6 Best Actor Cameos And Performances In Video Games

6. Sean Bean As Mark Faba - Hitman 2

Sean Bean's appearance in Hitman 2 was first announced through a live-action teaser trailer in which his character speaks to his ill-fated therapist. His performance in the game stems from a long-running joke about Bean's acting career (spoilers ahead - for, er, many shows and films): his character always dies.

In Hitman 2, players control Agent 47 as they achieve the ultimate honour - killing Sean Bean themselves. Or his character, at least, ex-spy Mark Faba - a man who has been (wrongly) confirmed dead by various assassins a whopping twelve times, and is appropriately nicknamed 'The Undying'.

The references are not subtle, but that's what makes it fun. Faba is a violent, disgraced agent - a departure from the roles of bravery and sacrifice Sean Bean has been recently associated with - and so players needn't feel guilty dispatching the character.