Daughter, Evie Natasha born, with Abigail Cruttenden. [6 November 1998]
He is a devoted follower of the Sheffield United Football Club.
He was a presenter at the 1995 BAFTA Awards.
In a scene midway through Sharpe's Honour (1994) (TV), Sharpe and Marquesa Dorada are galloping down a hill on horseback when they suddenly tumble off the horse and land in the middle of a shallow stream. The scene is real; the horse stumbled as it was crossing the stream, sending Bean and co-star Alice Krige down into the water. Director Tom Clegg liked the scene and kept it for the final cut.
Was not the first choice for the role of Richard Sharpe in the Sharpe series; he stepped in when an accident prevented actor Paul McGann from taking the part.
Made his professional stage debut in Romeo and Juliet (as Tybalt) at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, England, in 1983.
Appeared in Moby's video for "We Are All Made of Stars". [2002]
Sean Bean was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Sheffield-Hallam University in England, in 1997.
He has a "100% BLADE" tattoo on his left shoulder, in honour of his favourite football team, Sheffield United whose nickname is "The Blades". The tattoo is frequently converted (with makeup) into a scar - or a different tattoo - when he is filming.
Has a scar over his eye given to him by Harrison Ford while shooting his death scene in Patriot Games (1992). Ford accidentally hit him with a boat hook. In the Sharpe series, this was emphasised with makeup to add credibility to his character.
He and his ex-wife, Melanie Hill, have two daughters: Lorna and Molly.
Says that he took the roles of Borimir and Odysseus because he was "tired of being known as a villainous actor" to American audiences (he says he was tired of playing just bad guys and wanted a change of pace and to play a sympathetic character or two).
Since February 2004, has been living in a London hotel after a burst water pipe flooded his house.
He has retained his Sheffield accent.
The only film awards he's ever won are from the Screen Actors Guild, the National Board of Review and the Broadcast Film Critics Association; these awards were all for Best Cast Ensemble for The Return of the King...in which he only appeared for three seconds in archive footage.
Is one of four "Lord of the Rings" stars to star, pre-"Rings," with Harrison Ford. He starred with Ford in Patriot Games (1992), and Ford starred with Viggo Mortensen in Witness (1985), and with John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and with Miranda Otto (Eowyn) in What Lies Beneath (2000).
Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
Is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford Upon Avon, England, where his credits include 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' and 'King Richard II'.
Has worked opposite two Aragorns. Prior to working with Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings, he appeared in The Field with John Hurt, who had voiced Aragorn in Ralph Bakshi's animated film.
Sean Bean Detailed Biography
Internationally recognized as Boromir in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, Yorkshire-born Sean Bean has been thrilling audiences since his early days onstage with the Glasgow Citizens Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
His roles have been as diverse as they are memorable: the British weapons expert Spence in Ronin; 006, the baddie who battled Brosnan in GoldenEye; Miller, the Irish terrorist who took on Harrison Ford in Patriot Games; Richard Sharpe, the heroic soldier who marched his way through France, Portugal and Spain in the 14-part series, Sharpe; and the rogue lover who more or less reduced the TV screen to a slow simmer in films such as A Woman's Guide to Adultery, Clarissa and Lady Chatterley.
Sean also played Sgt. Andy McNab in the film version of Bravo Two Zero, set in the Gulf War; Neil Byrne in the 4-part TV drama Extremely Dangerous; and nasty gangster Jason Locke in Granada Films' Essex Boys.
More recently Sean has been seen as Patrick Koster in Don't Say a Word, starring Michael Douglas; as Tom's dad, Paul, in the Dutch children's film Tom & Thomas; and as the poetry-reading Partridge in the sci-fi thriller Equilibrium.
In 2002, Sean returned to the stage after a 13 year absence to play Macbeth at the Albery Theatre in London. Responding to popular demand, the limited-run production was extended until 01 March 2003.
Sean's most recent projects are Pride (the voice of Dark); Wolfgang Petersen's Troy (Odysseus), indy feature The Big Empty (Cowboy), Touchstone's National Treasure (baddie Ian Howe); independent horror flick, The Dark; and Disney's Flightplan, with Jodie Foster. Sean filmed his latest roles (Merick in Dreamworks' The Island) in January 2005 and joined Charlize Theron in WB's Class Action in February. His current project is the movie version of the videogame Silent Hill.
