Sean Penn filmography

Sean Penn in 2012

The following is a complete list of the filmography of Sean Penn.

Sean Penn is an American actor known for his versatility and intense roles on film. He made his feature film debut in the crime drama Taps (1981). He earned attention for his role as the stoner teenager Jeff Spicoli in the coming of age comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).[1] He took leading roles in the dramas Bad Boys (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), At Close Range (1986), and Casualties of War (1989). For his role as a sleazy lawyer in Brian De Palma's crime drama Carlito's Way (1993) he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.[2]

Penn received his first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in the Tim Robbins drama Dead Man Walking (1995) playing a murderer on death row.[3] He continued to take leading roles in films such as the Nick Cassavettes romantic drama She's So Lovely (1997), the David Fincher thriller The Game (1997), the independent drama Hurlyburly (1998), and Terrence Malick's war epic The Thin Red Line (1998). For his roles as a jazz guitarist in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and mentally challenged man in the family drama I Am Sam (2001) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[4][5] In 2003 he starred as a grieving father searching for his daughter in Clint Eastwood's crime drama Mystic River and a mathematics professor in Alejandro González Iñárritu's psychological thriller 21 Grams earning the Academy Award for Best Actor for the former.[6]

He acted in the political dramas playing Samuel J. Bicke in The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) and Willie Stark in All the King's Men (2006). Penn won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Gay rights activist Harvey Milk in the Gus Van Sant biographical drama Milk (2008).[7] Penn has since taken leading roles in the dramas Fair Game (2010), The Tree of Life (2011), This Must Be the Place (2011), and Daddio (2023) as well as supporting roles in the action thriller film Gangster Squad (2013), the fantasy adventure film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), and the coming of age comedy-drama film Licorice Pizza (2021). In 2022 he starred in the Starz political thriller miniseries Gaslit playing John N. Mitchell.

Penn is also known as a filmmaker having made his directorial film debut for with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991). He directed the dramas The Crossing Guard (1995) and The Pledge (2001) starring Jack Nicholson. He directed the biographical adventure film Into the Wild (2007) earning a nominations for the Directors Guild of America and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director.[8][9] He directed the dramas The Last Face (2016) and Flag Day (2021). In 2023 he directed the documentary Superpower profiling the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[10]

Acting credits

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1981 Taps Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
1982 The Beaver Kid 2 Larry "Groovin' Larry" Short film
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Jeff Spicoli
1983 Bad Boys Michael "Mick" O'Brien
Risky Business Unknown Uncredited cameo [11]
Summerspell Buddy
1984 Crackers Dillard
Racing with the Moon Henry "Hopper" Nash
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman Andrew Daulton Lee
1986 At Close Range Brad Whitewood Jr.
Shanghai Surprise Glendon Wasey
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Narrator Documentary
1988 Colors Officer Danny "Pac-Man" McGavin
Judgment in Berlin Guenther X
1989 Casualties of War Sergeant Tony Meserve
We're No Angels Jim
1990 State of Grace Detective Terry Noonan
Cool Blue Phil "The Plumber" Uncredited [12]
1991 Schneeweißrosenrot Himself Documentary
1992 Cruise Control Jeffrey Short film
1993 Carlito's Way David Kleinfeld
The Last Party Himself Documentary
1995 Dead Man Walking Matthew Poncelet
1997 Loved Michael
She's So Lovely Eddie Quinn
U Turn Bobby Cooper
The Game Conrad Van Orton
Hugo Pool Strange Hitchhiker
1998 Hurlyburly Eddie
The Thin Red Line 1st Sergeant Welsh
1999 Being John Malkovich Himself Uncredited cameo
Sweet and Lowdown Emmet Ray
2000 Up at the Villa Rowley Flint
Before Night Falls Cuco Sánchez
The Weight of Water Thomas Janes
2000 A Constant Forge Himself Documentary
2001 I Am Sam Samuel John "Sam" Dawson
Dogtown and Z-Boys Narrator Documentary
See How They Run Himself Documentary
2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Himself Cameo
It's All About Love Marciello
Mystic River Jimmy Markum
21 Grams Paul Rivers
2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Samuel J. Bicke
2005 The Interpreter Secret Service Agent Tobin Keller
2006 All the King's Men Willie Stark
2007 Persepolis Marjane's Father Voice; English dub
War Made Easy Narrator Documentary
2008 What Just Happened Himself
Tropic Thunder Himself Cameo [13]
Milk Harvey Milk
Witch Hunt Narrator Documentary; also executive producer
2009 Crossing Over Chris Farrell Scenes deleted [14]
2010 Fair Game Joseph C. Wilson
2011 The Tree of Life Adult Jack
This Must Be the Place Cheyenne
2012 Americans Commie Short film [15]
2013 Gangster Squad Mickey Cohen
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Sean O'Connell
2015 The Gunman Jim Terrier
2016 The Angry Birds Movie Terence Voice
Sound of Sun Man Short film [16]
2019 The Professor and the Madman William Chester Minor
2021 Flag Day John Vogel
Licorice Pizza Jack Holden
2023 Asphalt City Gene Rutkovsky
Daddio Clark [17]
Gonzo Girl [18]
2025 The Battle of Baktan Cross TBA Filming [19]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1974 Little House on the Prairie Kid Episode: "The Voice of Tinker Jones"
1979 Barnaby Jones Sam Episode: "School of Terror"
1981 The Killing of Randy Webster Don Fremont Television film
1987 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Sean Penn/LL Cool J" (Season 13, Episode 2) [20]
1997 Ellen Himself Uncredited; Episode: "Emma" [21]
1998 The Larry Sanders Show Himself Episode: "Flip" [22]
2001 Friends Eric 2 episodes [23]
2004 Viva La Bam Himself Episode: "Fort Knoxville"
2004 Two and a Half Men Himself Episode: "Back Off, Mary Poppins" [24]
2016 Family Guy Himself (voice) Episode: "Hot Shots" [25]
2018 The First Tom Haggerty 8 episodes [26]
2020 Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself Episode: "The Spite Store" [27]
2022 Gaslit John Mitchell 8 episodes [28]
2023 C*A*U*G*H*T Himself 6 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1981 Heartland James Century Theater, Broadway [29]
1983 Slab Boys George "Spanky" Farrell Playhouse Theatre, Broadway [30]
2000 The Late Henry Moss Ray Moss Magic Theatre, San Francisco [31]

Music Videos

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Year Title Artist Role Ref.
2014 "Run" Jay-Z and Beyoncé Himself (cameo) [32]
2023 "Use Me" Diplo, Dove Cameron and Sturgill Simpson Johnny Blue Skies [33]

Directing credits

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1991 The Indian Runner Yes Yes No
1995 The Crossing Guard Yes Yes Yes
2001 The Pledge Yes No Yes
2002 11'09"01 September 11 Yes Yes No Segment: "United States of America"
2007 Into the Wild Yes Yes Yes
2012 Americans No Story No Short
2015 The Gunman No Yes Yes
2016 The Last Face Yes No No
2021 Flag Day Yes No No
2023 Superpower Yes No No Documentary
Asphalt City No No Yes

Music videos

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Year Song Artist
1992 "North Dakota" Lyle Lovett
1993 "Dance with the One That Brought You" Shania Twain
1996 "You Were Meant for Me (Juan Patino Radio Mix)" Jewel
2000 "Highway Patrolman" Bruce Springsteen
2002 "The Barry Williams Show" Peter Gabriel
2016 "I Forgive It All" Mudcrutch

See also

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Sean Penn

References

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  1. ^ "Fast Times at Ridgemont High cast: Where are they now?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sean Penn - Golden Globe Awards". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "The 68th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. October 5, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "The 72nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. April 22, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "The 74th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. December 4, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "The 76th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. October 4, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "The 81st Academy Awards". Oscars.org. October 7, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "DGA Award Nominees". Variety. January 23, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Critics' Choice Awards nominations". Variety. December 11, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  10. ^ MacNab, Geoffrey (February 18, 2023). "Superpower review, Berlin Film Festival: Sean Penn's Zelensky documentary is heartfelt and inspiring". The Independent. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "My Wild Summer With Tom Cruise: Women, Sean Penn and the Making of 'Risky Business'". The Hollywood Reporter. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  12. ^ Kelly, Richard T. (2005). Sean Penn: His Life and Times. Canongate U.S. p. 219. ISBN 1-84195-739-9.
  13. ^ "I Am Sam director reveals Ben Stiller called Sean Penn to warn him about Tropic Thunder gag". The Independent. December 31, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  14. ^ Wells, Jeffrey (November 28, 2008). "The Agony of the Kramer". Hollywood Elsewhere. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "Kid Rock & Sean Penn Bury Political Stereotypes in 'Americans'". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "Directors' Cuts: Sound of Sun". Nowness. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "'Daddio' Trailer: Dakota Johnson Bonds with Taxi Driver Sean Penn in Indie Drama". IndieWire. April 16, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  18. ^ "'North Star' And 'Gonzo Girl' Reviews: Kristin Scott Thomas And Patricia Arquette Help Open Toronto Film Festival With Impressive Directorial Debuts". Deadline Hollywood. September 8, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  19. ^ "Paul Thomas Anderson & Warner Bros Set Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall In Film To Shoot This Year". Deadline Hollywood. January 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  20. ^ "Saturday Night Live: Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J/The Pull". Metacritic. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "Thompson, Penn to exit closet on 'Ellen'". Variety. October 31, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  22. ^ "The Larry Sanders Show at 30: The 'forgotten' TV classic with a strange, scandalous legacy". The Independent. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  23. ^ "How did Friends get Sean Penn?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  24. ^ "Revisit Harry Dean Stanton's scene-stealing cameo in Two and a Half Men". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  25. ^ "Family Guy: Sean Penn to take on anti-vaxxers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  26. ^ "Hulu's The First is everything wrong with modern TV drama. Reader, I loved it". Vox. September 14, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  27. ^ "'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Boss on Larry David's MAGA Hat … and a Deleted Sean Penn Scene". The Hollywood Reporter. August 13, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  28. ^ "How Sean Penn's 'Gaslit' Transformation Came Down to an Unexpected Prosthetic". Variety. May 26, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  29. ^ "Heartland (Broadway, 1981)". Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  30. ^ "Slab Boys (Broadway, 1983)". Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  31. ^ "Shepard's Starry Henry Moss Opens Nov. 14 in San Francisco". Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  32. ^ "Watch Beyonce and Jay Z's New Star-Studded Music Video, Featuring Blake Lively, Rashida Jones, and Others". Glamour. May 18, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  33. ^ "Dove Cameron & Sean Penn Star in Diplo's 'Use Me (Brutal Hearts)' Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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