Sean Penn

Sean Penn

1960-08-17Santa Monica, California, USAActing

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 taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in Mystic River (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk (2008). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Stev

Known For

The Interpreter
The Interpreter
Mystic River
Mystic River
21 Grams
21 Grams
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Milk
Milk
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
U Turn
U Turn
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza
State of Grace
State of Grace
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Taps
Taps
Colors
Colors
The Game
The Game
I Am Sam
I Am Sam
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls
We're No Angels
We're No Angels
Haiti Untold
Haiti Untold
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here