Sean Penn
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-08-17
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Sean Penn
Biography
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is a European-American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008). Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie on December 4, 1974, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in the drama Taps (1981), and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Bad Boys (1983), Penn garnered critical attention for his roles in the crime dramas At Close Range (1986), State of Grace (1990), and Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the drama Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama 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 at the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Volpi Cups for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003). Penn made his feature film directorial debut with The Indian Runner (1991), followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001); all three were critically well received. Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11 (2002), a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations. In addition to his film work, Penn has engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Also Known For
The Interpreter
Apr 08, 2005
Mystic River
Oct 08, 2003
21 Grams
Sep 06, 2003
Dogtown and Z-Boys
May 10, 2002
Milk
Nov 05, 2008
Casualties of War
Aug 18, 1989
U Turn
Oct 03, 1997
Dead Man Walking
Dec 29, 1995
Licorice Pizza
Nov 26, 2021
State of Grace
Sep 14, 1990
All the King's Men
Sep 10, 2006
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
May 17, 2004
Taps
Dec 20, 1981
The Game
Sep 12, 1997
Colors
Apr 15, 1988
I Am Sam
Dec 28, 2001
Before Night Falls
Sep 03, 2000
We're No Angels
Jun 02, 1989
Haiti Untold
Jan 01, 2012
I'm Still Here
Sep 10, 2010
Carlito's Way
Nov 10, 1993
Sweet Micky for President
Jan 23, 2015
Hurlyburly
Dec 25, 1998
The Thin Red Line
Dec 23, 1998
What Just Happened
Oct 17, 2008
The Tree of Life
May 17, 2011
Hugo Pool
Dec 12, 1997
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Dec 12, 2006
It's All About Love
Jan 10, 2003
The Falcon and the Snowman
Jan 25, 1985
The People Speak
Dec 13, 2009
Sweet and Lowdown
Dec 03, 1999
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Aug 13, 1982
The Weight of Water
Mar 30, 2001
21 Grams: In Fragments
Mar 16, 2004
Bad Boys
Mar 25, 1983
At Close Range
Apr 18, 1986
Searching for Debra Winger
Jul 13, 2002
Beaver Trilogy
Aug 13, 2000
Fair Game
May 20, 2010
She's So Lovely
Aug 29, 1997
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Oct 12, 2004
Racing with the Moon
Mar 23, 1984
Up at the Villa
Apr 14, 2000
Judgment in Berlin
May 06, 1988
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Nov 20, 2011
Gangster Squad
Jan 09, 2013
This Must Be the Place
Aug 24, 2011
Animals in War
Nov 06, 2025
Loved
Oct 31, 1997
Shanghai Surprise
Aug 29, 1986
Crackers
Feb 17, 1984
Superpower
Feb 17, 2023
The Killing of Randy Webster
Mar 11, 1981
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Dec 18, 2013
Gonzo Girl
Sep 07, 2023
Summerspell
Jul 02, 1983
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Sep 01, 2002
Cruise Control
Oct 01, 1992
The Human Experiment
Nov 23, 2013
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Feb 09, 2014
The Gunman
Feb 16, 2015
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Jun 15, 2014
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
Nov 25, 2014
One Battle After Another
Sep 23, 2025
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Feb 10, 2003
The Last Party
Aug 27, 1993
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
May 01, 2004
The Beaver Kid 2
Sep 04, 1981
Inside Björk
Aug 23, 2003
The Angry Birds Movie
May 11, 2016
Risky Business
Aug 05, 1983
BRATS
Jun 07, 2024
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Mar 11, 2003
Bruce Springsteen – The America whisperer
Jul 31, 2024
Bukowski: Born Into This
Jan 18, 2003
The Professor and the Madman
Mar 07, 2019
Sound of Sun
Jan 14, 2017
Brando
May 01, 2007
This So-Called Disaster
Jan 01, 2003
Being John Malkovich
Oct 29, 1999
Cool Blue
Feb 27, 1990
Americans
Oct 10, 2012
Hellinger's Law
Mar 10, 1981
Witch Hunt
Sep 07, 2008
A Constant Forge
Oct 01, 2000
Mad Hannans
Jan 01, 2017
Deflating the Elephant
May 19, 2009
Beaver Trilogy Part IV
Jan 23, 2015
Madonna: The Name of the Game
Jan 01, 1993
Flag Day
Aug 20, 2021
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Dec 21, 1999
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Oct 01, 1987
Citizen Penn
Sep 24, 2020
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Sep 17, 2020
Asphalt City
Mar 28, 2024
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Jul 17, 2008
Daddio
Jun 27, 2024
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Jan 05, 2011
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Oct 01, 2011
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
May 06, 2024
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Aug 29, 2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Jun 08, 2004
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Oct 31, 2003
In Thanks We Trust
Sep 27, 2025
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
Little House on the Prairie
Sep 11, 1974
Friends
Sep 22, 1994
Viva La Bam
Oct 26, 2003
Two and a Half Men
Sep 22, 2003
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
Celebrities Uncensored
Jun 04, 2003
VH1 Rock Honors
May 31, 2006
Iconoclasts
Nov 17, 2005
Where Are They Now?
Jun 07, 1999
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Jan 04, 2008
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The First
Sep 14, 2018
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Lights Out with David Spade
Jul 29, 2019
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Family Guy
Jan 31, 1999
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Jun 22, 2018
Real Time with Bill Maher
Feb 21, 2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Oct 15, 2000
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Aug 21, 2006
Gaslit
Apr 24, 2022
aspekte
Oct 17, 1965
Brando: The Documentary
May 01, 2007
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Mar 12, 2025
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
aka Charlie Sheen
Sep 10, 2025
