Actor
Sean Bean
- Born: 17 April 1959, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
- Estimated net worth: $20 million
Sean Bean is a versatile English actor known for his roles in film and television, particularly in fantasy and action genres. He gained international fame for his performances in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy as Boromir and as Eddard Stark in the acclaimed…
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About Sean Bean
Sean Bean is a versatile English actor known for his roles in film and television, particularly in fantasy and action genres. He gained international fame for his performances in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy as Boromir and as Eddard Stark in the acclaimed series 'Game of Thrones'. Bean is recognized for his distinctive voice and intense acting style, often portraying complex characters.
- Born
- 17 April 1959, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
- Spouses
- Ashley Moore (2017-present) | Melanie Hill (1990-1997)
- Children
- 3 (Lottie Bean, Molly Bean, and Jack Bean)
- Parents
- Brian Bean, Rita Tuckwood
- Estimated net worth
- $20 million
Fun facts about Sean Bean
- Sean Bean has survived numerous on-screen deaths, making him a popular character in many action and fantasy films.
- Before pursuing acting, Sean Bean was a skilled football player and even played for his local team.
Famous Sean Bean quotes
“One does not simply walk into Mordor.”
“The things you own end up owning you.”
“When the snow falls and the white wind blows, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”
Sean Bean filmography
Cast (185)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Isolate Thief Movie | "Fiddler" John Good | 6.7 |
| 2026 | Rogue Trooper Movie | (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2025 | The Yellow Tie Movie | Demostene Celibidache | 8.4 |
| 2025 | Original Gangsters with Sean Bean TV | Presenter | 7.0 |
| 2025 | Robin Hood TV | Sheriff of Nottingham | 7.6 |
| 2025 | Watch the Skies Movie | (voice) | |
| 2025 | Anemone Movie | Jem Stoker | 5.8 |
| 2025 | Deep Cover Movie | Billings | 6.7 |
| 2025 | This City Is Ours TV | Ronnie Phelan | 7.4 |
| 2024 | Gladiators TV | Narrator | 6.5 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shardlake TV | Thomas Cromwell | 6.7 |
| 2023 | Knights of the Zodiac Movie | Alman Kido | 6.3 |
| 2023 | Mummies Movie | Pharaoh (voice) | 6.9 |
| 2022 | Marriage TV | Ian | 6.2 |
| 2021 | Osprey: Sea Raptor Movie | Narrator | |
| 2021 | Time TV | Mark Cobden | 7.6 |
| 2020 | Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2020 | Wolfwalkers Movie | Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice) | 8.2 |
| 2020 | Possessor Movie | John Parse | 6.4 |
| 2020 | Snowpiercer TV | Joseph Wilford | 7.3 |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart TV | Self | 5.5 |
| 2019 | World on Fire TV | Douglas Bennett | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2019 | Curfew TV | The General | 5.6 |
| 2018 | Britain's Poppies: The First World War Remembered Movie | Self- Narrator | |
| 2018 | Sally4Ever TV | Sean Bean | 4.7 |
| 2018 | Taniel Movie | Poetry Narrator | |
| 2018 | The Oath TV | Tom Hammond | 6.4 |
| 2017 | Dark River Movie | Richard Bell | 5.7 |
| 2017 | The Unconquered Movie | Narrator (English) | 8.1 |
| 2017 | Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight Movie | Narrator | 6.5 |
| 2017 | Broken TV | Father Michael Kerrigan | 7.0 |
| 2017 | Drone Movie | Neil | 5.3 |
| 2016 | Roman Empire TV | Narrateur | 7.0 |
| 2016 | Medici: Masters of Florence TV | Unknown character | 7.7 |
| 2016 | Wasted TV | Sean Bean | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Movie | Lucis Caelum (voice) | 6.8 |
| 2016 | Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth TV | Narrator | 4.8 |
| 2016 | The Young Messiah Movie | Severus | 6.4 |
| 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles TV | John Marlott | 7.0 |
| 2015 | Instruments of Darkness Movie | Macbeth | 8.0 |
| 2015 | The Martian Movie | Mitch Henderson | 7.7 |
| 2015 | Pixels Movie | Corporal Hill (SAS Officer) | 5.8 |
| 2015 | Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced Movie | Self | |
| 2015 | Sean Bean on Waterloo Movie | Self - Presenter | 7.0 |
| 2015 | ARES: live TV | Mitch Henderson | 4.3 |
| 2015 | Any Day Movie | Vian | 5.0 |
| 2015 | Jupiter Ascending Movie | Stinger Apini | 5.5 |
| 2014 | Legends TV | Martin Odum | 6.4 |
| 2014 | Wicked Blood Movie | Uncle Frank Stinson | 5.4 |
| 2013 | Wild in the Streets Movie | Narrator | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Fight Club - A History of Violence TV | Narrator | |
| 2012 | Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Movie | Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva | 5.6 |
| 2012 | Georgian Fighting Women Movie | Narrator | |
| 2012 | Hooligan Movie | Unknown character | 6.2 |
| 2012 | Soldiers of Fortune Movie | Dimidov | 4.7 |
| 2012 | Mirror Mirror Movie | King | 5.9 |
| 2012 | Missing TV | Paul Winstone | 6.2 |
| 2012 | Cleanskin Movie | Ewan | 5.7 |
| 2011 | Age of Heroes Movie | Maj. Jack Jones | 5.4 |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones TV | Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark | 8.5 |
| 2010 | Accused TV | Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco | 8.2 |
| 2010 | The Lost Future Movie | Amal | 4.9 |
| 2010 | Death Race 2 Movie | Markus Kane | 5.9 |
| 2010 | Black Death Movie | Ulric | 6.1 |
| 2010 | Ca$h Movie | Pyke Kubic | 5.9 |
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Movie | Zeus | 6.2 |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 Movie | John Dawson | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Movie | John Dawson | 6.9 |
| 2009 | Red Riding TV | John Dawson | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Sharpe's Peril Movie | Richard Sharpe | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Crusoe TV | James Crusoe | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Far North Movie | Loki | 6.0 |
| 2007 | Outlaw Movie | Danny Bryant | 5.4 |
| 2007 | The Hitcher Movie | John Ryder | 5.9 |
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' Movie | Self | 8.8 |
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Return of the King' Movie | Self | 8.8 |
| 2006 | Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' Movie | Self | 5.8 |
| 2006 | The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event Movie | Unknown character | 5.5 |
| 2006 | Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 2006 | Sharpe's Challenge Movie | Richard Sharpe | 6.2 |
| 2006 | Silent Hill Movie | Christopher Da Silva | 6.6 |
| 2006 | Faceless TV | Unknown character | 1.0 |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show TV | Self | 4.8 |
| 2005 | The Dark Movie | James | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Flightplan Movie | Captain Rich | 6.4 |
| 2005 | The Island Movie | Dr. Bernard Merrick | 6.7 |
| 2005 | D-Day to Berlin TV | Narrator | 7.2 |
| 2005 | North Country Movie | Kyle | 7.3 |
| 2004 | National Treasure Movie | Ian Howe | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Pride Movie | Dark (voice) | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Troy Movie | Odysseus | 7.2 |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Movie | Boromir | 8.5 |
| 2003 | Henry VIII TV | Robert Aske | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Celebrity Naked Ambition Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.3 |
| 2003 | The Big Empty Movie | Cowboy | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Equilibrium Movie | Errol Partridge | 7.1 |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. Movie | Self | |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast Movie | Self | |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth Movie | Self | |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script Movie | Self | |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design Movie | Self | |
| 2002 | HypaSpace TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Tom & Thomas Movie | Paul Sheppard | 6.7 |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie | Boromir | 8.4 |
| 2001 | Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2001 | Quest for the Ring Movie | Self | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Don't Say a Word Movie | Patrick Koster | 6.3 |
| 2000 | Essex Boys Movie | Jason Locke | 5.7 |
| 1999 | Extremely Dangerous TV | Neil Byrne | 9.0 |
| 1999 | Bravo Two Zero Movie | Andy McNab | 5.9 |
| 1999 | Family Guy TV | Portrait Griffin (voice) | 7.4 |
| 1998 | Ronin Movie | Spence | 7.0 |
| 1998 | Airborne Movie | Dave Toombs | 3.2 |
| 1998 | La Coupe de la Gloire Movie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 6.8 |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend Movie | Richard Sharpe | 6.1 |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Waterloo Movie | Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe | 7.3 |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Justice Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 7.1 |
| 1997 | Sharpe's Revenge Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 7.2 |
| 1997 | Anna Karenina Movie | Vronsky | 6.1 |
| 1996 | Decisive Weapons TV | Narator | 8.0 |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Mission Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 6.9 |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Siege Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 7.2 |
| 1996 | Sharpe's Regiment Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 7.0 |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comes Movie | Jimmy Muir | 5.8 |
| 1996 | TFI Friday TV | Unknown character | 7.1 |
| 1996 | TFI Friday TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 1995 | Goldeneye: The Secret Files Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 1995 | In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross Movie | Alec Trevelyan | 4.7 |
| 1995 | GoldenEye Movie | Alec Trevelyan | 6.9 |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show TV | Self | 7.5 |
| 1995 | Soccer AM TV | Self | 6.3 |
| 1995 | Sharpe's Sword Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 7.3 |
| 1995 | Sharpe's Battle Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 6.9 |
| 1995 | Sharpe's Gold Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 6.5 |
| 1995 | GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 1994 | Shopping Movie | Venning | 5.4 |
| 1994 | Jacob Movie | Esau | 6.7 |
| 1994 | Scarlett TV | Lord Richard Fenton | 6.6 |
| 1994 | Black Beauty Movie | Farmer Grey | 6.7 |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Honour Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 6.6 |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Enemy Movie | Major Richard Sharpe | 6.8 |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Company Movie | Captain Richard Sharpe | 6.7 |
| 1993 | A Woman's Guide to Adultery TV | Paul | 5.0 |
| 1993 | Lady Chatterley TV | Oliver Mellors | 6.3 |
| 1993 | Sharpe's Eagle Movie | Captain Richard Sharpe | 7.1 |
| 1993 | Sharpe TV | Richard Sharpe | 8.0 |
| 1993 | Sharpe's Rifles Movie | Lieutenant Richard Sharpe | 6.8 |
| 1992 | Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery Movie | Micky McAvoy | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Patriot Games Movie | Sean Miller | 6.7 |
| 1991 | Clarissa TV | Lovelace | 5.1 |
| 1991 | Prince Movie | Jack Morgan | 8.0 |
| 1991 | Tell Me That You Love Me Movie | Gabriel Lewis | 9.0 |
| 1991 | My Kingdom for a Horse Movie | Steve Deakin | 9.0 |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone Movie | Carver Doone | 6.2 |
| 1990 | The Field Movie | Tadgh McCabe | 7.0 |
| 1990 | Wedded Movie | Man | 7.0 |
| 1990 | He-Play TV | Rod | |
| 1990 | Windprints Movie | Anton van Heerden | 6.5 |
| 1990 | Small Zones Movie | Vic | 9.0 |
| 1989 | 4 Play TV | Smith | 7.0 |
| 1989 | Screen One TV | Jack Morgan | 7.2 |
| 1989 | Screen One TV | Gabriel Lewis | 7.2 |
| 1989 | The Fifteen Streets Movie | Dominic O'Brien | 6.4 |
| 1989 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising Movie | Larry Frisk | 6.3 |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour TV | The Prince (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 1989 | War Requiem Movie | The German Soldier | 6.3 |
| 1988 | This Morning TV | Self - Guest | 5.2 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: The True Bride Movie | Prince | |
| 1988 | The Storyteller TV | Prince | 8.2 |
| 1988 | Troubles TV | Captain Bolton | 9.0 |
| 1988 | Stormy Monday Movie | Brendan | 5.7 |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse TV | Alex Bailey | 7.9 |
| 1986 | Caravaggio Movie | Ranuccio | 6.1 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay TV | Man | 6.0 |
| 1985 | Screen Two TV | Vic | 7.1 |
| 1985 | Exploits at West Poley Movie | Scarred Man | 5.8 |
| 1984 | Winter Flight Movie | Hooker | 6.3 |
| 1984 | Punters Movie | Lurch | 7.0 |
| 1984 | The Bill TV | Unknown character | 6.8 |
| 1984 | Samson and Delilah Movie | Billy | |
| 1983 | Natural World TV | Narrator | 7.4 |
| 1982 | Waiting for Waiting for Godot Movie | Self | 10.0 |
| TBA | The 4th Reich Movie | Sergeant Major Gordon |
Crew (2)
Latest releases
- The Isolate Thief2026 / TMDB 6.7
- Rogue Trooper2026 / TMDB 7.0
- The Yellow Tie2025 / TMDB 8.4
- Watch the Skies2025
- Anemone2025 / TMDB 5.8
- Deep Cover2025 / TMDB 6.7
Questions about Sean Bean
What are some of Sean Bean's most famous roles?
Sean Bean is best known for his roles as Boromir in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy and Eddard Stark in 'Game of Thrones'. He has appeared in numerous films and TV series, showcasing his talent in diverse genres.
Has Sean Bean won any major awards?
Sean Bean has received several awards throughout his career, including the Best Actor award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for his role in 'The Lord of the Rings'. He has also been nominated for BAFTA awards.
What was Sean Bean's first film?
Sean Bean's first film role was in 'Caravaggio' (1986), where he played the character of Ranuccio. This marked the beginning of his successful film career.
What are some of Sean Bean's most successful films?
Some of Sean Bean's most successful films include 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'GoldenEye', and 'Troy'. Each of these films contributed significantly to his popularity and recognition in the film industry.
Is Sean Bean involved in any charity work?
Yes, Sean Bean is known for his involvement in various charitable causes. He has supported organizations like the British Red Cross and has participated in events to raise awareness for mental health issues.
What is Sean Bean's estimated net worth?
Sean Bean's estimated net worth is around $20 million. This wealth has been accumulated through his extensive career in film and television.
What is a notable milestone in Sean Bean's filmography?
A notable milestone in Sean Bean's filmography is his role in 'Game of Thrones', which significantly raised his profile and introduced him to a new generation of fans.
How many children does Sean Bean have?
Sean Bean has three children: Lottie Bean, Molly Bean, and Jack Bean. He shares these children with his former spouses.