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Place of birth Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Year of debut 1984
After finishing school, Sean Bean worked in his father’s manufacturing company and trained as a welder at Rotherham College. While at college, he became interested in acting. He earned a scholarship to RADA. After graduating in 1983, he acted in plays like A Midsummer Night’s Dream and TV shows such as Sharpe. He built up a reputation playing villains in movies including GoldenEye and National Treasure. He got global attention for playing Boromir in The Lord Of The Rings.
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£3.9915 Certificate 2012 90 MinsA girl is transported to a nightmarish town. With Sean Bean and Carrie-Anne Moss. Includes strong, gory horror and details of bloody injury.
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£3.49PG Certificate 2012 101 MinsSnow White (Lily Collins) is imprisoned by an evil queen (Julia Roberts). With Armie Hammer and Nathan Lane. Mild threat, violence and language.
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£2.50PG Certificate 2010 113 MinsA teen (Logan Lerman) discovers he's the son of Poseidon. Contains frequent moderate violence, including fantasy decapitation and threat. Some scenes may alarm young children.
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£2.49PG Certificate 2004 125 MinsTreasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) goes searching for a priceless gold chest. With Diane Kruger and Sean Bean. Contains mild action violence and peril.
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£2.4915 Certificate 2006 89 MinsAfter their daughter dies Sean Bean and Maria Bello meet a strange girl with an astonishing story. Strong language and supernatural horror.
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£2.5015 Certificate 2011 89 MinsA newly formed elite commando unit embarks on a dangerous mission during WWII. With Sean Bean and Danny Dyer. Some strong language and violence.
Did you know?
- Sean Bean has 100 Per Cent Blade tattooed on his left shoulder in honour of his favourite football club, Sheffield United, The Blades. He also has a tattoo of the number nine in Elvish after appearing in The Lord Of The Rings.
- While filming Patriot Games, Harrison Ford accidentally hit him with a boat hook giving him a permanent scar over his eye.
- He appeared in the Moby music video We Are All Made Of Stars.
- He changed the spelling of his first name from Shawn to Sean when he became an actor.
- He was married to Debra James from 1981 to 1990. He married Melanie Hill in 1990. They divorced seven years later. His marriage to Abigail Cruttenden lasted from 1997 to 2000. In 2008 he married Georgina Sutcliffe.
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