Sean Penn

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. His accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. He received an Honorary César in 2015.

Penn made his feature film debut in the drama ''Taps'' (1981), before taking roles in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), ''Bad Boys'' (1983), and ''At Close Range'' (1986). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for playing a grieving father in ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the gay rights activist Harvey Milk in the ''Milk'' (2008). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in ''Dead Man Walking'' (1995), ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999) and ''I Am Sam'' (2001). He also acted in ''Casualties of War'' (1989), ''State of Grace'' (1990), ''Carlito's Way'' (1993), ''She's So Lovely'' (1997), ''The Game'' (1997), ''The Thin Red Line'' (1998), ''Hurlyburly'' (1998), ''21 Grams'' (2003), ''Fair Game'' (2010), ''The Tree of Life'' (2011), ''Licorice Pizza'' (2021), and ''Daddio'' (2023).

Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama ''The Indian Runner'' (1991), followed by''The Crossing Guard'' (1995), ''The Pledge'' (2001), and ''Into the Wild'' (2007). On stage, he acted in the Broadway plays ''Heartland'' (1981) and ''Slab Boys'' (1983). On television, he portrayed an astronaut in the Hulu drama series ''The First'' (2018) and John N. Mitchell in the Starz political thriller miniseries ''Gaslit'' (2022).

Penn has also engaged in political and social activism, including his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the presidents of Cuba and Venezuela, his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and his support for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the Russian-Ukrainian War. Provided by Wikipedia