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Sean Penn

Born 1960 · American actor

Sean Justin Penn is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022.

Sean Penn, in order

  1. 1981 Taps: acted · directed by Harold Becker
  2. 1981 The Killing of Randy Webster: acted · directed by Sam Wanamaker
  3. 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High: acted · directed by Amy Heckerling · critics 79%, audiences 80% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
  4. 1983 Bad Boys: acted · directed by Rick Rosenthal
  5. 1984 Crackers: acted · directed by Louis Malle
  6. 1984 Racing with the Moon: acted · directed by Richard Benjamin · critics 89%, audiences 61% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
  7. 1985 The Falcon and the Snowman: acted · directed by John Schlesinger
  8. 1986 At Close Range: acted · directed by James Foley
  9. 1986 Shanghai Surprise: acted · directed by Jim Goddard
  10. 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: acted · directed by Bill Couturié
  11. 1988 Colors: acted · directed by Dennis Hopper · critics 76%, audiences 71% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  12. 1988 Cool Blue: acted · directed by Richard Shepard
  13. 1988 Judgment in Berlin: acted · directed by Leo Penn
  14. 1989 Casualties of War: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 81%, audiences 75% · streaming on Tubi
  15. 1989 We're No Angels: acted · directed by Neil Jordan
  16. 1990 State of Grace: acted · directed by Phil Joanou · critics 85%, audiences 82% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  17. 1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare: acted · directed by Alek Keshishian
  18. 1991 The Indian Runner: directed, wrote · critics 80%, audiences 80% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi
  19. 1993 Carlito's Way: acted · directed by Brian De Palma · critics 84%, audiences 91% · streaming on Prime Video, Starz
  20. 1993 The Last Party: acted · directed by Marc Levin · audiences 63%
  21. 1994–2004 Friends (TV series): acted · critics 78%, audiences 93% · streaming on HBO Max
  22. 1995 Dead Man Walking: acted · directed by Tim Robbins · critics 97%, audiences 86% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
  23. 1995 The Crossing Guard: directed, wrote, produced
  24. 1997 Hugo Pool: acted · directed by Robert Downey Sr.
  25. 1997 Loved: produced, acted · directed by Erin Dignam
  26. 1997 She's So Lovely: acted · directed by Nick Cassavetes
  27. 1997 The Game: acted · directed by David Fincher · critics 78%, audiences 84%
  28. 1997 U Turn: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 60%, audiences 63%
  29. 1998 Hurlyburly: acted · directed by Anthony Drazan · critics 58%, audiences 65% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  30. 1998 The Thin Red Line: acted · directed by Terrence Malick · critics 82%, audiences 80% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
  31. 1999 Being John Malkovich: acted · directed by Spike Jonze · critics 94%, audiences 87%
  32. 1999 Sweet and Lowdown: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 77%, audiences 81% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Fandango at Home (free)
  33. 2000 A Constant Forge: acted · directed by Charles Kiselyak
  34. 2000 Before Night Falls: acted · directed by Julian Schnabel
  35. 2000 The Weight of Water: acted · directed by Kathryn Bigelow
  36. 2000 Up at the Villa: acted · directed by Philip Haas
  37. 2001 Dogtown and Z-Boys: acted · directed by Stacy Peralta
  38. 2001 I Am Sam: acted · directed by Jessie Nelson · critics 36%, audiences 86% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi
  39. 2001 The Beaver Trilogy: acted · directed by Trent Harris
  40. 2001 The Pledge (film): directed, produced
  41. 2002 11'09"01 September 11: directed, wrote, acted · critics 79%, audiences 66% · streaming on Kanopy
  42. 2002 Rosy-Fingered Dawn: acted · directed by Carlo Hintermann
  43. 2002 Searching for Debra Winger: acted · directed by Rosanna Arquette · critics 80%, audiences 58%
  44. 2003 21 Grams: acted · directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu · critics 79%, audiences 86%
  45. 2003 Bukowski: Born into This: acted · directed by John Dullaghan
  46. 2003 It's All About Love: acted · directed by Thomas Vinterberg
  47. 2003 Mystic River: acted · directed by Clint Eastwood · critics 89%, audiences 89%
  48. 2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead: acted · directed by Pauly Shore
  49. 2003 Two and a Half Men (TV series): acted · critics 65%, audiences 67% · streaming on Peacock, Philo
  50. 2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon: acted · directed by Niels Mueller
  51. 2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing: acted · directed by Wendy Apple · audiences 83% · streaming on Starz
  52. 2005 The Interpreter: acted · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 57%, audiences 54% · streaming on Netflix
  53. 2006 All the King's Men: acted · directed by Steven Zaillian
  54. 2007 Into the Wild: directed, wrote, produced
  55. 2008 Milk: acted · directed by Gus Van Sant · critics 93%, audiences 89% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  56. 2008 What Just Happened: acted · directed by Barry Levinson · critics 49%, audiences 22% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
  57. 2009 The People Speak: acted · directed by Chris Moore and Howard Zinn
  58. 2010 Bad Boy Kummer: acted · directed by Miklós Gimes
  59. 2010 Fair Game: acted · directed by Doug Liman · critics 78%, audiences 65% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
  60. 2010 I'm Still Here: acted · directed by Casey Affleck
  61. 2010 If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (TV movie): acted · directed by Spike Lee · streaming on HBO Max
  62. 2011 The Tree of Life: acted · directed by Terrence Malick
  63. 2011 This Must Be the Place: acted · directed by Paolo Sorrentino
  64. 2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary: acted · directed by Robert B. Weide · critics 91%, audiences 87%
  65. 2013 Gangster Squad: acted · directed by Ruben Fleischer
  66. 2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: acted · directed by Ben Stiller
  67. 2015 The Gunman: wrote, acted · directed by Pierre Morel
  68. 2016 The Last Face: directed
  69. 2018 The First (TV series): acted
  70. 2019 The Professor and the Madman: acted · directed by Farhad Safinia
  71. 2020 Flag Day: directed, acted
  72. 2021 Licorice Pizza: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · critics 90%, audiences 65% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
  73. 2022 Gaslit (TV series): acted · directed by Matt Ross
  74. 2023 Asphalt City: acted · directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
  75. 2024 Daddio: acted · directed by Christy Hall
  76. 2025 One Battle After Another: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
  77. Into the Wild: directed
  78. Superpower: directed