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