Michael Sheen
Acting
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
Acting167
movieOut There
2026
Shifty Gruff
tvTrain‑ing It with Joe Wilkinson
2026
Self - Guest
movieYou Told Us To Talk About The Weather
2026
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Celebrity Traitors
2025
Self - Contestant
movieMichael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special
2024
Self - Audience Member
tvA Very Royal Scandal
2024
Prince Andrew
movieShine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieNational Theatre Live: Nye
2024
Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan
movieThe Assembly
2024
Self - Interviewed Guest
tvThe Way
2024
Denny Driscoll
tvBest Interests
2023
Andrew
movieCynefin
2023
Self/Narrator
moviePouring Water on Troubled Oil
2023
Dylan Thomas (voice)
movieWritten in the Stars
2023
Narrator (voice)
tvVardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama
2022
David Sherborne
tvFantasy Football League
2022
Self - Guest
tvThe Sandman
2022
Paul (voice)
tvArt That Made Us
2022
Self - Actor
movieLast Train to Christmas
2021
Tony Towers
movieNational Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
2021
Owain Jenkins
tvMichael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
Self - Expert
movieHow to Build a Girl
2020
Sigmund Freud
movieFaith Healer
2020
Francis Hardy
tvStaged
2020
Michael
movieGood Omens: Lockdown
2020
Aziraphale (voice)
tvQuiz
2020
Chris Tarrant
movieDolittle
2020
Dr. Blair Müdfly
tvProdigal Son
2019
Dr. Martin Whitly
tvGood Omens
2019
Aziraphale
tvThere's Something About Movies
2019
Self - Team Captain
tvWales: Land of the Wild
2019
Narrator
movieApostle
2018
Malcolm Howe
movieBrad's Status
2017
Craig Fisher
movieHome Again
2017
Austen Bloom
tvRichard Osman's House of Games
2017
Self - Host
tvThe Good Fight
2017
Roland Blum
moviePassengers
2016
Arthur
movieMichael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town
2016
Presenter - Narrator
movieAlice Through the Looking Glass
2016
Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
tvChelsea
2016
Self
tvMichael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
Self - Interviewed Guest
movieBarbados
2015
David
movie7 Days in Hell
2015
Caspian Wint
movieFar from the Madding Crowd
2015
William Boldwood
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme
2014
Narrator (voice)
movieKill the Messenger
2014
Fred Weil
movieAttacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime
2014
Himself - Narrator
movieUnder Milk Wood
2014
First Voice
tvThe Spoils of Babylon
2014
Chet Halner
tvMasters of Sex
2013
William Masters
tvGogglebox
2013
Self
tvThe Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
Self - Contestant
movieHeroes and Demons
2012
The Banker (segment "The Banker")
movieJesus Henry Christ
2012
Dr. Slavkin O'Hara
movieThe Gospel of Us
2012
The Teacher
movieResistance
2011
Tommy Atkins
movieFew Options
2011
Florist
movieBeautiful Boy
2011
Bill Carroll
movieTRON: Legacy
2010
Castor / Zuse
movieTinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
Dr. Griffiths (voice)
movieThe Special Relationship
2010
Tony Blair
movieUnthinkable
2010
Steven Arthur Younger
movieMy Last Five Girlfriends
2010
No. 5 - Detective Burnam
movieAlice in Wonderland
2010
Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
movieA Child's Christmases in Wales
2009
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Damned United
2009
Brian Clough
movieFrost/Nixon
2008
David Frost
movieMusic Within
2007
Art Honeyman
movieBlood Diamond
2006
Simmons
movieDead Long Enough
2006
Harry Jones
tv30 Rock
2006
Wesley Snipes
movieHG Wells: War with the World
2006
H.G. Wells
tvAncient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus / Emperor Nero
movieThe Queen
2006
Tony Blair
movieKenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
Kenneth Williams
movieDirty Filthy Love
2005
Mark Furness
tvDoctor Who
2005
House (voice)
tvThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Self / Self - Guest
movieThe Banker
2004
The Banker
movieLaws of Attraction
2004
Thorne Jamison
movieThe Open Doors
2004
Framton Nuttel
movieTimeline
2003
Lord Oliver
movieBright Young Things
2003
Miles Maitland
movieThe Deal
2003
Tony Blair
movieUnderworld
2003
Lucian
movieHeartlands
2003
Colin
tvPunk'd
2003
Self
tvTop Gear
2002
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
movieThe Four Feathers
2002
William Trench
tvAnimated World Faiths
1998
John (voice)
movieAnimated Epics: Beowulf
1998
Wiglaf ( voice )
movieWilde
1997
Robbie Ross
tvThe Grand
1997
Thomas Jordan
movieMary Reilly
1996
Bradshaw
movieOthello
1995
Lodovico
tvSean's Show
1992
James
tvHave I Got News for You
1990
Self - Host
tvThe Simpsons
1989
William Masters (voice)
movieThe Price of Admission
Harold Sugar
movieHeart of Darkness
(voice)
The 12 Days of Christmas
Henry Sullivan
tvHave I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
Production6
tvThe Way
2024
Executive Producer
tvStaged
2020
Executive Producer
movieHeroes and Demons
2012
Executive Producer
movieThe Banker
2004
Executive Producer
tvGallowglass
1993
Casting
Creator2
Crew1
tvThe Way
2024
Creator
Directing1
tvThe Way
2024
Director