“I cannot say. Nor can I ever sum up my plays, except to say that this is what happened. This is what they said. That is what they did.”
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Michael Sheen
Michael Christopher Sheen is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s with stage roles in Romeo and Juliet (1992), Don't Fool with Love (1993), Peer Gynt (1994), The Seagull (1995), The Homecoming (1997), and Henry V (1997). He received Olivier Awards nominations for his performances in Amadeus (1998) at the Ol…
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2026· 38 entries
“The Welsh are kind of innately expressive, I suppose, but that doesn”
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“s no truth in the internet gossip. However, he is not a natural mimic.”
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“You want them to be on the inside of the character and think about what they are feeling and what is going on for them.”
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“I want to be around her but at the same time I have to do the kind of work that I want to do.”
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“s strength is ready access to his emotions. She cites a lesser known film - Dirty Filthy Love, in which he plays a person with Tourette”
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“s immersed in a role, and he doesn”
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“I feel very fortunate that I got to grow up in a safe and happy home, but knowing that, for many people, this isn”
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“fascinated by finding the private side of the public face”
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“My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I”
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“I was paid to show off basically”
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Nation.Cymru: Michael Sheen reveals he had a close encounter with a UFO
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BBC: Must Watch reviews: Buried with Michael Sheen, My Brilliant Career, and Race Against the Tide
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The Observer: What to watch this week, from Buried with Michael Sheen t...
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Radio Times: Michael Sheen and Severance favourite among flurry of new stars cast in Murderbot season 2
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Digital Spy: Michael Sheen joins cast of "brilliant" and "richly entertaining" action drama ahead of new season
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UPI: Wanda Sykes, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi to guest star on 'Murderbot'
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The Hollywood Reporter: Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes, Tramell Tillman Among Host of ‘Murderbot’ Season 2 Guest Stars
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AppleMagazine: Murderbot Season 2 Adds Tramell Tillman, Michael Sheen, and Wanda Sykes - AppleMagazine
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Nation.Cymru: Michael Sheen teaches Ant and Dec Welsh but not everyone is happy
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Mshale: Actor Martin Sheen On The Heroes That Shaped His Spirituality And Activism Lamour Est Dans Le Pré (NYtCqQv6gq)
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Nation.Cymru: Michael Sheen documentary reignites campaign over toxic waste site
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Broadcast: Michael Sheen’s chemical doc opens short of slot average
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Financial Times: Buried review — Michael Sheen turns investigative journalist in gripping story of toxic waste in Wales
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JoBlo: Charlie Sheen recalls how Emilio Estevez broke to him that Tom Cruise took his role in Born on the Fourth of July
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About Manchester: Manchester researcher plays key role in Michael Sheen documentary
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The Guardian: Buried With Michael Sheen review – this vital look at a toxic waste scandal is deeply enraging TV
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The Independent: Buried with Michael Sheen review – Welsh actor goes full Erin Brockovich in forever-chemical docuseries
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The Times: Buried with Michael Sheen review — the actor exposes a toxic scandal
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Irish Independent: ‘Buried with Michael Sheen’ review: The Welsh star probes a chemical poisoning scandal in a highly personal documentary
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Yahoo: Michael Sheen’s superb exposé of toxic dumping made my blood boil
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Metro: Inside Michael Sheen’s relationship with actress 25 years younger who starred in Staged
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The Guardian: TV tonight: Michael Sheen’s furious investigation into a pollution scandal
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Public attention spiked: 32,187 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.5× the usual 4,927, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 17,013 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 4,927, with 0 article edits.
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It was reported that WNT had received funding from the Colwinston Charitable Trust, financed by royalties from the play The Mousetrap, to support its opening season
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Sheen topped The Stage 100 power list of 2026 for "putting Wales back on the theatre map in 2025"
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Sheen expressed support for Plaid Cymru in the 2026 Senedd Election, saying that the election "seems to be a battle between, [
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2025· 2 entries
Sheen became ambassador for Calon Afan - a community interest company researching and promoting the lesser-known histories of Port Talbot and the Afan Valley
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After the death of his father Meyrick in 2025, Sheen described him as "an extraordinary character" and said he and his family had received "an outpouring of love and messages".
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2024· 1 entry
Sheen reprised his role as Aneurin Bevan in the play Nye in 2025
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2021· 1 entry
Sheen invested £250,000 of his own money to launch Mab Gwalia(meaning Sons of Wales), a fund to fund community projects in Wales
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2020· 1 entry
Raised more than £33,000 to help people in Wales whose homes have been hit by flooding in the wake of Storm Dennis
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2019· 2 entries
That he was in a relationship with Swedish actress Anna Lundberg
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Sheen sold his own houses to fund the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff when its £2,000,000 funding fell through at the last minute
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2018· 1 entry
Sheen was cast as unconventional lawyer Roland Blum in season 3 of television series The Good Fight
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2017· 3 entries
Sheen founded the End High Cost Credit Alliance working to promote more affordable ways to borrow money
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And was mentioned in his 2017 Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture
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Had supporting roles in the dramatic comedies Brad's Status and Home Again
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2016· 1 entry
Sheen had supporting roles in the dramas Nocturnal Animals and Norman, and the science fiction romance Passengers
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2015· 2 entries
Sheen starred opposite Carey Mulligan in the romantic drama Far from the Madding Crowd as prosperous bachelor William Boldwood
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Sheen had well-received comedic television performances in Comedy Bang
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2014· 4 entries
Sheen designed a Shakespeare-themed Paddington Bear statue
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Starred in IFC's six-episode The Spoils of Babylon, a television parody of classic, sweeping miniseries, in which he played the husband of Kristen Wiig's character
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Starred in the fantasy children's film Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box
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And why ordinary people and politicians seemed so far apart
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2013· 3 entries
Sheen appeared in a supporting role as the boyfriend of Tina Fey in the comedy Admission, with Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice describing the character as "a whiskery, elfin academic who chuckles to himself as he
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Sheen won Best Actor at Welsh BAFTA for the production
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Received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Showtime's television drama Masters of Sex
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2012· 1 entry
Film work, Sheen starred opposite Toni Collette in the independent comedy Jesus Henry Christ and reprised his role as the vampire Aro in the final installment of The Twilight Saga
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2011· 2 entries
Sheen starred in Beautiful Boy, an independent drama focusing on the aftermath of a school shooting, voiced the enigmatic and mysterious villain House in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife" written by his friend N
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Sheen starred in and was creative director of National Theatre Wales's The Passion, a 72-hour secular passion play staged in his hometown of Port Talbot, Wales
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2010· 1 entry
Sheen had a supporting role in the science fiction sequel Tron: Legacy
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2009· 4 entries
Sheen reprised his role as a werewolf in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, a prequel to the original film
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Declared it the "best performance of his big-screen career" while The Times found him "magnificent"
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Portrayed another public figure; he starred in The Damned United as the outspoken football manager Brian Clough
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Appeared in two fantasy films, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and in 2010, he made a four-episode guest appearance in the NBC comedy 30 Rock
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2007· 1 entry
Released album “The Great Poets”.
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2006· 3 entries
For his portrayal of Tony Blair in The Queen
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For portraying the broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon, a role he revisited in the 2008 film adaptation of the play
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Sheen starred as the troubled English comic actor Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's Fantabulosa
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2005· 2 entries
Sheen starred in the National Theatre's production of The UN Inspector, a David Farr adaptation of The Government Inspector
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Film work, Sheen starred in Dead Long Enough, a small-budget Welsh/Irish film, with his longtime friend, Jason Hughes
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2004· 2 entries
Sheen starred in ITV's Dirty Filthy Love, a comic film about a man dealing with OCD and Tourette's after a marital separation
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Sheen played a pompous rock star in the romantic comedy Laws of Attraction and produced and starred in The Banker, which won a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
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2003· 4 entries
Sheen appeared in Bright Young Things, the directorial debut of his Wilde co-star, Stephen Fry
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Sheen described the production as "the most enjoyable thing I've ever done
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To play the title role in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Michael Grandage
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The Queen (2006), and The Special Relationship (2010)—earning him nominations for both a BAFTA Award and an Emmy
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2002· 2 entries
Had a minor role in the action-adventure film The Four Feathers
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“I usually play very extreme characters.”
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1999· 3 entries
Their daughter Lily Mo Sheen was born in 1999 in London.
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Sheen explored the role of Jimmy Porter in the National Theatre's production of Look Back in Anger
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Released album “Hamlet / As You Like It”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Henry V”.
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1997· 1 entry
Appeared in a revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming at the National Theatre, directed by Roger Michell, and directed Badfinger, starring Rhys Ifans, at the Donmar Warehouse
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1995· 1 entry
Appeared opposite Kate Beckinsale in a production of The Seagull at the Theatre Royal, Bath and, with the encouragement of Thelma Holt, directed and starred in The Dresser at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth
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1993· 1 entry
Sheen appeared in the world premiere of Harold Pinter's Moonlight at the Almeida Theatre and made his television debut in the 1993 BBC mini-series Gallowglass
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1992· 1 entry
Sheen's performance in Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Exchange received a MEN Theatre Award nomination and led theatre critic Michael Coveney to declare him "the most exciting young actor of his generation
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1991· 1 entry
Studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bachelor of Arts (1988–1991).
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1988· 1 entry
To train as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), having spent the previous year working in a Welsh fast-food restaurant called Burger Master to earn money
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1984· 1 entry
At the age of 15, Sheen, along with his friend Charles Uzzell-Edwards and Charles' father John Uzzell Edwards, helped salvage the iron and steel gate leading to the terrace of Dylan Thomas Boathouse in Laugharne; they di
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1969· 1 entry
Born 1969-02-05.
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