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Sean Penn
Actor, Producer, Director, WriterBorn August 17, 1960 (65 years)
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 accoladesinclude two 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 was Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game(1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021), Daddio(2023), and One Battle After Another (2025).
Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays Heartland (1981) and Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series The First (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit (2022).
Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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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 was Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). He also acted in Casualties of War (1989), State of Grace (1990), Carlito's Way (1993), The Game(1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hurlyburly (1998), 21 Grams (2003), Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), Licorice Pizza (2021), Daddio(2023), and One Battle After Another (2025).
Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays Heartland (1981) and Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series The First (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit (2022).
Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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Sean Penn Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | One Battle After Another · as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw |
| 2023 | Daddio · as Clark |
| 2023 | Asphalt City · as Gene Rutkovsky |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Jeff Spicoli |
| 2022 | Gaslit (TV Series) · as John Mitchell |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza · as Jack Holden |
| 2021 | Flag Day · as John Vogel |
| 2020 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High Table Read · as Pizza Guy |
| 2019 | An Accidental Studio · as Cast |
| 2019 | The Professor and the Madman · as Dr. William Chester Minor |
| 2018 | The First (TV Series) · as Tom Haggerty |
| 2018 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (TV Series) |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie · as Terence (voice) |
| 2015 | The Gunman · as Jim Terrier |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · as Sean O'connell |
| 2013 | The Human Experiment · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad · as Mickey Cohen |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place · as Cheyenne |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life · as Jack |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here · as Sean Penn (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Milk · as Harvey Milk |
| 2007 | 20 Acts of Love Gone Wrong · as Cast |
| 2007 | Persepolis · as Father |
| 2006 | All the King's Men · as Willie Stark |
| 2005 | The Interpreter · as Tobin Keller |
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon · as Samuel Bicke |
| 2003 | 21 Grams · as Paul Rivers |
| 2003 | Viva La Bam (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Mystic River · as Jimmy Markum |
| 2003 | It's All About Love · as Marciello |
| 2003 | This So-Called Disaster · as Ray |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Sam Dawson |
| 2001 | I Am Sam · as Sam Dawson |
| 2001 | Dogtown and Z-Boys · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Alex Dwyer |
| 2000 | The Weight of Water · as Thomas Janes |
| 2000 | Before Night Falls · as Cuco Sanchez |
| 2000 | The Beaver Trilogy · as "groovin' Larry" Huff |
| 2000 | Up at the Villa · as Rowley Flint |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Emmet Ray |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown · as Emmet Ray |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich · as Sean Penn (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Sean Penn (voice) |
| 1998 | Hurlyburly · as Eddie |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line · as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh |
| 1997 | Hugo Pool · as Strange Hitchhiker |
| 1997 | Loved · as Man On The Hill (michael) |
| 1997 | U Turn · as Bobby Cooper |
| 1997 | The Game · as Conrad Van Orton |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely · as Eddie Quinn |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Matthew Poncelet |
| 1995 | Dead Man Walking · as Matthew Poncelet |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Eric |
| 1993 | Carlito's Way · as David Kleinfeld |
| 1990 | State of Grace · as Terry |
| 1989 | Cool Blue · as Phil The Plumber (uncredited) |
| 1989 | We're No Angels · as Jim |
| 1989 | Casualties of War · as Sgt. Tony Meserve |
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin · as Guenther X |
| 1988 | Colors · as Danny Mcgavin |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam · as (voice) |
| 1986 | Shanghai Surprise · as Glendon Wasey |
| 1986 | At Close Range · as Bradford 'brad' Whitewood Jr. |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman · as Daulton Lee |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon · as Henry 'hopper' Nash |
| 1984 | Crackers · as Dillard |
| 1983 | Risky Business · as Passenger In Car (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Summerspell · as Buddy |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High · as Jeff Spicoli |
| 1981 | Taps · as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster · as Don Fremont |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law · as Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 2026 | 83rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2026 | 83rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2025 | aka Charlie Sheen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (TV Series) · as Self - Actor And Founder Of Core |
| 2024 | Becoming Madonna · as Self |
| 2024 | Citizen Bruce: The American Pal · as Self : Actor, Director & Writer (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Brats · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2024 | Sean Penn: The Outsider · as Self |
| 2023 | C*A*U*G*H*T (2023) (TV Series) · as Sean Penn |
| 2023 | Superpower · as Self |
| 2023 | 80th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | Kulturkrieg - Kunst als Waffe/Art in War · as Self |
| 2022 | The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self |
| 2022 | Mel Gibson - A Tormented Soul · as Self |
| 2022 | Sheryl · as Self |
| 2022 | How (not) to Build a School in Haiti · as Self |
| 2021 | Val · as Self |
| 2021 | Wolfgang · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | 2021 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | Charles Bronson, Hollywood's Lone Wolf · as Self |
| 2020 | Citizen Penn · as Himself |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David Spade (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Dr. Jack and Mr. Nicholson · as Self |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · as Self |
| 2017 | The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Get the Weed · as Self |
| 2017 | Laura Coates Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self |
| 2016 | The Rise and Fall of El Chapo · as Self - Actor |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | The Circus (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | Beaver Trilogy Part IV · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Sweet Micky for President · as Self |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story · as Himself |
| 2014 | Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | The Lead with Jake Tapper (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | The Announcement · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Woody Allen: A Documentary · as Self |
| 2011 | Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division · as Self |
| 2011 | Guys Choice Awards 2011 · as Self - Winner |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Close Up (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Overheard (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2010 | If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Bad Boy Kummer · as Self |
| 2010 | The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2009 | The People Speak · as Self |
| 2009 | American Politics All You Can Eat · as Self |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2009 | 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2009 | Hannity (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2008 | What Just Happened · as Sean Penn |
| 2008 | Witch Hunt · as Himself (narrator) |
| 2008 | VH1 Rock Honors: The Who · as Self |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Self |
| 2008 | Speechless · as Self |
| 2008 | 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Brando · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon · as Self |
| 2006 | Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow · as Self |
| 2006 | When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | 2006 Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2006 | 100 Greatest Teen Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe · as Self |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The 77th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self |
| 2004 | Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2004 | The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2004 | 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Racing with the Moon: The Story - The People · as Self - Actor |
| 2003 | Hollywood on Set (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Mystic River: From Page to Screen · as Self |
| 2003 | Premio Donostia a Sean Penn · as Self - Honoree |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men (TV Series) · as Sean Penn |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Inside Björk · as Self |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | MTV Icon: Metallica · as Self |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead · as Sean Penn |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2003 | Bukowski: Born into This · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Tinseltown TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger · as Self (uncredited) |
| 2001 | See How They Run · as Self |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Sean Penn |
| 2000 | A Constant Forge · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Fox Files (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live · as Self |
| 1998 | ARTE Journal Clips (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Ellen (TV Series) · as Sean Penn |
| 1993 | The Last Party · as Self |
| 1993 | Madonna: The Name of the Game · as Self |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Sean Penn |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Actor (segment: Sean Penn) |
| 1966 | Firing Line (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | aspekte (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 2025 | Words of War · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Manas · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | C*A*U*G*H*T (2023) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Kid 90 · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | |
| 2013 | The Human Experiment · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Witch Hunt · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | |
| 2001 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely · as Executive Producer |
| 1995 |
| 2015 | The Gunman · as Screenplay |
| 2007 | Into the Wild · as Screenplay |
| 2002 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1991 | The Indian Runner · as Screenplay |