Sean Justin Penn, born in 1960, is a multifaceted American actor and filmmaker celebrated for his intense portrayals and critical acclaim. His accolades include three Academy Awards—two for Best Actor roles as a grieving father in "Mystic River" and gay rights activist Harvey Milk in "Milk"—and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Penn's filmography spans from "Taps" in 1981 to recent works like "Licorice Pizza" and "Daddio," with notable collaborations in "Casualties of War," "The Thin Red Line," and "21 Grams." As a director, he made his debut with "The Indian Runner" in 1991, followed by "Into the Wild" and other critically acclaimed films. Off-screen, Penn is a vocal political and humanitarian activist, known for his engagement with global crises and political figures.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hollywood Cream | Film | |
| 2026 | Samuel Bayer Beyond the Frame | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another | Self | Film |
| 2025 | In Thanks We Trust | Self | Film |
| 2025 | Animals in War | Film | |
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | Col. Steven J. Lockjaw | Film |
| 2024 | Daddio | Clark | Film |
| 2024 | Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer | Self : Actor, Director & Writer (Archive footage) | Film |
| 2024 | Sean Penn, l'enfant terrible de l'Amérique | Self | Film |
| 2024 | Becoming Madonna | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2023 | Superpower | Self | Film |
| 2023 | Superpower | Director | Film |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Jack Holden | Film |
| 2021 | Flag Day | John Vogel | Film |
| 2021 | Flag Day | Director | Film |
| 2019 | The Professor and the Madman | Dr. William Chester Minor | Film |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Terence (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | The Gunman | Jim Terrier | Film |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Mickey Cohen | Film |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Sean O'Connell | Film |
| 2012 | Americans | Commie | Film |
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary | Self | Film |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place | Cheyenne | Film |
| 2011 | Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune | Self | Film |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Jack | Film |
| 2010 | Fair Game | Joseph Wilson | Film |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Self | Film |
| 2009 | Deflating the Elephant | Narrator | Film |
| 2008 | Witch Hunt | Himself (Narrator) | Film |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Sean Penn | Film |
| 2008 | Milk | Harvey Milk | Film |
| 2007 | War Made Easy | Narrator (Voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Viva La Bam: Fort Knoxville | Himself | Film |
| 2007 | Brando | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self | Film |
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Willie Stark | Film |
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Tobin Keller | Film |
| 2005 | Death Tunnel | Doctor | Film |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | Film |
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Samuel Bicke | Film |
| 2003 | It's All About Love | Marciello | Film |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Sean Penn | Film |
| 2003 | Bukowski: Born Into This | Self | Film |
| 2003 | This So-Called Disaster | Ray | Film |
| 2003 | Mystic River | Jimmy Markum | Film |
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Paul Rivers | Film |
| 2002 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | Narrator | Film |
| 2001 | The Weight of Water | Thomas Janes | Film |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Sam Dawson | Film |
| 2000 | Up at the Villa | Rowley Flint | Film |
| 2000 | Before Night Falls | Cuco Sanchez | Film |
| 2000 | A Constant Forge | Self | Film |
| 2000 | Beaver Trilogy | "Groovin' Larry" Huff | Film |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | Emmet Ray | Film |
| 1998 | Hurlyburly | Eddie | Film |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh | Film |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely | Eddie Quinn | Film |
| 1997 | Loved | Man on the Hill (Michael) | Film |
| 1997 | Hugo Pool | Strange Hitchhiker | Film |
| 1997 | U Turn | Bobby Cooper | Film |
| 1997 | The Game | Conrad Van Orton | Film |
| 1994 | Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame | Himself | Film |
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | David Kleinfeld | Film |
| 1990 | Cool Blue | Phil the Plumber (uncredited) | Film |
| 1990 | State of Grace | Terry | Film |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Jim | Film |
| 1989 | Casualties of War | Sgt. Tony Meserve | Film |
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin | Guenther X | Film |
| 1988 | Colors | Danny McGavin | Film |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) | Film |
| 1986 | Shanghai Surprise | Glendon Wasey | Film |
| 1986 | At Close Range | Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr. | Film |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Daulton Lee | Film |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Henry 'Hopper' Nash | Film |
| 1984 | Crackers | Dillard | Film |
| 1983 | Summerspell | Buddy | Film |
| 1983 | Bad Boys | Mick O'Brien | Film |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Jeff Spicoli | Film |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | Don Fremont | Film |
| 1981 | Taps | Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer | Film |
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