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Sean Bean

Biography

Sean Bean

Actor Producer

Born
April 17, 1959
Age
67 years old
Place of birth
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Years active
1983 – present
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79

Credits

44

Movies

33

TV series

44

Years active

6.7

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Sean Bean

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Career timeline

  1. 1959 · Born

    Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

  2. 1983 · Screen debut

    Natural World (TV)

  3. 2001 · Breakthrough

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Movie)

  4. 2014 · First production

    Legends (TV)

  5. 2026 · Latest release

    The Isolate Thief (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama41
  • Action19
  • Crime19
  • Thriller19
  • Adventure13
  • Mystery13
Highest-rated title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 8.5 Most popular title Game of Thrones 2011 8.5

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Sean Bean in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 The Isolate Thief as "Fiddler" John Good Movie
  2. 2025 Robin Hood as Sheriff of Nottingham TV
  3. 2025 Anemone as Jem Stoker Movie
  4. 2025 Deep Cover as Billings Movie
  5. 2025 This City Is Ours as Ronnie Phelan TV
  6. 2024 Shardlake as Thomas Cromwell TV
  7. 2023 Knights of the Zodiac as Alman Kido Movie
  8. 2023 Mummies as Pharaoh (voice) Movie
  9. 2021 Time as Mark Cobden TV
  10. 2020 Wolfwalkers as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice) Movie
  11. 2020 Possessor as John Parse Movie
  12. 2020 Snowpiercer as Joseph Wilford TV
  13. 2019 World on Fire as Douglas Bennett TV
  14. 2019 Curfew as The General TV
  15. 2018 Sally4Ever as Sean Bean TV
  16. 2018 The Oath as Tom Hammond TV
  17. 2017 Broken as Father Michael Kerrigan TV
  18. 2017 Drone as Neil Movie
  19. 2016 Roman Empire as Narrateur TV
  20. 2016 Medici: Masters of Florence TV
  21. 2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV as Regis Lucis Caelum (voice) Movie
  22. 2016 The Young Messiah as Severus Movie
  23. 2015 The Frankenstein Chronicles as John Marlott TV
  24. 2015 The Martian as Mitch Henderson Movie
  25. 2015 Pixels as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer) Movie
  26. 2015 Jupiter Ascending as Stinger Apini Movie
  27. 2014 Legends as Martin Odum TV
  28. 2012 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva Movie
  29. 2012 Soldiers of Fortune as Dimidov Movie
  30. 2012 Mirror Mirror as King Movie
  31. 2012 Missing as Paul Winstone TV
  32. 2012 Cleanskin as Ewan Movie
  33. 2011 Age of Heroes as Maj. Jack Jones Movie
  34. 2011 Game of Thrones as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark TV
  35. 2010 Accused as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco TV
  36. 2010 The Lost Future as Amal Movie
  37. 2010 Death Race 2 as Markus Kane Movie
  38. 2010 Black Death as Ulric Movie
  39. 2010 Ca$h as Pyke Kubic Movie
  40. 2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Zeus Movie
  41. 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as John Dawson Movie
  42. 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as John Dawson Movie
  43. 2009 Red Riding as John Dawson TV
  44. 2008 Crusoe as James Crusoe TV
  45. 2007 Outlaw as Danny Bryant Movie
  46. 2007 The Hitcher as John Ryder Movie
  47. 2006 Silent Hill as Christopher Da Silva Movie
  48. 2005 The Dark as James Movie
  49. 2005 Flightplan as Captain Rich Movie
  50. 2005 The Island as Dr. Bernard Merrick Movie
  51. 2005 North Country as Kyle Movie
  52. 2004 National Treasure as Ian Howe Movie
  53. 2004 Troy as Odysseus Movie
  54. 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Boromir Movie
  55. 2003 Henry VIII as Robert Aske TV
  56. 2002 Equilibrium as Errol Partridge Movie
  57. 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Boromir Movie
  58. 2001 Don't Say a Word as Patrick Koster Movie
  59. 1999 Family Guy as Portrait Griffin (voice) TV
  60. 1998 Ronin as Spence Movie
  61. 1997 Anna Karenina as Vronsky Movie
  62. 1996 TFI Friday TV
  63. 1995 GoldenEye as Alec Trevelyan Movie
  64. 1994 Scarlett as Lord Richard Fenton TV
  65. 1994 Black Beauty as Farmer Grey Movie
  66. 1993 Lady Chatterley as Oliver Mellors TV
  67. 1993 Sharpe as Richard Sharpe TV
  68. 1992 Patriot Games as Sean Miller Movie
  69. 1989 Screen One as Gabriel Lewis TV
  70. 1989 The Jim Henson Hour as The Prince (archive footage) TV
  71. 1988 The Storyteller as Prince TV
  72. 1987 Inspector Morse as Alex Bailey TV
  73. 1986 Caravaggio as Ranuccio Movie
  74. 1986 ScreenPlay as Man TV
  75. 1985 Screen Two as Vic TV
  76. 1984 The Bill TV
  77. 1983 Natural World as Narrator TV
  1. 2021 Time TV
  1. 2014 Legends TV

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Quick facts

How old is Sean Bean?

Sean Bean is 67 years old, born on April 17, 1959.

Where was Sean Bean born?

Sean Bean was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

What was Sean Bean’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Sean Bean is Natural World (1983).

How many movies and series has Sean Bean made?

Our catalogue lists 77 titles for Sean Bean: 44 movies and 33 TV series.

What is Sean Bean’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

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