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