Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Date of Birth:

Feb 05, 1969

Place of Birth:

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor and political activist. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s and made notable stage appearances in Romeo and Juliet (1992), Don't Fool With Love (1993), Peer Gynt (1994), The Seagull (1995), The Homecoming (1997), and Henry V (1997). His performances in Amadeus at the Old Vic and Look Back in Anger at the National Theatre were nominated for Olivier Awards in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In 2003, he was nominated for a third Olivier Award for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse.

He has become better known as a screen actor since the 2000s through his roles in various biographical films. He has starred in a trilogy of films as British politician Tony Blair: the television film The Deal (2003), followed by The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010). For the role, he was nominated for both a BAFTA Award and an Emmy. He was also nominated for a BAFTA as the troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's 2006 Fantabulosa!, and was nominated for a fourth Olivier Award in 2006 for portraying the broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon. He starred as the controversial football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United (2009).

In 2009, he appeared in two fantasy films, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. He also appeared in the science-fiction film Tron: Legacy (2010), and Midnight in Paris (2011). He directed and starred in National Theatre Wales's The Passion (2011). He also played a lead role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 in 2012. In 2013, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Showtime's television drama Masters of Sex (2013–2016). He played an incarcerated serial killer surgeon in Fox's 2019 drama, Prodigal Son, an angel in the 2019 BBC/Amazon Studios miniseries Good Omens, and appeared as Chris Tarrant in Quiz in 2020.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

filmography:

Dirty Filthy Love Dirty Filthy Love

2005

Wilde Wilde

1997

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

2016

The Assembly The Assembly

2024

The Banker The Banker

2004

A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry

2015

You Can Never Really Know Someone You Can Never Really Know Someone

2016

Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime

2014

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

2016

Il était une fois... « The Queen » Il était une fois... « The Queen »

2017

War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme

2014

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

2021

Passengers Passengers

2016

Othello Othello

1995

Mary Reilly Mary Reilly

1996

Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall

2022

Christmas with Katherine Jenkins Christmas with Katherine Jenkins

2023

The Four Feathers The Four Feathers

2002

Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town

2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel

2018

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

2007

National Theatre Live: Nye National Theatre Live: Nye

2024

Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location

2024

Nocturnal Animals Nocturnal Animals

2016

How to Build a Girl How to Build a Girl

2020

7 Up & Me 7 Up & Me

2019

To Provide All People To Provide All People

2018

The Price of Admission The Price of Admission

1970

Good Omens: Lockdown Good Omens: Lockdown

2020

Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness

1970

Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

1970

Doomwatch: Winter Angel Doomwatch: Winter Angel

1999

The Path to Redemption The Path to Redemption

2006

Faith Healer Faith Healer

2020

Dolittle Dolittle

2020

The Open Doors The Open Doors

2004

Brad's Status Brad's Status

2017

Aberfan: The Green Hollow Aberfan: The Green Hollow

2016

The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

1970

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

2011

Home Again Home Again

2017

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

2017

Slaughterhouse Rulez Slaughterhouse Rulez

2018

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

2005

Apostle Apostle

2018

Harold Pinter: A Celebration Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

7 Days in Hell 7 Days in Hell

2015

Under Milk Wood Under Milk Wood

2014

My Last Five Girlfriends My Last Five Girlfriends

2010

Timeline Timeline

2003

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

2009

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

2021

Written in the Stars Written in the Stars

2023

Music Within Music Within

2007

Unthinkable Unthinkable

2010

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

2010

The Deal The Deal

2003

Bright Young Things Bright Young Things

2003

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

2013

Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland

2010

Underworld: Evolution Underworld: Evolution

2006

Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven

2005

Blood Diamond Blood Diamond

2006

The Queen The Queen

2006

Laws of Attraction Laws of Attraction

2004

Animated Epics: Beowulf Animated Epics: Beowulf

1998

Frost/Nixon Frost/Nixon

2008

Last Train to Christmas Last Train to Christmas

2021

The Damned United The Damned United

2009

TRON: Legacy TRON: Legacy

2010

The Special Relationship The Special Relationship

2010

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

2006

Installing the Cast Installing the Cast

2011

Heroes and Demons Heroes and Demons

2011

Admission Admission

2013

Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion

2015

Pouring Water on Troubled Oil Pouring Water on Troubled Oil

2023

Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd

2015

Kill the Messenger Kill the Messenger

2014

Dead Long Enough Dead Long Enough

2006

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

2013

Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space

2007

The Gospel of Us The Gospel of Us

2012

Jesus Henry Christ Jesus Henry Christ

2012

Barbados Barbados

2015

HG Wells: War with the World HG Wells: War with the World

2006

The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon

2009

Cynefin Cynefin

2023

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

2012

A Child's Christmases in Wales A Child's Christmases in Wales

2009

Resistance Resistance

2011

Beautiful Boy Beautiful Boy

2011

Midnight in Paris Midnight in Paris

2011

Heartlands Heartlands

2003

Underworld Underworld

2003

Show more

Comments