Sean Astin

American actor (born 1971)

Born: 25 February 1971, Santa Monica (age 55)
Country: United States
Known as: actor, voice actor, film director, film producer, model, television actor
Acted in: 2 on Hadath
Average Hadath score: 8.4 across 2 titles

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

Biography

Sean Patrick Astin is an American actor and trade union leader who serves as the fourth national president of SAG-AFTRA. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), followed by significant roles as Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991), Dave Morgan in Encino Man (1992), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), and Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003).

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).