Sean Bean

Date of Birth

17 April, 1959

Birthplace

Handsworth, Sheffield, England

Role

Eddard Stark

Status

Role ended

First episode

"Winter is Coming"

Last episode

"Baelor"

Appeared in

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External Links:

IMDb Page

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Sean Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English actor who has worked in film, television and theatrical productions, as well as providing voice-overs for commercials and computer games.

He first became well-known for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the long-running British television series Sharpe, before appearing as Boromir in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. He has also carved out a role as a Hollywood villain, appearing in antagonistic roles in films such as Patriot Games, GoldenEye and National Treasure.

He starred in HBO's Game of Thrones as Lord Eddard Stark. He was announced in the role on 19 July 2009. He appeared in nine episodes of the first season (though was credited for all ten) before being written out, following the character's fate as depicted in the novel.

Credits

Starring

* - credit only.

See also

• Sean Bean's Wikipedia entry.
• Sean Bean's entry at the Internet Movie Database.