Michael Sheen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 5, 1969
- Birthplace
- 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
Good Omens T3: El final TBA
Actor
- C.L.A.Y.
C.L.A.Y. TBA
Actor
Fortitude TBA
as Winston Churchill
- The 12 Days of Christmas
The 12 Days of Christmas TBA
as Henry Sullivan
- Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary TBA
as Self
Heart of Darkness TBA
as (voice)
The Price of Admission TBA
as Harold Sugar
- The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde TBA
Actor
You Told Us To Talk About the Weather 2026
as Narrator (voice)
Out There 2026
as Shifty Gruff
Our Town 2026
as Stage Manager
Buried 2026
as Self
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye 2026
as self
Richard Burton: Wild Genius 2025
as Self
Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway 2025
as Self, Producer
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell 2025
as Self
Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special 2024
as Self - Audience Member
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location 2024
as Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: Nye 2024
as Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan
Christmas with Katherine Jenkins 2023
as Self
Cynefin 2023
as Self/Narrator
Pouring Water on Troubled Oil 2023
as Dylan Thomas (voice)
Written in the Stars 2023
as Narrator (voice)
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2022
Actor
Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System 2022
Actor
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas 2021
as Self
Last Train to Christmas 2021
as Tony Towers
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood 2021
as Owain Jenkins
How to Build a Girl 2020
as Sigmund Freud
Faith Healer 2020
as Francis Hardy
Good Omens: Lockdown 2020
as Aziraphale (voice)
Dolittle 2020
as Dr. Blair Müdfly
7 Up & Me 2019
as Self
The Making of 'Nocturnal Animals' 2019
as Self
- Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel
Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel 2018
as Narrator
Slaughterhouse Rulez 2018
as The Bat
Apostle 2018
as Malcolm Howe
- To Provide All People
To Provide All People 2018
as Porter
- Saturday Knight Takeaway
Saturday Knight Takeaway 2018
as Self
Brad's Status 2017
as Craig Fisher
Home Again 2017
as Austen Bloom
- Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Il était une fois... « The Queen » 2017
as Self
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special 2017
as Carl Flossy
Passengers 2016
as Arthur
Nocturnal Animals 2016
as Carlos
- Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Aberfan: The Green Hollow 2016
Actor
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously 2016
as Self
Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town 2016
as Presenter - Narrator
Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016
as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer 2016
as Philip Cohen
- You Can Never Really Know Someone
You Can Never Really Know Someone 2016
as Henry
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry 2015
as Self
Top Gear: From A-Z 2015
as Self
Barbados 2015
as David
7 Days in Hell 2015
as Caspian Wint
Far from the Madding Crowd 2015
as William Boldwood
Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion 2015
as Self
- War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme 2014
as Narrator (voice)
Kill the Messenger 2014
as Fred Weil
Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime 2014
as Himself - Narrator
Under Milk Wood 2014
as First Voice
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 2013
as Charity
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty 2013
as Self
Admission 2013
as Mark
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 2012
as Aro
Heroes & Demons 2012
as The Banker (segment "The Banker"), Executive Producer
Jesus Henry Christ 2012
as Dr. Slavkin O'Hara
The Gospel of Us 2012
as The Teacher
Resistance 2011
as Tommy Atkins
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 2011
as Aro
Few Options 2011
as Florist
Beautiful Boy 2011
as Bill Carroll
Midnight in Paris 2011
as Paul
Installing the Cast 2011
as Self
TRON: Legacy 2010
as Castor / Zuse
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue 2010
as Dr. Griffiths (voice)
The Special Relationship 2010
as Tony Blair
Unthinkable 2010
as Steven Arthur Younger
My Last Five Girlfriends 2010
as No. 5 - Detective Burnam
Alice in Wonderland 2010
as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
Creating Clough 2010
as Self
Harold Pinter: A Celebration 2010
as Self
A Child's Christmases in Wales 2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009
as Aro
Michael Sheen Presents - You're The Boss 2009
Actor
The Damned United 2009
as Brian Clough
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 2009
as Lucian
Frost/Nixon 2008
as David Frost
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space 2007
as Adam Banton
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out 2007
as Self
- The Making of 'The Queen'
The Making of 'The Queen' 2007
as Self
Music Within 2007
as Art Honeyman
Blood Diamond 2006
as Simmons
Dead Long Enough 2006
as Harry Jones
HG Wells: War with the World 2006
as H.G. Wells
The Queen 2006
as Tony Blair
The Path to Redemption 2006
as Self
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! 2006
as Kenneth Williams
Underworld: Evolution 2006
as Lucian
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse 2005
as Jeremy
Dirty Filthy Love 2005
as Mark Furness
Kingdom of Heaven 2005
as Priest
The Banker 2004
as The Banker, Executive Producer
Laws of Attraction 2004
as Thorne Jamison
The Open Doors 2004
as Framton Nuttel
Timeline 2003
as Lord Oliver
Bright Young Things 2003
as Miles Maitland
The Deal 2003
as Tony Blair
Underworld 2003
as Lucian
Heartlands 2003
as Colin
The Four Feathers 2002
as William Trench
Doomwatch: Winter Angel 1999
as Angel
Animated Epics: Beowulf 1998
as Wiglaf ( voice )
Wilde 1997
as Robbie Ross
Mary Reilly 1996
as Bradshaw
Othello 1995
as Lodovico
Credits from TMDB.