Sean Penn
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Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another
2026
as Self
Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame
2026
as Self
Red Rue Express
2026
as himself
Animals in War
2025
One Battle After Another
2025
as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
In Thanks We Trust
2025
as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Actor and Founder of CORE
aka Charlie Sheen
2025
as Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
as Self
BRATS
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer
2024
as Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)
Asphalt City
2024
as Gene Rutkovsky
Daddio
2024
as Clark
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
2024
as Self
Becoming Madonna
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Superpower
2023
as Self
Gonzo Girl
2023
Gaslit
2022
as John Mitchell
Licorice Pizza
2021
as Jack Holden
Flag Day
2021
as John Vogel
Val
2021
as Self (archive)
Citizen Penn
2020
as Himself
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
2020
as Pizza Guy
The Professor and the Madman
2019
as Dr. William Chester Minor
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self
The First
2018
as Tom Haggerty
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
as Self
Sound of Sun
2017
as Man
Mad Hannans
2017
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
as Terence (voice)
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle
2016
as Self
Sweet Micky for President
2015
as Self
The Human Experiment
2015
as Narrator
The Gunman
2015
as Jim Terrier
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
as Self
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
as Self
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
2014
as Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Gangster Squad
2013
as Mickey Cohen
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
as Sean O'Connell
Haiti Untold
2012
Americans
2012
as Commie
The Tree of Life
2011
as Jack
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
This Must Be the Place
2011
as Cheyenne
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
2011
as Self
I'm Still Here
2010
as Sean Penn (uncredited)
Fair Game
2010
as Joseph Wilson
The People Speak
2009
as Self
Deflating the Elephant
2009
as Narrator
Milk
2008
as Harvey Milk
What Just Happened
2008
as Sean Penn
Witch Hunt
2008
as Himself (Narrator)
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
as Self
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008
as Self
Brando
2007
as Self
War Made Easy
2007
as Narrator (Voice)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Brando: The Documentary
2007
as Self
All the King's Men
2006
as Willie Stark
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
2006
as Self
The Interpreter
2005
as Tobin Keller
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
as Samuel Bicke
21 Grams: In Fragments
2004
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004
as Self
Mystic River
2003
as Jimmy Markum
21 Grams
2003
as Paul Rivers
It's All About Love
2003
as Marciello
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003
as Self
Inside Björk
2003
as Self
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Sean Penn
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
as Self
This So-Called Disaster
2003
as Ray
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
2003
as Self
Viva La Bam
2003
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Sean Penn
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Dogtown and Z-Boys
2002
as Narrator
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002
as Self
I Am Sam
2001
as Sam Dawson
The Weight of Water
2001
as Thomas Janes
Before Night Falls
2000
as Cuco Sanchez
Beaver Trilogy
2000
as "Groovin' Larry" Huff
Up at the Villa
2000
as Rowley Flint
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Sean Penn
Sweet and Lowdown
1999
as Emmet Ray
Being John Malkovich
1999
as Sean Penn (uncredited)
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1999
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Sean Penn (voice)
Hurlyburly
1998
as Eddie
The Thin Red Line
1998
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
U Turn
1997
as Bobby Cooper
The Game
1997
as Conrad Van Orton
Hugo Pool
1997
as Strange Hitchhiker
She's So Lovely
1997
as Eddie Quinn
Loved
1997
as Man on the Hill (Michael)
The View
1997
as Self
Dead Man Walking
1995
as Matthew Poncelet
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
1994
as Himself
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Friends
1994
as Eric
Carlito's Way
1993
as David Kleinfeld
The Last Party
1993
as Self
Madonna: The Name of the Game
1993
as Self
Cruise Control
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Sean Penn
State of Grace
1990
as Terry
Cool Blue
1990
as Phil the Plumber (uncredited)
The Word
1990
Casualties of War
1989
as Sgt. Tony Meserve
We're No Angels
1989
as Jim
Colors
1988
as Danny McGavin
Judgment in Berlin
1988
as Guenther X
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
At Close Range
1986
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Glendon Wasey
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
as Daulton Lee
Racing with the Moon
1984
as Henry 'Hopper' Nash
Crackers
1984
as Dillard
Bad Boys
1983
as Mick O'Brien
Summerspell
1983
as Buddy
Risky Business
1983
as Passenger in Car (uncredited)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
as Jeff Spicoli
Taps
1981
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
as Don Fremont
The Beaver Kid 2
1981
as Groovin' Larry
Hellinger's Law
1981
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Boy (uncredited)
aspekte
1965
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee