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 Shar ... pe 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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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
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| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nominated |
Snowpiercer
as Joseph Wilford
Episodes: 23
First Aired: May 17, 2020
Legends
as Martin Odum
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Aug 13, 2014
Sharpe
as Richard Sharpe
Episodes: 18
First Aired: May 05, 1993
Roman Empire
as Narrateur
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Nov 11, 2016
Crusoe
as James Crusoe
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 17, 2008
The Frankenstein Chronicles
as John Marlott
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Nov 11, 2015
Game of Thrones
as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Apr 17, 2011
Missing
as Paul Winstone
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 15, 2012
The Oath
as Tom Hammond
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 08, 2018
Curfew
as The General
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Feb 22, 2019
World on Fire
as Douglas Bennett
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Sep 29, 2019
Wasted
as Sean Bean
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 26, 2016
Broken
as Father Michael Kerrigan
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 30, 2017
ARES: live
as Mitch Henderson
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 07, 2015
Extremely Dangerous
as Neil Byrne
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 11, 1999
Scarlett
as Lord Fenton
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 13, 1994
Shardlake
as Thomas Cromwell
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 01, 2024
Marriage
as Ian
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 14, 2022
Lady Chatterley
as Mellors
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jun 06, 1993
Gladiators
as Narrator
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 04, 2024
Time
as Mark Cobden
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 06, 2021
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
as Paul
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 29, 1993
D-Day to Berlin
as Narrator
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 20, 2005
Inspector Morse
as Alex Bailey
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 06, 1987
Red Riding
as John Dawson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 12, 2009
Natural World
as Narrator
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 30, 1983
Life Inside Jail: Hell On Earth
as Narrator
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 06, 2016
Troubles
as Captain Bolton
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 01, 1988
Henry VIII
as Robert Aske
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 12, 2003
Fight Club - A History of Violence
as Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 17, 2012
Accused
as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 15, 2010
Family Guy
as Portrait Griffin (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
This City Is Ours
as Ronnie Phelan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Decisive Weapons
as Narator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1996
Medici: Masters of Florence
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 18, 2016
Clarissa
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 27, 1991
Soccer AM
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 12, 1995
This Morning
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1988
The Bill
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 1984
HypaSpace
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 2002
TFI Friday
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 09, 1996
The Storyteller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 15, 1988
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1995
Faceless
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 22, 2006
The Reichen Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
Reunited Apart
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2020
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