![]() ‘The last one was shot in India so, as well as Imodium, I took a box of 70 steak pies with me and Henderson’s Relish.’ ‘The first one was filmed in 1992 in the Crimea and the food was like dog meat,’ he winces. Sean bean images tv#Three years ago Bean reprised the role of Sharpe for a TV movie. But he’s coy about this last experience, claiming: ‘I’m not keen on sex scenes.’ He was Bond’s nemesis 006 in Goldeneye (‘a right laugh’) and Mellors opposite Joely Richardson in LadyĬhatterley. He says: ‘He was off the booze and it was quite funny, because John Hurt was in it too and also on the wagon, and they were both having cups of tea while I was on Guinness.’īean has also played an IRA bomber out to kill Harrison Ford (‘wonderful, mad sense of humour,’) in Patriot Games. So working with the Irish actor was for him a big deal. They inspired him to move into that type of drama. Meanwhile, film director Derek Jarman gave him his biggest break as Ranuccio in his acclaimed movie, Caravaggio.īut his favourite film is The Field, directed by Jim Sheridan, where he played the simpleton son of the domineering landowner Bull McCabe, portrayed by the late Richard Harris.īean says he identified with the gritty Northern films of the Sixties, such as This Sporting Life, starring Harris. Joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was a leather-clad biker Romeo in their 1983 production of Romeo and Juliet, played Robin Starveling in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Spencer in Fair Maid Of The West. He made his first TV forays in the likes of The Bill while honing his stage skills. Gritty: Bean played an IRA bomber in Patriot Games, opposite Hollywood A-lister Harrison Ford In the early Eighties Bean studied at RADA, graduating with an Honours Diploma and three prizes. ‘I was wondering what I was going to do with my life and didn’t ever think it would be acting, but once I’d done a course and got inspired, I made that decision - I’m going to be an actor.’ I went to art college but dropped out as the whole atmosphere wasn’t really right for me. I did that for a few years and I enjoyed it, but I hankered to do something creative. ‘Acting wasn’t an option in Sheffield,’ Bean explains. He was a trainee welder for his father who, having made ‘brass’ with his foundry business, drove young Sean to work in his Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. He grew up in a two-bedroom council house in Sheffield (‘Me mam and dad still live in it,’ he says proudly), and attended the local comprehensive but showed little academic ability. Whereas here everyone’s laid back, pragmatic and realistic.’ ‘You can never enjoy a meal without hassle and everyone’s promising everything and a lot of it is bull. ‘It’s good working in America up to a point, but to overstay your welcome is not a good idea. ‘I feel more comfortable here, it’s where I’m from and people are like-minded,’ he says. He spent eight years in Hollywood but the mention of it provokes a sigh. Gunning for glory: Sean Bean starred as the title role in ITV's award-winning drama Sharpe To be famous and seen in clubs and bars - is that it?’ But if you court publicity you can’t complain if you get pestered. I feel a bit queasy at the thought of attending premieres and stuff. ‘I like a good drink like the next man,’ Bean says, lighting another cigarette. He is the least luvvie actor I have ever met. He speaks slowly and softly, seems to find the floor fascinating and only makes eye contact when he looks up and flashes a big, bashful smile. He wears his 52 years well - at 5ft 10in he has muscles that still ripple. I’m not a massive fan of science fiction and fantasy, but when it’s got that edge it’s a different story.’ The fantasy of the show was there at the beginning and then goes quite dark. When you’re a kid you’ve got your horse, your sword, your helmet and your armour. Fur better or worse: Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones ![]()
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