Sean Penn

Sean Penn is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans emotionally demanding roles in films including *Dead Man Walking*, *Mystic River*, and *Milk*. He won Academy Awards for Best Actor for *Mystic River* and *Milk*, and has also directed films such as *The Indian Runner*, *The Crossing Guard*, and *Into the Wild*. Penn co-founded CORE, a humanitarian organization that began its relief work in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.