Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke) is an American actor, producer, and director, born in Santa Monica, California. His acting roles include Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates (2004), Bill in Click (2006), Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24 (2006), Oso in Special Agent Oso (2009–2012), Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017), Bob Newby in the second and third seasons of Stranger Things (2017; 2019), and Ed in No Good Nick (2019). Astin married Christine Harrell on July 11, 1992, and they have three daughters.
Known For
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Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022)
Starring as Master Sloth
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x19: The Dragon Knights: Part 2 (Sep 7, 2023)
- Episode 3x17: The Beginning of the End (Sep 7, 2023)
Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story (2021)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Reset Button (Mar 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Forward Motion (Mar 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: A Sleeping Giant (Mar 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: A Trojan Horse (Mar 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Play Your Cards Right (Mar 1, 2021)
Young Rock (2021)
Guest starring as Julien
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Let the People Decide (May 24, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x11: You Gotta Get Down to Get Up (May 24, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x05: What Business? (Apr 12, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x03: In Your Blood (Mar 29, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x02: Seven Bucks (Mar 22, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x01: Unprecedented Fatherhood (Mar 15, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space! (2020)
Starring as Narrator
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Aggravated Assault of the Alien Armada (Jul 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: The Confusing Crisis of the Conniving Captive (Jul 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: The Disturbing Dilemma of the Dysfunctional Doppelgangers (Jul 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: The Hazardous Hysteria of the Hangry Hypnosinger (Jul 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: The Abandoned Artifact of the Absentee Aliens (Jul 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: The Senseless Torment of the Space Toilet (Jul 10, 2020)
Starring as Uncle Dan
- Episode 1x03: The Hazardous Hysteria of the Hangry Hypnosinger (Jul 10, 2020)
Starring as Abraham Lincoln
- Episode 1x04: The Disturbing Dilemma of the Dysfunctional Doppelgangers (Jul 10, 2020)
Starring as Mr. Gigglenose
- Episode 1x05: The Confusing Crisis of the Conniving Captive (Jul 10, 2020)
Perry Mason (2020)
Guest starring as Sunny Gryce
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Chapter Ten (Mar 13, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Chapter Nine (Mar 6, 2023)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
- Episode 1x140: Trisha Yearwood, Josh Gad, Sean Astin (Jun 11, 2020)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019)
Guest starring as Delivery Man
- Episode 1x24: I Put a Hex on You! (Mar 16, 2020)
Guest starring as Stagehand
- Episode 1x24: I Put a Hex on You! (Mar 16, 2020)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
- Episode 2x18: Returning of the Key Ring! (Oct 1, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
No Good Nick (2019)
Starring as Ed
(20 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: The Fool's Errand (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x19: The Box Job (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x18: The Diploma Mill (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x17: The Pied Piper (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x16: The Mystery Shopper (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x15: The Italian Job (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x14: Follow the Lady (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x13: The Trojan Horse (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x12: The Big Mitt (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x11: The Bank Job (Aug 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: The Jam Auction (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: The Man in the Middle Attack (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: The Block Out (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: The Charity Mugger (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: The Glim Dropper (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: The Pigeon Drop (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: The Badger Game (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: The Money-Box Scheme (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: The Pig in a Poke (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: The Catfish (Apr 15, 2019)
The Conners (2018)
Guest starring as Tyler
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x06: Hanging in Dorms with Boys and the Secret Life of Men (Mar 20, 2024)
- Episode 6x02: Valentine's Day Treats and Credit Card Cheats (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 5x20: What's So Funny About Peas, Love and Understanding? (Apr 19, 2023)
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018)
Starring as Narrator
- Episode 3x09: Captain Underpants and the Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist (Jul 19, 2019)
Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum (2018)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x158: LOTR Sean Astin Talks Identity and Destigmatizing Mental Health (Apr 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x70: Sean Astin (Aug 6, 2019)
Beyond Stranger Things (2017)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Closing the Gate (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The New Class (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: The AV Club (Oct 27, 2017)
Stranger Things (2016)
Starring as Bob Newby
(7 episodes)
- Episode 3x01: Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy? (Jul 4, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Chapter Six: The Spy (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Chapter Five: Dig Dug (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Chapter Three: The Pollywog (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Chapter One: MADMAX (Oct 27, 2017)
Supergirl (2015)
Guest starring as Pete Andrews
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x18: The Missing Link (May 10, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x03: Blurred Lines (Oct 20, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
Con Man (2015)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Retarding It All Up (Sep 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Behind the Lines (Sep 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Stalled (Sep 30, 2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-12-15: Denzel Washington, Maggie Gyllenhaal (Dec 15, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2017-11-08: Norman Reedus, Sean Astin, Pat McGann (Nov 8, 2017)
The Librarians (2014)
Guest starring as Kirby Goulding
- Episode 3x05: And the Tears of a Clown (Dec 18, 2016)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)
Guest starring as Blaze
- Episode 2x23: At the End of the Worlds (Jul 28, 2017)
The Strain (2014)
Starring as Jim Kent
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Creatures of the Night (Aug 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: For Services Rendered (Aug 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Occultation (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Runaways (Aug 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: It's Not for Everyone (Aug 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Gone Smooth (Jul 27, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: The Box (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Night Zero (Jul 13, 2014)
Guest starring as Jim Kent
- Episode 2x12: Fallen Light (Sep 27, 2015)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Guest starring as Sergeant Knox
- Episode 6x14: Ticking Clocks (Apr 25, 2019)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Starring as Raphael
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x21: Karai's Vendetta (Apr 27, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Metalhead (Oct 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Rise of the Turtles (1) (Sep 28, 2012)
Alphas (2011)
Guest starring as Mitchell Morgan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Need to Know (Oct 15, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x11: If Memory Serves (Oct 8, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
Face Off (2011)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
- Episode 3x01: A Force to Be Reckoned With (Aug 21, 2012)
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
Starring as Twoflower
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Light Fantastic (Mar 24, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: The Colour of Magic (Mar 23, 2008)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Guest starring as Dr. Pemberton
(3 episodes)
- Episode 12x21: The Plagiarism Schism (May 2, 2019)
- Episode 12x18: The Laureate Accumulation (Apr 4, 2019)
- Episode 12x13: The Confirmation Polarization (Jan 17, 2019)
Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
Guest starring as Charlie Kramer
- Episode 1x06: Watchbird (Dec 9, 2007)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Sean Astin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2005-02-17: Noah Wylie/Sean Astin (Feb 17, 2005)
- Episode 2004-01-19: Sean Astin/Breckin Meyer (Jan 19, 2004)
Love Comes Softly (2003)
Starring as Mayor Wayne
- Episode 1x11: Love's Christmas Journey (Nov 5, 2011)
Monk (2002)
Guest starring as Paul Buchanan
- Episode 5x12: Mr. Monk is at Your Service (Jan 26, 2007)
24 (2001)
Guest starring as Lynn McGill
(10 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: Day 5: 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (Mar 13, 2006)
- Episode 5x12: Day 5: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Mar 6, 2006)
- Episode 5x11: Day 5: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. (Mar 6, 2006)
- Episode 5x10: Day 5: 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (Feb 27, 2006)
- Episode 5x09: Day 5: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Feb 20, 2006)
- Episode 5x08: Day 5: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. (Feb 13, 2006)
- Episode 5x07: Day 5: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Feb 6, 2006)
- Episode 5x06: Day 5: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. (Jan 30, 2006)
- Episode 5x05: Day 5: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (Jan 23, 2006)
- Episode 5x04: Day 5: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Jan 16, 2006)