Sean Astin
Moby ID: 69701
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Sean Astin was born in Santa Monica, California February 25, 1971.
He made his feature film debut (at age 13) as "Mikey Walsh" in Richard Donner's adventure The Goonies (1984). Sean's portrayal of a young man determined to play football for Notre Dame in Rudy (1993) won hearts across America, and continues to inspire young people whenever it is shown. Other well-known film credits include Bulworth, Courage Under Fire, Memphis Belle, Encino Man, Like Father Like Son, Where the Day Takes You, Staying Together, War of the Roses, Safe Passage, and White Water Summer.
Sean received Best Actor honors for his performance in Low Life at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival. He can also be seen in the indie releases Deterrence, Kimberly, The Last Producer and Boy Meets Girl.
A promising director, Astin garnered an Academy Award nomination for his short film Kangaroo Court, which he co-produced with his wife, Christine. A Directors Guild of America member, Astin has also directed episodes of the HBO anthology series Perversions of Science and Angel for The WB. His short film The Long and Short of It was an official entry at Sundance 2003.
Possibly Sean's most famous role was that of "Samwise Gamgee", the trustworthy sidekick of Frodo Baggins (played by Elijah Wood.) in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2004, he and Joe Layden co-authored a book about their experiences while making the epic films entitled "There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale."
Sean has optioned the movie rights for Erik Larson's best-selling non-fiction bookIsaac's Storm, which he intends to produce and direct.
Sean is actively involved in many public causes including Education, Politics, the Environment, and the Arts. He also supports individuals in their pursuit of careers in Entertainment and Sports. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Christine Louise and daughters Alexandra Louise (b. November 27, 1996) and Elizabeth Louise (b. August 6, 2002).
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Credited on 15 games
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2017, Arcade) | Voiceover |
Minecraft: Story Mode (2015, Windows) | Reginald |
LEGO Dimensions (2015, PlayStation 4) | Voiceover Talents |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze (2014, Xbox 360) | Cast |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013, Xbox 360) | Cast |
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (2010, Nintendo DS) | Voice-Over Actors |
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (2010, PlayStation 3) | Voice-Over Actors |
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009, Nintendo DS) | The Cast and Crew of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy |
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king (2006, Windows) | Movie Talent |
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (2004, Windows) | Movie Talent |
Men of Valor (2004, Windows) | Hodges |
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004, PlayStation 2) | Cast (in alphabetical order) |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, GameCube) | Principle Voice Talent |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, PlayStation 2) | Film Talent |
Kingdom Hearts (2002, PlayStation 2) | Featuring the Disney Character voice talents of |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 9 games with Howard Shore
- 8 games with John Rhys-Davies
- 7 games with Nolan North
- 7 games with John Mayo
- 7 games with Elijah Wood
- 6 games with Steven Jay Blum
- 6 games with Hugo Weaving
- 6 games with Chris Edgerly
- 6 games with Andy Serkis
- 6 games with Ian McKellen
Companies
- 6 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with New Line Cinema
- 4 games with EA Games
- 4 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 4 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 4 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 3 games with Warner Bros. Interactive...
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Czech...
- 3 games with Electronic Arts K.K.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Polska Sp. z o.o.
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