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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.
Outside of normal time and space, two opposing worlds, New Genesis and Apokolips, have been in conflict for as long as you can imagine, before an apparent moment of peace sealed with a pact between their leaders. But that wouldn't last forever, amidst the Lord of Apokolips' quest for absolute power, and his equally strong ambition to subdue his rival world in the process. In a chaotic scenario like never before, the son of one of these leaders, a renegade Furia and other characters who will accompany him on his journey, will see the chance to rewrite their own history, and that of the endangered universe. Because when heroes fall, gods rise. Based on Jack Kirby's iconic Fourth World, 'The New Gods' takes place concurrently with the events of 'Justice League: Darkseid'.
