
Sean Astin
Acting
Born 1971-02-25 · Santa Monica, California, USA
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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012 · TV

Bunnicula
2016 · TV

Special Agent Oso
2009 · TV

Meerkat Manor
2005 · TV

Stranger Things
2016 · TV

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018 · TV

Mighty Monsterwheelies
2024 · TV

24
2001 · TV

No Good Nick
2019 · TV

The Strain
2014 · TV

Jeremiah
2002 · TV

Law & Order
1990 · TV

NCIS
2003 · TV

Into the West
2005 · TV

The View
1997 · TV

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016 · TV

The Big Bang Theory
2007 · TV

Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story
2021 · TV

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 · TV

New Looney Tunes
2015 · TV

Supergirl
2015 · TV

Beyond Stranger Things
2017 · TV

Best Week Ever
2004 · TV

Monk
2002 · TV

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · TV

The Conners
2018 · TV

Perry Mason
2020 · TV

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022 · TV

Justice League Action
2016 · TV

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV

Alphas
2011 · TV

Con Man
2015 · TV

The Colour of Magic
2008 · TV

Robot Chicken
2005 · TV

Reunited Apart
2020 · TV

Las Vegas
2003 · TV

The Witches of Oz
2011 · TV

Hercules
2005 · TV

My Name Is Earl
2005 · TV

MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · TV

Sofia the First
2013 · TV

Franklin & Bash
2011 · TV

The Librarians
2014 · TV

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019 · TV

Minecraft: Story Mode
2018 · TV

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV

Haha, You Clowns
2025 · TV

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space
2020 · TV

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · TV

Perversions of Science
1997 · TV

Masters of Science Fiction
2007 · TV

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · TV

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV

The Reichen Show
2005 · TV

Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV