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