Sean Astin is a renowned American actor, director and producer. He became famous for his role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Biography
Sean Astin was born on February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica. His mother was an actress, his father a writer. Sean had a stepfather, actor John Astin, who set him up. Sean grew up with his brother, who also became an actor. He was educated at the University of California. There he studied history and English literature. Sean has a bachelor's degree.
Personal life
In 1992, Sean Astin and Christina Harrell got married. In 1984, the actor's future wife received the title of Miss Indiana in a beauty pageant. Their family has 3 daughters. In 2004, Sean Astin co-authored with Joe Leidan the book There and Back Again: An Actor's Story.
Filmography
In 1985 he starred in the comedy Goofs. The film was directed by Chris Columbus. The picture tells the story of a group of children who are trying to find treasures. In 1987, he starred in the movie What is the Father, So is the Son, and he also appeared in the American adventure drama Summer of White Water. In 1989, Sean starred in the drama War of the Roses. Then he appeared in the movie "All Together".
A year later he was invited to the British documentary film "Memphis Beauty". In 1991, he starred in the dramatic action movie Toy Soldiers and the film Horror Films. A year later, he starred in the comedy Frozen Californian. Another name for this film is "The Guy from Encino". He also starred in the crime drama Go with the Flow, starring Will Smith.
In 1993, Sean starred in the film Rudy. The following year, he starred in the feature film Safe Passage. This is a screen adaptation of the novel by Allyn Beck. In 1995 he got the lead role in the film "Harrison Bergen", and then starred in the drama "A Dog's Life".
In 1996, he starred in the military drama Courage in Battle. Two years later, he played Mike in Boy Meets Girl and then appeared in Bullworth. In 1999 he played in 2 films: "Exhumation" and "Kimberly". In 2000 he worked on 4 films: "Daredevils", "The Last Producer", "Headway" and "Skies Collapsed".
In 2001, he starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The next year there was a sequel - "The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers." In 2003, Sean could be seen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In 2002, he began his two-year work in the TV series Jeremiah. In 2004 he starred in 2 films: "50 First Kisses" and "Elvis Left the Building".
In 2005 he was invited to the films "Smile", "Trap of Time", "Hercules", "More than Heaven", "School of Dance and Good Manners" and "Beyond Fear". In 2006 he got roles in the films "Click: with a remote control for life", "What is love", "Asterix and the Vikings". 2007 brings Sean the roles of the films "Chronicles of the Future: Episode" Liquidator "and" The Last Season ". In 2008, he got a role in the films The Color of Magic and Everlasting.
In 2009, he worked in the film "Only Calm". In 2011, he landed a role in the drama The Demoted. In 2012, he starred in Amazing Love, Companions, Alpha People and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In the last cartoon, he voiced Raphael. 2013 brings him a role in the movie "Freemason".
2014 and 2015 were very busy years for the actor's filmography. He has starred in such films as Fever: Patient Zero, The Strain, Mom's Rest Night, The Boys from Abu Ghraib, Video Games: The Movie, Mr. Kwak, Hero of the City of Color, Surface, Woodlawn, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Do You Believe? and "Checkmate".
In 2016, he landed a job in the animated series The Loud House, starred in the American comedy Reverse and starred in the adventure television series Librarians. In 2017, Sean could be seen in the American science fiction series Stranger Things (Mysterious Events). In 2018, he worked on the painting Gloria Bell.
