Acting
Michael Sheen
1969-02-05 · 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
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Passengers
The Simpsons
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Blood Diamond
Nocturnal Animals
TRON: Legacy
Midnight in Paris
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Underworld
Kingdom of Heaven
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Dolittle
Movie credits · 115
Out There
Our Town
Buried
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
You Told Us To Talk About The Weather
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
National Theatre Live: Nye
The Assembly
Christmas with Katherine Jenkins
Cynefin
Pouring Water on Troubled Oil
Written in the Stars
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Last Train to Christmas
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
How to Build a Girl
Faith Healer
Good Omens: Lockdown
Dolittle
7 Up & Me
Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel
Slaughterhouse Rulez
Apostle
To Provide All People
Saturday Knight Takeaway
Brad's Status
Home Again
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Passengers
Nocturnal Animals
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town
TV credits · 57
Buried with Michael Sheen
Train‑ing It with Joe Wilkinson
The Celebrity Traitors
Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Give Away
A Very Royal Scandal
The Way
Best Interests
Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama
Fantasy Football League
The Sandman
Art That Made Us
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Staged
Quiz
Prodigal Son
Good Omens
There's Something About Movies
Wales: Land of the Wild
Richard Osman's House of Games
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
The Good Fight
Chelsea
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
The Spoils Before Dying
A Life on Screen
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
The Spoils of Babylon
Masters of Sex
Gogglebox
The Last Leg
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Comedy Bang! Bang!
The Jonathan Ross Show
A League of Their Own
Live from Studio Five
The Graham Norton Show
30 Rock
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