Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actor, screenwriter and director.
Penn won two Academy Awards and was nominated three other times. He's been married three times, to Madonna and to actresses Robin Wright and Leila George.
Aside from acting, he's also known for his progressive political and social activism, and really hating paparazzi.
Notable roles:
- Taps (1981)
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
- The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
- Shanghai Surprise (1986)
- Colors (1988)
- Casualties of War (1989)
- We're No Angels remake (1989)
- Carlito's Way (1993)
- Dead Man Walking (1995)
- The Game (1997)
- Hurlyburly (1998)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Being John Malkovich (1999) (cameo)
- i am sam (2001)
- Mystic River (2003)
- 21 Grams (2003)
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
- The Interpreter (2005)
- Persepolis (2007) (voice)
- Milk (2008)
- What Just Happened (2008)
- The Tree of Life (2011)
- This Must Be the Place (2011)
- Gangster Squad (2013)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
- The Gunman (2015)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016) (voice)note
- Licorice Pizza (2021)
- Gaslit (2022)
As director:
- The Crossing Guard (1995)
- The Pledge (2001)
- Into the Wild (2007)
- Flag Day (2021)
