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Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Actor · Born April 17, 1959 (67) · Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

2 BAFTA Awards · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire accent, he first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe, which originally ran from 1993 to 1997. Bean's film roles include Patriot Games (1992), GoldenEye (1995), Ronin (1998), Don't Say a Word (2001), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Equilibrium (2002), National Treasure (2004), Troy (2004), Flightplan (2005), North Country (2005), The Island (2005), Silent Hill (2006), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Black Death (2010), Jupiter Ascending (2015), and The Martian (2015). His television roles include the BBC anthology series Accused, Broken, Game of Thrones, and the ITV historical drama series Henry VIII and Legends. As a voice actor, Bean has been featured in the video games The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Sid Meier's Civilization VI, and the feature films Wolfwalkers and Mummies among others. Bean has also been the main voice over for O2 and their adverts for over 20 years having originally taken the job in 2002. In 2022, Bean won the British Academy Television Award as Leading Actor in Time, a BBC One drama.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 17, 1959 (67)
From
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
91 on MovieCove · 157 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Sean Bean's films like?

Across their 79 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
19%
Morality
19%
Survival
18%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence8 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 66 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 13 · Dark 36

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 31 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 15

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 23 · Intense 39

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 45 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 47 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 37 · Relentless 14

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 38 · Full focus 13

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 29

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

61 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 19 of 61 analyzed roles.

Shadow
19 of 61
Hero
17 of 61
Mentor
10 of 61
Threshold guardian
6 of 61
Shapeshifter
4 of 61
Trickster
2 of 61
Ally
2 of 61
Herald
1 of 61
Show the 61 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
57
Dread
25
Thrilling
26
Melancholic
29
Warm
13
Other
64

How their films linger

Hopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous18
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sean Bean's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 91 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Bean's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

157 credits, 91 with a MovieCove page; 27 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Isolate Thief(2026)

    as "Fiddler" John Good

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Trooper(2026)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Yellow Tie(2025)

    as Demostene Celibidache

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Original Gangsters with Sean Bean(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Presenter

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Robin Hood(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sheriff of Nottingham

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Watch the Skies(2025)

    as (voice)

  • Anemone(2025)

    as Jem Stoker

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Deep Cover(2025)

    as Billings

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • This City Is Ours: A Crime Family Saga(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ronnie Phelan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • Shardlake(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Cromwell

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Buffalo Kids(2024)

    as Outlaw Wilson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Knights of the Zodiac(2023)

    as Alman Kido

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mummies(2023)

    as Pharaoh (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Marriage(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ian

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Osprey: Sea Raptor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator

  • Time(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer · as Mark Cobden

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Identity Crisis: Bringing Possessor to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Wolfwalkers(2020)

    as Robyn's Father, Bill Goodfellowe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Possessor(2020)

    as John Parse

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Snowpiercer(2020)

    Show 23 episodes · as Joseph Wilford

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • World on Fire(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Douglas Bennett

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Curfew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as The General

  • Sally4Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Bean

  • Taniel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Poetry Narrator

  • The Oath(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tom Hammond

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Dark River(2017)

    as Richard Bell

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Unconquered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (English)

  • Faster Than Light: the Dream of Interstellar Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Broken(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Father Michael Kerrigan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Drone(2017)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Roman Empire(2016)

    Show 15 episodes · as Narrateur

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Medici(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Wasted(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sean Bean

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV(2016)

    as Lucis Caelum (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Young Messiah(2016)

    as Severus

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Frankenstein Chronicles(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as John Marlott

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Instruments of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Macbeth

  • The Martian(2015)

    as Mitch Henderson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Pixels(2015)

    as Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • ARES: live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mitch Henderson

  • Any Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Vian

  • Jupiter Ascending(2015)

    as Stinger Apini

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Legends(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer · as Martin Odum

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Wicked Blood(2014)

    as Uncle Frank Stinson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Wild in the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Fight Club - A History of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • Silent Hill: Revelation(2012)

    as Harry Mason / Christopher Da Silva

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Georgian Fighting Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Hooligan(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Soldiers of Fortune(2012)

    as Dimidov

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Mirror Mirror(2012)

    as King

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Missing(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Paul Winstone

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Cleanskin(2012)

    as Ewan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Age of Heroes(2011)

    as Maj. Jack Jones

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Gaskell / Tracie Tremarco

  • The Lost Future(2010)

    as Amal

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Death Race 2(2010)

    as Markus Kane

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Black Death(2010)

    as Ulric

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ca$h(2010)

    as Pyke Kubic

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010)

    as Zeus

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974(2009)

    as John Dawson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983(2009)

    as John Dawson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Red Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Dawson

  • Sharpe's Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Richard Sharpe

  • Crusoe(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as James Crusoe

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Far North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Loki

  • Outlaw(2007)

    as Danny Bryant

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Hitcher(2007)

    as John Ryder

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Sharpe's Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Richard Sharpe

  • Silent Hill(2006)

    as Christopher Da Silva

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Faceless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Dark(2005)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Flightplan(2005)

    as Captain Rich

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Island(2005)

    as Dr. Bernard Merrick

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • D-Day to Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • North Country(2005)

    as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • National Treasure(2004)

    as Ian Howe

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pride(2004)

    as Dark (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Troy(2004)

    as Odysseus

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

    as Boromir

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Aske

  • The Big Empty(2003)

    as Cowboy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Equilibrium(2002)

    as Errol Partridge

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tom & Thomas(2002)

    as Paul Sheppard

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

    as Boromir

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Don't Say a Word(2001)

    as Patrick Koster

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Essex Boys(2000)

    as Jason Locke

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Extremely Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Neil Byrne

  • Bravo Two Zero(1999)

    as Andy McNab

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Portrait Griffin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Ronin(1998)

    as Spence

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Airborne(1998)

    as Dave Toombs

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sharpe: The Legend(1997)

    as Richard Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sharpe's Waterloo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Anna Karenina(1997)

    as Vronsky

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Decisive Weapons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Narator

  • Sharpe's Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Regiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • When Saturday Comes(1996)

    as Jimmy Muir

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Alec Trevelyan

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    as Alec Trevelyan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Sharpe's Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Shopping(1994)

    as Venning

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Jacob(1994)

    as Esau

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Scarlett(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lord Richard Fenton

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Black Beauty(1994)

    as Farmer Grey

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sharpe's Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Major Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe's Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Captain Richard Sharpe

  • A Woman's Guide to Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paul

  • Lady Chatterley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Oliver Mellors

  • Sharpe's Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Captain Richard Sharpe

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 18 episodes · as Richard Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sharpe's Rifles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe

  • Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Micky McAvoy

  • Patriot Games(1992)

    as Sean Miller

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Clarissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lovelace

  • Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jack Morgan

  • Tell Me That You Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gabriel Lewis

  • My Kingdom for a Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Steve Deakin

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Carver Doone

  • The Field(1990)

    as Tadgh McCabe

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Wedded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Man

  • He-Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Rod

  • Windprints(1989)

    as Anton van Heerden

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Small Zones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Vic

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Smith

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Lewis · as Jack Morgan

  • The Fifteen Streets(1989)

    as Dominic O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising(1989)

    as Larry Frisk

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Jim Henson Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as The Prince (archive footage)

  • War Requiem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as The German Soldier

  • The Storyteller: The True Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Prince

  • The Storyteller(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Prince

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Stormy Monday(1988)

    as Brendan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Bolton

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Bailey

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Caravaggio(1986)

    as Ranuccio

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Vic

  • Exploits at West Poley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Scarred Man

  • Winter Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Hooker

  • Punters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lurch

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Samson and Delilah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Billy

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The 4th Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sergeant Major Gordon

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 157 titles, 156 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

$898M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19832026

Peak 1995 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 43 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting157 of 157: 155 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing2 of 157: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s20 · acting1990s45 · acting2000s29 · acting2010s42 · 42 acting · 1 crew2020s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 37% of 75 roles
86960106111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 BAFTA Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 7 major nominations, 2002–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, won · Leading Actor
  2. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
  3. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
  4. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  6. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sean Bean's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of the 65 of 66 with a score; across their 65 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 65

Midcredits score across 90 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 90 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Rogue Trooper (2026)

83rd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 61 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sean Bean's work okay for kids?

Across up to 37 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles37–90 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity37 titles12–60 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles21–83 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles8–64 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles36–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sean Bean work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Bean's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Columbus shares the most, 3.

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