This is one ( of many ) of my favorite photos of Sean Astin...I am not sure what it is about a man who can grow a good beard. ( That is, not all beard's are good. Not all men look good with a beard. Some men have the wrong sort of beard. ). I think that it may have something to do with them being a man. Wise and experienced in life. Sean Astin has definitely got what it takes to press the right buttons in my book. A full beard really suits him, whereas a goatee or a Lincoln would look stupid on Sean. Equally my friend who has a goatee would look hideous with a full beard.