Tonight on Piers Morgan Uncensored, he's a Hollywood hero who swapped the red carpet for the front line of a war.

Two-time Oscar winner, Sean Penn, for the hour and Uncensored.

Good evening from London, welcome to another uncensored blockbuster, Sean Penn, one-on-one.

He's an actor, a filmmaker, an all-round Hollywood badass.

I'm talking to me.

You're talking to me?

Yeah.

Yeah.

He's on a big screen.

My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you.

He's won Florida and two Oscars.

I did not expect this.

For his powerful performances...

He's at my daughter, he's won both fans and enemies for his powerful political views.

Sean Penn is an arrogant and self-involved person.

His latest movie is a documentary superpower

which charts Russia's brutal war on Ukraine.

Penn found himself tracked in Kiev on the very day

Putin's forces invaded,

where he came face to face with the president under siege.

Now, with a new war raging the Middle East,

there's a powerful message for the world. It's emotional, thought-provoking, controversial. It's all very Sean Penn, and it's very uncensored. And Sean Penn joins me now. Sean, great to see you. It's been quite a while, 10 years, I think, since our last interview, you know. Yeah, not that. We're in a world of self-identity. Are you here identifying as an actor, a humanitarian, an activist, or something else?

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