Sean Bean

Shaun Mark Bean (born April 17, 1959) is a British actor from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. As an actor, he adopted the Irish spelling "Sean" of his first name.

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April 17 - 1959 - British - Actor - Sheffield - South Yorkshire

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He worked for his father's welding firm before becoming an actor. He made his acting debut in 1983 at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, Berkshire, England, as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet. He is best known in the United States for his role as the fictional character Boromir in the Lord of the Rings movie series and, in the United Kingdom, as Richard Sharpe in the television series Sharpe. His popularity in the Sharpe series was made into an in-joke in '. The Sharpe series concluded in 1997, but Sean Bean has recently signed on to film another installment of the popular franchise in the autumn/winter of 2005.

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Welding - 1983 - Watermill Theatre - Newbury, Berkshire - England - Tybalt - Romeo and Juliet - Fictional character - Boromir - Lord of the Rings - United Kingdom - Richard Sharpe - Television series - Sharpe - In-joke

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Other notable appearances include as an Irish terrorist in the 1992 film adaptation of Patriot Games, and as Alec Trevelyan (MI6's 006), the major villain of the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. Producers of the Bond film series were looking for an actor who could have played Bond himself for the role of 006. They have claimed to find those qualities in Bean.

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Irish - Terrorist - 1992 - Patriot Games - Alec Trevelyan - MI6 - 1995 - James Bond - GoldenEye

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Bean also featured in Moby's music video "We Are All Made of Stars".

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Moby - Music video

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He has been married and divorced three times, and has three daughters: Lorna, Molly and Evi.

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