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