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Sean Astin

Full / Real Name: Sean Patrick Astin
Born: 25 February 1971 (54 years old)
Gender: Male

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Sean Astin is an American actor, director, voice artist and producer best known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies and as the title character in Rudy.

Astin made his feature-film debut as Mickey Walsh in the 1985 film Goonies. He went on to feature in several motion pictures, including Boy Meets Girl, War of the Roses, Toy Soldiers, Memphis Belle, Bulworth, Courage Under Fire, Rudy, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Click.

Astin's television credits include roles in Jeremiah, 24 (Season 5), the TNT series Bull and the Showtime movie Harrison Bergeron.

Astin broadened his career by directing and co-producing the 1994 short film Kangaroo Court, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film. He also directed the short film, The Long and the Short of It which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

He also had a starring role as Jim Kent, a CDC administrator who works with Eph Goodweather and Nora Martinez, in the FX horror series The Strain, in 2014.


Television Roles

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Lynn McGill

Mitchel Morgan

Steven Piper

Mister Smith

Lloyd Campbell

Pastor Hensley

Narrator (USA)

Narrator (USA)

Narrator (USA)

Paul Buchanan

Rick

Tyler Elliott

Jim Kent

Jim Kent


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On Carte Blanche: fake cremation ashes of loved ones

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Scandal! Teasers - August 2025

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Yosef Teasers - August 2025

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New on TV today: Friday 18 July 2025

The only new show today is a run of Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast on Disney+.


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Soulmates Teasers - August 2025

Chiti secretly films Sachin, framing him as a drunk driver, and the vid goes viral.


New on TV today: Thursday 17 July 2025

SA is featured in Surf Girls International on Prime Video and M-Net unpacks an Anatomy of Lies.


2025 Emmy Awards Popcorn Pack

The headline nominees, other interesting ones, overall tallies and a giggle.


Anupama Teasers - August 2025

Prem and Rahi host a fun cricket match, bringing both families together for a joyful time.

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