
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.

Sean Bean

Thanos
for Thanos in The Avengers with European actors and actresses only
Suggested by alabasteri

When an alien threat emerges to conquer Earth, a brilliant but arrogant European scientist must unite a fractured team of extraordinary individuals—a stoic warrior-prince, a master strategist with a shadowed past, a brilliant spy with lethal precision, and two enhanced operatives bound by tragedy. Tensions flare as egos clash and old wounds resurface, but they discover that only by trusting one another can they stand against an invasion that threatens to annihilate humanity. Across iconic European landmarks, the team battles not just an otherworldly enemy, but their own demons and doubts. As the fate of the world hangs in the balance, they learn that true strength lies not in individual power, but in the unbreakable bond forged through sacrifice and redemption. Together, they become something greater than the sum of their parts—a beacon of hope against impossible odds.