Sean Astin
Department: Acting
Biography
Sean Patrick Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24. He also provided the voice for the title character in Disney's Special Agent Oso.
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power
2015
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
2017
50 First Dates
2004
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder
2013
Encino Man
1992
The Man in the White Van
2024
Toy Soldiers
1991
Snowflake Bentley
2003
Stay Cool
2011
Slipstream
2005
Forever Strong
2008
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
2015
Harrison Bergeron
1995
The Willies
1990
Deterrence
2000
Bulworth
1998
What Love Is
2007
Click
2006
The Goonies
1985
Memphis Belle
1990
Borderland
2007
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004
Staying Together
1989
Rudy
1993
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986
Like Father Like Son
1987
Dish Dogs
2000
Icebreaker
2000
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
The Shift
2023
The Final Season
2007
Smile
2005
iMordecai
2023
Where the Day Takes You
1992
Safe Passage
1994
Ribbit
2014
Bigger Than the Sky
2005
White Water Summer
1987
And They're Off
2011
Party Wagon
2004
Go West
2023
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
The Low Life
1995
The Sky is Falling
2001
Demoted
2011
Amazing Love
2012
The Long Way Home
1997
Adopting Terror
2012
Addicted to Fame
2012
The Last Producer
2000
Cabin Fever: Patient Zero
2014
Love and Debate
2006
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
Vindicta
2023
Justice League: War
2014
Extraction
2013
Moms' Night Out
2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
The Naughty List
2013
Boys of Abu Ghraib
2014
Video Games: The Movie
2014
Holiday Twist
2023
Deep Blue Breath
2011
Hard Miles
2024
The Surface
2014
Out West
2013
Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas
2020
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
2015
The Hero of Color City
2014
The Freemason
2013
Santa Switch
2013
A Monsterous Holiday
2013
Do You Believe?
2015
The Dramatics: A Comedy
2015
WWII in HD: The Air War
2010
A Social Contract
—
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Woodlawn
2015
Kimberly
1999
Unleashed
2017
Checkmate
2015
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
1983
Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past
2015
Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild!
2015
Courage Under Fire
1996
The War of the Roses
1989
Love's Christmas Journey
2011
The Do-Over
2016
Swing State
2017
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
Range 15
2016
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010
The Invisible Raptor
2024
Bad Kids of Crestview Academy
2017
eHero
2018
Quest for the Ring
2001
The Lears
2017
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
2012
Espionage Tonight
2017
Dead Ant
2017
Not a War Story
2017
Gloria Bell
2019
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
The Making Of The Goonies
1985
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
2019
My Wife Is Retarded
2007
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
Adverse
2021
Boy Meets Girl
1998
LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters
2020
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
2020
Remember the Sultana
2018
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
2024
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
A Long Run
2014
Hero Mode
2021
Charming the Hearts of Men
2021
The Rules of Marriage
1982
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003
Ploey: You Never Fly Alone
2018
Little Lorraine
2025
Love Hurts
2025
Chili Finger
2026
Part Two: The Warm Mission
2009
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
2024
Pet Investigators
2025
Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama
2020
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
Guns of Redemption
2025
Oh, the Guilt
—
Matter of Time
2026
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
2002
Jeremiah
2002
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Perversions of Science
1997
Best Week Ever
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Monk
2002
Meerkat Manor
2005
Las Vegas
2003
24
2001
The View
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story
2021
Alphas
2011
The Colour of Magic
2008
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Into the West
2005
Special Agent Oso
2009
The Witches of Oz
2011
The Strain
2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Bunnicula
2016
New Looney Tunes
2015
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space
2020
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space
2020
Hercules
2005
No Good Nick
2019
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016
Beyond Stranger Things
2017
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
The Reichen Show
2005
The Conners
2018
Stranger Things
2016
NCIS
2003
Robot Chicken
2005
Sofia the First
2013
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Supergirl
2015
Reunited Apart
2020
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Law & Order
1990
Perry Mason
2020
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Con Man
2015
My Name Is Earl
2005
The Librarians
2014
Justice League Action
2016
Justice League Action
2016
Mighty Monsterwheelies
2024
Franklin & Bash
2011
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space
2020
American Men
—
Minecraft: Story Mode
2018
Haha, You Clowns
2025
Stranger Things
2016
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995