Sean Bean was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on April 17, 1959, is an English actor. Young Sean Bean first started performing in school theater productions. He landed his professional stage debut in a play "Romeo and Juliet" (1983) in role as Tybalt, at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury. He got his television debut in ITV police procedural series The Bill (1984) in episode "Long Odds", in role as Horace Clark. He made his big screen debut in historical drama film Caravaggio (1986) in role as Ranuccio. Sean's breakthrough performance came as Sergeant / Lieutenant Richard Sharpe in adventure action movie Sharpe's Rifles (1993).
Sean Bean height is 6' 10½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 179 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 187 іn pоunds or 85 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 65 years old. His shoe size is 10 US | 43 EU.
Sean Bean
Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
April 17, 1959
Age:
65 years old
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Sun Sign:
Aries
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Green
Height:
5 ft 10½ in | 179 cm
Net Worth:
$20 Million
Weight:
85 kg | 187 lbs
Chest:
44 in | 112 cm
Shoe Size:
10 US | 43 EU
Waist:
35 in | 89 cm
He played Boromir in epic fantasy adventure films The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), for which he was nominated for the Empire Award for Best British Actor, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (Extended edition only) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
He was nominated for the Chainsaw Award for Best Actor for his role as Ulric in action horror film Black Death (2010).
GoldenEye (1995) - Alec Trevelyan / Janus
The Martian (2015) - Mitch Henderson
Equilibrium (2002) - Errol Partridge
Patriot Games (1992) - Sean Miller
National Treasure (2004) - Ian Howe
The Island (2005) - Dr. Merrick
The Hitcher (2007) - John Ryder
Silent Hill (2006) - Chris Da Silva
Don't Say a Word (2001) - Patrick Koster
The Field (1990) - Tadgh McCabe
Flightplan (2005) - Captain Marcus Rich
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) - Zeus
Stormy Monday (1988) - Brendan
Caravaggio (1986) - Ranuccio
Mirror Mirror (2012) - The King, Snow White's father
Anna Karenina (1997) - Vronsky
Jupiter Ascending (2015) - Stinger Apini
Possessor (2020) - John Parse
Knights of the Zodiac (2023) - Alman Kiddo (Mitsumasa Kido)
Voice roles
The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King (2015) - Arrog
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) - King Regis
Wolfwalkers (2020) - Bill Goodfellowe
Buffalo Kids (2024) - Outlaw Wilson
He was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Simon / Tracie in BBC One television anthology series Accused (2012), in episode "Tracie's Story".
He was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Father Michael Kerrigan in BBC One drama series Broken (2017).
He played Richard Sharpe in British television series Sharpe's: Rifles (1993), Eagle (1993), Company (1994), Enemy (1994), Honour (1994), Gold (1995), Battle (1995), Sword (1995), Regiment (1996), Siege (1996), Mission (1996), Revenge (1997), Justice (1997), Waterloo (1997) and Challenge (2006).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television for his role as Eddard "Ned" Stark in first season of HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011).
The Practice (1986) ITV - Terry Donlan
Clarissa (1991) BBC - Lovelace
Lady Chatterley (1993) BBC - Mellors
Scarlett (1994) CBS - Lord Richard Fenton
Extremely Dangerous (1999) ITV - Niel Bryne
Crusoe (2008) NBC - James Crusoe
Red Riding (2009) Channel 4 - John Dawson
Missing (2012) ABC - Paul Winstone
Legends (2014-2015) TNT - Martin Odum
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015-2017) ITV Encore - John Marlott
Wasted (2016) E4 - Sean Bean
Medici: Masters of Florence (2018) Rai 1 - Jacopo de' Pazzi
The Oath (2018) Crackle - Tom Hammand
Curfew (2019) Sky - Errol "The General" Chambers
World on Fire (2019) - Douglas Bennett
Snowpiercer (2020–2021) TNT - Mr. Wilford
Time (2021) BBC One - Mark Cobden
Marriage (2022) BBC One - Ian
Graduated from Brook Comprehensive School in 1975.
Attended Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.
Graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1983.
Has younger sister, Lorraine.
Avid fan of Sheffield United FC.
Featured in music video for Moby "We Are All Made of Stars" (2002).
He has two scars.
Follows Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
He was honored with a Star on Sheffield's walk of fame.
Big David Bowie fan.
Lives in Belsize Park, London, England.
He was married to:
Georgina Sutcliffe (2008-2010)
Abigail Cruttenden (1997-2000), they have one daughter, Natasha Evie
Melanie Hill (1990-1997), they have two daughters, Lorna and Molly
Debra James (1981-1990)
He started dating actress Amy Ellery in 2003.