Sean Bean

  • Name: Sean Bean
  • Date of Birth: April 17, 1959
  • Place of Birth: Sheffield, England
Mini-bio: Before enrolling in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Sean Bean was going to enter his father's Sheffield steel fabrication business as a welder. He changed his mind after he garnered praise for acti... read moreng in a few roles in local theater while taking an art class at Rotherham College. Bean received a scholarship to the prestigious academy and graduated a few years later with the Silver Medal for his performance in Waiting for Godot. Shortly thereafter, Bean performed in several West End productions. He also appeared in Romeo and Juliet with the Glasgow Citizens Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon. In the first he played Tybalt and in the second he played Romeo. Following more stage experience, Bean made his feature film debut in 1986 in Derek Jarman's Carvaggio. Two years later, after returning to the stage, Bean appeared in Mike Figgis' Stormy Monday and in another Jarman effort, War Requiem. In addition to his filmwork, Bean also has a thriving television career that began in the mid-'80s. Notable television work includes Clarissa (1992) and Sharpe (1993). It is as a "bad guy" in films such as Patriot Games and Golden Eye that Bean is best-known in the U.S., though in the 1997 remake of Anna Karenina, he plays the dashing and romantic Count Vronsky. After joining Robert De Niro and Jean Reno for some international espionage in John Frankenheimer's Ronin (1998), taking a psychotic turn in Essex Boys (2000) and kidnapping the daughter of a respected adolescent therapist in Don't Say a Word (2001), Bean made his way to New Zealand for a role in director Peter Jackson's highly-successful Lord of the Rings trilogy.Bean maintained his career working in diverse projects such as Equilibrium, the old fashioned sword and sandal epic Troy, and National Treasure.He scored a supporting part in 2005's drama North Country, as well as a major part in Michael Bay's sci-fi spectacle The Island. He returned to the role of Sharpe for 2006's Sharpe's Challenge as well as 2008's Sharpe's Peril, and in between took on the role of the serial killer made famous by Rutger Hauer in the remake of The Hitcher.The steadily working actor continued his hot streak in such projects as Percy Jackson & the Olympians and Death Race 2, and he found success on the small screen when he was cast in a pivotal part in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Sean Bean

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In his 20 plus years in show business, Sean Bean has been called many things. Actor Pierce Brosnan calls him, a class act. Biographer Laura Jackson dubbed him, the sexiest man in cinema. And Britain named him their greatest living sex bomb. Not too bad for a guy who had no intentions of becoming an actor.

The oldest child of Brian and Rita Bean, Sean quit school at 16 and soon took an apprenticeship at his father’s welding company so he could learn a trade and make money. But Sean’s first love was art, and while taking courses at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology, he passed an art class in progress and made the decision that he wanted to become an artist and go to art school.

It was while pursuing his art degree that Bean got involved with a drama class and found what would lead to his life-long career, acting. When he was 21 years old, Sean was accepted at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and just days before his 22nd birthday, got married to his first wife, Debra Ann James. However, the couple soon divorced.

The next step on his road to fame was the Royal Shakespeare Company, where Sean honed his skills for over 5 years. The 5 foot 11 inch actor also met and married his second wife, Melanie Hill, at this time. The couple had two daughters together before divorcing in August of 1997.

Just 3 months later, Sean married for his third (and as he says) last time. Abigail Cruttenden, the mother of Bean’s youngest daughter, met the actor while they filmed Sharpe’s Regiment together. Sean began playing the lead character, Richard Sharpe, in 1993. Bean and Cruttenden divorced after just 3 years of marriage.

Over his long career, Sean has played some of the nastiest of villains - Sean Miller in Patriot Games, and the kindest of souls - Errol Partridge in Equilibrium. He’s been historical figures - Odysseus in Troy, and infamous men - Mickey McAvoy in Fools Gold. Yet all the while retaining his seductive Sheffield accent and his love for the Sheffield United.

Sean Bean is one of Hollywood’s most versatile stars and there’s no telling where you’ll see him next.


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Sean's other "distinguishing marks" are a black "100% Blade" tattoo on his left shoulder -- a reference to his favourite football team, Sheffield United; a tattoo on his right shoulder which reads "Nine" in Elvish - a reference to the nine members of the Fellowship in Lord of the Rings, all of whom got similar tattoos; and a small "SUFC" tattoo on his wrist which he got when Sheffield United was promoted to the Premiere League for the first time in thirteen years.


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Sean Bean Information:
Birth Name: Shaun Mark Bean
Eye color: green
Height:5' 10" (1.78 m)
Nickname(s):
Notable feature(s): his Sheffield accent and a scar over his eye given to him by Harrison Ford while they were filming "Patriot Games"
Education: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Family:
Wives:
  • Georgina Sutcliffe (19 February 2008 - present)
  • Abigail Cruttenden (22 November 1997 - 2000) (divorced) 1 child, Evie Natasha
  • Melanie Hill (27 February 1990 - 1997) (divorced) 2 children, Lorna and Molly
  • Debra James (11 April 1981 - 1988) (divorced)
Resides in: London
Religious affiliations: Christian
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  • Sean is a lifelong supporter of the Sheffield United Football Club.
  • Raising his beautiful daughters, and the occasional pint
  • When Home, Reading, Gardening etc..
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  • He describes himself as quiet.] 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.

  • Voted the second sexiest man in the UK

  • Sean has a scar over his eye given to him by Harrison Ford while shooting his death scene in Patriot Games. Ford accidentally hit him a boat hook. In th Sharpe series, this scar was emphasised with makeup to add credibility to his character.

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