Shaun Mark Bean (born April 17, 1959) is a British actor from Sheffield, Yorkshire.

He worked for his Father's welding firm before becoming an actor. He made his acting debut in 1983 at Watermill Theatre in Newbury, Berkshire, England as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet. He is best known for his role as the fictional character Boromir in the Lord of the Rings movie series and, in the United Kingdom, as Richard Sharpe in the television series. His popularity in the Sharpe series was made into an in-joke in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Perhaps his other most notable appearance was that as a James Bond villain in 1995's GoldenEye. Bean was also featured in the Moby's music video We Are All Made of Stars. He's married and divorced three times and has three daughters: Lorna, Molly and Evi.

Filmography

• Pride (TV movie) (2004) .... as Dark
• National Treasure (2004) .... Ian Howe
• Troy (2004) .... as Odysseus
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .... as Boromir
• Henry VIII (TV movie) (2003) .... as Robert Aske
• The Big Empty (2003) .... as Cowboy
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (uncredited) .... as Boromir (extended edition)
• (2002) (archive footage) .... as Boromir
• Equilibrium (movie) (2002) .... as Partridge
• Lord of the Piercing (TV movie) (2002) (TV) (archive footage) .... as Boromir
• Tom & Thomas (2002) .... as Paul Sheppard
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) .... as Boromir
• Don't Say a Word (2001) .... as Patrick Koster
• Essex Boys (2000) .... as Jason Locke
• Extremely Dangerous (TV movie) (1999) .... as Neil Byrne
• Bravo Two Zero (1999) .... as Andy McNab
• The Canterbury Tales (1998) (voice)
• Ronin (1998) .... as Spence
• Airborne (movie) (1998) .... as Dave Toombs
• (1997) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Waterloo (1997) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Justice (1997) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Revenge (1997) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Anna Karenina (1997) .... as Vronsky
• Sharpe's Mission (1996) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Siege (1996) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Regiment (1996) .... as Richard Sharpe
• When Saturday Comes (1996) .... as Jimmy Muir
• In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995) .... as 006
• GoldenEye (1995) .... as Alec Trevelyan
• Sharpe's Sword (1995) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Battle (1995) (TV) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Gold (1995) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Jacob (TV movie) (1994) .... as Esau
• Scarlett (mini series) (1994) .... as Lord Richard Fenton
• Black Beauty (movie) (1994) .... as Farmer Grey
• Shopping (movie) (1994) .... as Venning
• Sharpe's Honour (1994) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Enemy (1994) .... as Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Company (1994) .... as Richard Sharpe
• A Woman's Guide to Adultery (TV movie) (1993) .... as Paul
• Sharpe's Eagle (1993) .... as Lt. Richard Sharpe
• Sharpe's Rifles (1993) .... as Richard Sharpe
• (1992) .... as Micky McAvoy
• Lady Chatterley (TV movie) (1992) .... as Mellors
• Patriot Games (1992) .... as Sean Miller
• Clarissa (TV movie) (1991/I) .... as Robert Lovelace
• In the Border Country (1991) .... as Smith
• My Kingdom for a Horse (TV series) (1991) .... as Steve
• Tell Me That You Love Me (TV movie) (1991) .... as Gabriel Lewis
• Prince (TV movie) (1991) .... as Jack Morgan
• Lorna Doone (TV movie) (1990) .... as Carver Doone
• The Field (1990) .... as Tadgh McCabe
• Small Zones (TV movie) (1990) .... as Vic
• The Fifteen Streets (TV movie) (1989) .... as Dominic O'Brien
• How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) .... as Larry Frisk
• War Requiem (movie) (1989) .... as German Soldier
• Stormy Monday (1988) .... as Brendan
• Troubles (movie) (1988) .... as Capt. Bolton
• Caravaggio (movie) (1986) .... as Ranuccio
• Exploits at West Poley (TV movie) (1985) .... as Scarred Man
• Winter Flight (1984) .... as Hooker

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