Person Details

Birthday: 1960-08-17 21:59:17

Aliases: Шон Пенн , 숀 펜 , شون بن , ショーン・ペン , ฌอน เพนน์ , 西恩·潘 , Sean Justin Penn , Σον Τζάστιν Πεν , Σον Πεν

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 96

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

An American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism. He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008), as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter. Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in a 1974 episode of Little House on the Prairie, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in 1981's Taps and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, Penn emerged as a prominent leading actor with the 1995 drama film Dead Man Walking, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn subsequently received another two Oscar nominations for Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for She's So Lovely (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for Hurlyburly (1998) and 21 Grams (2003). Penn made his feature film directorial debut with 1991's The Indian Runner, followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001). In 2002, Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11, a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. In 2007, Penn directed his fourth feature film Into the Wild, which garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations. In addition to his film work, Penn is known for his political and social activism, most notably his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Penn also attracted media attention for his previous marriages to pop icon Madonna and actress Robin Wright. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Penn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Most Famous Work

Where Are They Now?
Average
8

Where Are They Now?

(1999) Self
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Gaslit
Average
7

Gaslit

(2022) John Mitchell
Friends: The Reunion
Average
8

Friends: The Reunion

(2021) (archive footage)
Mystic River
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8

Mystic River

(2003) Jimmy Markum
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
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8
Dead Man Walking
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7

Dead Man Walking

(1995) Matthew Poncelet
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Gene Rutkovsky
Sean Penn
N/A
Clark
Self
2022 John Mitchell
2021 Jack Holden
John Vogel
Self (archive footage)
(archive footage)
2020 Self (archive footage)
Himself
Pizza Guy
2019 Self
Dr. William Chester Minor
2018 Tom Haggerty
N/A
2017 Man
N/A
2016 Terence (voice)
2015 Self
Jim Terrier
Himself (archive footage)
Self
2014 Himself
Himself
Self
2013 Sean O'Connell
Narrator
Mickey Cohen
2012 Commie
N/A
2011 Self
Cheyenne
Jack
2010 Sean Penn (uncredited)
Joseph Wilson
2009 Self
Narrator
2008 Harvey Milk
Himself
Himself (Narrator)
Himself
Self
2007 Self
Self
Himself
2006 Self
Willie Stark
Self
N/A
2005 Self
Self
Tobin Keller
2004 Self
Samuel Bicke
Self
Self
2003 N/A
Himself
Paul Rivers
Self
Sean Penn
Jimmy Markum
Self
Self
Himself
Marciello
Ray
Self
2002 Self
Self (uncredited)
2001 Sam Dawson
Narrator
2000 "Groovin' Larry" Huff
Himself
Thomas Janes
Cuco Sanchez
Rowley Flint
Self
1999 N/A
Emmet Ray
Self
Sean Penn (uncredited)
Self
Sean Penn (voice)
1998 Eddie
1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
1997 Strange Hitchhiker
Man on the Hill (Michael)
Bobby Cooper
Conrad Van Orton
Eddie Quinn
1995 Matthew Poncelet
1994 Eric
Self
1993 David Kleinfeld
Self
Himself
1992 N/A
1990 Terry
Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
1989 Sgt. Tony Meserve
Jim
1988 Guenther X
Danny McGavin
1987 (voice)
1986 Glendon Wasey
Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Jr.
1985 Daulton Lee
1984 Henry 'Hopper' Nash
Dillard
1983 Buddy
Mick O’Brien
1982 Jeff Spicoli
1981 Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
Groovin' Larry
Don Fremont
Bit Part (uncredited)
1975 Self - Host
1974 N/A
1953 Self
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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Directing

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
Set Decoration
Year Role Movie/Tv

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