Sean Bean has admitted that he is interested in darker characters.
In more recent years the actor has been content to take on the role of the villain in movies such as National Treasure and Golden Eye.
Speaking to MSN he said: "Yeah obviously that's what directors and casting directors think," the actor says on having the 'look' of an authentically menacing villain.
"I'm usually quite optimistic and positive but tend to play these dark characters, which I find very interesting actually as an actor."
And the British actor is back on the big screen with his new movie Black Death in which he plays a knight.
"I was fascinated by the script because it deals with the moral issues of religion and faith and the moral dilemma of what to believe in when there is such tragedy, chaos and mayhem, almost like hell on earth.
Black Death is out now.
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