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Sean Penn

Sean PennSean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, activist, and politician. He is known for his left-wing political and social activism, including humanitarian work. He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008), as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter.

Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in a 1974 episode of Little House on the Prairie, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in 1981’s Taps and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, Penn emerged as a prominent leading actor with the 1995 drama film Dead Man Walking, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for She’s So Lovely (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for Hurlyburly (1998) and 21 Grams (2003).

Penn made his feature film directorial debut with 1991’s The Indian Runner, followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001). In 2002, Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11’09″01 September 11, a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations.

In addition to his film work, Penn is known for his political and social activism, most notably his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Penn also attracted media attention for his previous marriages to pop singer Madonna and actress Robin Wright.

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Taps Cadet Cpt. Alex Dwyer
1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Jeff Spicoli
1983 Summerspell Buddy
1983 Bad Boys Michael O’Brien
1984 Crackers Dillard
1984 Racing with the Moon Henry “Hopper” Nash
1985 Falcon and the Snowman, TheThe Falcon and the Snowman Daulton Lee
1986 At Close Range Brad Whitewood Jr.
1986 Shanghai Surprise Glendon Wasey Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Narrator
1988 Cool Blue Phil the Plumber Uncredited[60]
1988 Colors Officer Danny McGavin
1988 Judgment in Berlin Guenther X
1989 Casualties of War Sgt. Tony Meserve
1989 We’re No Angels Jim
1990 State of Grace Terry Noonan
1991 Schneeweißrosenrot Himself Documentary
1991 Indian Runner, TheThe Indian Runner Writer, director
Nominated – Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard
1992 Cruise Control Jeffrey Short film
1993 Last Party, TheThe Last Party Himself Documentary
1993 Carlito’s Way David Kleinfeld Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1995 Crossing Guard, TheThe Crossing Guard Writer, director
Nominated – Golden Lion
1995 Dead Man Walking Matthew Poncelet Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place)
Silver Bear for Best Actor[61]
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
1997 Loved Michael
1997 She’s So Lovely Eddie Quinn Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[62]
1997 U Turn Bobby Cooper
1997 Game, TheThe Game Conrad Van Orton
1997 Hugo Pool Strange Hitchhiker
1998 Hurlyburly Eddie Volpi Cup
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
1998 Thin Red Line, TheThe Thin Red Line 1st Sgt. Welsh
1999 Being John Malkovich Himself Uncredited
1999 Sweet and Lowdown Emmett Ray Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2000 Constant Forge, AA Constant Forge Himself Documentary
2000 Up at the Villa Rowley Flint
2000 Before Night Falls Cuco Sánchez
2000 Weight of Water, TheThe Weight of Water Thomas Janes
2001 Dogtown and Z-Boys Narrator Documentary
2001 Beaver Trilogy, TheThe Beaver Trilogy Groovin’ Larry Segment: “Beaver Kid 2″
2001 Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool Himself Documentary
2001 Pledge, TheThe Pledge Writer, director
Nominated – Golden Bear
Nominated – Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film
Nominated – Palme d’Or
2001 See How They Run Himself Documentary
2001 I Am Sam Sam Dawson Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2002 11’9″01 September 11 Director
Segment: “U.S.A.”
UNESCO Award
Nominated – César Award for Best Film from the European Union
2003 It’s All About Love Marciello
2003 Mystic River Jimmy Markum Academy Award for Best Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place)
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (2nd place)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actor
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2003 21 Grams Paul Rivers Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place)
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Volpi Cup
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
2004 Assassination of Richard Nixon, TheThe Assassination of Richard Nixon Samuel J. Bicke Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
2005 Interpreter, TheThe Interpreter Tobin Keller
2006 All the King’s Men Willie Stark
2007 Into the Wild Writer, director
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Director
Rome Film Fest Premiere Prize
São Paulo International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Nominated – BFCA Critics’ Choice Award for Best Writer
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director – Motion Picture
Nominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Foreign Film – English Language
Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2007 Persepolis Marjane’s Father Voice
English dub
2007 War Made Easy Narrator[63] Documentary
2008 Tropic Thunder Himself Cameo
2008 Milk Harvey Milk Academy Award for Best Actor
Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (tied with Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Southeastern Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male
Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2008 Witch Hunt Narrator Documentary
Executive producer
2010 Fair Game Joseph Wilson
2011 Tree of Life, TheThe Tree of Life Adult Jack
2011 This Must Be the Place Cheyenne
2013 Gangster Squad Mickey Cohen
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Sean O’Connell
2014 The Gunman Martin Terrier

Recommended viewing

  • Gangster squad
  • The Interpreter
  • The Thin Red Line
  • Dead Man Walking
  • Carlito’s Way
  • Casualties of War
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  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Andie McDowell
  • David Morse
  • Bridget Moynihan
  • Robert De Niro
  • Al Pacino
  • Sean Penn
  • Brad Pitt
  • Julia Roberts
  • Rene Russo
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