Sean Chapman
Biography
Sean Chapman is an English actor and writer whose screen career took shape through his collaborations with director Alan Clarke. Born in Greenwich, London, he attended stage school before landing the role of James in the borstal drama Scum (1979). He continued with Clarke on television films such as Made in Britain (1983) and Contact, and during the 1980s he was frequently cast as tough, working-class characters. His film work in that period included Underworld (1985), Eat the Rich (1987), and The Fourth Protocol (1987). He played Frank Cotton in Clive Barker's horror film Hellraiser (1987) and reprised the part in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). In 1992 he appeared as Prior Walter in the first London staging of Tony Kushner's Angels in America. He later voiced Sgt. Michael Sykes in the Crysis video games and has published novels and short fiction.
65years old
Turns 66 on June 2in 232 days
- Born Greenwich
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 32 years1978 to 2010
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Beyond film
In 1992, Chapman took the role of Prior Walter in the first London staging of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: Millennium Approaches. Declan Donnellan directed the production at the National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre.
Early training
Chapman went to stage school when he was a teenager. He later said that experience gave him a feeling of belonging and pushed him toward acting.
Behind the camera
Chapman has written fiction alongside his acting work. He said writing offered him more creative independence during gaps between acting jobs, which he found harder and harder.
Sean Chapman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Alan Clarke directed two of these films, Reg Traviss two. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Alan ClarkeDirector, 2 films, 1979 to 1983
All films by Alan Clarke
Reg TravissDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2010
All films by Reg Traviss
Also two films together4 more actors
- Nicholas VinceHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Hellraiser (1987)
- Oliver SmithHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Hellraiser (1987)
- Ricci HarnettPsychosis (2010) and Joy Division (2006)
- Oliver ParkerHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Hellraiser (1987)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.