Sean Bean, renowned for his roles as Boromir in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, is among the stars in This City Is Ours. The upcoming One drama series centres around Michael, a character deeply involved in organised crime.

He has been running the operation alongside gang boss Ronnie Phelan, played by Sean Bean. However, when a shipment mysteriously disappears, they realise their empire is under threat.

The tension escalates as Ronnie's son Jamie reveals his intentions to take over the business. Both Michael and Jamie harbour ambitious plans to modernise the gang, leading to a power struggle.

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The BBC has announced that This City is Ours will premiere on Sunday, March 23, with the show available on from 6am and will air on BBC One at 9pm.

This City Is Ours marks Sean Bean's latest role following a lengthy career which includes notable performances in Troy, The Martian, Time, Marriage and Snowpiercer. But what else do we know about the 65 year old actor's life off-screen, including his fear of flying and his marriages?

In his youth, reports Bean reportedly shattered a glass door during a heated argument, resulting in a piece of glass becoming lodged in his leg.

Not only did this temporarily hinder his ability to walk, but it also left a severe scar - effectively putting an end to his dream of becoming a professional football player for his favourite team, Sheffield United.

Sean Bean, however, has had his fair share of injuries beyond what we've mentioned. His break into Hollywood came after he starred with Harrison Ford in the 1992 thriller 'Patriot Games'.

During an action-packed fight scene on set, Ford swung a boat hook that accidentally connected with Bean's flesh, resulting in eight stitches and a prominent scar above his eye, contributing to the "rugged" look he is famed for today.

That very scar proved so characterful that, in the TV series Sharpe, makeup artists would accentuate it to enrich his character's history.

Sean Bean has such a fear of flying to such an extent that during the filming of the 'Mount Caradhas' sequence in The Fellowship of the Ring, he opted to trek up the mountain in full costume for two hours every day rather than take a helicopter like the rest of the cast.

Rumour has it that he could be spotted by his co-stars making his way on foot to the location in full attire.

After returning to England once filming concluded, director Peter Jackson conceived a complex flashback sequence that required Bean to journey back to New Zealand. While the scene didn't make the final cut of the film, it was included in the extended DVD version.

On his body, Sean Bean sports several tattoos, including one that reads '100% BLADE' inked on his left shoulder, celebrating his beloved football team Sheffield United, affectionately known as 'The Blades'.

This tattoo is often transformed with makeup into a scar or a different tattoo when he's on set.

He also sports an 'SUFC' tattoo on his wrist and the word 'nine' in mythical Elvish script, a result of a tattoo pact among most of the Lord of the Rings cast, including Sir Ian McKellen, who all got matching tattoos.

Sean Bean has walked down the aisle five times, with several high-profile partners. His first marriage was in 1981 to hairdresser Debra James, his sweetheart from secondary school, when he was just 21.

The union fell apart seven years later when Sean relocated to London to chase his acting dreams. He subsequently married actress Melanie Hill, whom he met while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1991.

fans will recognise Melanie as Cathy Matthews, a potential love interest for Roy Cropper.

She also starred in the British comedy Brassed Off and had roles in TV shows like Bread, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Waterloo Road and The Syndicate. Sean and Melanie had two daughters, Lorna and Molly, but their marriage dissolved after six years in 1997.

Just three months after finalising his divorce from Melanie, Sean wed Not Going Out actress Abigail Cruttenden, whom he met on the set of Sharpe. They welcomed a daughter a year later but parted ways in 2000.

Sean started a relationship with actress Georgina Sutcliffe in 2006; they met while Georgina managed the bar at the West End theatre where Sean was starring as Macbeth. The couple tied the knot in a discreet ceremony at Marylebone register office in February 2008; however, Georgina briefly left him before deciding to revive their union.

The marriage encountered troubles, evident from domestic disturbances reports leading to the police being summoned to their Belsize Park home on multiple occasions - Sean and Georgina publicly confirmed their split in 2010. Although harassed, Sean was informed by officials that no further action would be taken, as stated by a Yard spokesperson then.

In a surprising twist, 2013 saw Sean and Sutcliffe seemingly reignite their affection when she accompanied him to the BAFTA Awards, and the pair enjoyed a Roman holiday together afterward.

Fast forward to June 2017, and Sean found himself saying 'I do' once more, this time to Ashley Moore in Dorset, marking his fifth voyage down the aisle. Preceding his latest marriage, Sean shared his undimmed belief in love, insisting, "Of course, I believe in love despite four divorces. There is nobody who doesn't believe in love."

This City Is Ours airs on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday, March 23