Age: 67
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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.
Odysseus commands the wine-dark sea, but the gods have turned against him. Ten years of war have earned him nothing but divine wrath—a curse that transforms every journey homeward into a gauntlet of horrors. Cyclops with eyes that burn like furnaces. Sirens whose songs shatter reason. Monsters that defy comprehension, each one a test of will and cunning. His crew fractures under impossible choices. Loyalty crumbles against survival. Trust becomes a luxury no man can afford. Meanwhile, Penelope holds Ithaca against suitors who circle like vultures, and his son Telemachus grows into a stranger. Odysseus must navigate not just treacherous waters and mythic beasts, but the capricious rage of immortals. Every scar earned, every man lost, every mile traveled—all meaningless if the gods decide his suffering has not yet satisfied their hunger. Home remains impossibly distant. Victory demands everything.
