Sean Bean played “Boromir” of Gondor, a human sent by his father to Rivendelle. Bean was only featured in “The Fellowship of the Ring”, since his character dies at the end of the first film after valiantly defending the Hobbits from an onslaught of Orcs. Thanks to his effort, Frodo and Samwise manage to escape with the one ring, but Boromir is slain..