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My Take
Sean Astin has spent a career proving that the supporting role can be the moral center of a story. As Samwise Gamgee, he carried Frodo — and arguably the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy — on sheer decency, and his Saturn Award barely covers the debt those films owe him. What deepens my respect is how his life rhymes with his roles: from The Goonies and Rudy to leading SAG-AFTRA as its national president, he keeps choosing to stand up for the people beside him. In an industry obsessed with leads, Astin shows that loyalty and steadiness are their own kind of stardom. I find that quietly heroic.
Overview
Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor and trade union leader who serves as the 4th national president of SAG-AFTRA. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), followed by significant roles as Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991), Dave Morgan in Encino Man (1992), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), and Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sean Astin
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・アスティン
- Reading
- しょーん・あすてぃん
- Born
- February 25, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / voice actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.