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.
Known For
The Island
(2005)
Dr. Bernard Merrick
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
Boromir
Troy
(2004)
Odysseus
Equilibrium
(2002)
Errol Partridge
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
Boromir (uncredited)
Pixels
(2015)
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
The Martian
(2015)
Mitch Henderson
Possessor
(2020)
John Parse
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
(2010)
Zeus
Jupiter Ascending
(2015)
Stinger Apini
Knights of the Zodiac
(2023)
Alman Kido
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
(2012)
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
GoldenEye
(1995)
Alec Trevelyan
Silent Hill
(2006)
Christopher Da Silva
Death Race 2
(2010)
Markus Kane
Full Filmography
Acting
Winter Flight
(1984)
Hooker
Exploits at West Poley
(1985)
Scarred Man
Caravaggio
(1986)
Ranuccio
Stormy Monday
(1988)
Brendan
The Fifteen Streets
(1989)
Dominic O'Brien
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
(1989)
Larry Frisk
War Requiem
(1989)
The German Soldier
Small Zones
(1990)
Lorna Doone
(1990)
Carver Doone
Wedded
(1990)
Man
Windprints
(1990)
Anton van Heerden
The Field
(1990)
Tadgh McCabe
My Kingdom for a Horse
(1991)
Steve Deakin
Prince
(1991)
Jack Morgan
Tell Me That You Love Me
(1991)
Gabriel Lewis
Patriot Games
(1992)
Sean Miller
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
(1992)
Micky McAvoy
Sharpe's Rifles
(1993)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Eagle
(1993)
Richard Sharpe
Jacob
(1994)
Esau
Shopping
(1994)
Venning
Sharpe's Company
(1994)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Honour
(1994)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Enemy
(1994)
Richard Sharpe
Black Beauty
(1994)
Farmer Grey
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
(1995)
Sharpe's Gold
(1995)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Sword
(1995)
Richard Sharpe
GoldenEye
(1995)
Alec Trevelyan
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
(1995)
Alec Trevelyan
Sharpe's Battle
(1995)
Richard Sharpe
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
(1995)
Sharpe's Regiment
(1996)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Mission
(1996)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Siege
(1996)
Richard Sharpe
When Saturday Comes
(1996)
Jimmy Muir
Sharpe's Justice
(1997)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe: The Legend
(1997)
Richard Sharpe
Sharpe's Waterloo
(1997)
Richard Sharpe
Anna Karenina
(1997)
Vronsky
Sharpe's Revenge
(1997)
Richard Sharpe
Airborne
(1998)
Dave Toombs
La Coupe De La Gloire
(1998)
Narrator
Ronin
(1998)
Spence
Bravo Two Zero
(1999)
Andy McNab
Essex Boys
(2000)
Jason Locke
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
(2001)
Self
Quest for the Ring
(2001)
Self
Don't Say a Word
(2001)
Patrick Koster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
Boromir
Tom & Thomas
(2002)
Paul Sheppard
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
Boromir (uncredited)
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
(2002)
Self
Equilibrium
(2002)
Errol Partridge
The Big Empty
(2003)
Cowboy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(2003)
Boromir
Pride
(2004)
Dark (voice)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
(2004)
Self
Troy
(2004)
Odysseus
National Treasure
(2004)
Ian Howe
North Country
(2005)
Kyle
Flightplan
(2005)
Captain Rich
The Island
(2005)
Dr. Bernard Merrick
The Dark
(2005)
James
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
(2006)
Self
Sharpe's Challenge
(2006)
Richard Sharpe
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
(2006)
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
(2006)
Silent Hill
(2006)
Christopher Da Silva
Outlaw
(2007)
Danny Bryant
The Hitcher
(2007)
John Ryder
Sharpe's Peril
(2008)
Richard Sharpe
Far North
(2008)
Loki
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
(2009)
John Dawson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
(2009)
John Dawson
The Lost Future
(2010)
Amal
Death Race 2
(2010)
Markus Kane
Ca$h
(2010)
Pyke Kubic
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
(2010)
Zeus
Black Death
(2010)
Ulric
Age of Heroes
(2011)
Maj. Jack Jones
Hooligan
(2012)
Soldiers of Fortune
(2012)
Dimidov
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
(2012)
Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva
Cleanskin
(2012)
Ewan
Georgian Fighting Women
(2012)
Narrator
Mirror Mirror
(2012)
King
Wild in the Streets
(2013)
Narrator
Wicked Blood
(2014)
Uncle Frank Stinson
Jupiter Ascending
(2015)
Stinger Apini
Jupiter Ascending Genetically Spliced
(2015)
Self
Instruments of Darkness
(2015)
Macbeth
Sean Bean on Waterloo
(2015)
Himself/narrator
Pixels
(2015)
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
The Martian
(2015)
Mitch Henderson
Any Day
(2015)
Vian
The Young Messiah
(2016)
Severus
Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight
(2017)
Narrator
The Unconquered
(2017)
Narrator (English)
Drone
(2017)
Neil
Taniel
(2018)
Poetry Narrator
Dark River
(2018)
Richard Bell
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
(2019)
Self
Possessor
(2020)
John Parse
Wolfwalkers
(2020)
Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)
Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life
(2020)
Knights of the Zodiac
(2023)
Alman Kido