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Biography
Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye
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He has a tattoo on his left shoulder that reads "100% Blade" in reference to his support for Sheffield United (this tattoo is often digitally removed from films if the filmmakers feel it doesn't fit his character). His right shoulder has a tattoo of the Elvish word for nine to commemorate playing a member of the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
During the filming of The Fellowship of the Ring, he refused to take the helicopters out to remote mountain locations. Instead he chose to take a ski lift into the mountains and then hike the final few miles, all in full costume.
Provides voices for Bethesda's Elder Scrolls Oblivion Game. In it, he voices Martin Septim, the illegitimate and last surviving son of the late Emperor Uriel Septim VII. In a humorous twist, one of the the guilds in the game are called the "Blades".
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.
Sean Bean was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Sheffield-Hallam University in England, in 1997.
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.
In early 2006, Bean did the voiceover to many in-store advertisements for UK supermarket, Morrisons.
Selected filmography
The Dark (2006) ... as Sarah’s father James
Silent Hill (2006) (Post-Production) ...
as Christopher
North Country (2005) ... . as Kyle
Flightplan (2005) ... . as Captain Rich
The Island (2005) ... . as Dr. Merrick
Pride (2004) .... as Dark
National Treasure (2004) .... Ian Howe
Troy (2004) ... as Odysseus
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) ... . as Boromir
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (uncredited) ... as Boromir (extended edition)
Equilibrium (2002) .... as Partridge
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) .... as Boromir
Don't Say a Word (2001) .... as Patrick Koster
Essex Boys (2000) .... as Jason Locke
Bravo Two Zero (1999) .... as Andy McNab
Ronin (1998) .... as Spence
Anna Karenina (1997) .... as Vronsky
When Saturday Comes (1996) .... as Jimmy Muir
GoldenEye (1995) .... as Alec Trevelyan
Black Beauty (1994)
Patriot Games (1992) ... as Sean Miller
The Field (1990) .... as Tadgh McCabe
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) .... as Larry Frisk
Caravaggio (1986) .... as Ranuccio
