Sean Bean — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥 Sean Mark Bean. Born in 1959 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Grew up in a family with a younger sister. His father worked as the owner of a steel factory, and his mother was a secretary. Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Works as an actor. Was married 5 times: to producer Debra James, to actress Melanie Hill (daughters Lorna and Molly were born), to actress Abigail Cruttenden (daughter Evie was born), to actress Georgina Sutcliffe, and since 2017 to model Ashley Moore

🏆Main awards🏆: BAFTA (2018) [Broken], Emmy (2013) [Accused]

🎬Main projects🎬: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001), "Troy" (2004), "Game of Thrones" (2011), "The Martian" (2015)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Sean is known for his characters often dying in films, and because of this a corresponding meme appeared online

Filmography

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2025 The Yellow Tie Demostene Celibidache

2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Boromir

Awards & recognition

1 nominations · 1 Award ceremony

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominations

Best Cast The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002

Interesting facts

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1
The actor suffers from aerophobia.
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He appeared in the music video for the famous musician Moby - "We Are All Made of Stars."
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Full name - Sean Mark Bean.
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After the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001), eight of the nine members of the Fellowship got themselves a tattoo of the Elvish symbol "9." Bean's tattoo is on his shoulder.
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His father, Brian Bean, was a welder, and his mother, Rita Bean, worked as a secretary but became a housewife after the children were born.
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Sean Bean is one of the most "killed-off" actors in world cinema. It has been calculated that since 1986 his characters have been killed more than twenty times.
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After finishing school with honors in art and English, Sean sold cheese in a supermarket, shoveled snow, and worked in his father's welding shop.