Sean Bean

Sean Bean's career since the ’80s spans theatre, radio, television, and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before deciding to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a number of West End stage productions including RSC's "Fair Maid of the West" (Spencer) (1986) and "Romeo and Juliet" (Romeo) (1987), as well as "Deathwatch" (Lederer) (1985) at the Young Vic and "Killing the Cat" (Danny) (1990) at the Theatre Upstairs.

This soulful, green-eyed blonde's roles are so varied that his magnetic persona is convincing playing angst-ridden villains, as in Clarissa (1991); passionate lovers, like Mellors in Lady Chatterley (1993); rough-and-ready soldiers such as Richard Sharpe; heart-wrenching warriors, such as the emotionally torn Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings" movies; and noble Greeks, like Odysseus in Troy (2004), in which his very presence adds grace and validity to the rest of the movie. Recently, he did a turn in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" where, as the principal lead, he so transfixed the audience that the show was extended in London and critically acclaimed. Bean, however, remains himself, a man's man, and in the glitzy world of movies this is a rare thing indeed. Bean resides in London, where he enjoys raising his beautiful daughters, enjoys his beloved football, and enjoys the occasional pint.

Bean has three daughters: Lorna, Molly, and Evie.