Michael Sheen
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
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
Doctor Who
2005
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The One Show
2006
30 Rock
2006
Have I Got News for You
1990
Top Gear
2002
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Good Fight
2017
The South Bank Show
1978
Filmography
The Simpsons
as William Masters (voice) · 1989
Doctor Who
as House (voice) · 2005
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest · 2005
The One Show
as Self · 2006
30 Rock
as Wesley Snipes · 2006
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host · 1990
Top Gear
as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · 2002
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
The Good Fight
as Roland Blum · 2017
The South Bank Show
· 1978
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
The Last Leg
as Self · 2013
The Sandman
as Paul (voice) · 2022
Kingdom of Heaven
as Priest · 2005
Masters of Sex
as William Masters · 2013
Chelsea
as Self · 2016
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self · 2012
Punk'd
as Self · 2003
Alice in Wonderland
as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice) · 2010
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self · 2011
The Celebrity Traitors
as Self - Contestant · 2025
Good Omens
as Aziraphale · 2019
Prodigal Son
as Dr. Martin Whitly · 2019
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Host · 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self · 2017
TRON: Legacy
as Castor / Zuse · 2010
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
as Aro · 2009
A League of Their Own
as Self - Panellist · 2010
Passengers
as Arthur · 2016
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
as Aro · 2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
as Aro · 2012
Blood Diamond
as Simmons · 2006
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice) · 2016
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert · 2020
Art That Made Us
as Self - Actor · 2022
Dolittle
as Dr. Blair Müdfly · 2020
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
as Self - Interviewed Guest · 2016
Midnight in Paris
as Paul · 2011
Nocturnal Animals
as Carlos · 2016
Underworld
as Lucian · 2003
Underworld: Evolution
as Lucian · 2006
Staged
as Michael · 2020
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
as Lucian · 2009
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
as Dr. Griffiths (voice) · 2010
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus · 2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Emperor Nero · 2006
Maigret
· 1992
The Queen
as Tony Blair · 2006
Unthinkable
as Steven Arthur Younger · 2010
Home Again
as Austen Bloom · 2017
The Grand
as Thomas Jordan · 1997
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
· 2016
Kill the Messenger
as Fred Weil · 2014
Timeline
as Lord Oliver · 2003
Brad's Status
as Craig Fisher · 2017
A Life on Screen
as Self · 2014
The Spoils Before Dying
as Chet · 2015
A Very Royal Scandal
as Prince Andrew · 2024
Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood · 2015
Frost/Nixon
as David Frost · 2008
Slaughterhouse Rulez
as The Bat · 2018
Apostle
as Malcolm Howe · 2018
Gogglebox
as Self · 2013
Best Interests
as Andrew · 2023
The Spoils of Babylon
as Chet Halner · 2014
The Four Feathers
as William Trench · 2002
Fantasy Football League
as Self - Guest · 2022
The Way
as Denny Driscoll · 2024
Quiz
as Chris Tarrant · 2020
Laws of Attraction
as Thorne Jamison · 2004
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant · 2013
Wilde
as Robbie Ross · 1997
7 Days in Hell
as Caspian Wint · 2015
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
as Charity · 2013
The Damned United
as Brian Clough · 2009
Admission
as Mark · 2013
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
as Himself · 2014
How to Build a Girl
as Sigmund Freud · 2020
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
as Self · 2017
Lost In France
as Owen · 1998
Mary Reilly
as Bradshaw · 1996
There's Something About Movies
as Self - Team Captain · 2019
Animated World Faiths
as John (voice) · 1998
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
as Philip Cohen · 2016
Beautiful Boy
as Bill Carroll · 2011
Under Milk Wood
as First Voice · 2014
Our Town
as Stage Manager · 2026
Heroes and Demons
as The Banker (segment "The Banker") · 2012
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
as Carl Flossy · 2017
Sean's Show
as James · 1992
The Assembly
as Self - Interviewed Guest · 2024
Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama
as David Sherborne · 2022
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Jeremy · 2005
Gallowglass
as Joe · 1993
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self · 2025
Bright Young Things
as Miles Maitland · 2003
Live from Studio Five
as Self · 2009
Train‑ing It with Joe Wilkinson
as Self - Guest · 2026
The Banker
as The Banker · 2004
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
as Self · 2015
Jesus Henry Christ
as Dr. Slavkin O'Hara · 2012
Wales: Land of the Wild
as Narrator · 2019
My Last Five Girlfriends
as No. 5 - Detective Burnam · 2010
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
as Self · 2016
Othello
as Lodovico · 1995
Last Train to Christmas
as Tony Towers · 2021
Dirty Filthy Love
as Mark Furness · 2005
The Special Relationship
as Tony Blair · 2010
The Gospel of Us
as The Teacher · 2012
Buried
as Self · 2026
To Provide All People
as Porter · 2018
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
as Self · 2025
Written in the Stars
as Narrator (voice) · 2023
The Path to Redemption
as Self · 2006
Fortitude
as Winston Churchill
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
as Self · 2010
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Self · 2021
HG Wells: War with the World
as H.G. Wells · 2006
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
National Theatre Live: Nye
as Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan · 2024
Music Within
as Art Honeyman · 2007
Christmas with Katherine Jenkins
as Self · 2023
The Making of 'The Queen'
as Self · 2007
Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway
as Self · 2025
Barbados
as David · 2015
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
· 2016
Resistance
as Tommy Atkins · 2011
The Battle for Rome
as Nero
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
as Self · 2007
Few Options
as Florist · 2011
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
as Owain Jenkins · 2021
Out There
as Shifty Gruff · 2026
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self
Animated Epics: Beowulf
as Wiglaf ( voice ) · 1998
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
as Narrator (voice) · 2024
Top Gear: From A-Z
as Self · 2015
Installing the Cast
as Self · 2011
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
as Self · 2017
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Angel · 1999
Buried with Michael Sheen
as Self - Presenter · 2026
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Kenneth Williams · 2006
Faith Healer
as Francis Hardy · 2020
You Can Never Really Know Someone
as Henry · 2016
The Deal
as Tony Blair · 2003
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as Self · 2013
The Price of Admission
as Harold Sugar
Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion
as Self · 2015
Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime
as Himself - Narrator · 2014
You Told Us To Talk About The Weather
as Narrator (voice) · 2026
A Child's Christmases in Wales
as Narrator (voice) · 2009
Heartlands
as Colin · 2003
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
as Adam Banton · 2007
The 12 Days of Christmas
as Henry Sullivan
Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special
as Self - Audience Member · 2024
Good Omens - Season 3: An Ineffable Goodbye
as self · 2026
7 Up & Me
as Self · 2019
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
· 2022
Heart of Darkness
as (voice)
Creating Clough
as Self · 2010
Saturday Knight Takeaway
as Self · 2018
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme
as Narrator (voice) · 2014
Good Omens: Lockdown
as Aziraphale (voice) · 2020
Michael Sheen Presents - You're The Boss
· 2009
Dead Long Enough
as Harry Jones · 2006
Pouring Water on Troubled Oil
as Dylan Thomas (voice) · 2023
Cynefin
as Self/Narrator · 2023
The Open Doors
as Framton Nuttel · 2004
Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town
as Presenter - Narrator · 2016
Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel
as Narrator · 2018
Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System
· 2022
C.L.A.Y.