Walking spoiler Sean Bean has bitten the dust in film and television more than any other actor. But how well do you know his big-screen demises?

With Bean starring in this week's Jupiter Ascending, the film is naturally going to be loaded with tension over whether he makes it to the end credits in one piece. With that in mind, we've assembled a Sean Bean Death Quiz to test your knowledge on the many downfalls of Sheffield's favourite son.

1. Which on-screen death has Sean previously claimed is his favourite?

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A) Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

B) Ned Stark in Game of Thrones

C) Danny Bryant in Outlaw

2. What were the final words of Sean's Bond villain Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye?

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A) "God save the Queen!"

B) "Buy me a pint…?"

C) "For England, James...?"

3. Which 2015 Oscar nominee watched Sean get dismembered by two horses in horror Black Death?


A) Benedict Cumberbatch

B) Eddie Redmayne

C) Rosamund Pike

4. Who ordered Ned Stark's execution in the penultimate season one episode of Game of Thrones?

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A) Cersei Lannister

B) Joffrey Baratheon

C) Petyr Baelish

5. Which of these former Batman actors has killed Sean on the big screen?

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A) Val Kilmer

B) Christian Bale

C) George Clooney

6. Sean was buried alive in an excavation mine in which Michael Douglas thriller?

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A) Don't Say a Word

B) The Game

C) A Perfect Murder

7. In Jim Sheridan's 1990 film The Field, Sean died after being chased off a cliff by…?

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A) A flock of sheep

B) A pack of wolves

C) A herd of cattle

8. In which Tom Clancy movie did Sean perish after being impaled on an anchor?


A) Patriot Games

B) The Hunt for Red October

C) Clear and Present Danger

9. Sean played the Rutger Hauer role in a remake of which cult '80s film?

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A) Ladyhawke

B) Blade Runner

C) The Hitcher

10. Sean was stabbed multiple times by a bayonet in which of his early screen demises?

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A) Caravaggio

B) War Requiem

C) Lorna Doone

Jupiter Ascending will open in cinemas on February 6.

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Simon has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, writing on staff and freelance for Hearst, Dennis, Future and Autovia titles before joining Cision in 2022.