Sean Astin

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

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.

Filmography

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Sam
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Sam
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Sam
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power as Raphael (voice)
• Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder as Raphael (voice)
• 50 First Dates as Doug Whitmore
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder as Raphael (voice)
• Encino Man as Dave Morgan
• The Man in the White Van as Richard Williams
• Toy Soldiers as Billy Tepper