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Sean Bean

1959 - Today

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Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean; 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his professional debut in a production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983 at The Watermill Theatre. 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 made his film debut in the historical drama Caravaggio (1986) and received further attention for his roles in Stormy Monday (1988) and Patriot Games (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sean Bean is the 603rd most popular actor (down from 526th in 2019), the 853rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 664th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular British Actor.

Sean Bean is most famous for his role as Boromir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sean Bean ranks 603 out of 13,578. Before him are Mickey Rourke, Robert Vaughn, Burt Young, Winona Ryder, Hardy Krüger, and Udo Kier. After him are John Belushi, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Nastassja Kinski, Frank Marshall, Lita Grey, and Anthony Edwards.

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Among people born in 1959, Sean Bean ranks 26. Before him are Drew Weissman, Bernd Schuster, Sting, Abdulla Yameen, Alberto Fernández, and Gerhard Berger. After him are Boris Nemtsov, Ken Watanabe, Michael Kors, Ahmet Davutoğlu, Luciano Spalletti, and Robert Knepper.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sean Bean ranks 853 out of 8,785. Before him are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Samuel Richardson (1689), Eadwig (940), Sawney Bean (1600), Daniel Rutherford (1749), and H. Rider Haggard (1856). After him are Charles Frederick Worth (1825), John Nelson Darby (1800), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Christopher Tolkien (1924), Michael Halliday (1925), and John Vane (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Sean Bean ranks 93. Before him are Derek Jacobi (1938), Jean Simmons (1929), Charles Laughton (1899), Wentworth Miller (1972), Stephen Graham (1973), and Brian Cox (1946). After him are Glenda Jackson (1936), Thandie Newton (1972), Jude Law (1972), Rex Harrison (1908), David McCallum (1933), and Bernard Hill (1944).

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