Sean Penn filmography

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

Sean Penn walking The Secret Life of Walter Mitty red carpet at the 51st New York Film Festival

Filmography

Acting

Year	Work	Role	Notes
1981	Taps	Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
1982	The Beaver Kid 2	Larry 'Groovin' Larry'	Short film
1982	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	Jeff Spicoli	[1]
1983	Bad Boys	Michael 'Mick' O'Brien
	Risky Business	Unknown	Uncredited cameo
	Summerspell	Buddy
1984	Crackers	Dillard
1984	Racing with the Moon	Henry 'Hopper' Nash
1985	The Falcon and the Snowman	Andrew Daulton Lee
1986	At Close Range	Brad Whitewood Jr.
1986	Shanghai Surprise	Glendon Wasey	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1988	Colors	Officer Danny 'Pac-Man' McGavin
1988	Judgment in Berlin	Guenther X
1989	Casualties of War	Sergeant Tony Meserve
1989	We're No Angels	Jim
1990	State of Grace	Detective Terry Noonan
1990	Cool Blue	Phil 'The Plumber'	Uncredited[2]
1992	Cruise Control	Jeffrey	Short film
1993	Carlito's Way	David Kleinfeld	Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1995	Dead Man Walking	Matthew Poncelet	Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Silver Bear for Best Actor[3] Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
1997	Loved	Michael
	She's So Lovely	Eddie Quinn	Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[4]
	U Turn	Bobby Cooper
	The Game	Conrad Van Orton
	Hugo Pool	Strange Hitchhiker
1998	Hurlyburly	Eddie	Volpi Cup for Best Actor Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
1998	The Thin Red Line	1st Sergeant Welsh
1999	Being John Malkovich	Himself	Uncredited cameo
1999	Sweet and Lowdown	Emmet Ray	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2000	Up at the Villa	Rowley Flint
	Before Night Falls	Cuco Sánchez
	The Weight of Water	Thomas Janes
2001	I Am Sam	Samuel John 'Sam' Dawson	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2003	Pauly Shore Is Dead	Himself	Cameo
	It's All About Love	Marciello
	Mystic River	Jimmy Markum	Academy Award for Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place) National Board of Review Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actor Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
	21 Grams	Paul Rivers	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place) National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Volpi Cup for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
2004	The Assassination of Richard Nixon	Samuel J. Bicke	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
2005	The Interpreter	Secret Service Agent Tobin Keller
2006	All the King's Men	Willie Stark
2007	Persepolis	Marjane's Father	Voice
2008	What Just Happened	Himself
	Tropic Thunder	Himself	Cameo
	Milk	Harvey Milk	Academy Award for Best Actor Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (tied with Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler) Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Southeastern Film Critics Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2009	Crossing Over	Chris Farrell	Scenes deleted[5]
2010	Fair Game	Joseph Wilson
2011	The Tree of Life	Adult Jack
2011	This Must Be the Place	Cheyenne
2012	Americans	Commie	Short film with Kid Rock, also story
2013	Gangster Squad	Mickey Cohen
2013	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Sean O'Connell
2015	The Gunman	Jim Terrier
2016	The Angry Birds Movie	Terence	Voice
2016	Sound of Sun	Man	Short film
2019	The Professor and the Madman	Dr. William Chester Minor
2021	Flag Day	John Vogel	Also director
2021	Licorice Pizza	Jack Holden

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	Host	Sean Penn/LL Cool J (Season 13, Episode 2)
1997	Ellen	Himself	Uncredited Episode: "Emma"
1998	The Larry Sanders Show	Himself	Episode: "Flip"
2001	Friends	Eric	2 episodes
2004	Viva La Bam	Himself	Episode: "Fort Knoxville"
2004	Two and a Half Men	Himself	Episode: "Back Off, Mary Poppins"
2016	Family Guy	Himself (voice)	Episode: "Hot Shots"
2018	The First	Tom Haggerty	8 episodes
2020	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself	Episode: "The Spite Store"
2022	Gaslit	John Mitchell	Upcoming series

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Heartland	James
1983	Slab Boys	George "Spanky" Farrell	Playhouse Theatre, New York City

Other media

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam	Narrator	Documentary
1991	Schneeweißrosenrot	Himself	Documentary
1993	The Last Party	Himself	Documentary
2000	A Constant Forge	Himself	Documentary
2001	Dogtown and Z-Boys	Narrator	Documentary
2001	Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool	Himself	Documentary
2001	See How They Run	Himself	Documentary
2007	War Made Easy	Narrator	Documentary
2008	Witch Hunt	Narrator (also executive producer)	Documentary
2014	"Run"	Himself (cameo)	Music video for Jay-Z and Beyoncé

Film

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1991	The Indian Runner	Yes	Yes	No	Directorial debut Nominated—Locarno International Film Festival Golden Leopard
1995	The Crossing Guard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Nominated—Golden Lion
2001	The Pledge	Yes	No	No	Nominated—Golden Bear Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film Nominated—Palme d'Or
2002	11'09"01 September 11	Segment Director	Segment Writer	No	UNESCO Award Nominated—César Award for Best Film from the European Union
2007	Into the Wild	Yes	Yes	Yes	Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Director Rome Film Fest Premiere Prize São Paulo International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Film Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated—BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Writer Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated—Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director – Motion Picture Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Foreign Film – English Language Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2016	The Last Face	Yes	No	No
2021	Flag Day	Yes	No	No

Music videos

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1982	"Highway Patrolman"	Yes	Music video for Bruce Springsteen
1992	"North Dakota"	Yes	Music video for Lyle Lovett
1993	"Dance with the One That Brought You"	Yes	Music video for Shania Twain
1996	"You Were Meant for Me (Juan Patino Radio Mix)"	Yes	Music video for Jewel
2002	"The Barry Williams Show"	Yes	Music video for Peter Gabriel
2016	"I Forgive It All"	Yes	Music video for Mudcrutch, co-directed with Samuel Bayer

References

"Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Rotten Tomatoes.
Kelly, Richard T. (2005). Sean Penn: His Life and Times. Canongate U.S. p. 219. ISBN 1-84195-739-9.
"Berlinale: 1996 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
"Festival de Cannes: She's So Lovely". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
Wells, Jeffrey (November 28, 2008). "The Agony of the Kramer". Hollywood Elsewhere. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

Sources

"Sean Penn – Highest Rated Movies - Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
"Sean Penn – Famous Works". Film Reference. Advameg. filmreference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

External links

Sean Penn filmography at AllMovie
Sean Penn filmography at IMDb
Sean Penn filmography at the TCM Movie Database
Sean Penn filmography at the Internet Broadway Database

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[1] "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Rotten Tomatoes.

[2] Kelly, Richard T. (2005). Sean Penn: His Life and Times. Canongate U.S. p. 219. ISBN 1-84195-739-9.

[Berlinale1996-3] "Berlinale: 1996 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved January 1, 2012.

[festival-cannes.com-4] "Festival de Cannes: She's So Lovely". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved September 23, 2009.

[5] Wells, Jeffrey (November 28, 2008). "The Agony of the Kramer". Hollywood Elsewhere. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2021.