“My mother and father raised their eyebrows at first when I said I wanted to be an actor because I was in this industrial city. My dad had done a bit of boxing on the side, but he was a welder first and foremost. I was 17, and I said, 'I want to be an actor.' They worried it was a waste of time.”

English actor

Sean Bean is an English actor, known for work in film and television. Over his career he has received several honours, including three BAFTA TV Awards, a Critics' Choice Award, an Actor Award and an International Emmy Award. He is best known for a screen career that has moved between major films and television roles. The awards attached to his name reflect a long, widely recognised body of work across both mediums.