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Sean Penn

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor | * 08/17/1960 (63) | Santa Monica, California (United States of America (USA))
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Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won Academy Awards for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and ()
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Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008).Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama 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 at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003).Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001); all three were critically well received. Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations.In addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Sean Penn

2x Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 2x Volpi Cup for Best Actor Order of Merit (ukraine), 3rd Class 5x Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
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Movies with Sean Penn as Actor(90)

as Rutkovsky2023 Black Flies
as himself2023 Superpower
2023 Daddio
as (archive footage)2021 Friends: The Reunion
as John Vogel2021 Flag Day
as Jack Holden2021 Licorice Pizza
as Self (archive footage)2021 Val
as himself2020 Citizen Penn
as Self (archive footage)2020 Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Dr. William Chester Minor2019 The Professor and the Madman
as Man2017 Sound of Sun
as Terence (voice)2016 The Angry Birds Movie
as Jim Terrier2015 The Gunman
as Himself (archive footage)2015 Beaver Trilogy Part IV
as Narrator2013 The Human Experiment
as Sean O'Connell2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Mickey Cohen2013 Gangster Squad
as Commie2012 Americans
as Cheyenne2011 This Must Be the Place
as himself2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Jack2011 The Tree of Life
as Sean Penn (uncredited)2010 I'm Still Here
as Joseph Wilson2010 Fair Game
as himself2009 The People Speak
as Narrator2009 Deflating the Elephant
as himself2008 What Just Happened
as Harvey Milk2008 Milk
as Himself (Narrator)2008 Witch Hunt
as himself2007 Brando
as Willie Stark2006 All the King's Men
as Tobin Keller2005 The Interpreter
as Paul Rivers2003 21 Grams
as Jimmy Markum2003 Mystic River
as Marciello2003 It's All About Love
as himself2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Self (uncredited)2002 Searching for Debra Winger
as Sam Dawson2001 I Am Sam
as Narrator2001 Dogtown and Z-Boys
as Rowley Flint2000 Up at the Villa
as Thomas Janes2000 The Weight of Water
as Cuco Sanchez2000 Before Night Falls
as "Groovin' Larry" Huff2000 The Beaver Trilogy
as himself2000 A Constant Forge
as Himself (uncredited)1999 Being John Malkovich
as Emmet Ray1999 Sweet and Lowdown
as Eddie1998 Hurlyburly
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh1998 The Thin Red Line
as Eddie Quinn1997 She's So Lovely
as Strange Hitchhiker1997 Hugo Pool
as Bobby Cooper1997 U Turn
as Conrad Van Orton1997 The Game
as Man on the Hill (Michael)1997 Loved
as Matthew Poncelet1995 Dead Man Walking
as David Kleinfeld1993 Carlito's Way
as himself1993 The Last Party
as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)1990 Cool Blue
as Terry1990 State of Grace
as Sgt. Tony Meserve1989 Casualties of War
as Jim1989 We're No Angels
as Guenther X1988 Judgment in Berlin
as Danny McGavin1988 Colors
as Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Jr.1986 At Close Range
as Glendon Wasey1986 Shanghai Surprise
as Daulton Lee1985 The Falcon and the Snowman
as Dillard1984 Crackers
as Henry 'Hopper' Nash1984 Racing with the Moon
as Mick O’Brien1983 Bad Boys
as Buddy1983 Summerspell
as Jeff Spicoli1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Bit Part (uncredited)1981 Hellinger's Law
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer1981 Taps
as Don Fremont1981 The Killing of Randy Webster
as Groovin' Larry1981 The Beaver Kid 2

TV Shows/Series with Sean Penn as Actor(24)

as himself2023 C*A*U*G*H*T
as John Mitchell2022 Gaslit
as Tom Haggerty2018 The First
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as himself2005 Iconoclasts
as himself2005 The Reichen Show
as himself2003 Celebrities Uncensored
as himself2003 Two and a Half Men
as himself2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as himself1999 The Early Show
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Sean Penn (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Eric1994 Friends
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Sean Penn as Crew(28)

Directing/Director2023 Untitled Jamal Khashoggi Project
Production/Producer2023 Untitled Jamal Khashoggi Project
Production/Producer2023 Black Flies
Directing/Director2023 Superpower
Art/Set Decoration2023 Candles
Directing/Director2021 Flag Day
Production/Producer2021 Flag Day
Production/Executive Producer2021 kid 90
Directing/Director2017 The Last Face
Production/Producer2015 The Gunman
Writing/Screenplay2015 The Gunman
Production/Executive Producer2013 The Human Experiment
Writing/Story2012 Americans
Directing/Director2007 Into the Wild
Production/Producer2007 Into the Wild
Writing/Screenplay2007 Into the Wild
Directing/Director2002 11'09''01 September 11
Writing/Writer2002 11'09''01 September 11
Directing/Director2001 The Pledge
Production/Producer2001 The Pledge
Production/Executive Producer1997 She's So Lovely
Production/Producer1997 Loved
Directing/Director1995 The Crossing Guard
Production/Producer1995 The Crossing Guard
Writing/Writer1995 The Crossing Guard
Directing/Director1991 The Indian Runner
Writing/Screenplay1991 The Indian Runner

TV Shows/Series with Sean Penn as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2023 C*A*U*G*H*T

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Sean Justin Penn
Born: Wednesday, 08/17 1960 (August) in Santa Monica, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 63 years + 225 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Santa Monica College, Santa Monica High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Madonna, Robin Wright, Leila George
Father: Leo Penn
Mother: Eileen Ryan
Other names for Sean Penn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"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"
Sean Penn frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (30x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Bill Hader (23x, Actor)
Robin Wright (9x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2925, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024