<P> Despite being professionally trained, Bean adopts an instinctive style of acting that some say makes him especially well - suited to portraying his characters' depths . He has said that the most difficult part is at the start of filming when trying to understand the character . After achieving this, he can snap in and out of character instantly . This ability to go from the quiet man on set to the warrior Boromir "amazed" Sean Astin during filming of The Fellowship of the Ring . Other fans include directors Mike Figgis and Wolfgang Petersen, who described working with Bean as a "beautiful thing". </P> <P> Bean has married five times and divorced four times . He married his secondary school sweetheart Debra James on 11 April 1981, and they were divorced in 1988 . He met actress Melanie Hill at RADA, and they were married on 27 February 1990 . Their first daughter was born in October 1987, and their second was born in September 1991 . Their marriage ended in divorce in August 1997 . During the filming of Sharpe, Bean met actress Abigail Cruttenden, and they were married on 22 November 1997 . Their daughter was born in November 1998 . They were divorced in July 2000 . </P> <P> Bean began dating actress Georgina Sutcliffe in 2006 . After cancelling their planned January 2008 wedding on the eve of the ceremony for "personal reasons", he married Sutcliffe at the Marylebone Register Office in London on 19 February 2008 . During allegations that Bean physically abused Sutcliffe in 2009, domestic disturbances resulted in the police being called to their home in Belsize Park on three occasions . Bean and Sutcliffe's separation was announced on 6 August 2010, and a decree nisi was granted on 21 December 2010 . </P> <P> He married Ashley Moore on 30 June 2017 . </P>

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