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