggio | Ranuccio | ||
| 1984 | Winter Flight | Hooker |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | This City Is Ours | Ronnie Phelan | 3 episodes | |
| 2025 | Robin Hood | Sheriff of Nottingham | Main role | |
| 2024 | Shardlake | Thomas Cromwell | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Marriage | Ian | 4 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Time of Two Engines | English | ||
| 2021 | Time | Mark Cobden | 3 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2020 | Snowpiercer | Mr. Wilford | 24 episodes | |
| 2019 | World on Fire | Douglas Bennett | 7 episodes | |
| 2019 | Curfew | Errol "The General" Chambers | 6 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Oath | Tom Hammand | 10 episodes | |
| 2018 | Sally4Ever | Sean Bean | Episode #1.7 | |
| 2018 | Medici: Masters of Florence | Jacopo de' Pazzi | 8 episodes | |
| 2017 | Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild | Narrator | Voice Documentary | |
| 2017 | Broken | Father Michael Kerrigan | 6 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2016 | Roman Empire | English | ||
| 2016 | Wasted | Sean Bean | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Roman Empire: Reign of Blood | Narrator | Voice Documentary | |
| 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | John Marlott | 12 episodes; also co-producer | |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken | Doctor Doom / North / Heathcliff | Voice Episode: "Catdog on a Stick" | |
| 2014 | Legends | Martin Odum | 20 episodes; also producer | |
| 2013 | Family Guy | Portrait Griffin | Voice Episode: "No Country Club for Old Men" | |
| 2012 | Missing | Paul Winstone | 8 episodes | |
| 2012 | Accused | Simon / Tracie | Episode: "Tracie's Story" | |
| 2011 | The Kingsroad | English | ||
| 2011 | Winter Is Coming | English |
Show all 71 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Eddard "Ned" Stark | 10 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Lost Future | Amal | Television film | |
| 2009 | Red Riding | John Dawson | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Sharpe's Peril | Colonel Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 2008 | Crusoe | James Crusoe | 4 episodes | |
| 2007 | Once Upon a Time in Iran | Narrator | Voice Documentary | |
| 2006 | Sharpe's Challenge | Sergeant/Colonel Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 2006 | Faceless | Eddie Prey | Unaired pilot | |
| 2004 | Pride | Dark | Voice Television film | |
| 2003 | Henry VIII | Robert Aske | Television film | |
| 1999 | Extremely Dangerous | Niel Bryne | 4 episodes | |
| 1998 | The Canterbury Tales | The Nun's Priest | Voice Episode: "Leaving London" | |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Waterloo | Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Justice | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Revenge | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Mission | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Siege | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Regiment | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1996 | Decisive Weapons | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1995 | Sharpe's Sword | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1995 | Sharpe's Gold | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1995 | Sharpe's Battle | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Honour | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Enemy | Major Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Company | Captain Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1994 | Jacob | Esau | Television film | |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Lord Richard Fenton | 3 episodes | |
| 1993 | Lady Chatterley | Mellors | 4 episodes | |
| 1993 | Sharpe's Rifles | Sergeant/Lieutenant Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1993 | Sharpe's Eagle | Captain Richard Sharpe | Television film | |
| 1993 | A Woman's Guide to Adultery | Paul | 3 episodes | |
| 1992 | My Kingdom for a Horse | Steve | Television film | |
| 1992 | Inspector Morse | Alex Bailey | Episode: "Absolute Conviction" | |
| 1992 | Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery | Micky McAvoy | Television film | |
| 1991 | Screen One | Gabriel Lewis / Jack Morgan | 2 episodes | |
| 1991 | Clarissa | Lovelace | 4 episodes | |
| 1991 | 4 Play | Smith | Episode: "In the Border Country" | |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | Carver Doone | Television film | |
| 1990 | Wedded | Man | Television film | |
| 1990 | Screen Two | Vic | Episode: "Small Vones" | |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | Prince | Episode: "Musicians" | |
| 1988 | Troubles | Capt. Bolton | Television film | |
| 1988 | The Storyteller | The Prince | Episode: "The True Bride" | |
| 1986 | The Practice | Terry Donlan | 2 episodes | |
| 1985 | Exploits at West Poley | Scarred Man | Television film | |
| 1984 | The Bill | Horace Clark | Episode: "Long Odds" |