Sean Bean Bio | Wiki
Sean Bean is an English actor. He made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983 following his graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Sean first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe and at the same time retaining his Yorkshire accent. Originally, Sharpe ran from 1993 to 1997.
Sean Bean Age
He was born on April 17, 1959, in Sheffield, England. Sean is 63 years old.
Sean Bean Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Sean stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.78 m).
Sean Bean Family
He was born to his parents Rita (née Tuckwood) and Brian K. Bean (born 1934) in Handsworth, a suburb of Sheffield. Sean has a younger sister, Lorraine. His paternal grandfather, Harold Bean Jr. (1914–2001), served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. Harold was a stud mill laborer who later became a pacifist. Brian owned a fabrication company that employed 50 people, including his wife who worked as a secretary.
The family never moved away from the council estate despite becoming relatively wealthy, as they preferred to remain close to friends and family. As a child, Sean smashed a glass door during an argument. The incident left a piece of glass embedded in his leg that briefly impeded his walking, and left a large scar. The accident prevented him from pursuing his ambition of playing football professionally.
Sean Bean Education
He left Brook Comprehensive School with O levels in Art and English in 1975. Sean worked at a supermarket and for the local council, later, he started working at his father’s firm. The actor attended Rotherham College of Arts and Technology once a week to study welding. While at college, Sean came upon an art class, and decided to pursue his interest in art.
He attended courses at two other colleges, one for half a day and the other for less than a week. Then, Sean returned to Rotherham College, where he enrolled in a drama course. He won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) after some college plays and one at Rotherham Civic Theatre. Sean started a seven-term course in January 1981.
Sean Bean Spouse | Wife | Wives
He has been married five times and divorced four times. Sean married his secondary school sweetheart Debra James on 11 April 1981 but divorced in 1988. The actor then met actress Melanie Hill at RADA, and they were married on 27 February 1990. The couple welcomed their first daughter in October 1987, and their second daughter joined the family in September 1991. Sean and Melanie divorced in August 1997.
He married actress Abigail Cruttenden on 22 November 1997. The couple welcomed a baby girl in November 1998. Sean and Abigail divorced in July 2000. The actor started dating actress Georgina Sutcliffe in 2006. The duo canceled their planned January 2008 wedding on the eve of the ceremony for “personal reasons.” On 19 February 2008, Sean married Sutcliffe at the Marylebone Town Hall. The couple’s separation was announced on 6 August 2010, and a decree nisi was granted on 21 December 2010. On 30 June 2017, Sean married Ashley Moore.
Sean Bean Movies And Tv Shows
Movies:
– 2005 North Country
– 2005 Flightplan
– The Island
– 2005 The Dark
– 2006 Silent Hill
– 2007 The Hitcher
– 2007 Outlaw
– Far North
– 2010 Black Death
– 2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
– Cash
– 2010 Death Race 2
– 2011 Age of Heroes
– 2012 Cleanskin
– 2012 Soldiers of Fortune
– Mirror Mirror
– 2012 Silent Hill: Revelation
– 2014 Wicked Blood
– 2015 The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King
– 2015 Any Day
– Jupiter Ascending
– 2015 Pixels
– The Martian
– 2016 The Young Messiah
– 2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
– 2017 Drone
– 2017 Dark River
– The Unconquered
– 2018 Taniel
– 2020 Possessor
– 2020 Wolfwalkers
Tv Shows
– 1999 Bravo Two Zero
– 1999 Extremely Dangerous
– The Vicar of Dibley
– 2003 Henry VIII
– 2004 Pride
– 2006 Faceless
– 2006 Sharpe’s Challenge
– 2007 Once Upon a Time in Iran
– 2008 Crusoe
– 2008 Sharpe’s Peril
– 2009 Red Riding
– 2010 The Lost Future
– 2011 Game of Thrones
– 2012 Missing
– 2012 Accused
– 2013 Family Guy
– 2014 Robot Chicken
– 2014–2015 Legends
– 2015–2017 The Frankenstein Chronicles
– 2015 Sean Bean on Waterloo
– 2016 Wasted
– 2016 Roman Empire: Reign of Blood
– 2017 Broken
– 2017 Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild
– 2018 Medici: Masters of Florence
– 2018 The Oath
– Sally4Ever
– 2019 Curfew
– 2019 World on Fire
– 2020–2021 Snowpiercer
– 2021 Time
– 2022 Marriage
Sean Bean Lord Of The Rings | As Boromir
His most prominent role was as Boromir in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sean’s major screen time occurs in the first installment, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Also, he appears briefly in flashbacks in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Apart from that, Sean appears in a scene from the extended edition of The Two Towers. Prior to the end of the casting, rumors circulated that Jackson had considered Sean for the role of Aragorn. However, neither Sean nor Jackson confirmed this in subsequent interviews.
Sean Bean In Game Of Thrones
The actor starred in the first season of Game of Thrones, HBO’s adaptation of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin. He played the part of Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark. Sean and Peter Dinklage were the two actors whose inclusion of showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss considered necessary for the show to become a success. No other actors were considered for those roles.
Sean Bean National Treasure
The 2004 American action-adventure heist film titled National Treasure was released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was written by Jim Kouf and the Wibberleys, Jerry Bruckheimer served as the producer and Jon Turteltaub was the director. Sean was widely recognized as the villainous treasure hunter Ian Howe in National Treasure.
Sean Bean As Sharpe
His critical successes in Caravaggio and Lady Chatterley contributed to his emerging image as a sex symbol. However, Sean became most closely associated with the character of Richard Sharpe, the maverick Napoleonic Wars rifleman in the ITV television series titled Sharpe. Sharpe is based on Bernard Cornwell’s novels about the Peninsular War, as well as the fictional experiences of a band of soldiers in the famed 95th Rifles.
The series started with Sharpe’s Rifles and followed the fortunes and misfortunes of Richard Sharpe as he rose from the ranks as a Sergeant, was promoted to Lieutenant in Portugal, and finally to Lieutenant Colonel by the time of the Battle of Waterloo. Sean was not the first actor to be chosen to play Sharpe. Paul McGann was injured two days into filming while playing football. Initially, the producer tried to work around his injury, but it proved impossible. As a result, he was replaced by Sean.
Sean Bean Net Worth
He is an English actor with an estimated net worth of $25 million.
How Old Is Sean Bean
Sean is 63 years old. He was born on April 17, 1959, in Sheffield, England.
How Tall Is Sean Bean
He is a man of above-average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.78 m).