Sean Penn biography
Sean Penn is an American actor, born on 17 August 1960 in Santa Monica.
Sean Penn's screen career began in 1974 with Little House on the Prairie, playing Kid.
Sean Penn has appeared in 84 films and 7 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are One Battle After Another (2025), Animals in War (2025), Daddio (2023).
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actor (2 times), Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Coming up next: Snake Island, The Gun on Second Street.
- Born
- 17 August 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica
- Work
- Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1974 to present
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actor (2 times)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor (2 times)
Sean Penn filmography
86 films and 7 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gun on Second Street | Filming | |||
| Snake Island | Upcoming | |||
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | Col. Steven J. Lockjaw | ||
| 2025 | Animals in War | |||
| 2023 | Daddio | Clark | ||
| 2023 | Asphalt City | Gene Rutkovsky | ||
| 2023 | Superpower | Documentary | ||
| 2023 | Gonzo Girl | |||
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Jack Holden | ||
| 2021 | Flag Day | John Vogel | ||
| 2019 | The Professor and the Madman | William Chester Minor | ||
| 2016 | The Last Face | |||
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Terence | Voice | |
| 2016 | Sound of Sun | Man | Short film | |
| 2015 | The Gunman | Jim Terrier | ||
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Sean O'Connell | ||
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Mickey Cohen | ||
| 2012 | Americans | Commie | Short film | |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Adult Jack | ||
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place | Cheyenne | ||
| 2010 | If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise | English | ||
| 2010 | Bad Boy Kummer | |||
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | English | ||
| 2010 | Fair Game | Joseph C. Wilson | ||
| 2009 | The People Speak | English |
Show all 86 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Crossing Over | Chris Farrell | Scenes deleted | |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | English | ||
| 2008 | Milk | Harvey Milk | ||
| 2008 | Witch Hunt | Narrator | Documentary; also executive producer | |
| 2007 | War Made Easy | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2007 | Persepolis | Marjane's Father | Voice; English dub | |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | |||
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Willie Stark | ||
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Secret Service Agent Tobin Keller | ||
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Samuel J. Bicke | ||
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | English | ||
| 2003 | Mystic River | Jimmy Markum | ||
| 2003 | It's All About Love | Marciello | ||
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | English | ||
| 2003 | Bukowski: Born into This | |||
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Paul Rivers | ||
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | English | ||
| 2002 | Rosy-Fingered Dawn | |||
| 2002 | 11'09"01 September 11 | Segment: "United States of America" | ||
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Samuel John "Sam" Dawson | ||
| 2001 | The Beaver Trilogy | English | ||
| 2001 | The Pledge | |||
| 2001 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2000 | Before Night Falls | Cuco Sánchez | ||
| 2000 | Up at the Villa | Rowley Flint | ||
| 2000 | The Weight of Water | Thomas Janes | ||
| 2000 | A Constant Forge | English | ||
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | Emmet Ray | ||
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | English | ||
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | 1st Sergeant Welsh | ||
| 1998 | Hurlyburly | Eddie | ||
| 1997 | The Game | Conrad Van Orton | ||
| 1997 | U Turn | Bobby Cooper | ||
| 1997 | She's So Lovely | Eddie Quinn | ||
| 1997 | Loved | Michael | ||
| 1997 | Hugo Pool | Strange Hitchhiker | ||
| 1995 | Dead Man Walking | Matthew Poncelet | ||
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | |||
| 1993 | The Last Party | English | ||
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | David Kleinfeld | ||
| 1992 | Cruise Control | Jeffrey | Short film | |
| 1991 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | English | ||
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | |||
| 1990 | State of Grace | Detective Terry Noonan | ||
| 1990 | Cool Blue | Phil "The Plumber" | Uncredited | |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Jim | ||
| 1989 | Casualties of War | Sergeant Tony Meserve | ||
| 1988 | Colors | Officer Danny "Pac-Man" McGavin | ||
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin | Guenther X | ||
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1986 | At Close Range | Brad Whitewood Jr. | ||
| 1986 | Shanghai Surprise | Glendon Wasey | ||
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Andrew Daulton Lee | ||
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Henry "Hopper" Nash | ||
| 1984 | Crackers | Dillard | ||
| 1983 | Bad Boys | Michael "Mick" O'Brien | ||
| 1983 | Summerspell | Buddy | ||
| 1983 | Risky Business | Unknown | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Jeff Spicoli | ||
| 1982 | The Beaver Kid 2 | Larry "Groovin' Larry" | Short film | |
| 1981 | Taps | Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gaslit | John Mitchell | 8 episodes | |
| 2018 | The First | Tom Haggerty | 8 episodes | |
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary | English | ||
| 2001 | Friends | Eric | 2 episodes | |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | Don Fremont | Television film | |
| 1979 | Barnaby Jones | Sam | Episode: "School of Terror" | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Kid | Episode: "The Voice of Tinker Jones" |