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Sean Bean

Bean at the premiere of North Country at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival
Born Shaun Mark Bean
17 April 1959 (1959-04-17) (age 49)
Sheffield, England
Years active 1986 - present
Spouse(s) Debra James (1981-1990)
Melanie Hill (1990-1997)
Abigail Cruttenden (1997-2000)
Georgina Sutcliffe (2008-)

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Bean has played a wide range of roles, from villains to heroes. His first successful role was his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the United Kingdom television series Sharpe. Richard Sharpe is the central character in Bernard Cornwell 's Sharpe series of Historical fiction stories The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Sharpe is a British series of Television dramas about Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. [1] Since then he has become well known internationally for his roles as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings, Martin Septim in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion video game, James Bond's adversary Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye, Nicolas Cage's competitor Ian Howe in National Treasure, IRA fringe terrorist Sean Miller out for revenge on Harrison Ford in Patriot Games, Captain Rich in Flightplan with Jodie Foster, and Odysseus in Troy. Boromir is a supporting character in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion is a Single player Fantasy -themed action-oriented Computer role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Alexander "Alec" Trevelyan ( 006) is a Fictional character, the primary Villain in the James Bond film GoldenEye GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Patriot Games is a 1992 film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. Flightplan is a 2005 Thriller film directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War.

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Early life & Family

Bean was born Shaun Mark Bean in the Handsworth district of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, the son of Rita and Brian Bean. Handsworth is a Suburb of south eastern Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [2] Bean's father owned a steel plating business, which he had set up with a colleague. The business employed a total of 50 people. Bean's mother worked as a secretary. He has a younger sister named Lorraine. Despite becoming relatively wealthy (his father owned a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow), the family never moved away from the council estate, because they preferred to remain close to friends and family. A Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973 Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003 which was owned [3]

As a child, Bean smashed a glass door due to an argument over scissors. It left a piece of glass embedded in his leg and left a large scar that briefly impeded his walking. [2] This accident prevented him from pursuing his love of football professionally (although he would later carry out this dream in film). In 1975, Bean left Brook Comprehensive school with two O Levels in Art and English. The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification that Examination boards in the United Kingdom confer to students [4] After a job at a supermarket and another for the council, Bean started working for his father's firm with a day release at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology doing a welding course. Rotherham College of Arts and Technology is a further education college with two campus locations in South Yorkshire, one in Rotherham, and one in Dinnington While at Rotherham, after stumbling on an arts class, Bean decided to pursue his interest in art. After attending courses at two other colleges, one for half a day and the other for less than a week, he returned to Rotherham College, where he came across a drama course that he subsequently signed up for. After some college plays and one at Rotherham Civic Theatre, he applied and auditioned for a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), which he got. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world [2]

Career

Early career

He graduated from RADA in 1983 having won the Silver Medal for his performance in Waiting for Godot. Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot who never arrives [5] He made his professional acting début in 1983 at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, Berkshire as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet. The Watermill Theatre is a privately owned Repertory Theatre. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South Tybalt is a fictional character in William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the [2] His early work involved a mixture of stage and screen work. His first national exposure came in an advert for non-alcoholic lager. [6] Between 1986 and 1988 he toured the country with the Royal Shakespeare Company doing productions of Romeo And Juliet, Fair Maid of the West, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from He appeared in his first film in 1986 when he played Ranuccio Thomasoni in Derek Jarman's film Caravaggio he then reunited with the director on War Requiem in 1988 which also starred Lord Olivier. Derek Jarman ( January 31 1942 – February 19 1994) was an English Film director, Stage designer Caravaggio ( 1986) is a British film directed by Derek Jarman. The War Requiem, Op 66 is a large-scale non- liturgical setting of the Requiem Mass composed by Benjamin Britten in 1962 Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron

During the late 80s and early 90s he became an established actor on British television. [7] He had notable performances in the BBC productions Clarissa and Lady Chatterley. Samuel Richardson 's Clarissa or the History of a Young Lady Epistolary novel, published in 1748, tells the tragic story of a heroine whose Lady Chatterley's Lover is a Novel by D H Lawrence written in 1928 His role in the latter became infamous for the sex scenes between him and Joely Richardson. Joely Kim Richardson (born January 9, 1965) is an English[[ actress]] [8] In 1990 Bean co-starred with Richard Harris in Jim Sheridan's adaption of the John. Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award B. Keane play, The Field. The Field is a play written by John B Keane, first performed in 1965

Sharpe

Main article: Sharpe

However it was the character Richard Sharpe that he would become most associated with. Sharpe is a British series of Television dramas about Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Bean was the first choice to play Sharpe, but was unavailable; so the part went to Paul McGann. Paul McGann (born 14 November 1959 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial Two days into filming, however, McGann was injured in a football match, and, although the producers initially tried to work around his injury, eventually he was replaced with Bean, who was by then available. [9] The 14-episode Sharpe television series was based on Bernard Cornwell's novels about the Napoleonic Wars and started with Sharpe's Rifles. Bernard Cornwell OBE (born February 23, 1944) is a prolific and popular English Historical novelist He is best known for his The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The series followed the fortunes of Richard Sharpe as he rose from Sergeant to Lieutenant Colonel by the time of the Battle of Waterloo. In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo Belgium It ran from 1993 to 1997 with 3 episodes produced each year. This established him as a household name in the UK. After several years of rumours, more episodes were produced, called Sharpe's Challenge, which aired in April 2006, and Sharpe's Peril which will air on ITV in the Autum of 2008 and will later be released on DVD. Sharpe's Challenge is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe (based on the novels Sharpe's Peril is a forthcoming British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, based on [10] Bean also played the role of Lord Richard Fenton in the TV Miniseries Scarlett based on the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. Scarlett is a 1994 six hour miniseries loosely based on the sequel to Margaret Mitchell 's novel Gone with the Wind, written Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell Marsh ( November 8 1900 – August 16 1949) popularly known as Margaret Mitchell was an American This is about the 1936 American Novel. For the film see Gone with the Wind (film Gone with the Wind is a 1936 American

Hollywood

His first notable Hollywood appearance was as an Irish republican terrorist in the 1992 film adaptation of Patriot Games. Irish republicanism (Poblachtánachas is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a single independent Republic Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Patriot Games is a 1992 film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy.

This would be the first of several villains that he would portray. [11] He became Alec Trevelyan (MI6's 006), the major villain of the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, minor antagonist Spence in Ronin (1998), a wife-beating ex-con in Essex Boys (2000), the malevolent kidnapper-jewel thief in Don't Say a Word (2001) and the greedy treasure hunter in National Treasure (2004). Alexander "Alec" Trevelyan ( 006) is a Fictional character, the primary Villain in the James Bond film GoldenEye The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Ronin is a 1998 action - Thriller film written by JD Zeik and David Mamet and directed by John Frankenheimer. Essex Boys is a 2000 British Crime film. It was directed by Terry Winsor, and stars Sean Bean, Alex Kingston, and Don't Say a Word is a 2001 Psychological thriller film based on the novel of the same title by Andrew Klavan. National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written

In 1996 he finally achieved his childhood dream of playing for Sheffield United, albeit as Jimmy Muir in the film When Saturday Comes. This article is about the film For the football magazine of the same name see When Saturday Comes When Saturday Comes is a British Film Although the film was not critically acclaimed, Sean Bean got credit for a good performance. [12]

The Lord of the Rings

Main article: The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

His perhaps most widely seen role was as Boromir in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, although his only major part was in the first film, only appearing briefly in the extended edition of The Two Towers, and a flashback in The Return of the King. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 Boromir is a supporting character in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. Due to his fear of flying he was reluctant to take the helicopters out to remote mountain locations while filming for The Fellowship of the Ring. The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J After a particularly rough ride, he vowed not to fly to a location again, and in one instance he chose to take a ski lift into the mountains and then hike the final few miles, all in full costume. [13] As a reference to promos he made for the Sharpe series, Boromir cuts himself on Isildur's sword and mutters, "Still sharp". Isildur is a fictional character in J R R Tolkien 's legendarium.

Bean has a tattoo of the Elvish word for "nine", a reference to his involvement in the Lord of the Rings and the fact that his character was one of the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons The Fellowship of the Ring, or Company of the Ring, as described in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, which bears the same name is The other actors of "The Fellowship" (Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, and Orlando Bloom) got the same tattoo with the exception of John Rhys-Davies whose stunt double got the tattoo instead. Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28 1981) is an American Actor. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best For the Northern Ireland Labour Party activist see Billy Boyd (politician. Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939 is an English stage and screen actor the Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is an English Actor. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English Actor. John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a British Actor and vocal actor born in England [14]

Recent career

Later roles gave more scope for his acting abilities. He became the repentant Grammaton cleric who gives in to his emotions in Equilibrium in 2002, a quirky alien cowboy in 2003's The Big Empty, a sympathetic and cunning Odysseus in the 2004 film Troy, a villainous treasure hunter Ian Howe in National Treasure, a villainous scientist in The Island (2005) and a sympathetic soul in North Country (2005) , in which Bean converted his naturally heavy Sheffield accent into that of Minnesota slang, and a dedicated father in Silent Hill. Equilibrium is a 2002 action and Science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written The Island is a 2005 Science fiction Film directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson This article refers to the 2005 film For other meanings see North Country. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Plot Rose ( Radha Mitchell) and her husband Christopher da Silva ( Sean Bean) are concerned about their adopted daughter Sharon ( Jodelle Ferland

He was cameoed with a myriad of other Hollywood stars in Moby's music video We Are All Made of Stars in February 2002. Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics [15] In the same year he returned to the stage in London performing in Macbeth alongside Samantha Bond. Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between Samantha Bond (born November 27, 1961) is an English actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond [16] Due to popular demand, the production would run until March 2003.

Bean's high profile and recognisable voice has created a number of opportunities for doing voice over work, especially in the British advertising industry. [17] He has featured in television adverts for O2, Morrisons and Barnardos as well as for Acuvue and the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States. Telefónica Europe plc is a European Telecommunications company providing both fixed and mobile communication products usually under the styled brand O2 Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Barnardo's is a British charity founded by the Irish Doctor Thomas John Barnardo in 1866 to care for vulnerable children and young people ACUVUE was the first-ever brand of disposable Contact lenses They are made by VISTAKON a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. He also does the voice over for the National Blood Service's television and radio campaign. The National Blood Service is the organisation for England and North Wales which collects Blood and other tissues tests processes and supplies all the He also voiced Martin Septim in the Role Playing video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion is a Single player Fantasy -themed action-oriented Computer role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios [18]

Bean has completed a one hour pilot, called Faceless, for American television. He has also appeared in Outlaw, an independent British production, and a remake of The Hitcher (released in January 2007), in which he put on an American accent again. The Hitcher is a 2007 action / Horror film starring Sean Bean, Zachary Knighton and Sophia Bush. The Hitcher is a 2007 action / Horror film starring Sean Bean, Zachary Knighton and Sophia Bush. He spent time in Norway filming another independent film called Far North. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional [16]

In 2005, he played "Captain Rich" in Flightplan. Flightplan is a 2005 Thriller film directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika

Two films in production will reportedly star Bean. Come Like Shadows is an adaptation of Macbeth. Come Like Shadows is Volume VIII of the novel sequence Alms for Oblivion by Simon Raven, published in 1972. Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between [19] He had starred in a production of Macbeth on the London stage with Samantha Bond as Lady Macbeth with much critical success. Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between As of 2008, this film as well as A Woman of No Importance are listed as being in pre-production according to the Independent Movie Data Base. A Woman of No Importance is a play by Irish Playwright Oscar Wilde. The actor also has said that he would like to appear in Coronation Street (joking that he could be the milkman). Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren [20] He has also stated that he would like to do some wildlife presenting sometime in the future. [21]

It has also recently been announced that Bean will be in the film Black Death, set during the time of the first outbreak of the Bubonic Plague, Bean will stay alongside Lena Headley and Rupert Friend. The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia

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Often described as down-to-earth, Sean Bean has retained his Sheffield accent despite now living in London. [8] He is also described as a sex symbol; he was voted the UK's second sexiest man in 2004. [22] He admits he doesn't mind being considered the ladies' "bit of rough". [23]

He has developed a reputation as a loner, a label he considers unfair. [8] In addition, he has been accused of being a chauvinist; this originated after his second wife claimed he watched too much football, spent too much time in the pub and left clothes about the house. Chauvinism (ˈʃoʊvɨnɪzəm is extreme and unreasoning Partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred [24]

He is often compared to British-born Australian comedian Bob Franklin, in appearance. Bob Franklin is a British -born comedian who has lived in Australia since 1989

Acting style

Despite being professionally trained, Sean Bean adopts an instinctive style of acting. [25] He has said in interviews that the most difficult part is at the start of filming when trying to understand the character. [26] After achieving this he can snap in and out of character instantly. This ability to go from the quiet man on set to the warrior figure "amazed" Sean Astin during filming of The Fellowship of the Ring. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best [27] Other fans include the directors Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday) and Wolfgang Petersen (Troy) who described working with him as a "beautiful thing". Michael "Mike" Figgis (born February 28 1948) is an English Film director, Writer, and Composer. Stormy Monday is the 1988 feature film debut of director Mike Figgis. Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. [25]

Personal life

He has been married four times and subsequently divorced three times. [28] His first marriage was to high-school sweetheart Debra James on 11 April 1981, which broke up when he moved to London to attend RADA; then to actress Melanie Hill, between 27 February 1990 and August 1997, with whom he shares daughters Lorna and Molly; he then married Sharpe co-star Abigail Cruttenden on 22 November 1997, mother of his third daughter Evie Natasha; they divorced in July 2000. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Not to be confused with the contestant from Big Brother 2000 (UK Melanie Hill (born 11 January 1962 in Sunderland Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sharpe is a British series of Television dramas about Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Abigail Cruttenden (born 1969 is an English Actress. Born into a stage family her grandmother Cynthia Coatts runs the Rosslyn School of Dance and Drama in London Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bean married actress Georgina Sutcliffe on February 19, 2008, after previously cancelling the wedding less than twenty-four hours before it was set to take place. He describes himself as quiet. [28] Although he admits he can be a workaholic, in his spare time he likes relaxing with a book or listening to music. He is also a keen gardener, and does both welding and sketching.

Bean's first love was football and he has been a passionate Sheffield United supporter from a young age (he now has a tattoo on his left shoulder that reads 100% Blade). Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The Blades is a football Nickname given to Sheffield United football club and their fans [1] He was until December 2007 one of the directors of the club but finally decided to "go back to the terraces, where (he) truly belong(s)"[29]. He also wrote the foreword and helped promote a book of anecdotes called Sheffield United: The Biography. [30] He also follows Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket [21] He had some problems with Neil Warnock, former manager of Sheffield United, after Warnock claimed that Bean stormed into his office and shouted at him in front of his wife and daughter after the 2006/2007 season. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. Bean denies it, calling Warnock "bitter" and "hypocritical".

Awards and honours

Sean Bean is yet to receive a major individual award in the film industry. However he did receive 3 separate awards as part of the ensemble cast in Return of the King,[31]: from the Screen Actors Guild, the National Board of Review and the Broadcast Film Critics Association all in 2004. This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U

In his home city of Sheffield he received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in 1997 and an honorary degree in English Literature from The University of Sheffield in July 2007. Sheffield Hallam University ( SHU) is a Higher Education institution based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield, England [32][31] He was also selected as one of the inaugural members of Sheffield Legends, the Sheffield equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sheffield Legends is a Walk of Fame located outside Sheffield Town Hall honouring famous people from or connected to Sheffield. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that He is to have a plaque in his honour placed in front of Sheffield Town Hall. Sheffield Town Hall is a building in the City of Sheffield, England. [33]

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1986 Caravaggio Ranuccio
1988 Stormy Monday Brendan
1989 How to Get Ahead in Advertising Larry Frisk
1989 War Requiem German Soldier
1990 Windprints Anton
1990 The Field Tadgh McCabe
1991 Clarissa Robert Lovelace
1992 Patriot Games Sean Miller
Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery Micky McAvoy
1993 Sharpe's Rifles Sergeant/Lieutenant Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Eagle Captain Richard Sharpe TV programme
Lady Chatterley Oliver Mellors
1994 Sharpe's Company Captain Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Enemy Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Honour Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Black Beauty Farmer Grey
Shopping Venning
1995 Sharpe's Gold Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Battle Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Sword Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
GoldenEye Alec Trevelyan
1996 When Saturday Comes Jimmy Muir
Sharpe's Regiment Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Siege Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Mission Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
1997 Anna Karenina Vronsky
Sharpe's Revenge Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Justice Major Richard Sharpe TV programme
Sharpe's Waterloo Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe TV programme
1998 Ronin Spence
1999 Extremely Dangerous Neil Byrne
Bravo Two Zero Andy McNab
2000 Essex Boys Jason Locke
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Boromir
Don't Say a Word Patrick Koster
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Boromir
Equilibrium Partridge
Tom and Thomas Paul Shepherd
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Boromir
The Big Empty Cowboy
2004 Pride Dark (voice)
National Treasure Ian Howe
Troy Odysseus
2005 North Country Kyle
Flightplan Captain Marcus Rich
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Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British film written and directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Richard E Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million The War Requiem, Op 66 is a large-scale non- liturgical setting of the Requiem Mass composed by Benjamin Britten in 1962 The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The Field is a play written by John B Keane, first performed in 1965 The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Samuel Richardson 's Clarissa or the History of a Young Lady Epistolary novel, published in 1748, tells the tragic story of a heroine whose The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Patriot Games is a 1992 film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Sharpe's Rifles is the first of the Sharpe Television dramas based on the Bernard Cornwell novel of the same name. Sharpe's Eagle is the second in the series of Sharpe Television dramas based on the novel of the same name. Lady Chatterley is a 1993 BBC TV movie. It is an adaption of D The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Sharpe's Company is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier Sharpe's Enemy is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during Sharpe's Honour is a 1994 British television drama part of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Black Beauty is a film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel directed by Caroline Thompson The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Sharpe's Gold is a 1995 British television drama part of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Sharpe Sharpe's Battle is a 1995 British television drama part of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Sharpe's Sword is a 1995 British television drama part of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Alexander "Alec" Trevelyan ( 006) is a Fictional character, the primary Villain in the James Bond film GoldenEye The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient This article is about the film For the football magazine of the same name see When Saturday Comes When Saturday Comes is a British Film Sharpe's Regiment is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier Sharpe's Siege is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during Sharpe's Mission is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Anna Karenina is a 1997 film by director Bernard Rose starring Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean. Sharpe's Revenge is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier Sharpe's Justice is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier Sharpe's Waterloo is a British Television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Ronin is a 1998 action - Thriller film written by JD Zeik and David Mamet and directed by John Frankenheimer. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Exteremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex- MI5 Undercover agent convicted Bravo Two Zero is a 1999 two 60 minute part Television Miniseries based on a book of the same name by Andy McNab. Andy McNab DCM MM (born 28 December 1959 is a former British Soldier turned Novelist. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Essex Boys is a 2000 British Crime film. It was directed by Terry Winsor, and stars Sean Bean, Alex Kingston, and The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first Boromir is a supporting character in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. Don't Say a Word is a 2001 Psychological thriller film based on the novel of the same title by Andrew Klavan. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J Boromir is a supporting character in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. Equilibrium is a 2002 action and Science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. Tom & Thomas is a 2002 Dutch and British family drama film in which Sean Bean stars as the caring single adoptive father of one of a set of Identical The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. Boromir is a supporting character in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place This article is about the movie Pride for other meanings see Pride (disambiguation. National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper This article refers to the 2005 film For other meanings see North Country. Flightplan is a 2005 Thriller film directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika The Island is a 2005 Science fiction Film directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson Merrick
2006 The Dark James
Silent Hill Chris DeSilva
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (video game) Martin Septim voice
Sharpe's Challenge Richard Sharpe
2007 The Hitcher John Ryder
Outlaw Danny Bryant
2008 Far North Loki completed
The Root Of All Evil post-production
Sharpe's Peril Richard Sharpe post-production
A Woman of No Importance Lord Illingworth pre-production
Come Like Shadows Macbeth of Scotland pre-production

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Robert Davi		 Official James Bond villain actor
1995		 Succeeded by
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NAME Sean Bean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shaun Mark Bean
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH 17 April 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Sheffield, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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