Editing Sean Astin (section)

=== After ''The Lord of the Rings'' ===
[[File:Sean Astin 1 crop.jpg|right|thumb|Astin at [[UIUC]] in 2009]]
Since ''The Lord of the Rings'', Astin has continued to work in film and television. His film roles have included the [[Adam Sandler]] comedies ''[[50 First Dates]]'' and ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]''. Astin played the role of Malibu High School principal Mike Matthews in the film ''[[Smile (2005 film)|Smile]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Smile (2005) – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397103/fullcredits|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2021|reason=IMDb is not a reliable source}}

In television, Astin guest-starred as [[Lynn McGill]] in ten episodes of the [[24 (season 5)|fifth season]] of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] drama ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''. He also appeared in the made-for-TV films ''[[Hercules (TV miniseries)|Hercules]]'' and ''[[The Colour of Magic (TV film)|The Colour of Magic]]'' and in episodes of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'', ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' (in which he parodied his 1993 film ''Rudy'' with co-stars [[Charles S. Dutton]] and [[Chelcie Ross]]), and ''[[Law & Order]]'', among other shows. Astin directed a 2003 episode of the TV series ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'', titled [[Soulless (Angel episode)|"Soulless"]]. He played the enigmatic Mr. Smith on the second season of the Showtime series [[Jeremiah (TV series)|''Jeremiah'']].<ref>{{Citation|title=Jeremiah (TV Series 2002–2004) – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290966/|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2021|reason=IMDb is not a reliable source}}

Astin's career has also expanded to include [[voice-over]] roles. He narrated the American version of the [[Animal Planet]] series ''[[Meerkat Manor]]'', and voices the title character in ''[[Special Agent Oso]]'' which aired on [[Playhouse Disney]] from 2009 to 2011 and [[Disney Junior]] from 2011 to early 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Banks|first=Dave|title=Q&A With Sean Astin&nbsp;– Star of Disney's New Kids' Show ''Special Agent Oso''|url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/04/special-agent-o|date=June 11, 2009|work=wired.com|publisher=Condé Nast Digital|access-date=June 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608064946/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/04/special-agent-o/|archive-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Astin's other voice work includes ''[[Balto III: Wings of Change]]'', in which he voiced Kodi, a teenage [[husky]] who is the son of the titular character, and the video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', in the latter of which he provided the voice of [[Hercules (Disney character)|Hercules]], replacing actor [[Tate Donovan]], who was unavailable but would return for ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. Astin also voiced [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]] in the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' animated series on [[Nickelodeon]], which premiered on September 29, 2012, running for five seasons and 124 episodes, and ending on November 12, 2017.

In 2010, Astin joined the [[Stella Adler]] Los Angeles Theatre Collective acting company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Stella_Adler_Los_Angeles_Theatre_Collective_Announces_Inaugural_Season_20100226 |title=Stella Adler Los Angeles Theatre Collective Announces Inaugural Season 2010/02/26 |publisher=Losangeles.broadwayworld.com |access-date=April 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708095055/http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Stella_Adler_Los_Angeles_Theatre_Collective_Announces_Inaugural_Season_20100226 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Also as of 2010, Astin and his wife, Christine, were making a film based on [[Lois Lowry]]'s [[Newbery Medal]]-winning novel ''[[Number the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Diahann Carroll Diamond Birthday Arrives, PBS Special Soon to Air| url=http://becksmithhollywood.com/?p=2223| website=Beck/Smith Hollywood| access-date=September 5, 2012| first1=Marilyn| last1=Beck| first2=Stacy Jenel| last2=Smith| date=July 16, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812074501/http://becksmithhollywood.com/?p=2223|archive-date=August 12, 2011| url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Number The Stars| url=http://numberthestarsmovie.com| website=Lava Entertainment| access-date=September 5, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923214844/http://www.numberthestarsmovie.com/|archive-date=September 23, 2012| url-status=usurped}}</ref> They bought the [[film rights]] in 2008 and wrote a screenplay adaptation, with plans to direct and produce it themselves.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/dailydragon/dc2008/sean-astin/ |title=An Interview with Sean Astin |website=Daily Dragon Online |publisher=[[Dragon Con]] |date=September 2, 2008 |first=Debbie |last=Yutko |access-date=July 19, 2020 }}</ref>

In March 2012, Astin played a [[Plastic surgery#Cosmetic surgery|cosmetic surgeon]] named Takin Mastuhmik in a fake trailer entitled ''Boobathon'' which appeared on [[Funny or Die]].<ref name="boobathon">{{cite web| url=https://www.funnyordie.com/2012/3/6/17713944/boobathon-trailer-with-sean-astin| title=Boobathon Trailer with Sean Astin| website=Funny or Die| first=Sean| last=Astin| date=March 6, 2012| access-date=March 6, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308002915/https://www.funnyordie.com/2012/3/6/17713944/boobathon-trailer-with-sean-astin| archive-date=March 8, 2019| url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2014, Astin played a soldier in ''[[Boys of Abu Ghraib]]'', a military thriller inspired by the [[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|events that made worldwide news in 2004]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1965162/fullcredits| title=Boys of Abu Ghraib: Full Cast & Crew| website=IMDb| access-date=December 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714032540/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1965162/fullcredits|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2021|reason=IMDb is not a reliable source}} In June of that year, he began playing the role of Jim Kent on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] drama ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fxnetworks.com/thestrain/cast| title=The Strain: Cast & Crew| website=FX Networks| access-date=May 20, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707175519/http://www.fxnetworks.com/thestrain/cast| archive-date=July 7, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2015, Astin played [[Hank Erwin]] in ''[[Woodlawn (film)|Woodlawn]]'', a story about how a high school football team overcame racism and hate, and found unity and success through following Jesus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/woodlawn-movie-depicts-true-life-story-of-40-person-football-team-coming-to-christ-during-height-of-desegregation-143986|title='Woodlawn' Movie Depicts True Life Story of 40-Person Football Team Coming to Christ During Height of '70s Desegregation|newspaper=[[The Christian Post]]|date=August 30, 2015|first=Vincent|last=Funaro|access-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801034852/http://www.christianpost.com/news/woodlawn-movie-depicts-true-life-story-of-40-person-football-team-coming-to-christ-during-height-of-desegregation-143986/|archive-date=August 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Astin played the role of Bob Newby in season two of the Netflix series ''[[Stranger Things]]''. In 2019, Astin reprised the role of Newby in [[flashback (narrative)|flashback]] scenes during the series' third season, played the role of Dr. Greg Pemberton on several episodes of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', and had a guest appearance on the fifth season of ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''. In 2019, he was in the Netflix dramedy ''[[No Good Nick]]'' in which he played Ed. That same year, he appeared in the sixth season of ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''.

In May 2020, Astin joined [[Josh Gad]]'s YouTube series ''Reunited Apart'', which reunites the casts of popular films through video-conferencing and promotes donations to non-profit charities. Others in the episode were fellow ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' castmates [[Sean Bean]], [[Orlando Bloom]], [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[Dominic Monaghan]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], [[Miranda Otto]], [[John Rhys-Davies]], [[Andy Serkis]], [[Liv Tyler]], [[Karl Urban]], and [[Elijah Wood]], plus writer [[Philippa Boyens]] and director [[Peter Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-josh-gad-reunites-stars-of-lord-of-the-rings-while-raising-money-for-kids-in-need/ |title=Actor Josh Gad reunites stars of 'Lord of the Rings' while raising money for kids in need |date=June 1, 2020 |work=CBS News |first=Caitlin |last=O'Kane |access-date=June 4, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-frozen-star-josh-gad-reunites-lord-of-the-rings-cast-during-lockdown-11996200 |title=Coronavirus: Frozen star Josh Gad reunites Lord Of The Rings cast during lockdown |date=May 28, 2020 |publisher=Sky News |access-date=July 19, 2020 }}</ref>

Astin narrated the 2023 comedy film ''Go West'', the first theatrical film from the original cast of the sketch comedy show ''[[Studio C]]'', produced by their own company, JK Studios.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last1=Meek |first1=Stephen |title=Go West |date=August 11, 2023 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23026530/?ref_=nm_flmg_unrel_1_act |type=Comedy, Western |access-date=July 9, 2023 |others=Sean Astin, Mallory Everton, Whitney Call |publisher=Brothers' Ink Productions, JK Studios |last2=Warner |first2=Jeremy}}</ref> Astin made  his Broadway debut as [[Santa Claus]] in a revival of ''[[Elf the Musical]]'', which ran at the [[Marquis Theatre]] from November 2024 to January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/sean-astin-elf-broadway-1236106727/ |title=Sean Astin To Make Broadway Debut As Santa In 'Elf The Musical' Revival |date=October 3, 2024 |work=Deadline Hollywood |first=Greg |last=Evans |access-date=October 3, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://playbill.com/production/elf-broadway-marquis-theatre-2024| title=Elf | website=playbill.com | date=17 November 2024 | access-date=18 November 2024}}</ref>