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Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire accent, he first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe, which originally ran from 1993 to 1997. Bean's film roles include Patriot Games (1992), GoldenEye (1995), Ronin (1998), Don't Say a Word (2001), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Equilibrium (2002), National Treasure (2004), Troy (2004), Flightplan (2005), North Country (2005), The Island (2005), Silent Hill (2006), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Black Death (2010), Jupiter Ascending (2015), and The Martian (2015). His television roles include the BBC anthology series Accused, Broken, Game of Thrones, and the ITV historical drama series Henry VIII and Legends. As a voice actor, Bean has been featured in the video games The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Sid Meier's Civilization VI, and the feature films Wolfwalkers and Mummies among others. Bean has also been the main voice over for O2 and their adverts for over 20 years having originally taken the job in 2002. In 2022, Bean won the British Academy Television Award as Leading Actor in Time, a BBC One drama.
Bruce stumbles into Wayne Manor limping from his recent fight against The Legion of Doom. He recalls what Black Mask had said to him after their last encounter and dwells on those words. Could it really be Bruce's Father? While Bruce is recovering, Black Mask is revealed to have never been arrested along side the rest of the Legion and that he was using a body double. When the Bat was away, the Mask did play. His iron grip is now firmly clasped around Gotham's crime. Black Mask is back. Bruce when nursing his wounds gets updates from Barbara who has been monitoring the New Black Masks movements under the new Alias Oracle. Once Bruce feels that he is fit to fight again he goes down to the Batcave to find something sitting on his Keyboard. A red eye mask torn to shreds by an explosion, next to it is his father's pin he always wore, and finally a pearl necklace belonging to his mother. As Bruce stares in shock something strikes him from behind, Bruce still slowed is able to move out of immediate danger but still gets hit. Facing down Black Mask in his own home. A sudden detonation from above goes off shooting flames into the stairwell and Bruce is knocked unconscious. Who is the New Black Mask really? Can Bruce actually stop this menace or does he truly know all of Batmans secrets?
