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Sean Bean. Actor: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor.
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- Aragorn. Played by Viggo Mortensen. The heir to the throne of Gondor. Though Aragorn is the rightful king of Gondor, he travels under an assumed identity at the beginning of the trilogy: he is a ranger, known as Strider.
- Arwen. Played by Liv Tyler. An elf princess and Aragorn’s future queen. Like many characters in the trilogy, Arwen must make a sacrifice. She must choose between the immortal life of the elves and a mortal life with Aragorn, whom she loves.
- Bilbo. Played by Ian Holm. Frodo’s uncle, who possesses the ring at the beginning of the trilogy. Bilbo is a playful old hobbit, but he is restless and covetous of his ring.
- Boromir. Played by Sean Bean. The heir to the steward of Gondor. More than any other member of the fellowship of the ring, Boromir is the victim of desire for the ring.
Apr 20, 2017 · As Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Bean takes three arrows to the chest while defending the Hobbits from brutal Uruk-hai. "It's my favorite death scene, and I've done ...
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Shaun Mark "Sean" Bean is an English actor who played Boromir, a Man of Gondor, in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 - 2003).
Boromir's brother was portrayed by David Wenham, and their father, Denethor II, by John Noble.
Early life
Bean was born Shaun Mark Bean in the Handsworth district of Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of Rita (née Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. Bean's father owned a fabrication shop, which he had set up with a colleague. The business employed 50 people, including Bean's mother, who worked as a secretary. He has a younger sister named Lorraine. Despite becoming relatively wealthy, the family never moved away from the council estate, because they preferred to remain close to friends and family.
Career
Other films he has starred in include the James Bond film Goldeneye, the Greek epic Troy and National Treasure. He is also famed for his role as Richard Sharpe in the TV series of the same name. He starred in the first season of the television adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy book, Game of Thrones, as Eddard Stark of Winterfell, and in 2010, Bean played Zeus in the movie based on the renowned book series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians.
•The Lord of the Rings film trilogy appendices
•Part One: From Book to Vision > From Book to Script and •Part Two: From Vision to Reality > The Fellowship of the Cast and •Part Three: The Journey Continues >
Bean's characters tend to die on screen, a phenomenon that has gained notoriety on the internet and in The Lord of The Rings, Game of Thrones and James Bond fandoms and become an Internet meme. In September 2019, Bean revealed that he had been turning down roles that would have his character killed following Game of Thrones , so that his ...
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Aug 1, 2017 · Sean Bean, famously known for being an absolute death-whore in nearly all of his films, had undergone some real trials while making Lord of The Rings. While filming the Path of Caradhras scenes in Fellowship of The Ring, Bean's acrophobia led to his decision not to travel up the mountain by helicopter, instead opting to hike up. That's right ...
Boromir : One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. The great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire, ash, and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten-thousand men could you do this.
