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Swashbuckling star Sean Bean has revealed fans have mistaken him for Rowan Atkinson's comedy namesake Mr Bean.



Game of Thrones actor Sean joked he has received fan mail meant for the bumbling comic creation commenting on his "big, rubbery face" during a Reddit AMA chat.



"I used to get his fan mail, actually!" said the 53-year-old



"I think they had the wrong address. I have gotten a couple of letters meant for Mr Bean aka Rowan Atkinson.



"These letters would say things like 'You're so funny, you make me laugh, with your big rubbery face' and I would say 'you can't mean me!'"



He continued: "Whenever I call people up and they say 'who's calling?' and I say 'Mr Bean', you can hear people giggling on the other end of the phone... he's got a lot to answer for, that Rowan Atkinson.

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The Lord of the Rings star also noted the strangest fan request he'd received was from someone who approached him in a pub and "asked me if I'd come and live in their house".

"I said 'When?' quipped Sean.

Sheffield-born Sean, who found mainstream success in 1990s historical TV drama series Sharpe, also told how he had a brush with death during filming for the ITV show when a horse's hoof landed on his head.

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"You can see it [happen] on film, yeah," he added.

Sean, who admitted a role in action sequel The Expendables 4 "could be fun", also said he owned several swords - a collection built up from film set souvenirs.

"One of my favorite ones is my Sharpe sword, which is an original cavalry sword from the late 19th century," he said.

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