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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Yellow Tie
Character:
Release Date:14/11/2025
Watch the Skies
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/11/2025
Anemone
Character:Jem Stoker
Release Date:02/10/2025
Deep Cover
Character:Billings
Release Date:12/06/2025
Knights of the Zodiac
Character:Alman Kido
Release Date:27/04/2023
Osprey: Sea Raptor
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/11/2021
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
Character:
Release Date:08/12/2020
Wolfwalkers
Character:Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Release Date:26/10/2020
Possessor
Character:John Parse
Release Date:02/10/2020
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Character:Self
Release Date:26/05/2019
Taniel
Character:Poetry Narrator
Release Date:29/03/2018
Dark River
Character:Richard Bell
Release Date:07/10/2017
The Unconquered
Character:Narrator (English)
Release Date:15/09/2017
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/06/2017
Drone
Character:Neil
Release Date:26/05/2017
The Young Messiah
Character:Severus
Release Date:10/03/2016
Instruments of Darkness
Character:Macbeth
Release Date:10/11/2015
The Martian
Character:Mitch Henderson
Release Date:30/09/2015
Pixels
Character:Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Release Date:16/07/2015
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
Character:Self
Release Date:24/06/2015
Sean Bean on Waterloo
Character:Himself/narrator
Release Date:18/06/2015
Any Day
Character:Vian
Release Date:27/03/2015
Jupiter Ascending
Character:Stinger Apini
Release Date:04/02/2015
Wicked Blood
Character:Uncle Frank Stinson
Release Date:04/03/2014
Wild in the Streets
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/04/2013
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Character:Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Release Date:10/10/2012
Georgian Fighting Women
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/10/2012
Hooligan
Character:
Release Date:20/08/2012
Soldiers of Fortune
Character:Dimidov
Release Date:07/06/2012
Mirror Mirror
Character:King
Release Date:15/03/2012
Cleanskin
Character:Ewan
Release Date:08/03/2012
Age of Heroes
Character:Maj. Jack Jones
Release Date:19/05/2011
The Lost Future
Character:Amal
Release Date:13/11/2010
Death Race 2
Character:Markus Kane
Release Date:12/11/2010
Black Death
Character:Ulric
Release Date:07/06/2010
Ca$h
Character:Pyke Kubic
Release Date:01/03/2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Character:Zeus
Release Date:01/02/2010
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Character:John Dawson
Release Date:11/11/2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Character:John Dawson
Release Date:11/11/2009
Sharpe's Peril
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:02/11/2008
Far North
Character:Loki
Release Date:09/10/2008
Outlaw
Character:Danny Bryant
Release Date:09/03/2007
The Hitcher
Character:John Ryder
Release Date:19/01/2007
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Character:Self
Release Date:22/08/2006
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Character:
Release Date:17/07/2006
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
Character:
Release Date:17/07/2006
Sharpe's Challenge
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:23/04/2006
Silent Hill
Character:Christopher Da Silva
Release Date:21/04/2006
The Dark
Character:James
Release Date:28/09/2005
Flightplan
Character:Captain Rich
Release Date:22/09/2005
The Island
Character:Dr. Bernard Merrick
Release Date:21/07/2005
North Country
Character:Kyle
Release Date:12/02/2005
National Treasure
Character:Ian Howe
Release Date:19/11/2004
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2004
Pride
Character:Dark (voice)
Release Date:21/06/2004
Troy
Character:Odysseus
Release Date:13/05/2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2004
D-Day to Berlin
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Character:Boromir
Release Date:17/12/2003
The Big Empty
Character:Cowboy
Release Date:16/05/2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Character:Boromir (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/2002
Equilibrium
Character:Errol Partridge
Release Date:06/12/2002
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2002
Tom & Thomas
Character:Paul Sheppard
Release Date:23/01/2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Character:Boromir
Release Date:18/12/2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2001
Quest for the Ring
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/2001
Don't Say a Word
Character:Patrick Koster
Release Date:28/09/2001
Essex Boys
Character:Jason Locke
Release Date:14/07/2000
Bravo Two Zero
Character:Andy McNab
Release Date:07/10/1999
Ronin
Character:Spence
Release Date:25/09/1998
Airborne
Character:Dave Toombs
Release Date:23/07/1998
La Coupe De La Gloire
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/06/1998
Sharpe: The Legend
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:13/10/1997
Sharpe's Waterloo
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:27/05/1997
Sharpe's Justice
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:14/05/1997
Sharpe's Revenge
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:07/05/1997
Anna Karenina
Character:Vronsky
Release Date:04/04/1997
Sharpe's Mission
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:15/05/1996
Sharpe's Siege
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:08/05/1996
Sharpe's Regiment
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:01/05/1996
When Saturday Comes
Character:Jimmy Muir
Release Date:01/03/1996
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/1995
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Character:Alec Trevelyan
Release Date:10/12/1995
GoldenEye
Character:Alec Trevelyan
Release Date:16/11/1995
Sharpe's Sword
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:26/04/1995
Sharpe's Battle
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:19/04/1995
Sharpe's Gold
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:01/04/1995
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
Shopping
Character:Venning
Release Date:06/12/1994
Jacob
Character:Esau
Release Date:04/12/1994
Black Beauty
Character:Farmer Grey
Release Date:29/07/1994
Sharpe's Honour
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:08/06/1994
Sharpe's Enemy
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:01/06/1994
Sharpe's Company
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:25/05/1994
Sharpe's Eagle
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:12/05/1993
Sharpe's Rifles
Character:Richard Sharpe
Release Date:05/05/1993
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
Character:Micky McAvoy
Release Date:14/11/1992
Patriot Games
Character:Sean Miller
Release Date:04/06/1992
Prince
Character:Jack Morgan
Release Date:06/10/1991
Tell Me That You Love Me
Character:Gabriel Lewis
Release Date:08/09/1991
My Kingdom for a Horse
Character:Steve Deakin
Release Date:12/03/1991
Lorna Doone
Character:Carver Doone
Release Date:26/12/1990
The Field
Character:Tadgh McCabe
Release Date:21/09/1990
Wedded
Character:Man
Release Date:29/08/1990
Windprints
Character:Anton van Heerden
Release Date:29/06/1990
Small Zones
Character:Vic
Release Date:04/03/1990
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Character:Larry Frisk
Release Date:05/05/1989
War Requiem
Character:The German Soldier
Release Date:06/01/1989
The Fifteen Streets
Character:Dominic O'Brien
Release Date:01/01/1989
Stormy Monday
Character:Brendan
Release Date:01/05/1988
Caravaggio
Character:Ranuccio
Release Date:29/08/1986
Exploits at West Poley
Character:Scarred Man
Release Date:01/01/1985
Winter Flight
Character:Hooker
Release Date:20/12/1984
Punters
Character:Lurch
Release Date:27/11/1984
Samson and Delilah
Character:Billy
Release Date:01/01/1984
Television Appearances
Original Gangsters with Sean Bean
Character:Presenter
Robin Hood
Character:Sheriff of Nottingham
This City Is Ours
Character:Ronnie Phelan
Gladiators
Character:Narrator
Shardlake
Character:Thomas Cromwell
Marriage
Character:Ian
Time
Character:Mark Cobden
Snowpiercer
Character:Joseph Wilford
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
World on Fire
Character:Douglas Bennett
Curfew
Character:The General
The Oath
Character:Tom Hammond
Broken
Character:Father Michael Kerrigan
Roman Empire
Character:Narrateur
Medici: Masters of Florence
Character:
Wasted
Character:Sean Bean
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
Character:Narrator
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Character:John Marlott
ARES: live
Character:Mitch Henderson
Legends
Character:Martin Odum
Fight Club - A History of Violence
Character:Narrator
Missing
Character:Paul Winstone
Game of Thrones
Character:Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Accused
Character:Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
Red Riding
Character:John Dawson
Crusoe
Character:James Crusoe
Faceless
Character:
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
D-Day to Berlin
Character:Narrator
Henry VIII
Character:Robert Aske
HypaSpace
Character:Self
Extremely Dangerous
Character:Neil Byrne
Family Guy
Character:Portrait Griffin (voice)
Decisive Weapons
Character:Narator
TFI Friday
Character:Self
The Frank Skinner Show
Character:Self
Soccer AM
Character:Self
Scarlett
Character:Lord Richard Fenton
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Character:Paul
Lady Chatterley
Character:Oliver Mellors
Sharpe
Character:Richard Sharpe
Clarissa
Character:
This Morning
Character:Self - Guest
The Storyteller
Character:Prince
Troubles
Character:Captain Bolton
Inspector Morse
Character:Alex Bailey
The Bill
Character:
Natural World
Character:Narrator
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