How tall is Sean Penn?

Sean Penn's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 28% of men in the United States.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 28% of men in the United States born in 1960 (average 177.3 cm).

Penn next to his co-stars

Josh Brolin is 5 cm taller than Sean Penn (178 cm), Milk co-star.

Naomi Watts is 8 cm shorter than Sean Penn (165 cm), 21 Grams co-star.

Ben Stiller is 3 cm shorter than Sean Penn (170 cm), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty co-star.

About Sean Penn

Sean Penn is an American actor and filmmaker, born on 17 August 1960 in Santa Monica. He is known for intense leading man roles in film. He received the Honorary César in 2015 and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2022.

Penn made his feature film debut in Taps in 1981, before taking roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Bad Boys and At Close Range. He has won three Academy Awards, Best Actor for Mystic River and Milk, and Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another. He was also nominated for Dead Man Walking, Sweet and Lowdown and I Am Sam. As a director he made The Indian Runner, The Crossing Guard, The Pledge and Into the Wild.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Penn is 5 cm shorter than Josh Brolin, his co-star in Milk, who is listed at 178 cm (5'10"). Naomi Watts, his co-star in 21 Grams, is listed at 165 cm (5'5"), 8 cm shorter than Penn. Ben Stiller, who appeared with him in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, is listed at 170 cm (5'7"), 3 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Sean Penn in feet and inches? Sean Penn is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Sean Penn compared to Josh Brolin? Josh Brolin is 5 cm taller than Sean Penn: 178 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Sean Penn compared to Naomi Watts? Naomi Watts is 8 cm shorter than Sean Penn: 165 cm (5'5") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Sean Penn compared to Ben Stiller? Ben Stiller is 3 cm shorter than Sean Penn: 170 cm (5'7") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Sean Penn tall for men in the United States? At 173 cm he is taller than about 28% of men in the United States born in 1960, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

• Sean Penn on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Sean Penn on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Sean Penn on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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