Michael Sheen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Sheen
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1969(1969-02-05)
Age	55
Birthplace	Newport
Country	Wales
Horoscope	Aquarius

Michael Sheen Biography

Michael Sheen is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on February 5, 1969 in Newport, Wales. He is best known for his roles in Frost/Nixon as Known for his roles as Tony Blair in The Queen and David Frost in Frost/Nixon. He also appeared in the 1992 stage adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and played a role in the 2010 film, The Special Relationship. In 2013, he began playing Dr. William Masters on the Showtime series Masters of Sex. and David Frost. He was also part of the 1992 stage adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and a role in The Special Relationship (2010). He began his career as Dr. William Masters in the Showtime series Masters of Sex.

He stars with Lizzy Cplan in the Showtime drama, Masters of Sex.

Sheen was raised in a theatrical family, his parents both being involved in local amateur operatics and musicals and, later in life, his father worked as a part-time professional Jack Nicholson lookalike. In his teenage years, Sheen was involved with the West Glamorgan Youth Theatre and, later, the National Youth Theatre of Wales. “It was a brilliant youth theatre”, Sheen has said, “and it taught me not only a lot about acting, but also about work ethic; it was very disciplined.” He was influenced by the performances of Laurence Olivier and the writings of theatre critic Kenneth Tynan, saying “the combination of those two things kind of blew my head off.” Sheen was educated at Blaenbaglan Primary School, Glan Afan Comprehensive School and, finally, Neath Port Talbot College where he sat A-levels in English, Drama and Sociology. He considered studying English at university but instead decided to attend drama school. He moved to London in 1988 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. Sheen was granted the Laurence Olivier Bursary by the Society of London Theatre in his second year at RADA. He graduated in 1991 with a BA in Acting.

Sheen worked predominantly in theatre in the 1990s and has since remarked that he will always feel “slightly more at home” on stage. “It’s more of an actor’s medium. You are your own editor, nobody else is choosing what is being seen of you.” His first professional role, while still in his third and final year at RADA, was in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre in 1991. He later described the role as “a big break. One day, I was at RADA doing a movement class, the next I was at a read-through with Vanessa Redgrave and Frances de la Tour.” Milton Shulman of the Evening Standard praised an “excellent” performance while The Observer wrote of “a notable West End debut”. In 1992, 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 … a volatile, electrifying and technically fearless performer”. His 1993 turn as Perdican in Alfred de Musset’s Don’t Fool With Love at the Donmar Warehouse was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award. and was described by The Independent as “quite thrilling”. Also in 1993, 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.

Irene Thomas and Meyrick Sheen were both actors. He had a daughter, Lily, with actress His parents, Irene Thomas and Meyrick Sheen, both worked as actors. He had a daughter named Lily with actress Kate Beckinsale, whom he was in a long term relationship with. He also dated actresses Rachel McAdams and Sarah Silverman. In 2019, he began dating Anna Lundberg.. They were in a long-term relationship. He also dated Sarah Silverman and Rachel McAdams. In 2019, he began dating Anna Lundberg.

Michael Sheen Net Worth

Michael Sheen is one of the richest Movie Actor from Wales. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Sheen 's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

To support his acting career, he spent a year at Burger Master in Wales.

He starred in the 2019 miniseries Good Omens on Amazon as Aziraphale.

Michael Christopher Sheen OBE (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.

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Sheen has become better known as a screen actor since the 2000s, in particular through his roles in various biographical films. With writer Peter Morgan, he has starred in a trilogy of films as British politician Tony Blair: the television film The Deal in 2003, followed by The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010). For playing Blair, 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, a role he revisited in the 2008 film adaptation of the play. He also starred as the controversial football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United (2009).

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Wales. Michael Sheen celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

Sheen’s breakthrough role was as British politician Tony Blair in 2003’s The Deal. The Channel 4 film explored the so-called Granita pact made by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown prior to the 1994 Labour Party leadership election, and was the actor’s first collaboration with screenwriter Peter Morgan. Director Stephen Frears cast him because “he was in Mary Reilly and I knew he was brilliant.” Filmed while he was playing Caligula nightly on stage, Sheen has remarked, “It’s interesting that in searching for monsters to play, you often end up playing leaders.” The Daily Telegraph praised his “earnest, yet steely, portrayal” while The Guardian found him “excellent. This is intelligent and honest casting.” In 2004, Sheen starred in ITV’s Dirty Filthy Love, a comic film about a man dealing with OCD and Tourette’s after a marital separation. Sheen spoke of “treading a fine line” because “a lot of the symptoms are intrinsically comical”. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Television Actor and a RTS Best Actor Award. Also in 2004, 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. In 2005, Sheen starred in the National Theatre’s production of The UN Inspector, a David Farr adaptation of The Government Inspector. The Times wrote of “a scathingly brilliant and inventive performance” while Variety noted that the actor “adds comic finesse to his apparently ceaseless repertoire”. The Evening Standard, while conceding that the performance was “technically brilliant”, expressed bemusement as to why “one of the most mercurial and inspiring actors we have seems set on impersonating Rik Mayall throughout”. Also that year, he took part in the Old Vic’s 24 Hour Play, in which The Daily Telegraph felt he “dazzled”. In 2005 film work, Sheen starred in Dead Long Enough, a small-budget Welsh/Irish film, with his longtime friend, Jason Hughes. In addition, he had a supporting role in Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven, made a cameo appearance in The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse and starred in the short film The Open Doors.

Top Facts about Michael Sheen

1. Michael Sheen is a Welsh actor born in Newport.
2. He has appeared in over 60 films and TV shows.
3. Sheen has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards.
4. He played Tony Blair in three different productions.
5. Sheen is known for his chameleon-like ability to transform into characters.
6. He has also directed and produced several projects.
7. Sheen is an advocate for social justice causes.
8. In 2019, he was awarded an OBE for services to drama.
9. Sheen is a passionate supporter of Welsh football team Swansea City AFC.
10. He has two daughters with actress Kate Beckinsale, whom he dated from 1995-2003.

Are Michael Sheen and Charlie Sheen related?

Here’s a fun fact: Welsh actor Michael Sheen (who is not related to Charlie or Martin Sheen), was supposed to be named Christopher. And he thinks the spirits of his Irish ancestors played a hand in making sure he was named Michael.

Who is Michael Sheen in a relationship with?

Michael Sheen and Anna Lundberg have been dating since 2019 and the pair even starred alongside each other on BBC’s Staged. Anna is from Helsingborg in southern Sweden. The 27-year-old is based in New York with Michael and has previously starred in theatre plays such as Othello, Spring Awakening, and Gloria.

Did Michael Sheen win an Oscar?

Awards

Who did Michael Sheen have a baby with?

Michael Sheen and Anna Lundberg welcome second baby together, his third. Michael Sheen and Anna Lundberg’s second baby has arrived. “And just like that … there was another monkey jumping on the bed,” the actor, 53, tweeted Friday, revealing the newborn arrived one day prior.

Is Sheen an Irish name?

Sheen Family History The names Sheen and Sheehan in Ireland are derived from the Gaelic O’Siodhachain Sept that was based in County Limerick. These names, together with the variant Sheahan, rank among the eighty most frequently found names in the country.