Shaun Mark "Sean" Bean is an English actor of stage and screen. Bean is known for playing Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and, previously, British Colonel Richard Sharpe in the ITV television series Sharpe. He is also known for his film work playing such roles as Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye, Jason Locke in Essex Boys, Odysseus in Troy, Ian Howe in National Treasure and Andy McNab in Bravo Two Zero. Bean has also acted in a number of television productions and character roles such as playing Robert Aske in Henry VIII and Eddard Stark in HBO's Game of Thrones. He has also performed... voice work for computer games, including Martin Septim in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Bean was born Shaun Mark Bean in the Handsworth district of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, the son of Rita and Brian Bean. Bean's father owned a fabrication shop, which he had set up with a colleague. The business employed 50 people, including Bean's mother, who worked as a secretary. He has a younger sister named Lorraine.
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| Birthdate: | April 17, 1959 |
| Birthplace: | Sheffield |
| Age: | 53 |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Education: | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Rotherham College of Arts and Technology |
| Also known as: | Shaun Mark Bean |