Sean Penn

Actor and producer. Born 17 August 1960 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m16 acting · 1 directing · 1 producing · 3 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 16 titles

Oscars3 won · 3 nominated

Born

17 August 1960, Santa Monica, California, USA

Active

1981–present

Frequently works with

Adam Somner, Art Linson, Benicio del Toro, Emile Hirsch, Grant Hill, Marcia Gay Harden, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Sean’s work 3 points above the press, across 14 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above9

60 to 795

Under 602

Of 16 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 10 of 14 billed first or second
Reviewed: 14 films, 2 series
Screen time: 31 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.1bn across 14 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1981–present

Genres

Drama12
Thriller7
Crime6
Comedy5
History2
Mystery2

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestOne Battle After Another2025

54WorstThe Falcon and the Snowman1985

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

181980s

201990s

242000s

162010s

162020s

Sean Penn

Sean Penn in numbers