

Sean Penn
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
17 Aug 1960
Age
66 Years
Born In
Santa Monica, California, USA
Total Projects
145
Years Active
81 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

tv
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self

movie
Animals in War
Animals in War

movie
In Thanks We Trust
In Thanks We Trust
as Self

movie
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw

tv
aka Charlie Sheen
aka Charlie Sheen
as Self

tv
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Actor and Founder of CORE

movie
Becoming Madonna
Becoming Madonna
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Bruce Springsteen – The America whisperer
Bruce Springsteen – The America whisperer
as Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)

movie
Daddio
Daddio
as Clark

movie
BRATS
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
as Self

movie
Asphalt City
Asphalt City
as Gene Rutkovsky

movie
Gonzo Girl
Gonzo Girl

movie
Superpower
Superpower
as Self

tv
Gaslit
Gaslit
as John Mitchell

movie
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza
as Jack Holden

movie
Flag Day
Flag Day
as John Vogel

movie
Citizen Penn
Citizen Penn
as Himself

movie
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
as Pizza Guy

tv
Lights Out with David Spade
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self

movie
The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman
as Dr. William Chester Minor

tv
The First
The First
as Tom Haggerty

tv
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

movie
Sound of Sun
Sound of Sun
as Man

movie
Mad Hannans
Mad Hannans

movie
The Angry Birds Movie
The Angry Birds Movie
as Terence (voice)

movie
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle
as Self

tv
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

movie
The Human Experiment
The Human Experiment
as Narrator

movie
The Gunman
The Gunman
as Jim Terrier

movie
Sweet Micky for President
Sweet Micky for President
as Self

movie
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
as Himself (archive footage)

movie
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
as Himself

movie
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
as Self

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest

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

movie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Sean O'Connell

movie
Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad
as Mickey Cohen

movie
Americans
Americans
as Commie

movie
Haiti Untold
Haiti Untold

movie
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self

movie
This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place
as Cheyenne

movie
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life
as Jack

movie
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
as Self

movie
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
as Sean Penn (uncredited)

movie
Fair Game
Fair Game
as Joseph Wilson

movie
The People Speak
The People Speak
as Self

movie
Deflating the Elephant
Deflating the Elephant
as Narrator

movie
Milk
Milk
as Harvey Milk

movie
What Just Happened
What Just Happened
as Sean Penn

movie
Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt
as Himself (Narrator)

movie
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self

tv
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
as Self

movie
War Made Easy
War Made Easy
as Narrator (Voice)

movie
Brando
Brando
as Self

tv
Brando: The Documentary
Brando: The Documentary
as Self

tv
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self

movie
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Self

movie
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
as Willie Stark

tv
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
as Self

tv
VH1 Rock Honors
VH1 Rock Honors

tv
Iconoclasts
Iconoclasts
as Self

tv
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show
as Self

movie
The Interpreter
The Interpreter
as Tobin Keller

movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self

movie
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
as Self

movie
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
as Samuel Bicke

movie
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self

movie
21 Grams: In Fragments
21 Grams: In Fragments
as Self

movie
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
as Self

tv
Viva La Bam
Viva La Bam

movie
Mystic River
Mystic River
as Jimmy Markum

tv
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
as Sean Penn

movie
21 Grams
21 Grams
as Paul Rivers

movie
Inside Björk
Inside Björk
as Self

tv
Celebrities Uncensored
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self

movie
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Sean Penn

tv
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self

movie
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as Self

tv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self

tv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest

movie
Bukowski: Born Into This
Bukowski: Born Into This
as Self

movie
It's All About Love
It's All About Love
as Marciello

movie
This So-Called Disaster
This So-Called Disaster
as Ray

movie
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as Self

movie
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self (uncredited)

movie
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Dogtown and Z-Boys
as Narrator

movie
I Am Sam
I Am Sam
as Sam Dawson

movie
The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water
as Thomas Janes

tv
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Sean Penn

movie
A Constant Forge
A Constant Forge
as Self

movie
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls
as Cuco Sanchez

movie
Beaver Trilogy
Beaver Trilogy
as "Groovin' Larry" Huff

movie
Up at the Villa
Up at the Villa
as Rowley Flint

movie
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

movie
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown
as Emmet Ray

tv
The Early Show
The Early Show
as Self

movie
Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
as Sean Penn (uncredited)

tv
Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now?
as Self

tv
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Sean Penn (voice)

movie
Hurlyburly
Hurlyburly
as Eddie

movie
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh

movie
Hugo Pool
Hugo Pool
as Strange Hitchhiker

movie
Loved
Loved
as Man on the Hill (Michael)

movie
U Turn
U Turn
as Bobby Cooper

movie
The Game
The Game
as Conrad Van Orton

movie
She's So Lovely
She's So Lovely
as Eddie Quinn

tv
The View
The View
as Self

movie
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
as Matthew Poncelet

tv
Friends
Friends
as Eric

tv
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self

movie
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way
as David Kleinfeld

movie
The Last Party
The Last Party
as Self

movie
Madonna: The Name of the Game
Madonna: The Name of the Game
as Self

movie
Cruise Control
Cruise Control

tv
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
as Sean Penn

movie
State of Grace
State of Grace
as Terry

movie
Cool Blue
Cool Blue
as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)

movie
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
as Sgt. Tony Meserve

movie
We're No Angels
We're No Angels
as Jim

movie
Judgment in Berlin
Judgment in Berlin
as Guenther X

movie
Colors
Colors
as Danny McGavin

movie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as (voice)

movie
Shanghai Surprise
Shanghai Surprise
as Glendon Wasey

movie
At Close Range
At Close Range
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.

movie
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Daulton Lee

movie
Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon
as Henry 'Hopper' Nash

movie
Crackers
Crackers
as Dillard

movie
Risky Business
Risky Business
as Passenger in Car (uncredited)

movie
Summerspell
Summerspell
as Buddy

movie
Bad Boys
Bad Boys
as Mick O'Brien

movie
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Jeff Spicoli

movie
Taps
Taps
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer

movie
The Beaver Kid 2
The Beaver Kid 2
as Groovin' Larry

movie
The Killing of Randy Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Don Fremont

movie
Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law
as Bit Part (uncredited)

tv
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

tv
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)

tv
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
as Boy (uncredited)

tv
aspekte
aspekte
as Self

tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

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