Sean Justin Penn\u00a0(born August 17, 1960)\u00a0is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense\u00a0leading man\u00a0roles in film.\u00a0His accolades include three Academy Awards, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three\u00a0British Academy Film Awards, an\u00a0Emmy Award, and a\u00a0Grammy Award. He received the\u00a0Honorary C\u00e9sar\u00a0in 2015 and the\u00a0Bob Hope Humanitarian Award\u00a0in 2022.<\/p>\n
Penn made his feature film debut in the drama\u00a0Taps\u00a0(1981), before taking roles in\u00a0Fast Times at Ridgemont High\u00a0(1982),\u00a0Bad Boys\u00a0(1983), and\u00a0At Close Range\u00a0(1986). He has won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actor\u00a0twice, for playing a grieving father in\u00a0Mystic River\u00a0(2003) and the\u00a0gay rights activist\u00a0Harvey Milk\u00a0in\u00a0Milk\u00a0(2008). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another (2025). He was Oscar-nominated for\u00a0Dead Man Walking\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Sweet and Lowdown\u00a0(1999), and\u00a0I Am Sam\u00a0(2001). He also acted in\u00a0Casualties of War\u00a0(1989),\u00a0State of Grace\u00a0(1990),\u00a0Carlito’s Way\u00a0(1993),\u00a0The Game(1997),\u00a0The Thin Red Line\u00a0(1998),\u00a0Hurlyburly (1998),\u00a021 Grams\u00a0(2003),\u00a0Fair Game\u00a0(2010),\u00a0The Tree of Life\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Licorice Pizza\u00a0(2021) and\u00a0Daddio (2023).<\/p>\n
Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama\u00a0The Indian Runner\u00a0(1991), followed by\u00a0The Crossing Guard\u00a0(1995),\u00a0The Pledge\u00a0(2001), and\u00a0Into the Wild\u00a0(2007). On stage, he acted in the\u00a0Broadway\u00a0plays\u00a0Heartland\u00a0(1981) and\u00a0Slab Boys (1983). On television, he portrayed an\u00a0astronaut\u00a0in the\u00a0Hulu\u00a0drama series\u00a0The First\u00a0(2018) and\u00a0John N. Mitchell\u00a0in the\u00a0Starz\u00a0political thriller miniseries\u00a0Gaslit\u00a0(2022).<\/p>\n
Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the\u00a0George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of\u00a0Hurricane Katrina\u00a0in 2005 and the\u00a02010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukrainian President\u00a0Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u00a0amidst the\u00a0Russian-Ukrainian war.<\/p>\n
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Sean Justin Penn\u00a0(born August 17, 1960)\u00a0is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his intense\u00a0leading man\u00a0roles in film.\u00a0His accolades include three Academy Awards, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and nominations for three\u00a0British Academy Film Awards, an\u00a0Emmy Award, and a\u00a0Grammy Award. He received the\u00a0Honorary C\u00e9sar\u00a0in 2015 and the\u00a0Bob Hope Humanitarian Award\u00a0in 2022. Penn made his feature […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26257","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n