Sean Bean is an English stage, radio, television and film actor. He starred as Richard Sharpe in the Sharpe television series, Boromir in The Lord of the Rings Film Series and as the hitchhiker in the 2007 remake of The Hitcher.
Life and Career
Sean Bean was born in Sheffield, England. His father owned a steel plating enterprise and his mother was a secretary. Their family lived in relative comfort as a result of the father's successful business.
Bean won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and after graduation began to work in theater and in minor parts on television. His big break in England came when he starred in the Sharpe TV series. After that, international audiences began to notice him when he played the villain in Golden Eye. He then gained wide spread media attention for his portrayal of Boromir in the The Lord of the Rings Film Series.
In 2008, he stars opposite Sienna Miller in A Woman of No Importance and plays James Crusoe in the NBC period drama Crusoe.
Sean Bean Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
April 17, 1959: Born
1985: Samson and Delilah
1988: The Storyteller
1990: Lorna Doone
1991: In the Border Country
1992: Patriot Games
1993 - 1997: Sharpe
1993: Lady Chatterley
1994: Black Beauty
1994: Jacob
1995: GoldenEye
1997: Anna Karenina
1998: Ronin
2001: Don't Say a Word
2004: Troy
2004: National Treasure
2005: The Island
2005: Flightplan
2006: Silent Hill
2007: The Hitcher
2008: A Woman of No Importance
2008: Come Like Shadows
2008: Crusoe
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