Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn born August 17 1960 is an American actor and filmmaker He is known for his intense leading man roles in film His accolades include three Academy Awards a Golden Globe Award and nominations for three British Academy Film Awards an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022 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 has 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 Milk 2008 He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the ruthless military officer Colonel Steven J Lockjaw in One Battle After Another 2025 He was Oscarnominated for 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 Carlitos Way 1993 The Game1997 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 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amidst the RussianUkrainian war Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Penn licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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