Sean Chapman

Infobox Actor
name = Sean Chapman


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birthname = Sean Chapman
birthdate = birth date and age|1961|6|19
location = Greenwich, London, England, UK
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Sean Chapman (born June 19 1961) is an English-born actor. He is best known for playing Frank Cotton in Clive Barker's Hellraiser, and its sequel, . [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152521/ Sean Chapmans' IMDB profile] ] He is also known for voicing the character callsigned "Psycho" in "Crysis", a video game only for PC in 2007.

Early life

Born in Greenwich, London in 1961, he was abandoned by his father as a child and brought up by his mother. He admits that he was not particularly interested in school, except for English and Drama, and moved to a stage school. At the age of 17 he was spotted by the director Alan Clarke, who was impressed by Sean's ability to do a Liverpool accent and cast him in his film about Borstal life, "Scum". He has since played tough guy roles in both British and American movies.

Filmography

*"Boarding School (film)|Boarding School" (1978) - Rodney
*"Scum" (1979) - James
*"Underworld" (1985) - Buchanan
*"Eat the Rich" (1987) - Mark
*"The Fourth Protocol" (1987) - Captain Lyndhurst
*"Hellraiser" (1987) - Frank Cotton
*"" (1988) - Frank Cotton
*"For Queen and Country" (1989) - Bob Harper
*"Tangier Cop" (1997) - Arthur Smith
*"The Sea Change" (1998) - Rupert
*"Gangster No. 1" (2000) - Bent Cop
*"Joy Division (2006 film)" (2006) -Harris
*"A Mighty Heart (film)" (2007) -US Journalist

Television

*"" () -

VideoGames

*"Battle Engine Aquila" (2003) -
*"Crysis" (2007) -Psycho

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0152521|name=Sean Chapman