Shaun Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959), known professionally as Sean Bean, is an English actor. . After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he first found mainstream success (and retained his Yorkshire accent), for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe (1993-1997, 2006, 2008). . He appeared in his first film, Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986), opposite Tilda Swinton. . But he gained worldwide recognition as the noble Boromir in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the…