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Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Acting August 17, 1960 (66 years old) Santa Monica, California, USA

Biography

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022. Penn made his feature film debut in the drama Taps (1981), before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in Mystic River (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk (2008). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He was Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game(1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021) and Daddio (2023). Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays Heartland (1981) and Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series The First (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit (2022). Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Penn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 115

The Angry Birds Movie 6.3

The Angry Birds Movie

as Terence (voice)

2016
One Battle After Another 7.3

One Battle After Another

as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw

2025
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 7.2

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Sean O'Connell

2013
The Game 7.6

The Game

as Conrad Van Orton

1997
Mystic River 7.7

Mystic River

as Jimmy Markum

2003
The Thin Red Line 7.4

The Thin Red Line

as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh

1998
Carlito's Way 7.8

Carlito's Way

as David Kleinfeld

1993
Being John Malkovich 7.4

Being John Malkovich

as Sean Penn (uncredited)

1999
The Tree of Life 6.7

The Tree of Life

as Jack

2011
I Am Sam 7.6

I Am Sam

as Sam Dawson

2001
21 Grams 7.3

21 Grams

as Paul Rivers

2003
Licorice Pizza 6.9

Licorice Pizza

as Jack Holden

2021
Gangster Squad 6.4

Gangster Squad

as Mickey Cohen

2013
Casualties of War 7.2

Casualties of War

as Sgt. Tony Meserve

1989
Dead Man Walking 7.3

Dead Man Walking

as Matthew Poncelet

1995
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 6.8

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

as Jeff Spicoli

1982
Milk 7.2

Milk

as Harvey Milk

2008
Risky Business 6.6

Risky Business

as Passenger in Car (uncredited)

1983
Bad Boys 7.0

Bad Boys

as Mick O'Brien

1983
The Professor and the Madman 7.1

The Professor and the Madman

as Dr. William Chester Minor

2019
Taps 6.7

Taps

as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

1981
The Interpreter 6.3

The Interpreter

as Tobin Keller

2005
What Just Happened 5.4

What Just Happened

as Sean Penn

2008
U Turn 6.6

U Turn

as Bobby Cooper

1997
Daddio 6.3

Daddio

as Clark

2024
State of Grace 6.9

State of Grace

as Terry

1990
Colors 6.5

Colors

as Danny McGavin

1988
At Close Range 6.8

At Close Range

as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.

1986
We're No Angels 6.2

We're No Angels

as Jim

1989
I'm Still Here 5.9

I'm Still Here

as Sean Penn (uncredited)

2010
All the King's Men 5.8

All the King's Men

as Willie Stark

2006
The Gunman 5.8

The Gunman

as Jim Terrier

2015
Sweet and Lowdown 6.8

Sweet and Lowdown

as Emmet Ray

1999
Fair Game 6.5

Fair Game

as Joseph Wilson

2010
The Falcon and the Snowman 6.4

The Falcon and the Snowman

as Daulton Lee

1985
Flag Day 5.8

Flag Day

as John Vogel

2021
Racing with the Moon 6.3

Racing with the Moon

as Henry 'Hopper' Nash

1984
She's So Lovely 5.9

She's So Lovely

as Eddie Quinn

1997
Pauly Shore Is Dead 4.4

Pauly Shore Is Dead

as Sean Penn

2003
Val 7.2

Val

as Self (archive)

2021
The Assassination of Richard Nixon 6.5

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

as Samuel Bicke

2004
Asphalt City 6.2

Asphalt City

as Gene Rutkovsky

2024
Before Night Falls 6.6

Before Night Falls

as Cuco Sanchez

2000
This Must Be the Place 7.0

This Must Be the Place

as Cheyenne

2011
Shanghai Surprise 4.3

Shanghai Surprise

as Glendon Wasey

1986
Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another 8.0

Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another

as Self

2026
The Weight of Water 5.4

The Weight of Water

as Thomas Janes

2001
BRATS 6.1

BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
It's All About Love 5.4

It's All About Love

as Marciello

2003
Crackers 4.7

Crackers

as Dillard

1984
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 7.2

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as (voice)

1987
Woody Allen: A Documentary 6.9

Woody Allen: A Documentary

as Self

2011
Up at the Villa 5.3

Up at the Villa

as Rowley Flint

2000
Dogtown and Z-Boys 7.0

Dogtown and Z-Boys

as Narrator

2002
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 7.0

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

as Self

2004
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles 7.1

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

as Self

2014
Brando 6.8

Brando

as Self

2007
Hurlyburly 5.5

Hurlyburly

as Eddie

1998
Hugo Pool 5.3

Hugo Pool

as Strange Hitchhiker

1997
The People Speak 7.2

The People Speak

as Self

2009
Red Rue Express 8.0

Red Rue Express

as himself

2026
Cool Blue 4.6

Cool Blue

as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)

1990
Snake Island

Snake Island

Gonzo Girl 2.0

Gonzo Girl

2023
Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer 8.0

Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer

as Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)

2024
Citizen Penn

Citizen Penn

as Self

2020
Bukowski: Born Into This 6.8

Bukowski: Born Into This

as Self

2003
The Killing of Randy Webster 6.0

The Killing of Randy Webster

as Don Fremont

1981
Becoming Madonna 6.8

Becoming Madonna

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Beaver Trilogy Part IV 7.4

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Superpower 5.4

Superpower

as Self

2023
Animals in War 8.0

Animals in War

2025
Judgment in Berlin 5.4

Judgment in Berlin

as Guenther X

1988
A Constant Forge 6.8

A Constant Forge

as Self

2000
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick 7.0

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

as Self

2002
Americans 3.9

Americans

as Commie

2012
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride 7.2

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

as Self

2006
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

as Self

1994
In Thanks We Trust

In Thanks We Trust

as Self

2025
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

as Self

2008
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity 7.4

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

as Self

2020
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story 6.2

Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story

as Self

2014
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune 6.6

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

as Self

2011
Mad Hannans

Mad Hannans

2017
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle 4.8

El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle

as Self

2016
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High 6.0

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1999
Sweet Micky for President 6.8

Sweet Micky for President

as Self

2015
Hellinger's Law 8.8

Hellinger's Law

as Bit Part (uncredited)

1981
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey 7.0

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

as Self

2014
SnowwhiteRosered 6.0

SnowwhiteRosered

as Self

1991
Summerspell 8.0

Summerspell

as Buddy

1983
Inside Björk 8.6

Inside Björk

as Self

2003
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface 9.5

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

as Self

2004
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read 5.4

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

as Pizza Guy

2020
Loved 4.4

Loved

as Man on the Hill (Michael)

1997
The Last Party 5.2

The Last Party

as Self

1993
Madonna: The Name of the Game

Madonna: The Name of the Game

as Self

1993
Witch Hunt 6.9

Witch Hunt

as Self (Narrator)

2008
Beaver Trilogy 6.8

Beaver Trilogy

as "Groovin' Larry" Huff

2000
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments 8.3

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

as Self

2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild 2.0

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004
This So-Called Disaster 5.2

This So-Called Disaster

as Ray

2003
Mystic River: From Page to Screen 10.0

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

as Self

2003
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) 6.7

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

as Self

2003
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique 7.5

Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique

as Self

2024
Searching for Debra Winger 6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

as Self (uncredited)

2002
21 Grams: In Fragments 7.0

21 Grams: In Fragments

as Self

2004
The Human Experiment 6.2

The Human Experiment

as Narrator

2015
Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame

Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame

as Self

2026
Cruise Control 5.5

Cruise Control

1992
War Made Easy 7.2

War Made Easy

as Narrator (Voice)

2007
Sound of Sun 7.5

Sound of Sun

as Man

2017
Haiti Untold

Haiti Untold

2012
The Beaver Kid 2 4.3

The Beaver Kid 2

as Groovin' Larry

1981
Deflating the Elephant

Deflating the Elephant

as Narrator

2009

TV Shows 39

Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Sean Penn (voice)

1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
Friends 8.4

Friends

as Eric

1994
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
Two and a Half Men 7.4

Two and a Half Men

as Sean Penn

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Sean Penn

2000
Little House on the Prairie 8.0

Little House on the Prairie

as Boy (uncredited)

1974
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 8.0

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

as Self

2018
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Sean Penn

1992
aspekte 8.5

aspekte

as Self

1965
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Reichen Show 4.8

The Reichen Show

as Self

2005
Lights Out with David Spade 5.8

Lights Out with David Spade

as Self

2019
Where Are They Now? 6.7

Where Are They Now?

as Self

1999
The Word 6.0

The Word

1990
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney 6.7

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

as Self - Actor and Founder of CORE

2025
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis 7.5

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

as Self

2008
Iconoclasts 7.5

Iconoclasts

as Self

2005
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors 5.5

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

as Self

2025
Gaslit 6.8

Gaslit

as John Mitchell

2022
Viva La Bam 6.6

Viva La Bam

2003
The First 5.9

The First

as Tom Haggerty

2018
aka Charlie Sheen 7.5

aka Charlie Sheen

as Self

2025
Film Independent Spirit Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards

as Self - Winner

1996
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts 7.5

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

as Self

2006
Brando: The Documentary 4.5

Brando: The Documentary

as Self

2007
VH1 Rock Honors 7.0

VH1 Rock Honors

2006
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994
Celebrities Uncensored 4.9

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

2003

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