Today, the hero of our story will be the most popular English actor Bin Sean. Viewers both around the world and in our country, he is known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings (Boromir), the television series Game of Thrones (Ed Stark) and The Adventures of the Royal Sharpshooter (shooter Richard Sharp). A number of other film works with the participation of Bean deserve attention. In addition, this talented actor participated in the scoring 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, on 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. Sister Sean's name is Lorraine. Subsequently, Brian Bean and a friend opened their own metalwork shop. The business was going well, and as many as 50 people worked at his enterprise. Despite the fact that the Bean family became more than wealthy, Brian and Rita chose not to move to a fashionable area, but remained in their old microdistrict to be closer to their relatives and friends.
The childhood and youth of the actor
From an early age, Bean Sean was very passionate about football. It is possible that he could have a successful career in professional sports. However, as a child, he broke a glass door, as a result of which a splinter stuck in his leg, severely damaging it. The boy had several stitches, and the wound to this day makes itself felt. In this regard, Sean Bean was not destined to become a professional footballer.
Since the boy was always more interested in sports (namely, football) rather than studying, 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 seller in a supermarket, and then began to help his father in his metal-making shop. At the same time, the young man decided to enroll in a drama course at the Rotherham College of Arts and Technology. As a college student and having played several performances, Bean 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 Tybalt in the classic play Romeo and Juliet of the Watermill Theater. Later, the actor more than once appeared before the audience in various Shakespeare plays.
Movie career
Bean Sean made his first steps in cinema as an actor in television productions. On the big screen, he debuted in 1984. This was a cameo in a British-made film called The Law. A more serious film work of Sean was the participation in the 1986 film "Caravaggio". The plot was based on the life story of a famous Italian artist named Caravaggio. The picture narrated about a love triangle, in which the painter himself (played by Nigel Terry), Lena (Tilda Suiton) and Ranuccio (Sean Bean) fell. The director of the picture was Derek Jarman, and the script for it was written by Suso Cheki D'Amico.
Further work in the cinema
In subsequent years, films featuring Sean Bean began to regularly appear on the screens. So, in the late 80s, he took part in work on such television films as “Inspector Morse” and “Troubles”. A really bright young actor made himself known by playing the main character named Brendan in the crime melodrama Stormy Monday, which was released in 1988. The director and screenwriter of this picture was Mike Figgis. And Bean's company on the set was made up of such eminent actors as Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, as well as the famous singer Sting. 1989 was remembered by the audience and fans by two small, but very bright roles of Sean. We are talking about the films "How to succeed in advertising" and "Requiem of war."
1990s
Sean Bean, whose filmography was annually replenished with two or three new talented works, was literally snapped up by directors and producers. So, the years 1990 and 1991 were remembered by fans of the actor due to his participation in such films as “Field”, “Lorna Dun” and “Clarissa”. The following year, Sean Bean found great fame in North America. Here he was referred to as the “bad guy” from the film directed by Phillip Neuss under the title “Games of the Patriots”. Sean was filmed by celebrities such as Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Bergin.
The Adventures of the Royal Sharpshooter
In his homeland in the UK, Sean Bean became very popular in the 1990s. At this time, a series was released on television that tells of the adventures of the royal shooter Sharpe. This project directed by Tom Clegg became an 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. He can be called a kind of James Bond, but who lived in the XIX century.
Three years later, Sean again appeared before the British audience in the image of the hero he had already loved in the new series, telling about Sharpe's adventures. In the same year, another picture was released with his participation, called the “Lady Chatterley Love Story”.
Career continuation
The year 1994 was very eventful for Sean. During this period, several films with his participation appeared on the screen at once: “The Black Beauty”, “Shopping”, “Scarlett”, “Jacob” and “The Vicar of Dibley”. Moreover, all the roles of Bean were very diverse, which allowed him to reveal new aspects of his acting talent. This was followed by such films with the participation of Sean, such as Golden Eye (1995), Penalty (1996), Anna Karenina (1997), Air Strike (1998), and A Book That Itself Wrote ( 1999) and Desert Storm (1999). In addition, until 1997, the screens of regularly appeared all new series of the project about the adventures of Sharp Sharp with Bean in the title role.
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 warrior and ruler of Boromir in all three parts of this large-scale film project.
Sean Bean, whose films have always been excellently received by the audience, starred in the science fiction film "Balance" (the role of Errol) in 2002. In 2004, the actor was offered the role in the new large-scale Hollywood project of the director Troy, directed by Wolfgang Peterson. Bean played the Odyssey in this film. Sean's company on the set was made up of such eminent actors as Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brian Cox and Diane Kruger. In the same year, another tape was released with the participation of Bean. It was a picture of “Treasures of the Nation,” where Sean played the role of a character named Ian.
The film with the participation of Bean in 2006 under the name “Silent Hill” was very remembered by the audience. Despite the fact that the genre was “horror”, the character of Sean looked very beautiful and even grotesque. He played a monster with a pyramid instead of a head.
Not disappointed fans of the actor and the thriller of 2007 "Travel". In it, Bean, along with Zackary Knighton and Sophia Bush, played one of the main roles. Success was also enjoyed by the actor’s subsequent works: “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 series “Crusoe” (2008-2010).
Sean Bean: Game of Thrones and other recent work
Despite the fact that the hero of our story today 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 George Martin's famous novel entitled Song of Ice and Fire. Despite the fact that the character of Sean dies at the end of the first season, his image, perfectly embodied on the screen by a talented actor, still delights the audience.
In recent years, Bean has been involved in projects such as Soldiers of Fortune (2012), Snow White: Vengeance of the Dwarves (2012), Fourth Reich (2013), Shadows from Heaven (2013), and Enemy human ”(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 the Ascension of Jupiter.
The personal life of the actor
Sean first got married quite early in 1981. This happened during his studies at the Academy of Dramatic Art. Sean's wife was Debra James. However, after a while, the couple 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 Lorne. Three years after the birth of the baby, the couple decided to formalize their relationship. In 1991, a second daughter was born to the couple, who was named Molly. In 1997, Sean divorced Melanie, despite the fact that they lived together for almost 15 years. And after only a couple of months after the official divorce, Bean will marry again. This time, his chosen one was actress Abigail Krattenden. In November 1998, the couple gave birth to a daughter, Evi Natasha. However, this marriage breaks up after a few years.
Sean Bean, whose personal life, as we see, was quite stormy, and after three unsuccessful marriages did not leave hope for a strong family. And in 2008, he decided to marry for the fourth time. The chosen one of the 49-year-old actor was Jojina Sutcliff, who was 20 years younger than her husband. A few months after the wedding, information began to appear in the media about constant quarrels between spouses. As a result, in late 2010, the couple filed for divorce.