Sean Bean

Sean Bean is an English actor known for playing characters who die dramatically on screen—Boromir in *The Lord of the Rings*, Ned Stark in *Game of Thrones*, and numerous others.

His name's non-rhyming pronunciation (SHAWN BEEN) has become an internet joke, spawning memes about whether it should be "Seen Bean" or "Shawn Bawn."

actor

Ned Stark

SharpeVariant spelling meaning keen
filmographyListed screen credits
Game of ThronesDragons and intrigue

Boromir · Lord of the Rings · GoldenEye · performance · role · character · screen · leading man · ensemble · cast

fantasy

Boromir

swordHilted fighting blade
armorProtective combat covering
medievalOf the Middle Ages

Ned Stark · Winterfell · epic · quest · mythology · warrior · kingdom · battle · Game of Thrones · Lord of the Rings

deaths

killed

Caused to die

diesStops being alive
memeShared online humor
beheadedHad head removed

Boromir · Ned Stark · shot · stabbed · executed · mortality · demise · perish · fatality · trope

British

Yorkshire

Historic English county

SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
accentRegional speech pattern
EnglandLargest British country

working-class · pub · football · Blades · gritty · down-to-earth

Opposites

character survival trope

Sean BeanTom Cruise

Sylvester Stallone · Arnold Schwarzenegger · John Wayne · plot armor · Bruce Willis

screen persona masculinity style

Sean BeanHugh Grant

Michael Cera · Colin Firth · Benedict Cumberbatch · Tom Hiddleston · Eddie Redmayne

British regional/class identity

Sean BeanBenedict Cumberbatch

Ralph Fiennes · Jeremy Irons · Anthony Hopkins · Patrick Stewart · Ian McKellen

Family

Sean, Bean, bean, beans, beany

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G