Bean There, Done It
British actor Sean Bean is one of the most rugged actors around. For years he has dominated historical television series with his iconic role as Sharpe in the long-lasting Napoleonic War epic, originally written by Bernard Cornwall. This series saw him as a lowly but tough and dependable soldier in the British army fighting off the French forces from Spain to Belgium where the decisive battle of Waterloo was fought.
Through most of the series he depicted grime, chin stubble and a ragged uniform. This was reality historical tv.
One of Sean Bean’s other major roles was in the first film of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. In this epic movie he played the warrior prince Boromir, the favourite son of his demanding father. Boromir made one fatal mistake, but redeemed himself by defending the hobbit Frodo to the death towards the end of the film.
A son of Sheffield in Yorkshire, Sean Bean naturally talks with a Yorkshire accent. Although he has managed to change his voice as required for most of his acting roles, in one recent series he has been able to let his original accent come through. This is Game of Thrones, a fantasy series set in an alternate world where warlords battle it out for domination of several kingdoms.
It is violent, sexy, dirty and vicious. When you see Sean Bean hitting the red carpet in his designer suit for Hollywood premieres, it is a far cry from most of his film roles, when he is about as far from a designer suit as you could possible imagine.
Maybe this is the mark of a great actor, that Sean Bean can make you forget the glamour as he portrays the grit.
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