Sean Astin

1971 (55) • Acting

Born: 2/25/1971 (55) in Santa Monica, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Sean Astin

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

84%

Sam

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

85%

Sam

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

84%

Sam

2002

Stranger Things

86%

Bob Newby / Bob Newby (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016

The Big Bang Theory

79%

Greg Pemberton

2007

50 First Dates

69%

Doug Whitmore

2004

Click

63%

Bill

2006

The Goonies

75%

Mikey

1985

A Social Contract

63%

Bennett Wilde

2026

Little Lorraine

72%

Fr. Williams

2026

Chili Finger

Ron

2026

Matter of Time

15%

Gibbs

2026

Haha, You Clowns

75%

Sean Astin (voice)

2025

Pet Investigators

58%

Jimmy the Butcher / Special Agent Brennan

2025

Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

73%

Self - 'Stranger Things' Bob Newby (archive footage)

2025

Guns of Redemption

50%

Parson Dyer

2025

Love Hurts

57%

Cliff Cussick

2025

The Man in the White Van

62%

Richard Williams

2024

The Invisible Raptor

59%

William 'Willie' Walsh

2024

A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

67%

Self

2024

Mighty Monsterwheelies

76%

Invisible Van (voice)

2024

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

65%

The Dog (voice)

2024

Hard Miles

69%

Speedy

2024

Holiday Twist

66%

Mr. Whitmer

2023

The Shift

64%

Gabriel

2023

Vindicta

45%

Rick

2023

Go West

51%

Narrator

2023

iMordecai

25%

Marvin

2023

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

75%

Master Sloth (voice)

2022

Charming the Hearts of Men

58%

George

2021

Hero Mode

57%

Jimmy Tisdale

2021

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

73%

Narrator

2021

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story

73%

Executive Producer

2021

Adverse

48%

Frankie

2021

Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas

64%

Narrator (voice)

2020

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space

76%

Narrator (voice) / Mr. Gigglenose (voice) / Abraham Lincoln (voice)

2020