About
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022. Penn made his feature film debut in the drama Taps (1981), before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Bad Boys (1983), and At Close Range (1986). He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in Mystic River (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in Milk (2008). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He was Oscar-nominated for Dead Man Walking...
Known for
Family GuySeries • 1999
FriendsSeries • 1994
Two and a Half MenSeries • 2003
Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000
Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974
The Larry Sanders ShowSeries • 1992
One Battle After AnotherMovie • 2025
Being John MalkovichMovie • 1999
The Secret Life of Walter MittyMovie • 2013
The Angry Birds MovieMovie • 2016
Licorice PizzaMovie • 2021
Mystic RiverMovie • 2003
The GameMovie • 1997
Gangster SquadMovie • 2013
The Thin Red LineMovie • 1998
I Am SamMovie • 2001
The InterpreterMovie • 2005
Carlito's WayMovie • 1993
Into the WildMovie • 2007
GaslitSeries • 2022
The Tree of LifeMovie • 2011
21 GramsMovie • 2003
Risky BusinessMovie • 1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighMovie • 1982