After starting as a welding apprentice in Sheffield, Sean Bean has become renowned as one of the UK's finest actors with roles including Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and Boromir in Lord of the Rings.
The 62-year-old is currently winning rave reviews for his turn in BBC prison drama Time. Sean stars as the newly incarcerated Mark Cobden, who is wracked by guilt after accidentally killing an innocent man.
Despite being a firm favourite for viewers and critics, Sean almost wound up a very different career path. When he was a child, Sean smashed a glass door during a row which led to a shard of glass becoming lodged in his leg.
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