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