Name
Michael Sheen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-02-05 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Biography
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.
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- 2003 Underworld as Lucian
- 2006 The Queen as Tony Blair
- 2006 Blood Diamond as Simmons
- 2005 Kingdom of Heaven as Priest
- 2006 Underworld: Evolution as Lucian
- 2004 Laws of Attraction as Thorne Jamison
- 1998 Animated Epics: Beowulf as Wiglaf ( voice )
- 2010 TRON: Legacy as Castor / Zuse
- 2009 The Damned United as Brian Clough
- 2021 Last Train to Christmas as Tony Towers
- 2008 Frost/Nixon as David Frost
- 2010 Alice in Wonderland as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
- 2013 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
- 2021 National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood as Owain Jenkins
- 2009 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans as Lucian
- 2003 Timeline as Lord Oliver
- 2010 My Last Five Girlfriends as No. 5 - Detective Burnam
- 2023 Written in the Stars as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 Music Within as Art Honeyman
- 2003 Bright Young Things as Miles Maitland
- 2003 The Deal as Tony Blair
- 2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as Dr. Griffiths (voice)
- 2010 Unthinkable as Steven Arthur Younger
- 2010 The Special Relationship as Tony Blair
- 2006 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! as Kenneth Williams
- 2023 Cynefin as Self/Narrator
- 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Aro
- 2006 HG Wells: War with the World as H.G. Wells
- 2015 Barbados as David
- 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as Aro
- 2009 A Child's Christmases in Wales as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 Heartlands as Colin
- 2011 Midnight in Paris as Paul
- 2011 Beautiful Boy as Bill Carroll
- 2011 Resistance as Tommy Atkins
- 2012 Jesus Henry Christ as Dr. Slavkin O'Hara
- 2012 The Gospel of Us as The Teacher
- 2015 Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion as Self
- 2013 Admission as Mark
- 2012 Heroes and Demons as The Banker (segment "The Banker")
- 2011 Installing the Cast as Self
- 2023 Pouring Water on Troubled Oil as Dylan Thomas (voice)
- 2015 Far from the Madding Crowd as William Boldwood
- 2007 Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space as Adam Banton
- 2013 The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box as Charity
- 2006 Dead Long Enough as Harry Jones
- 2014 Kill the Messenger as Fred Weil
- 2014 Under Milk Wood as First Voice
- 2015 7 Days in Hell as Caspian Wint
- 2023 Christmas with Katherine Jenkins as Self
- 2022 Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
- 1996 Mary Reilly as Bradshaw
- 1995 Othello as Lodovico
- 2002 The Four Feathers as William Trench
- 2016 Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town as Presenter - Narrator
- 2024 National Theatre Live: Nye as Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan
- 2007 Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
- 2018 Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel as Narrator
- 2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
- 2016 Passengers as Arthur
- 2021 Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
- 2004 The Banker as The Banker
- 2016 Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer as Philip Cohen
- 2005 Dirty Filthy Love as Mark Furness
- 1997 Wilde as Robbie Ross
- 2015 A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Self
- 2016 You Can Never Really Know Someone as Henry
- 2014 War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 Il était une fois... « The Queen » as Self
- 2016 Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
- 2014 Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime as Himself - Narrator
- 2024 Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 Nocturnal Animals as Carlos
- 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Aro
- Soon The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
- 2016 Aberfan: The Green Hollow
- 2017 Brad's Status as Craig Fisher
- 2017 Home Again as Austen Bloom
- 2017 Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Carl Flossy
- 2010 Harold Pinter: A Celebration as Self
- 2018 Apostle as Malcolm Howe
- 2005 The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse as Jeremy
- 2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez as The Bat
- 2004 The Open Doors as Framton Nuttel
- 2020 Dolittle as Dr. Blair Müdfly
- Soon The Price of Admission as Harold Sugar
- 2018 To Provide All People as Porter
- 2019 7 Up & Me as Self
- 2020 How to Build a Girl as Sigmund Freud
- 2020 Good Omens: Lockdown as Aziraphale (voice)
- Soon Heart of Darkness as (voice)
- 2020 Faith Healer as Francis Hardy
- 2006 The Path to Redemption as Self
- 1999 Doomwatch: Winter Angel as Angel
- Soon Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self
- 2024 Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special as Self - Audience Member
- 2025 Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell as Self
- 2025 Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway as Self
- 2022 Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System
- Soon The 12 Days of Christmas as Henry Sullivan
- 2009 Michael Sheen Presents - You're The Boss
- 2007 The Making of 'The Queen' as Self
- 2011 Few Options as Florist
- Soon Fortitude as Winston Churchill
- 2025 Richard Burton: Wild Genius as Self
- 2015 Top Gear: From A-Z as Self
- 2010 Creating Clough as Self
- 2026 You Told Us To Talk About The Weather as Narrator (voice)
- 2026 Buried as Self
- 2026 Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye as self
- 2018 Saturday Knight Takeaway as Self
- 2026 Out There as Shifty Gruff
- 2026 Our Town as Stage Manager
- Soon C.L.A.Y.
- 2003 Punk'd ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 30 Rock ( 4 episodes ) as Wesley Snipes
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Gallowglass ( 3 episodes ) as Joe
- Soon The Battle for Rome ( 6 episodes ) as Nero
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Doctor Who ( 1 episode ) as House (voice)
- 1992 Maigret ( 1 episode )
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 Masters of Sex ( 46 episodes ) as William Masters
- 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 Tate Britain's Great Art Walks ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Spoils Before Dying ( 6 episodes ) as Chet
- 2016 Join or Die with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode )
- 2016 Chelsea ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 The Way ( 3 episodes ) as Denny Driscoll
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Good Omens ( 13 episodes ) as Aziraphale
- 2013 Gogglebox ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Wales: Land of the Wild ( 4 episodes ) as Narrator
- 2022 Art That Made Us ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Actor
- 2014 The Spoils of Babylon ( 6 episodes ) as Chet Halner
- 2002 Top Gear ( 1 episode ) as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- 1998 Animated World Faiths ( 1 episode ) as John (voice)
- 2014 Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2024 A Very Royal Scandal ( 3 episodes ) as Prince Andrew
- 2022 The Sandman ( 1 episode ) as Paul (voice)
- Soon Have I Got a Bit More News for You ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2014 A Life on Screen ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 2022 Fantasy Football League ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 The Good Fight ( 7 episodes ) as Roland Blum
- 2010 A League of Their Own ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panellist
- 1998 Lost In France ( 12 episodes ) as Owen
- 2019 Prodigal Son ( 33 episodes ) as Dr. Martin Whitly
- 2017 Carpool Karaoke: The Series ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama ( 2 episodes ) as David Sherborne
- 2023 Best Interests ( 4 episodes ) as Andrew
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as William Masters (voice)
- 2020 Quiz ( 3 episodes ) as Chris Tarrant
- 2020 Staged ( 20 episodes ) as Michael
- 2020 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel ( 1 episode ) as Self - Expert
- 1992 Sean's Show ( 1 episode ) as James
- 2013 The Last Leg ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Michael McIntyre's Big Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Interviewed Guest
- 2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire ( 1 episode ) as Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
- 2006 The One Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 There's Something About Movies ( 24 episodes ) as Self - Team Captain
- 1990 Have I Got News for You ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1997 The Grand ( 1 episode ) as Thomas Jordan
- 2026 Train‑ing It with Joe Wilkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 House of Games ( 25 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 2025 The Celebrity Traitors ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
- 2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire ( 6 episodes ) as Emperor Nero
- 2026 Buried with Michael Sheen ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 1978 The South Bank Show ( 1 episode )
