Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 139
2020s
- 2026
Rogue Trooper
(voice)
- 2025
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Presenter · 4 episodes
Watch the Skies
(voice)
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
Marriage
Ian · 4 episodes
- 2021
- 2020
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Movie
2010s
- 2019
Curfew
The General · 8 episodes
- 2018
Sally4Ever
Sean Bean · 1 episode
Taniel
Poetry Narrator
- 2017
Dark River
Richard Bell
Broken
Father Michael Kerrigan · 6 episodes
- 2016
Wasted
Sean Bean · 6 episodes
- 2015
Instruments of Darkness
Macbeth
ARES: live
Mitch Henderson · 6 episodes
Any Day
Vian
- 2014
- 2012
Hooligan
Movie
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Red Riding
John Dawson · 2 episodes
- 2008
Sharpe's Peril
Richard Sharpe
- 2007
- 2006
Sharpe's Challenge
Richard Sharpe
- 2005
- 2004
Pride
Dark (voice)
- 2003
Henry VIII
Robert Aske · 2 episodes
- 2002
Tom & Thomas
Paul Sheppard
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Extremely Dangerous
Neil Byrne · 4 episodes
Bravo Two Zero
Andy McNab
- 1998
Airborne
Dave Toombs
- 1997
Sharpe: The Legend
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Waterloo
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Justice
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Revenge
Major Richard Sharpe
- 1996
Decisive Weapons
Narator · 1 episode
Sharpe's Mission
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Siege
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Regiment
Major Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes
Jimmy Muir
- 1995
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Sword
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Battle
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Gold
Major Richard Sharpe
- 1994
Jacob
Esau
Sharpe's Honour
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
Major Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Company
Captain Richard Sharpe
- 1993
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Paul · 3 episodes
Sharpe's Eagle
Captain Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Rifles
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
- 1992
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Micky McAvoy
- 1991
Clarissa
Lovelace · 4 episodes
Prince
Jack Morgan
Tell Me That You Love Me
Gabriel Lewis
My Kingdom for a Horse
Steve Deakin
- 1990
Lorna Doone
Carver Doone
Wedded
Man
Windprints
Anton van Heerden
Small Zones
Vic
1980s
- 1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Larry Frisk
War Requiem
The German Soldier
- 1988
The Storyteller: The True Bride
Prince
Troubles
Captain Bolton · 2 episodes
- 1987
- 1986
Caravaggio
Ranuccio
- 1985
Exploits at West Poley
Scarred Man
- 1984
Winter Flight
Hooker
Punters
Lurch
Produced 2
2020s
- 2021
2010s
- 2014
Appearances30
2020s
- 2024
Gladiators
Narrator · 4 episodes
- 2021
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Narrator
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
The Unconquered
Narrator (English)
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Narrator
- 2016
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Narrator · 2 episodes
- 2015
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Self - Presenter
- 2012
Georgian Fighting Women
Narrator
2000s
- 2006
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Self
- 2005
D-Day to Berlin
Narrator · 3 episodes
- 2004
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self
- 2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Self
- 2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
Quest for the Ring
Self
1990s
- 1998
La Coupe de la Gloire
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1996
- 1995
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
1980s
- 1988
This Morning
Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 1983
- 1982
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
Self
