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
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
Narrator (voice)
2024
National Theatre Live: Nye
Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan
2024
The Assembly
Self - Interviewed Guest
2024
Christmas with Katherine Jenkins
Self
2023
Cynefin
Self/Narrator
2023
Pouring Water on Troubled Oil
Dylan Thomas (voice)
2023
Written in the Stars
Narrator (voice)
2023
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
2022
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
2021
Last Train to Christmas
Tony Towers
2021
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
Owain Jenkins
2021
Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel
Narrator
2018
Brad's Status
Craig Fisher
2017
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Self
2017
Passengers
Arthur
2016
Nocturnal Animals
Carlos Holt
2016
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Self
2016
Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town
Presenter - Narrator
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
2016
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Philip Cohen
2016
You Can Never Really Know Someone
Henry
2016
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Self
2015
Barbados
David
2015
7 Days in Hell
Caspian Wint
2015
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
2015
Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion
Self
2015
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme
Narrator (voice)
2014
Kill the Messenger
Fred Weil
2014
Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime
Himself - Narrator
2014
Under Milk Wood
First Voice
2014
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
Charity
2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
2013
Admission
Mark
2013
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Aro
2012
Jesus Henry Christ
Dr. Slavkin O'Hara
2012
The Gospel of Us
The Teacher
2012
Resistance
Tommy Atkins
2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Aro
2011
Beautiful Boy
Bill Carroll
2011
Midnight in Paris
Paul
2011
Heroes and Demons
2011
Installing the Cast
Self
2011
TRON: Legacy
Castor / Zuse
2010
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Dr. Griffiths (voice)
2010
Unthinkable
Steven Arthur Younger
2010
The Special Relationship
Tony Blair
2010
My Last Five Girlfriends
No. 5 - Detective Burnam
2010
Alice in Wonderland
Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)
2010
A Child's Christmases in Wales
Narrator (voice)
2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Aro
2009
The Damned United
Brian Clough
2009
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Lucian
2009
Frost/Nixon
David Frost
2008
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
Adam Banton
2007
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self
2007
Music Within
Art Honeyman
2007
Blood Diamond
Simmons
2006
Dead Long Enough
Harry Jones
2006
HG Wells: War with the World
H.G. Wells
2006
The Queen
Tony Blair
2006
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Kenneth Williams
2006
Underworld: Evolution
Lucian
2006
Dirty Filthy Love
Mark Furness
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Priest
2005
The Banker
The Banker
2004
Laws of Attraction
Thorne Jamison
2004
Timeline
Lord Oliver
2003
Bright Young Things
Miles Maitland
2003
The Deal
Tony Blair
2003
Underworld
Lucian
2003
Heartlands
Colin
2003
The Four Feathers
William Trench
2002
Animated Epics: Beowulf
Wiglaf ( voice )
1998
Wilde
Robbie Ross
1997
Mary Reilly
Bradshaw
1996
Othello
Lodovico
1995
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway
Self
2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Self
2025
Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special
Self - Audience Member
2024
Live a Little
Arthur (character's voice)
2024
Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System
2022
How to Build a Girl
Sigmund Freud
2020
Faith Healer
Francis Hardy
2020
Good Omens: Lockdown
Aziraphale (voice)
2020
Dolittle
Dr. Blair Müdfly
2020
7 Up & Me
Self
2019
Slaughterhouse Rulez
The Bat
2018
Apostle
Malcolm Howe
2018
To Provide All People
Porter
2018
Home Again
Austen Bloom
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Carl Flossy
2017
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
(1 episode)
2016
The Spoils Before Dying
Chet · (6 episodes)
2015
Masters of Sex
William Masters · (46 episodes)
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2010
Live from Studio Five
Self · (1 episode)
2009
The One Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2006
The Path to Redemption
Self
2006
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Jeremy
2005
The Open Doors
Framton Nuttel
2004
The Price of Admission
Harold Sugar
Heart of Darkness
(voice)
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · (1 episode)
2011
30 Rock
Wesley Snipes · (4 episodes)
2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (3 episodes)
2005
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Angel
1999
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Self
The 12 Days of Christmas
Henry Sullivan
Doctor Who
House (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Gallowglass
Joe · (3 episodes)
1993
The Battle for Rome
Nero · (6 episodes)
A Very Royal Scandal
Prince Andrew · (3 episodes)
2024
The Way
Denny Driscoll · (3 episodes)
2024
Best Interests
Andrew · (4 episodes)
2023
Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama
David Sherborne · (2 episodes)
2022
Fantasy Football League
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
The Sandman
Paul (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
Art That Made Us
Self - Actor · (2 episodes)
2022
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert · (1 episode)
2020
Staged
Michael · (20 episodes)
2020
Quiz
Chris Tarrant · (3 episodes)
2020
Prodigal Son
Dr. Martin Whitly · (33 episodes)
2019
Good Omens
Aziraphale · (12 episodes)
2019
There's Something About Movies
Self - Team Captain · (24 episodes)
2019
Wales: Land of the Wild
Narrator · (4 episodes)
2019
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · (1 episode)
2017
The Good Fight
Roland Blum · (7 episodes)
2017
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Self - Interviewed Guest · (1 episode)
2016
A Life on Screen
Himself · (1 episode)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast
Himself · (1 episode)
2014
The Spoils of Babylon
Chet Halner · (6 episodes)
2014
Gogglebox
Self · (1 episode)
2013
The Last Leg
Self · (3 episodes)
2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Himself - Contestant · (1 episode)
2013
Honest Trailers
Aro (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
A League of Their Own
(1 episode)
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (7 episodes)
2007
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus · (1 episode)
2006
The One Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2006
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · (1 episode)
2002
Lost In France
Owen · (12 episodes)
1998
Animated World Faiths
John (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
Sean's Show
James · (1 episode)
1992
Maigret
(1 episode)
1992
The Simpsons
William Masters (voice) · (1 episode)
1989