Sean Penn
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�
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.
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Born
Aug 17, 1960
Santa Monica, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
111 acting
37 crew
Popularity
4.5
Known For
One Battle After Another
2025
as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
as Terence (voice)
The Game
1997
as Conrad Van Orton
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
as Sean O'Connell
Mystic River
2003
as Jimmy Markum
The Thin Red Line
1998
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
I Am Sam
2001
as Sam Dawson
Carlito's Way
1993
as David Kleinfeld
Being John Malkovich
1999
as Sean Penn (uncredited)
The Tree of Life
2011
as Jack
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