Sean Penn

Sean Penn (born August 17, 1960 in Santa Monica, California) is an American film actor. Penn is the son of the late director Leo Penn (who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for refusing to testify) and actress, Eileen Ryan. He has two brothers: actor Chris Penn and musician Michael Penn. His father was Jewish and his mother is Italian and Irish with a Catholic background.

Partial filmography

Acting

• In Search of Captain Zero (2005)
• All the King's Men (2005)
• The Interpreter (2005)
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
• Pauly Shore is Dead (2004)
• It's All About Love (2004)
• ' (2004)
• 21 Grams (2003)
• Mystic River (2003)
• 9'11''01 September 11 (2002)
• The Weight of Water (2002)
• Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)
• I Am Sam (2001)
• The Beaver Trilogy (2001)
• Before Night Falls (2000)
• Up at the Villa (2000)
• Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
• The Thin Red Line (1998)
• Hurlyburly (1998)
• The Game (1997)
• U Turn (1997)
• Hugo Pool (1997)
• She's So Lovely (1997)
• Dead Man Walking (1995)
• Carlito's Way (1993)
• State of Grace (1990)
• Casualties of War (1989)
• We're No Angels (1989)
• Colors (1988)
• Judgment in Berlin (1988)
• Cool Blue (1988)
• Shanghai Surprise (1986)
• At Close Range (1986)
• The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
• Racing with the Moon (1984)
• Crackers (1984)
• Bad Boys (1983)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
• The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
• Taps (1981)

Directing

• The Crossing Guard
• The Indian Runner
• The Pledge