Sean appeared in several TV commercials for Accuview from 2003-2004.
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Sean appeared in a TV commercial for Marks & Spencer in 2002.
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Sean Bean: There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding to be involved with classic storytelling, and sort of legendary characters.
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Sean has one younger sister, named Lorraine.
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Sean's dislike for flying is so intense that during the filming of the "Mount Caradhras" scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), he hiked in costume to the shooting site while his fellow cast members came in by helicopter.
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Sean auditioned for the role of James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987). He later played Bond's nemesis in Goldeneye (1995).
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Sean is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford Upon Avon, England, where his credits include A Midsummer Nights Dream and King Richard II.
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Sean has retained his Sheffield accent even after playing various nationalities over the years.
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Sean says that he took the roles of Borimir and Odysseus because he was "tired of being known as a villainous actor" to American audiences (he says he was tired of playing just bad guys and wanted a change of pace and to play a sympathetic character).
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Sean and his ex-wife, Melanie Hill, have two daughters together named Lorna (b. October 1987) and Molly (b. September 1991).
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Sean has another daughter with ex-wife Abigail Cruttenden named Evie Natasha (born -November 1998).
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Sean was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Sheffield-Hallam University in England, in 1997.
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Sean appeared in Moby's video for "We Are All Made of Stars" in 2002.
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Sean made his professional stage debut in Romeo and Juliet (as Tybalt) at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, England, in 1983.
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Sean was not the first choice for the role of Richard Sharpe in the Sharpe series; he stepped in when an accident prevented actor Paul McGann from taking the part.
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Sean was a presenter at the 1995 BAFTA Awards.
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Sean has been married and divorced three times. First to Debra James in 1981, then to Melanie Hill from 1990-1997, and finally to Abigail Cruttenden from 1997 until their divorce in July, 2000.
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Sean worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor.
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Sean is 5' 11" (1.80 m) tall.
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Sean became an actor by accident - he planned a career as an artist instead.
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Sean has the Elvish symbol for 'nine' tattooed on his right shoulder; this symbolizes the fellowship in "Lord of the Rings"
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Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe series, dedicated his novel Sharpe's Battle to Sean.
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Sean is a huge football fan and has a tattoo dedicated to his favourite team - Sheffield United - which reads "100% Blade" on his left shoulder.
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Sean has a scar on his left eyebrow which he accidently received from Harrison Ford during filming of Patriot Games.
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Sean is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
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