Sean Penn (1960)
89.3 TOPICAL actor score · #35 of 1,977 actors
Sean Penn (1960) has a TOPICAL actor score of 89.3 - one of the 100 best actors of all time by TOPICAL's score. Their strongest parts are acting honours and their movies. They've won 7 acting honours from 8 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1995-2004. Best films: Mystic River (2003), One Battle After Another (2025), Milk (2008).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours99
Prime94
Their movies97
Credits72
Career standing94
- Acting honours7 wins, 8 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- Prime1995-2004
- Credits72 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 19 scored films (13 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 100 languages
“His accolades include three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Sean Penn's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | One Battle After Another | 2025 | 2 |
| 166 | Mystic River | 2003 | 1 |
| 284 | The Tree of Life | 2011 | 4 |
| 407 | Milk | 2008 | 1 |
| 477 | The Thin Red Line | 1998 | 3 |
| 642 | Dead Man Walking | 1995 | 2 |
| 827 | 21 Grams | 2003 | 1 |
| 943 | Licorice Pizza | 2021 | 3 |
| 972 | Carlito's Way | 1993 | 2 |
| 1,302 | The Game | 1997 | 2 |
| 1,840 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | 2013 | 3 |
| 1,959 | Casualties of War | 1989 | 2 |
| 1,999 | I Am Sam | 2001 | 1 |
| 2,185 | Sweet and Lowdown | 1999 | 1 |
| 2,521 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | 1982 | 1 |
| 3,443 | The Interpreter | 2005 | 2 |
| 3,893 | Gangster Squad | 2013 | 3 |
| 4,482 | We're No Angels | 1989 | 2 |
| 5,167 | The Angry Birds Movie | 2016 | 7 |