Bean, Sean (Shaun Mark "Sean" Bean). Filmography, personal life, photo

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Today the hero of our story will be the most popular English actor Bin Sean. He is known to viewers both around the world and in our country thanks to his roles in The Lord of the Rings (Boromir), the television series Game of Thrones (Ed Stark) and Sharpe's Adventures of the Royal Shooter (shooter Richard Sharpe). Attention deserves a number of other film works with the participation of Bean. In addition, this most talented actor participated in the dubbing of computer games.

Sean Bean: photo, biography of one of the most popular actors of our time

The future world famous actor was born in 1959, April 17, in a town called Sheffield, UK. At birth, the boy was given the name Sean Mark Bean. The father of the future celebrity, Brian, was a welder, and his mother, Rita, worked as a secretary, but after the birth of her son and daughter, she became a housewife. Sean's sister's name is Lorraine. Subsequently, Brian Bean and a friend opened their own workshopmetal structures. Business was going well, and his company employed as many as 50 people. Despite the fact that the Bean family has become more than we althy, Brian and Rita chose not to move to a fashionable area, but remained in their old neighborhood to be closer to their family and friends.

Childhood and youth of the actor

From an early age, Bin Sean was very passionate about football. It is possible that he could well have made a successful career in professional sports. However, as a child, he smashed a glass door, causing a piece of shrapnel to lodge in his leg, severely damaging it. The boy was given several stitches, and the wound still makes itself felt. In this regard, Sean Bean was not destined to become a professional football player.

Because the boy was always more interested in sports (namely football) than studies, in 1975 he graduated from school without any outstanding success. After that, the future famous actor Sean Bean worked for some time as a janitor and a salesman in a supermarket, and then began to help his father in his metal-boiling shop. At the same time, the young man decided to enroll in a drama course at the Rotherham College of Art and Technology. As a college student and having played several performances, Bin Sean received a scholarship to study at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. It happened in 1981.

Theatre

Sean really enjoyed studying at the academy. He tried very hard and was able to brilliantly prove himself. So, for his diploma role in the play "Waiting for Godot"he was awarded a silver medal. This happened in 1983. In the same year, Bean made his debut as a professional actor. He played Tyb alt in the Watermill Theatre's classic Romeo and Juliet. Later, the actor appeared before the audience more than once in various plays by Shakespeare.

Movie career

Bing Sean made his first steps in the cinema as an actor in television productions. He made his debut on the big screen in 1984. This was an episodic role in a British-made film called The Law. Sean's more serious film work was his participation in the 1986 film Caravaggio. The plot was based on the life story of a famous Italian artist named Caravaggio. The picture told about a love triangle in which the painter himself (played by Nigel Terry), Lena (Tilda Suiton) and Ranuccio (Sean Bean) fell into. The film was directed by Derek Jarman and written by Suzo Cheki D'Amico.

Further film work

In subsequent years, films featuring Sean Bean began to appear on screens regularly. So, at the end of the 80s, he took part in the work on such television films as "Inspector Morse" and "Troubles". A truly bright young actor made himself known by playing the main character named Brendan in the crime melodrama Thunder Monday, which was released in 1988. The film was directed and written by Mike Figgis. And Bean's company on the set was made up of such eminent actors as Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, andalso famous singer Sting. 1989 was remembered by the audience and fans with two small but very bright roles of Sean. We are talking about the films "How to Succeed in Advertising" and "Requiem for War".

1990s

Sean Bean, whose filmography was replenished annually with two or three new talented works, was literally snapped up by directors and producers. So, 1990 and 1991 were remembered by the actor's fans thanks to his participation in such films as The Field, Lorna Doone and Clarissa. The following year, Sean Bean also found great fame in North America. Here he began to be referred to only as the "bad guy" from the film directed by Phillip Noyce called "Patriot Games". Shownu was accompanied on set by celebrities such as Harrison Ford, Ann Archer, Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Bergin.

The Adventures of Royal Shooter Sharpe

In his homeland, the UK, Sean Bean became very popular in 1990. At this time, a series was released on television, telling about the adventures of the royal shooter Sharpe. This project directed by Tom Clegg was the adaptation of the famous work of Bernard Cornwell. The main character of the series was Richard Sharp, who served as a shooter at the royal court. You can call him a kind of James Bond, but he lived in the 19th century.

Three years later, Sean again appeared before the British audience in the form of a hero he had already fallen in love with in new series telling about the adventures of Sharpe. In the same year, another picture with his participation, called History oflove Lady Chatterley.”

Continuing career

1994 was a very eventful year for Sean. During this period, several films with his participation appeared on the screen at once: “Black Handsome”, “Shopping”, “Scarlett”, “Jacob” and “Vicar from Dibley”. Moreover, all the roles of Bean were very diverse, which allowed him to reveal new sides of his acting talent. This was followed by such films with the participation of Sean, such as "Golden Eye" (1995), "Pen alty" (1996), "Anna Karenina" (1997), "Aerial Strike" (1998), "The Book That Wrote Itself" (1999) and Desert Storm (1999). In addition, until 1997, all the new series of the project about the adventures of Sharpe's shooter with Bean in the title role were regularly released on the screens.

2000s

A new wave of popularity came to Sean with the beginning of the new millennium. This was due to his participation in the filming of the famous film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" directed by Peter Jackson, which was a huge success with the audience. The actor brilliantly played the role of the warrior and ruler of Boromir in all three parts of this large-scale film project.

Sean Bean, whose films have always been superbly received by the audience, in 2002 starred in the sci-fi film "Equilibrium" (the role of Errol). In 2004, the actor was offered a role in a new large-scale Hollywood project directed by Wolfgang Peterson "Troy". Bean played Odysseus in this film. Shownu's company on the set included such eminent actors as Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brian Cox and Diane Kruger. Rental this yearAnother tape with the participation of Bean came out. It was a picture of "National Treasure", where Sean played the role of a character named Ian.

The 2006 film with Bean's participation called "Silent Hill" was very memorable to the audience. Despite the fact that it was a "horror" genre, Sean's character looked very beautiful and even grotesque. He played a monster with a pyramid for a head.

The thriller of 2007 "Companion Traveler" did not disappoint the fans of the actor. In it, Bean, along with Zachary Knighton and Sophia Bush, played one of the main roles. The following works of the actor were also successful: Far North (2007), Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010), Black Death (2010), Death Race 2 (2010), Age of Heroes (2011). In addition, Sean shone on television in the TV series Crusoe (2008-2010).

Sean Bean: "Game of Thrones" and other recent works

Despite the fact that the hero of our today's story has long become one of the most successful and sought-after actors of our time, in 2011 he managed to rise one more step in his career. This happened thanks to Bean's brilliant performance of the role of Ed Stark in the television series "Game of Thrones" - an adaptation of the famous novel by George Martin called "A Song of Ice and Fire". Despite the fact that Sean's character dies at the end of the first season, his image, superbly embodied on the screen by a talented actor, delights the audience to this day.

In recent years, Bean has been involved in projects such as Soldiers of Fortune (2012),Snow White: Revenge of the Dwarves (2012), The Fourth Reich (2013), Shadows from the Sky (2013), Enemy of Man (2014), Evil Blood (2014) and others. Next year, two more films are expected to be released, in which Sean played one of the main roles. This is Caesar and Jupiter Ascending.

Actor's personal life

Sean first got married quite early, in 1981. This happened during his studies at the Academy of Dramatic Art. Sean's wife is Debra James. However, the couple after some time decided to divorce due to the fact that the couple were forced to live in different cities. Subsequently, Bean began to live with Melanie Hill, who in 1987 gave birth to the actor's daughter Lorna. Three years after the birth of the child, the couple decided to formalize their relationship. In 1991, the couple had a second daughter, who was named Molly. In 1997, Sean divorced Melanie, despite the fact that they lived together for almost 15 years. And after just a couple of months after the official dissolution of the marriage, Bean marries again. This time, the actress Abigail Krattenden became his chosen one. In November 1998, the couple's daughter, Evi Natasha, was born. However, this marriage also falls apart after a few years.

Sean Bean, whose personal life, as we see, was quite turbulent, and after three unsuccessful marriages did not leave hope for creating a strong family. And in 2008, he decided to marry for the fourth time. The chosen one of the 49-year-old actor was Jogina Sutcliffe, who was 20 years younger than her husband. A few months after the wedding, the media began to appearinformation about constant quarrels between spouses. As a result, at the end of 2010, the couple filed for divorce.