6. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
Throughout his career, Sean Bean has worked not only in film and television, but also in video games, a medium that has become increasingly known for celebrity involvement in recent years. Beans main credit, however, came back in 2006, when the current generation of consoles were in their infancy and the employment of Hollywood actors for voice roles was not really a top priority for developers. The game in question? Oblivion, the fourth entry in the globally renowned Elder Scrolls series, which also starred the vocal talents of Patrick Stewart and Terrence Stamp (why is it a given that characters in fantasy fiction always have British accents?). Groundbreaking at the time, the game has since been eclipsed in quality by (amongst other things) its sequel, Skyrim, but its story remains solid. After Emperor Uriel Septim and his sons are killed by a cult, a covenant is broken that opens gates to Oblivion (a hellish dimension) around the world, allowing demonic creatures known as Daedra to invade the realms of men and their variants (who include Khajiit (cat-men) and Argonians (lizard-men)). Fortunately, the player character becomes privy to the knowledge that the Emperor has an illegitimate son, Martin (played by Bean), who can sit the throne. After several hours of questing, Martin, in badass fashion, merges with the spirit of the dragon-God Akatosh, becoming a dragon to sacrifice himself and save the realm by closing the gates to Oblivion forever (a more heroic passing than most of the entries on this list). Watch his selfless act again here...