Acting
Sean Penn
- Titles
- 123movies36TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1997 and 2003 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 53top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Mystic River83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.7
- Wholesome2.6, average 3.3
- Scare1.9, average 2.6
- Physical Comedy1.8, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Moral Ambiguity 12
- Character-Driven 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Character Study 7
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Gritty Realism 3
- Moral Conflict 3
- Ethical Dilemmas 3
- Complex Relationships 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jay CassidyEditorInto the Wild, The Pledge, The Last Face, The Crossing Guard, The Indian Runner, +2 more
Robin WrightActorWhat Just Happened, State of Grace, The Pledge, She's So Lovely, The Crossing Guard, +1 more
Nick NolteActorGangster Squad, The Thin Red Line, U Turn, This So-Called Disaster
John C. ReillyActorThe Thin Red Line, State of Grace, Casualties of War, We're No Angels
Benicio del ToroActorOne Battle After Another, 21 Grams, The Pledge
Josh BrolinActorGangster Squad, Milk, Flag Day
Sam ShepardActorThe Pledge, Fair Game, This So-Called Disaster
Naomi WattsActor21 Grams, Fair Game, The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Hank CorwinEditorWhat Just Happened, The Tree of Life, U Turn
Hans ZimmerComposerThe Thin Red Line, The Pledge, The Last Face
Ennio MorriconeComposerState of Grace, Casualties of War, U Turn
Steven ZaillianDirectorThe Interpreter, All the King's Men, The Falcon and the Snowman
Movies and TV shows
96Upcoming
5 titles
Director
Set Decoration
Executive Producer
Writer, Producer
Producer, Director
2020s
13 titles · average score 67
as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
as Clark
as Gene Rutkovsky
Producer
Director
TV show · as John Mitchell
as Jack Holden
as John Vogel
Executive Producer
2010s
14 titles · average score 54
as Dr. William Chester Minor
TV show · as Tom Haggerty
Director
as Terence (voice)
as Jim Terrier
as Narrator
as Mickey Cohen
as Sean O'Connell
as Commie
as Cheyenne
as Jack
as Joseph Wilson
2000s
26 titles · average score 64
as Sean Penn
as Harvey Milk
Producer, Director
as Willie Stark
as Tobin Keller
as Samuel Bicke
as Jimmy Markum
as Paul Rivers
Director, Writer
as Sam Dawson
Producer, Director
as Thomas Janes
1990s
19 titles · average score 66
as Emmet Ray
TV show · as Sean Penn (voice)
as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
as Eddie
as Conrad Van Orton
as Bobby Cooper
as Eddie Quinn
as Matthew Poncelet
Director, Writer
as David Kleinfeld
Screenplay, Director
as Terry
1980s
18 titles · average score 60
as Sgt. Tony Meserve
as Jim
as Danny McGavin
as Glendon Wasey
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Jr.
as Daulton Lee
as Henry 'Hopper' Nash
as Dillard
as Mick O'Brien
as Buddy
as Jeff Spicoli
as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer
1970s
1 title · average score 82
TV show · as Boy (uncredited)