Sean Bean

Sean Bean is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983 at The Watermill Theatre. 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.

17 April 1959

Born on the same birth date (17 April 1959): Jimmy Mann (ice hockey) • Li Meisu

Born on the same birth day (17 April): Agostino Vallini • Brad Boyes • Edouard Wyss-Dunant • Eric Lamaze • Frank J. Christensen • Frank McDonough • Herms Niel • Jason White (rugby union) • Julia Macur • Maynard James Keenan • Nick Hornby • Roberto Jiménez (footballer, born 1983) • Thornton Wilder

Born in the same month (April 1959): Alain Bondue • Ana María Polo • Babyface (musician) • Bernard Jenkin • David Frankel • Emma Thompson • Fruit Chan • Helmuth Duckadam • Jimmy Mann (ice hockey) • Kevin Lowe • Li Meisu • Paul Chung • Pedro Pierluisi • Phil Morris (actor) • Pierre Lacroix (ice hockey, born 1959) • Ryan Stiles • Susan Faludi • Tony Phillips • Yvan Loubier