# Sean Penn filmography

The following is a complete list of the filmography of Sean Penn.

## Acting credits
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Taps | Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer | |
| 1982 | The Beaver Kid 2 | Larry "Groovin' Larry" | Short film |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Jeff Spicoli | |
| 1983 | Bad Boys | Michael "Mick" O'Brien | |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Unknown | Uncredited cameo |
| 1983 | Summerspell | Buddy | |
| 1984 | Crackers | Dillard | |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Henry "Hopper" Nash | |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Andrew Daulton Lee | |
| 1986 | At Close Range | Brad Whitewood Jr. | |
| 1986 | Shanghai Surprise | Glendon Wasey | |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Narrator | Documentary |
| 1988 | Colors | Officer Danny "Pac-Man" McGavin | |
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin | Guenther X | |
| 1989 | Casualties of War | Sergeant Tony Meserve | |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Jim | |
| 1990 | State of Grace | Detective Terry Noonan | |
| 1990 | Cool Blue | Phil "The Plumber" | Uncredited |
| 1991 | Schneeweißrosenrot | Himself | Documentary |
| 1992 | Cruise Control | Jeffrey | Short film |
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | David Kleinfeld | |
| 1993 | The Last Party | Himself | Documentary |
| 1995 | Dead Man Walking | Matthew Poncelet | |
| 1997 | Loved | Michael | |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely | Eddie Quinn | |
| 1997 | U Turn | Bobby Cooper | |
| 1997 | The Game | Conrad Van Orton | |
| 1997 | Hugo Pool | Strange Hitchhiker | |
| 1998 | Hurlyburly | Eddie | |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | 1st Sergeant Welsh | |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Himself | Uncredited cameo |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | Emmet Ray | |
| 2000 | Up at the Villa | Rowley Flint | |
| 2000 | Before Night Falls | Cuco Sánchez | |
| 2000 | The Weight of Water | Thomas Janes | |
| 2000 | A Constant Forge | Himself | Documentary |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Samuel John "Sam" Dawson | |
| 2001 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2001 | See How They Run | Himself | Documentary |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Himself | Cameo |
| 2003 | It's All About Love | Marciello | |
| 2003 | Mystic River | Jimmy Markum | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Paul Rivers | |
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Samuel J. Bicke | |
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Secret Service Agent Tobin Keller | |
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Willie Stark | |
| 2007 | Persepolis | Marjane's Father | Voice; English dub |
| 2007 | War Made Easy | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Himself | |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Himself | Cameo |
| 2008 | Milk | Harvey Milk | |
| 2008 | Witch Hunt | Narrator | Documentary; also executive producer |
| 2009 | Crossing Over | Chris Farrell | Scenes deleted |
| 2010 | Fair Game | Joseph C. Wilson | |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Adult Jack | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place | Cheyenne | |
| 2012 | Americans | Commie | Short film |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Mickey Cohen | |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Sean O'Connell | |
| 2015 | The Gunman | Jim Terrier | |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Terence | Voice |
| 2016 | Sound of Sun | Man | Short film |
| 2019 | The Professor and the Madman | William Chester Minor | |
| 2021 | Flag Day | John Vogel | |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Jack Holden | |
| 2023 | Asphalt City | Gene Rutkovsky | |
| 2023 | Daddio | Clark | |
| 2023 | Gonzo Girl | | |
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | TBA | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Kid | Episode: "The Voice of Tinker Jones" |
| 1979 | Barnaby Jones | Sam | Episode: "School of Terror" |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | Don Fremont | Television film |
| 1987 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Sean Penn/LL Cool J" (Season 13, Episode 2) |
| 1997 | Ellen | Himself | Uncredited; Episode: "Emma" |
| 1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | Episode: "Flip" |
| 2001 | Friends | Eric | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Viva La Bam | Himself | Episode: "Fort Knoxville" |
| 2004 | Two and a Half Men | Himself | Episode: "Back Off, Mary Poppins" |
| 2016 | Family Guy | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Hot Shots" |
| 2018 | The First | Tom Haggerty | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | Episode: "The Spite Store" |
| 2022 | Gaslit | John Mitchell | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | C*A*U*G*H*T | Himself | 6 episodes |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1981 | Heartland | James | Century Theater, Broadway |
| 1983 | Slab Boys | George "Spanky" Farrell | Playhouse Theatre, Broadway |
| 2000 | The Late Henry Moss | Ray Moss | Magic Theatre, San Francisco |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Ref. |
| 2014 | "Run" | Jay-Z and Beyoncé | Himself (cameo) | |
| 2023 | "Use Me" | Diplo, Dove Cameron and Sturgill Simpson | Johnny Blue Skies | |

## Directing credits
### Film

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2002 | 11'09"01 September 11 | Yes | Yes | No | Segment: "United States of America" |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Americans | No | Story | No | Short |
| 2015 | The Gunman | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | The Last Face | Yes | No | No | |
| 2021 | Flag Day | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Superpower | Yes | No | No | Documentary |
| 2023 | Asphalt City | No | No | Yes | |

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Artist |
| 1992 | "North Dakota" | Lyle Lovett |
| 1993 | "Dance with the One That Brought You" | Shania Twain |
| 1996 | "You Were Meant for Me (Juan Patino Radio Mix)" | Jewel |
| 2000 | "Highway Patrolman" | Bruce Springsteen |
| 2002 | "The Barry Williams Show" | Peter Gabriel |
| 2016 | "I Forgive It All" | Mudcrutch |