The son of
director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan and brother of actor Chris. Acting
since his teens, Penn apprenticed at L.A.'s Group Repertory Theater.
He made
memorable dramatic and comedic impressions with his first film appearances in Taps
and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. After a string of "troubled youth" roles in the
1980s (Racing with the Moon, The Falcon and the Snowman) and a failed
marriage to Madonna, Penn took some time off to pursue directing, starting with The
Indian Runner (1991).
He went back
before the camera a few years later, with a new maturity in his range that earned him
Oscar nominations for Dead Man Walking (1995) and Sweet and Lowdown
(1999). As a blue-collar Boston father tormented by his daughter's murder in
Mystic River (2003), Penn received the biggest raves of his career to date.
All Sean Penn Movies
Little House on the Prairie: Season 1 - (1974)
Taps - (1981) - PG
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - (1982) - R
Bad Boys - (1983) - R
Racing with the Moon - (1984) - PG
At Close Range - (1984) - R
The Falcon and the Snowman - (1985) - R
Shanghai Surprise - (1986) - PG-13
Judgment in Berlin - (1988) - PG
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam - (1988) - PG-13
Colors - (1988) - R
We're No Angels - (1989) - PG-13
Casualties of War - (1989) - R
State of Grace - (1990) - R
The Indian Runner - (1991) - R
Carlito's Way - (1993) - R
The Crossing Guard - (1995) - R
Dead Man Walking - (1995) - R
Mulholland Falls - (1996) - R
Hugo Pool - (1997) - R
She's So Lovely - (1997) - R
U Turn - (1997) - R
The Game - (1997) - R
Hurlyburly - (1998) - R
The Thin Red Line - (1998) - R
Sweet and Lowdown - (1999) - PG-13
Up at the Villa - (2000) - PG-13
Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology - (2000) - NR
Before Night Falls - (2000) - R
The Weight of Water - (2001) - R
Friends: Season 8 - (2001) - NR
The Pledge - (2001) - R
I Am Sam - (2001) - PG-13
See How They Run - (2002) - NR
September 11 - (2002)
Dogtown and Z-Boys - (2002) - PG -13
Pauly Shore is Dead - (2003) - R
Bjork: Inside Bjork - (2003) - NR
It's All About Love - (2003) - R
Bukowski: Born into This - (2003) - R
21 Grams - (2003) - R
Mystic River - (2003) - R
Rated R: Republican in Hollywood - (2004) - TV - PG
Viva La Bam: Seasons 2 and 3 - (2004) - NR
This So-Called Disaster - (2004) - R
The Cutting Edge: Magic of Movie Editing - (2004) - NR
The Assassination of Richard Nixon - (2004) - R
Two and a Half Men: Season 2 - (2004) - NR
The Interpreter - (2005) - PG - 13
All the King's Men - (2006) - PG - 13
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride - (2006) - NR
War Made Easy - (2007) - NR
Brando: The Documentary - (2007) - NR
Inside the Actors Studio: Leading Men - (2007) - NR
Crossing Over - (2007) - NR
Into the Wild - (2007) - R
What Just Happened? - (2008) - NR
Sean Penn on Letterman pt 1
Sean Penn on Letterman pt 2
State of Grace Robin Wright, Sean penn, Ed Harris
Dance Scene from She's So Lovely
I am Sam
I am Sam
I Am Sam - The Re-Cut
Fine Dining with Sean Penn
I Am Sam // Heartbeats
Mystic River - Sean, Is That My Daughter In There?
