Sean Astin

Biography

Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24. He also provided the voice for the title character in Disney's Special Agent Oso.

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

as Sam

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Sam

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Sam

Stranger Things

as Bob Newby

The Big Bang Theory

as Greg Pemberton

50 First Dates

as Doug Whitmore

Click

as Bill

The Goonies

as Mikey Walsh

Supergirl

as Pete Andrews

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Sergeant Knox