Sean Bean - Sean Bean - an accomplished English film and stage actor. Bean has acted in a number of television productions as well as performing voice work for computer games and television adverts. As an actor, he adopted the Irish/Scottish spelling 'Sean' of his first name. His family is of Scottish descent. Bean is best known for his role as Boromir, in the The Lord of the Rings films. His most known role to date in the United Kingdom, is his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the television series Sharpe has also earned him high acclaim.