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Sean Penn
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Acting
Birthday
1960-08-17,Santa Monica, California, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

The Interpreter

6.312

The Interpreter
2005-04-08

7.741

Mystic River
2003-10-08

7.316

21 Grams
2003-11-18

Dogtown and Z-Boys

7

Dogtown and Z-Boys
2002-05-10

7.211

Milk
2008-11-05

Casualties of War

7.169

Casualties of War
1989-08-18

6.595

U Turn
1997-10-03

Dead Man Walking

7.307

Dead Man Walking
1995-12-29

6.94

Licorice Pizza
2021-11-26

7

State of Grace
1990-09-14

All the King's Men

5.8

All the King's Men
2006-09-10

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

6.5

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004-05-17

6.7

Taps
1981-12-20

7.582

The Game
1997-09-12

6.5

Colors
1988-04-15

7.6

I Am Sam
2001-12-28

Before Night Falls

6.6

Before Night Falls
2000-09-03

We're No Angels

6.2

We're No Angels
1989-06-02

0

Haiti Untold
2012-01-01

5.9

I'm Still Here
2010-09-10

7.8

Carlito's Way
1993-11-10

Sweet Micky for President

6.8

Sweet Micky for President
2015-01-23

5.5

Hurlyburly
1998-12-25

The Thin Red Line

7.443

The Thin Red Line
1998-12-23

What Just Happened

5.4

What Just Happened
2008-10-17

The Tree of Life

6.7

The Tree of Life
2011-05-17

5.3

Hugo Pool
1997-12-12

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

7.2

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006-12-12

It's All About Love

5.4

It's All About Love
2003-01-10

The Falcon and the Snowman

6.4

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985-01-25

The People Speak

7.2

The People Speak
2009-12-13

Sweet and Lowdown

6.8

Sweet and Lowdown
1999-12-03

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

6.792

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982-08-13

The Weight of Water

5.4

The Weight of Water
2001-03-30

21 Grams: In Fragments

7

21 Grams: In Fragments
2004-03-16

7

Bad Boys
1983-03-25

6.8

At Close Range
1986-04-18

Searching for Debra Winger

6.4

Searching for Debra Winger
2002-07-13

6.8

Beaver Trilogy
2000-08-13

6.5

Fair Game
2010-05-20

She's So Lovely

5.9

She's So Lovely
1997-08-20

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

7

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004-10-12

Racing with the Moon

6.3

Racing with the Moon
1984-03-23

Up at the Villa

5.3

Up at the Villa
2000-04-14

Judgment in Berlin

5.4

Judgment in Berlin
1988-05-06

Woody Allen: A Documentary

6.9

Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011-11-20

6.383

Gangster Squad
2013-01-09

This Must Be the Place

6.972

This Must Be the Place
2011-08-24

8

Animals in War
2025-11-06

4.4

Loved
1997-10-31

Shanghai Surprise

4.3

Shanghai Surprise
1986-08-29

4.7

Crackers
1984-02-17

5.4

Superpower
2023-02-17

The Killing of Randy Webster

6

The Killing of Randy Webster
1981-03-11

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

7.235

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013-12-18

2

Gonzo Girl
2023-09-07

8

Summerspell
1983-07-02

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

7

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002-09-01

5.5

Cruise Control
1992-10-01

The Human Experiment

6.2

The Human Experiment
2015-04-17

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

7.1

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014-02-09

5.8

The Gunman
2015-02-16

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

7

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014-06-15

Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story

6.2

Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
2014-11-25

One Battle After Another

7.337

One Battle After Another
2025-09-23

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

6.7

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003-02-10

5.2

The Last Party
1993-08-27

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

8.3

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004-05-01

The Beaver Kid 2

4.3

The Beaver Kid 2
1981-09-04

8.6

Inside Björk
2003-08-23

The Angry Birds Movie

6.294

The Angry Birds Movie
2016-05-11

6.575

Risky Business
1983-08-05

6.1

BRATS
2024-06-07

Pauly Shore Is Dead

4.4

Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003-03-11

Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer

8

Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer
2024-07-31

Bukowski: Born Into This

6.8

Bukowski: Born Into This
2003-01-18

The Professor and the Madman

7.115

The Professor and the Madman
2019-03-07

7.5

Sound of Sun
2017-01-14

6.8

Brando
2007-05-01

This So-Called Disaster

5.2

This So-Called Disaster
2003-01-01

Being John Malkovich

7.42

Being John Malkovich
1999-10-29

4.6

Cool Blue
1990-02-27

3.9

Americans
2012-10-10

Hellinger's Law

8.8

Hellinger's Law
1981-03-10

6.9

Witch Hunt
2008-09-07

A Constant Forge

6.8

A Constant Forge
2000-10-01

0

Mad Hannans
2017-01-01

Deflating the Elephant

0

Deflating the Elephant
2009-05-19

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

7.4

Beaver Trilogy Part IV
2015-01-23

Madonna: The Name of the Game

0

Madonna: The Name of the Game
1993-01-01

5.8

Flag Day
2021-08-20

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

6

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1999-12-21

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

7.2

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987-10-01

0

Citizen Penn
2020-09-24

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

5.4

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
2020-09-17

6.2

Asphalt City
2024-03-28

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

0

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008-07-17

6.3

Daddio
2024-06-27

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

6.6

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2011-01-05

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

0

Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
1994-12-19

Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique

7.5

Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
2024-05-06

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

2

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004-08-29

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

9.5

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004-06-08

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

10

Mystic River: From Page to Screen
2003-10-31

In Thanks We Trust

0

In Thanks We Trust
2025-09-27

7.2

War Made Easy
2007-08-23

Becoming Madonna

6.8

Becoming Madonna
2024-12-30

El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle

4.8

El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle
2016-03-10

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

8

Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another
2026-06-02

Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame

0

Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame
2026-06-11

7.194

Val
2021-07-23

Red Rue Express

8

Red Rue Express
2026-08-20

0

Snake Island

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

7.4

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
2020-11-29

Inside the Actors Studio

0

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

Little House on the Prairie

7.972

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

8.408

Friends
1994-09-22

6.6

Viva La Bam
2003-10-26

Two and a Half Men

7.445

Two and a Half Men
2003-09-22

6.2

The Early Show
1999-11-01

Celebrities Uncensored

4.9

Celebrities Uncensored
2003-06-04

VH1 Rock Honors

7

VH1 Rock Honors
2006-05-31

7.5

Iconoclasts
2005-11-17

Where Are They Now?

6.7

Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07

7.1

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Saturday Night Live

6.88

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

7.5

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008-01-04

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

5.9

The First
2018-09-14

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

The Reichen Show

4.8

The Reichen Show
2005-11-11

Lights Out with David Spade

5.8

Lights Out with David Spade
2019-07-29

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

7.4

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

8

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018-06-22

Real Time with Bill Maher

6

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.058

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

7.5

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
2006-08-21

6.8

Gaslit
2022-04-24

8.5

aspekte
1965-10-17

Brando: The Documentary

4.5

Brando: The Documentary
2007-05-01

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

6.7

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025-03-12

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.797

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

5.5

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025-12-05

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

The Larry Sanders Show

7.8

The Larry Sanders Show
1992-08-15

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Saturday Night Live

6.88

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

6

The Word
1990-08-10

aka Charlie Sheen

7.5

aka Charlie Sheen
2025-09-10

Film Independent Spirit Awards

0

Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996-03-23