What is Sean Bean's net worth and salary?
Sean Bean, a British actor, boasts an impressive net worth of $20 million. Known for his significant roles in films such as "Ronin," "Troy," "The Island," "Flightplan," and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Bean has also left his mark on television with shows like "Sharpe," "Game of Thrones," and "Legends." Additionally, he has done extensive voiceover work for video games, with credits in "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" and "Sid Meier's Civilization VI."
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Born in 1959 in Handsworth, Sheffield, England, Sean Bean grew up in a working-class family. His father, Brian, owned a fabrication company, where his mother, Rita, worked as a secretary. He has a younger sister named Lorraine. Bean's education began at Brook Comprehensive School and included stints working at a supermarket and the local council, before joining his father's firm. While studying welding at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology, Bean's interest in drama blossomed, leading him to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) on a scholarship.
After graduating from RADA in 1983, Bean made his professional debut in "Romeo and Juliet" as Tybalt. He followed this with a role in "David and Jonathan" in 1984 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1986 to 1988, featuring in productions like "The Fair Maid of the West" and "A Midsummer Night’s Dream."
Film Career
Sean Bean's film debut was in Derek Jarman's 1986 LGBT biopic "Caravaggio." He followed this with roles in "Stormy Monday," "How to Get Ahead in Advertising," and Jarman's "War Requiem." In the early 1990s, Bean starred in "The Field" and "Windprints." His first major Hollywood role came in 1992 in "Patriot Games," where he played an Irish republican terrorist opposite Harrison Ford's Jack Ryan. Throughout the 90s, Bean added to his filmography with "Shopping," "Black Beauty," "GoldenEye," "When Saturday Comes," "Anna Karenina," and the action thriller "Ronin."
Bean's memorable role as Boromir in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy came in the early 2000s. He also appeared in "Equilibrium," "Tom and Thomas," "The Big Empty," "National Treasure," and Michael Bay's "The Island." In the 2000s, his film credits included "Troy," "North Country," "Flightplan," "Outlaw," and the independent drama "Far North." In the 2010s, Bean played Zeus in "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief." His subsequent roles were in "Cleanskin," "Soldiers of Fortune," "Mirror Mirror," "Jupiter Ascending," "The Martian," "Dark River," and "Possessor."
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Television Career
In the late 80s and early 90s, Sean Bean became a prominent figure on British television, appearing in "The Bill," "The Practice," "The Storyteller," "Screen Two," and "Clarissa." He also starred in made-for-television movies, including "Troubles," "Lorna Doone," and "My Kingdom for a Horse." Bean's breakout TV role came in 1993 as Richard Sharpe in the ITV series "Sharpe." Based on Bernard Cornwell's novels, the series spanned 15 feature-length episodes throughout the 90s and 2000s.
Bean continued to diversify his television roles, including a BBC adaptation of "Lady Chatterley," the American miniseries "Scarlett," and the drama serial "Extremely Dangerous." In the 2000s, he appeared in adaptations of "Henry VIII," NBC's "Crusoe," and the post-apocalyptic film "The Lost Future." His portrayal of Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark in HBO's "Game of Thrones" in 2011 brought him international recognition. He also starred in ABC's "Missing," the Royal Television Society-awarded "Accused," TNT's "Legends," "The Frankenstein Chronicles," BBC's "Broken," the crime drama "The Oath," "Curfew," "World on Fire," and TNT's "Snowpiercer."
Personal Life
Sean Bean has been married five times. His first marriage to school sweetheart Debra James ended in 1988. He married actress Melanie Hill in 1990, with whom he had three children before their 1997 divorce. That same year, he married actress Abigail Cruttenden, with whom he had a daughter in 1998 before divorcing in 2000. Bean's fourth marriage to actress Georgina Sutcliffe in 2008 ended in 2010 amid allegations of domestic abuse. In 2017, he wed Ashley Moore.
A lifelong fan of Sheffield United, Bean opened the club's Hall of Fame in 2001, made significant financial contributions, and served on its board of directors from 2002 to 2007. He also wrote the foreword for the book "Sheffield United: The Biography."
