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Sean Penn is an American actor known for his versatility and intense roles on film. He made his feature film debut in the crime drama Tapss (1981). He earned attention for his role as the stoner teenager Jeff Spicoli in the coming of age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). [1] He took leading roles in the dramas Bad Boys (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), At Close Range (1986), and Casualties of War (1989). For his role as a sleazy lawyer in Brian De Palma's crime drama Carlito's Way (1993) he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. [2]

Penn received his first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in the Tim Robbins drama Dead Man Walking (1995) playing a murderer on death row. [3] He continued to take leading roles in films such as the Nick Cassavettes romantic drama She's So Lovely (1997), the David Fincher thriller The Game (1997), the independent drama Hurlyburly (1998), and Terrence Malick's war epic The Thin Red Line (1998). For his roles as a jazz guitarist in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and mentally challenged man in the family drama I Am Sam (2001) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. [4] [5] In 2003 he starred as a grieving father searching for his daughter in Clint Eastwood's crime drama Mystic River and a mathematics professor in Alejandro González Iñárritu's psychological thriller 21 Grams earning the Academy Award for Best Actor for the former. [6]

He acted in the political dramas playing Samuel J. Bicke in The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) and Willie Stark in All the King's Men (2006). Penn won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Gay rights activist Harvey Milk in the Gus Van Sant biographical drama Milk (2008). [7] Penn has since taken leading roles in the dramas Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), This Must Be the Place (2011), and Daddio (2023) as well as supporting roles in the action thriller film Gangster Squad (2013), the fantasy adventure film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), and the coming of age comedy-drama film Licorice Pizza (2021). In 2022 he starred in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit playing John N. Mitchell.

Penn is also known as a filmmaker having made his directorial film debut for with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991). He directed the dramas The Crossing Guard (1995) and The Pledge (2001) starring Jack Nicholson. He directed the biographical adventure film Into the Wild (2007) earning a nominations for the Directors Guild of America and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director. [8] [9] He directed the dramas The Last Face (2016) and Flag Day (2021). In 2023 he directed the documentary Superpower profiling the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [10]

Acting credits

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1981 Taps Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
1982 The Beaver Kid 2 Larry "Groovin' Larry"Short film
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Jeff Spicoli
1983 Bad Boys Michael "Mick" O'Brien
Risky Business UnknownUncredited cameo [11]
Summerspell Buddy
1984 Crackers Dillard
Racing with the Moon Henry "Hopper" Nash
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman Andrew Daulton Lee
1986 At Close Range Brad Whitewood Jr.
Shanghai Surprise Glendon Wasey
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam NarratorDocumentary
1988 Colors Officer Danny "Pac-Man" McGavin
Judgment in Berlin Guenther X
1989 Casualties of War Sergeant Tony Meserve
We're No Angels Jim
1990 State of Grace Detective Terry Noonan
Cool Blue Phil "The Plumber"Uncredited [12]
1991SchneeweißrosenrotHimselfDocumentary
1992Cruise ControlJeffrey Short film
1993 Carlito's Way David Kleinfeld
The Last Party HimselfDocumentary
1995 Dead Man Walking Matthew Poncelet
1997 Loved Michael
She's So Lovely Eddie Quinn
U Turn Bobby Cooper
The Game Conrad Van Orton
Hugo Pool Strange Hitchhiker
1998 Hurlyburly Eddie
The Thin Red Line 1st Sergeant Welsh
1999 Being John Malkovich HimselfUncredited cameo
Sweet and Lowdown Emmet Ray
2000 Up at the Villa Rowley Flint
Before Night Falls Cuco Sánchez
The Weight of Water Thomas Janes
2000 A Constant Forge HimselfDocumentary
2001 I Am Sam Samuel John "Sam" Dawson
Dogtown and Z-Boys NarratorDocumentary
See How They RunHimselfDocumentary
2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead HimselfCameo
It's All About Love Marciello
Mystic River Jimmy Markum
21 Grams Paul Rivers
2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Samuel J. Bicke
2005 The Interpreter Secret Service Agent Tobin Keller
2006 All the King's Men Willie Stark
2007 Persepolis Marjane's FatherVoice; English dub
War Made Easy NarratorDocumentary
2008 What Just Happened Himself
Tropic Thunder HimselfCameo [13]
Milk Harvey Milk
Witch Hunt NarratorDocumentary; also executive producer
2009 Crossing Over Chris FarrellScenes deleted [14]
2010 Fair Game Joseph C. Wilson
2011 The Tree of Life Adult Jack
This Must Be the Place Cheyenne
2012AmericansCommieShort film [15]
2013 Gangster Squad Mickey Cohen
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Sean O'Connell
2015 The Gunman Jim Terrier
2016 The Angry Birds Movie TerenceVoice
Sound of SunManShort film [16]
2019 The Professor and the Madman William Chester Minor
2021 Flag Day John Vogel
Licorice Pizza Jack Holden
2023 Asphalt City Gene Rutkovsky
Daddio Clark [17]
Gonzo Girl TBA [18]
TBA Upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film TBAFilming [19]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974 Little House on the Prairie KidEpisode: "The Voice of Tinker Jones"
1979 Barnaby Jones SamEpisode: "School of Terror"
1981 The Killing of Randy Webster Don FremontTelevision film
1987 Saturday Night Live Himself (host)Episode: "Sean Penn/LL Cool J" (Season 13, Episode 2) [20]
1997 Ellen HimselfUncredited; Episode: "Emma" [21]
1998 The Larry Sanders Show HimselfEpisode: "Flip" [22]
2001 Friends Eric2 episodes [23]
2004 Viva La Bam HimselfEpisode: "Fort Knoxville"
2004 Two and a Half Men HimselfEpisode: "Back Off, Mary Poppins" [24]
2016 Family Guy Himself (voice)Episode: "Hot Shots" [25]
2018 The First Tom Haggerty8 episodes [26]
2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm HimselfEpisode: "The Spite Store" [27]
2022 Gaslit John Mitchell 8 episodes [28]
2023C*A*U*G*H*THimself6 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
1981HeartlandJames Century Theater, Broadway [29]
1983 Slab Boys George "Spanky" Farrell Playhouse Theatre, Broadway [30]
2000The Late Henry MossRay Moss Magic Theatre, San Francisco [31]

Music Videos

YearTitleArtistRoleRef.
2014"Run" Jay-Z and Beyoncé Himself (cameo) [32]
2023"Use Me" Diplo, Dove Cameron and Sturgill Simpson Johnny Blue Skies [33]

Directing credits

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1991 The Indian Runner YesYesNo
1995 The Crossing Guard YesYesYes
2001 The Pledge YesNoYes
2002 11'09"01 September 11 YesYesNoSegment: "United States of America"
2007 Into the Wild YesYesYes
2012AmericansNoStoryNoShort
2015 The Gunman NoYesYes
2016 The Last Face YesNoNo
2021 Flag Day YesNoNo
2023 Superpower YesNoNoDocumentary
Asphalt City NoNoYes

Music videos

YearSongArtist
1992"North Dakota" Lyle Lovett
1993"Dance with the One That Brought You" Shania Twain
1996"You Were Meant for Me (Juan Patino Radio Mix)" Jewel
2000"Highway Patrolman" Bruce Springsteen
2002"The Barry Williams Show" Peter Gabriel
2016"I Forgive It All" Mudcrutch

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