Know Your “That Guy”: Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Born: April 17, 1959

Number of Roles: 94

Best Known for Playing: Villains

First Appearance: Hooker in Winter Flight (1984)

Most Recent Appearance: Ulric in Black Death (2010)

Notable Roles:

• Zeus in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• John Ryder in The Hitcher
• Christopher Da Silva in Silent Hill
• Ian Howe in National Treasure
• Dr. Merrick in The Island
• Patridge in Equilibrium
• Boromir in The Lord of the Rings
• Spence in Ronin
• Alec Trevelyn in Goldeneye
• Sean Miller in Patriot Games

Fun Facts:

• One of four LOTR actors to work with Harrison Ford, who hit him with a boat hook for real during the filming of the final fight in Patriot Games, giving him a scar.
• Appeared in the “We Are All Made of Stars” music video.
• Auditioned for James Bond for The Living Daylights.
• Very similar career to fellow Sheffield native Gary Oldman.