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Sean Penn

Birth name: Sean Justin Penn

Birth date: 17.08.1960

Powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints, California-born Sean Penn is the second son of actress Eileen Ryan & director Leo Penn, also brother of Chris Penn. He first appeared in roles as strong-headed or unruly youths such as the military cadet defending his academy against closure in Taps (1981), then as fast-talking surfer stoner Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Fans and critics were enthused about his obvious talent and he next contributed a stellar performance alongside Timothy Hutton in the Cold War spy thriller The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), followed by a teaming with icy Christopher Walken in the chilling At Close Range (1986). The youthful Sean then paired up with his then wife, pop diva Madonna in the woeful, and painful, Shanghai Surprise (1986), which was savaged by the critics, but Sean bounced back with a great job as a hot-headed young cop in Colors (1988), gave another searing performance as a US soldier in Vietnam committing atrocities in Casualties of War (1989) and appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the uneven comedy We're No Angels (1989). However, the 1990s was the decade in which Sean really got noticed by critics as a mature, versatile and accomplished actor, with a string of dynamic performances in first-class films. Almost unrecognisable with frizzy hair and thin rimmed glasses, Penn was simply brilliant as corrupt lawyer David Kleinfeld in the Brian De Palma gangster movie Carlito's Way (1993) and he was still in trouble with authority as a Death Row inmate pleading with a caring nun to save his life in Dead Man Walking (1995), for which he received his first Oscar nomination. Sean then played the brother of wealthy Michael Douglas, involving him in a mind-snapping scheme in The Game (1997) and also landed the lead role of Sgt. Eddie Walsh in the star-studded anti-war film The Thin Red Line (1998), before finishing the 1990s playing an offbeat jazz musician (and scoring another Oscar nomination) in Sweet and Lowdown (1999). The gifted and versatile Sean had also moved into directing, with the quirky but interesting The Indian Runner (1991), about two brothers with vastly opposing views on life, and in 1995 he directed Jack Nicholson in The Crossing Guard (1995). Both films received overall positive reviews from critics. Moving into the new century, Sean remained busy in front of the cameras with even more outstanding work: a mentally disabled father fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter (and receiving a third Oscar nomination) for I Am Sam (2001); an anguished father seeking revenge for his daughter's murder in the gut-wrenching Clint Eastwood-directed Mystic River (2003) (for which he won the Oscar as Best Actor); a mortally ill college professor in 21 Grams (2003) and a possessed businessman in The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004).

Filmography

# Milk (2009).... Harvey Milk # Tree of Life (2008) # Crossing Over (2008).... Chris Farrell # Persepolis (2007) (voice: English version) # All the Kings Men (2006) .... Willie Stark ... aka Spiel der Macht, Das (Germany) # The Interpreter (2005) .... Tobin Keller ... aka Interprète, L\' (France) # The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) .... Samuel J. Bicke # 21 Grams (2003) .... Paul Rivers # Mystic River (2003) .... Jimmy Markum # Its All About Love (2003) .... Marciello # I Am Sam (2001) .... Sam Dawson # \"Friends\" .... Eric (2 episodes, 2001) - The One with the Stain (2001) TV episode .... Eric - The One with the Halloween Party (2001) TV episode .... Eric # The Weight of Water (2000) .... Thomas Janes ... aka Poids de l\'eau, Le (Canada: French title) (France) # Before Night Falls (2000) .... Cuco Sánchez ... aka Antes que anochezca (USA: Spanish title) # Up at the Villa (2000) .... Rowley Flint # Sweet and Lowdown (1999) .... Emmet Ray # The Thin Red Line (1998) .... 1st Sgt. Welsh ... aka Mince ligne rouge, La (Canada: French title) # Hurlyburly (1998) .... Eddie # Hugo Pool (1997) .... Strange Hitchhiker ... aka Pool Girl (UK: DVD title) # The Game (1997) .... Conrad Van Orton # U Turn (1997) .... Bobby Cooper ... aka U Turn - Ici commence l\'enfer (France) # She\'s So Lovely (1997) .... Eddie Quinn ... aka Call It Love ... aka She\'s So Lovely (France) # Loved (1997) .... Man on the Hill (Michael) # Dead Man Walking (1995) .... Matthew Poncelet # Carlito\'s Way (1993) .... David Kleinfeld # Cruise Control (1992) .... Jeffrey # State of Grace (1990) .... Terry Noonan # Were No Angels (1989) .... Jim # Casualties of War (1989) .... Sgt. Tony Meserve # Judgment in Berlin (1988) .... Guenther X ... aka Escape to Freedom ... aka Richter für Berlin, Ein (West Germany) # Colors (1988) .... Officer Danny McGavin # Cool Blue (1988) (V) (uncredited) .... Phil the Plumber # \"Saturday Night Live\" .... Host (1 episode, 1987) ... aka NBC\'s Saturday Night (USA: first season title) ... aka SNL (USA: informal title) ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title) ... aka Saturday Night Live \'80 (USA: sixth season title) - Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J, Michael Penn & The Pull (1987) TV episode .... Host # Shanghai Surprise (1986) .... Glendon Wasey # At Close Range (1986) .... Brad Whitewood Jr. # The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) .... Daulton Lee # Racing with the Moon (1984) .... Henry \'Hopper\' Nash/Lou # Crackers (1984) .... Dillard # Bad Boys (1983) .... Michael O\'Brien # Summerspell (1983) .... Buddy # Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Jeff Spicoli ... aka Fast Times at Ridgemont High (International: English title: informal short title) (UK: video title) ... aka Fast Times (Australia: poster title) # Taps (1981) .... Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer ... aka The Siege at Bunker Hill: T.A.P.S (UK: TV title) # The Killing of Randy Webster (1981) (TV) .... Don Fremont # Hellingers Law (1981) (TV) .... Bit Part # \"Barnaby Jones\" .... Sam (1 episode, 1979) - School of Terror (1979) TV episode .... Sam # \"Little House on the Prairie\" .... Kid (1 episode, 1974) ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title) - The Voice of Tinker Jones (1974) TV episode (uncredited) .... Kid