Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008).
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008).
Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003).
Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001); all three were critically well received. Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations.
In addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000576
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44221
Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeanPenn
Instagram: https://instagram.com/seanpenn
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Filmography (Movies)
Animals in War
Character:
Release Date:06/11/2025
In Thanks We Trust
Character:Self
Release Date:27/09/2025
One Battle After Another
Character:Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Release Date:23/09/2025
Bruce Springsteen – The America whisperer
Character:Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)
Release Date:31/07/2024
Daddio
Character:Clark
Release Date:27/06/2024
BRATS
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/2024
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2024
Asphalt City
Character:Gene Rutkovsky
Release Date:28/03/2024
Gonzo Girl
Character:
Release Date:07/09/2023
Superpower
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2023
Licorice Pizza
Character:Jack Holden
Release Date:26/11/2021
Flag Day
Character:John Vogel
Release Date:20/08/2021
Citizen Penn
Character:Himself
Release Date:24/09/2020
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Character:Pizza Guy
Release Date:17/09/2020
The Professor and the Madman
Character:Dr. William Chester Minor
Release Date:07/03/2019
Sound of Sun
Character:Man
Release Date:14/01/2017
Mad Hannans
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2017
The Angry Birds Movie
Character:Terence (voice)
Release Date:11/05/2016
The Gunman
Character:Jim Terrier
Release Date:16/02/2015
Sweet Micky for President
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2015
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:23/01/2015
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/11/2014
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character:Sean O'Connell
Release Date:18/12/2013
The Human Experiment
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/11/2013
Gangster Squad
Character:Mickey Cohen
Release Date:09/01/2013
Americans
Character:Commie
Release Date:10/10/2012
Haiti Untold
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2011
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2011
This Must Be the Place
Character:Cheyenne
Release Date:24/08/2011
The Tree of Life
Character:Jack
Release Date:17/05/2011
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Character:Self
Release Date:05/01/2011
I'm Still Here
Character:Sean Penn (uncredited)
Release Date:10/09/2010
Fair Game
Character:Joseph Wilson
Release Date:20/05/2010
The People Speak
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2009
Deflating the Elephant
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/05/2009
Milk
Character:Harvey Milk
Release Date:05/11/2008
What Just Happened
Character:Sean Penn
Release Date:17/10/2008
Witch Hunt
Character:Himself (Narrator)
Release Date:07/09/2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2008
War Made Easy
Character:Self - Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:23/08/2007
Brando
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2007
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2006
All the King's Men
Character:Willie Stark
Release Date:10/09/2006
The Interpreter
Character:Tobin Keller
Release Date:08/04/2005
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Character:Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Character:Samuel Bicke
Release Date:17/05/2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2004
21 Grams: In Fragments
Character:Self
Release Date:16/03/2004
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2003
Mystic River
Character:Jimmy Markum
Release Date:08/10/2003
21 Grams
Character:Paul Rivers
Release Date:06/09/2003
Inside Björk
Character:Self
Release Date:23/08/2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Character:Sean Penn
Release Date:11/03/2003
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/2003
Bukowski: Born Into This
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2003
It's All About Love
Character:Marciello
Release Date:10/01/2003
This So-Called Disaster
Character:Ray
Release Date:01/01/2003
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2002
Searching for Debra Winger
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/2002
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Character:Narrator
Release Date:10/05/2002
I Am Sam
Character:Sam Dawson
Release Date:28/12/2001
The Weight of Water
Character:Thomas Janes
Release Date:30/03/2001
A Constant Forge
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2000
Before Night Falls
Character:Cuco Sanchez
Release Date:03/09/2000
Beaver Trilogy
Character:"Groovin' Larry" Huff
Release Date:13/08/2000
Up at the Villa
Character:Rowley Flint
Release Date:14/04/2000
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Character:
Release Date:21/12/1999
Sweet and Lowdown
Character:Emmet Ray
Release Date:03/12/1999
Being John Malkovich
Character:Sean Penn (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/1999
Hurlyburly
Character:Eddie
Release Date:25/12/1998
The Thin Red Line
Character:1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Release Date:23/12/1998
Hugo Pool
Character:Strange Hitchhiker
Release Date:12/12/1997
Loved
Character:Man on the Hill (Michael)
Release Date:31/10/1997
U Turn
Character:Bobby Cooper
Release Date:03/10/1997
The Game
Character:Conrad Van Orton
Release Date:12/09/1997
She's So Lovely
Character:Eddie Quinn
Release Date:29/08/1997
Dead Man Walking
Character:Matthew Poncelet
Release Date:29/12/1995
Carlito's Way
Character:David Kleinfeld
Release Date:10/11/1993
The Last Party
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/1993
Madonna: The Name of the Game
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1993
Cruise Control
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1992
State of Grace
Character:Terry
Release Date:14/09/1990
Cool Blue
Character:Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
Release Date:27/02/1990
Casualties of War
Character:Sgt. Tony Meserve
Release Date:18/08/1989
We're No Angels
Character:Jim
Release Date:02/06/1989
Judgment in Berlin
Character:Guenther X
Release Date:06/05/1988
Colors
Character:Danny McGavin
Release Date:15/04/1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/10/1987
Shanghai Surprise
Character:Glendon Wasey
Release Date:29/08/1986
At Close Range
Character:Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.
Release Date:18/04/1986
The Falcon and the Snowman
Character:Daulton Lee
Release Date:25/01/1985
Racing with the Moon
Character:Henry 'Hopper' Nash
Release Date:23/03/1984
Crackers
Character:Dillard
Release Date:17/02/1984
Risky Business
Character:Passenger in Car (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1983
Summerspell
Character:Buddy
Release Date:02/07/1983
Bad Boys
Character:Mick O'Brien
Release Date:25/03/1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Character:Jeff Spicoli
Release Date:13/08/1982
Taps
Character:Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Release Date:20/12/1981
The Beaver Kid 2
Character:Groovin' Larry
Release Date:04/09/1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
Character:Don Fremont
Release Date:11/03/1981
Hellinger's Law
Character:Bit Part (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1981
Television Appearances
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Character:Self
aka Charlie Sheen
Character:Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Character:Self - Actor and Founder of CORE
Gaslit
Character:John Mitchell
Lights Out with David Spade
Character:Self
The First
Character:Tom Haggerty
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Character:Self
Brando: The Documentary
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Character:Self
VH1 Rock Honors
Character:
Iconoclasts
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Viva La Bam
Character:
Two and a Half Men
Character:Himself
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Sean Penn
The Early Show
Character:Self
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Sean Penn (voice)
The View
Character:Self
Friends
Character:Eric
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Sean Penn
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
Character:
aspekte
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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