
Sean Penn
Acting
Born: 1960-08-17 · Santa Monica, California, USA
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (20)

Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another
2026
Self

Animals in War
2025

In Thanks We Trust
2025
Self

One Battle After Another
2025
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw

Becoming Madonna
2024
Self (archive footage)

Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer
2024
Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage)

Daddio
2024
Clark

BRATS
2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique
2024
Self

Gonzo Girl
2023

Asphalt City
2023
Gene Rutkovsky

Superpower
2023
Self

Licorice Pizza
2021
Jack Holden

Flag Day
2021
John Vogel

Citizen Penn
2020
Himself

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
2020
Pizza Guy

The Professor and the Madman
2019
Dr. William Chester Minor

Sound of Sun
2017
Man
Mad Hannans
2017

The Angry Birds Movie
2016
Terence (voice)
📺 TV Shows (20)

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
Self

aka Charlie Sheen
2025
Self

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
Self - Actor and Founder of CORE

Gaslit
2022
John Mitchell

Lights Out with David Spade
2019
Self

The First
2018
Tom Haggerty

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008
Self

Brando: The Documentary
2007
Self

The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
2006
Self

VH1 Rock Honors
2006

Iconoclasts
2005
Self

The Reichen Show
2005
Self

Viva La Bam
2003

Two and a Half Men
2003
Sean Penn

Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Self

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Self