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Sheen at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010
Michael Sheen, OBE, is a Welsh stage and screen actor. He worked predominantly on stage in the nineties and has continued to make sporadic stage appearances since 2000. He has received four Olivier Award nominations for his performances in Amadeus (1998), Look Back in Anger (1999), Caligula (2003) and Frost/Nixon (2006). He will next play Hamlet at the Young Vic in London from October 2011 to January 2012.
Since 2003, he has worked mainly on screen projects. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of public figures, having appeared as Kenneth Williams in Fantabulosa! (2006), as David Frost in Frost/Nixon (2008), as Brian Clough in The Damned United (2009) and as Tony Blair in The Deal (2003), The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010). Other well-known screen credits include the Underworld films (2003, 2009), The Twilight Saga (2009, 2011), Tron: Legacy (2010), 30 Rock (2010) and Midnight in Paris (2011). He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards and one Emmy Award.
Sheen has appeared in many radio productions, particularly in the early years of his career. Notable radio play appearances include Strangers on a Train (1994) opposite Bill Nighy, The Importance of Being Earnest (1995) opposite Judi Dench, Romeo and Juliet (1997) opposite Kate Beckinsale, Troy (1998) opposite Paul Scofield and The Pretenders (2004) opposite, again, Paul Scofield. He has also narrated five novels and presented a series of documentaries for BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4.
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Theatre
Year Title Role Director Theatre Notes 1991 When She Danced Alexandros Eliopolos Robert Allan Ackerman Globe Theatre, London 1991 Neon Gravy James Macdonald Royal National Theatre, London Workshop 1992 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Greg Hersov Royal Exchange, Manchester and Tour Nominated - M.E.N. Theatre Award for Best Actor 1992 A View From The Bridge Longshoreman Greg Hersov Royal Exchange, Manchester and Tour 1993 The Blind Men Lamprido Declan Donnellan Donmar Warehouse, London and Tour 1993 Don’t Fool With Love Perdican Declan Donnellan Donmar Warehouse, London and Tour Nominated - Ian Charleson Award 1993 Moonlight Fred David Leveaux Almeida Theatre, London 1993 Ion Ion Nicholas Wright Royal National Theatre, London Workshop 1993 Forever Yours, Marie-Lou Tour in Swansea, Cardiff & London 1994 Peer Gynt Peer Gynt Yukio Ninagawa Barbican Theatre, London and Tour in Oslo and Tokyo 1994 Le Livre de Spencer Spencer Gaveston Lluís Pasqual Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, Paris 1994 Charley’s Aunt Lord Fancourt Babberley Emil Wolk Royal Exchange, Manchester 1995 Look Back In Anger Jimmy Porter Greg Hersov Royal Exchange, Manchester 1995 The Seagull Konstantin Robert Sturua Theatre Royal, Bath and Tour 1995 The Dresser Norman directed by Sheen Drum Theatre, Plymouth 1996 The Ends of the Earth Daniel Andrei Şerban Royal National Theatre, London 1997 The Homecoming Lenny Roger Michell Royal National Theatre, London 1997 Badfinger directed by Sheen Donmar Warehouse, London 1997 Gas Station Angel Duke of York's Theatre, London 1997 Henry V Henry V Ron Daniels Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon Avon Nominated - Ian Charleson Award 1998–1999 Amadeus Mozart Peter Hall Old Vic, London; Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles; Music Box Theatre, Broadway Nominated - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance
Nominated - Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor
1999 Look Back In Anger Jimmy Porter Greg Hersov Royal National Theatre, London Nominated - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Evening Standard Award for Best Actor
2000 Smithereens Second Stage Theatre, New York Workshop 2003 Caligula Caligula Michael Grandage Donmar Warehouse, London Won - Evening Standard Award for Best Actor
Won - Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
2005 The UN Inspector Martin Gammon David Farr Royal National Theatre, London 2006–2007 Frost/Nixon David Frost Michael Grandage Donmar Warehouse, London & Gielgud Theatre, London; Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway Nominated - Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance
Nominated - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
2009 Betrayal Robert Ian Rickson Royal National Theatre, London Only two scenes performed as part of a Harold Pinter tribute evening
2011 The Passion The Teacher directed by Sheen National Theatre Wales, Port Talbot 2011–2012 Hamlet Hamlet Ian Rickson Young Vic, London Currently playing
Film
Year Film Role Notes 1995 Othello Lodovico 1996 Mary Reilly Bradshaw 1997 Wilde Robbie Ross 2002 Heartlands Colin 2002 The Four Feathers William Trench 2003 Bright Young Things Miles 2003 Underworld Lucian 2003 Timeline Lord Oliver de Vannes 2004 Laws of Attraction Thorne Jamison 2004 The Banker The Banker Short film 2005 Dead Long Enough Harry Jones 2005 Kingdom of Heaven Priest 2005 The Open Doors Framton Nuttel Short film 2005 The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Jeremy Dyson Cameo appearance 2006 Underworld: Evolution Lucian Flash backs only - 2003 footage used 2006 The Queen Tony Blair Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor2006 Blood Diamond Rupert Simmons 2007 Music Within Art Honeyman Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor 2007 Airlock Or How To Say Goodbye In Space Adam Banton Short film 2008 Frost/Nixon David Frost Film nominated for five Academy Awards
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2009 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Lucian 2009 The Damned United Brian Clough Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 2009 You're the Boss Presenter Documentary 2009 My Last Five Girlfriends Burnham Cameo appearance 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Aro 2010 Unthinkable Yusuf / Steven Arthur 2010 Alice in Wonderland The White Rabbit Voice only 2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Dr. Griffiths Voice only 2010 Tron: Legacy Castor/Zuse 2011 Midnight in Paris Paul 2011 Beautiful Boy Bill Carroll 2011 Few Options Florist Cameo appearance 2011 Jesus Henry Christ Dr. Slavkin O'Hara 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Aro 2011 Resistance Tommy Atkins post-production 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Aro filming 2012 Untitled Terence Malick Project in production Television
Year Title Role Network Notes 1993 Gallowglass Joe BBC2 1993 Maigret Philippe ITV 1993 In Suspicious Circumstances ITV 1993 Sean's Show James Channel 4 1997 The Grand Thomas Jordon ITV 1998 Lost in France Owen BBC2 1998 Animated Epics: Beowulf Wiglaf HBO, BBC, S4C Voice only 1999 Doomwatch: Winter Angel Angel Channel 5 Voice only 2003 The Deal Tony Blair Channel 4 2004 Dirty Filthy Love Mark Furness ITV Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor2006 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! Kenneth Williams BBC4 Won – Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Actor2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Nero BBC One 2006 HG Wells: War with the World H. G. Wells BBC Two 2009 A Child’s Christmases in Wales Narrator BBC4 Voice only 2010 30 Rock Wesley Snipes NBC 2010 The Special Relationship Tony Blair HBO Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie 2011 Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife House BBC One Voice only 2011 Passion in Port Talbot BBC One Wales Radio and audiobooks
Year Title Role Radio Station / Production Company 1993 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio BBC 1994 Crime and Punishment Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1994 Strangers on a Train BBC Radio 4 1994 Great Poets of the Romantic Age Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1995 The Idiot Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1995 Alaska Frank BBC Radio 4 1995 The Picture of Dorian Gray Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1995 Dangerous Liaisons Vicomte de Valmont Naxos AudioBooks 1995 The Importance of Being Earnest Jack BBC Radio 4 1996 The Old Testament Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1996 The Great Poets – John Keats Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1997 Poets of the Great War Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1997 Lady Windermere's Fan Lord Darlington Naxos AudioBooks 1997 Romeo and Juliet Romeo, Director Naxos AudioBooks 1997 The Great Poets – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1997 The West Pier Gorse BBC Radio 4 1997 A White Merc With Fins Narrator BBC Radio 4 1998 Walton: Henry V Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1998 Troy Paris BBC Radio 3 1999 A Lover’s Gift: From Him to Her - poetry anthology Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1999 Oedipus Oedipus Naxos AudioBooks 1999 The Essential Dylan Thomas: Poetry and Stories Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1999 Walton: Hamlet/As You Like It Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 1999 Hamlet Hamlet BBC Radio 3 2004 The Pretenders Håkon Håkonsson BBC Radio 3 2005 Stories from Shakespeare Narrator Naxos AudioBooks 2007 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Narrator BBC Radio 4 2010 Hello, Good Evening and Welcome: The David Frost Story Presenter BBC Radio 2 2010 Kenneth Tynan's Theatre Writings Presenter BBC Radio 4 2010 The Richard Burton Legacy Presenter BBC Radio 4 2010 Playing the Dane Presenter BBC Radio 4 2011 A Month of Sundays Presenter BBC 6 Music Sheen has appeared in many other productions for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service including The Blind Men, The Left Over Heart (Johnny), Sailing with Homer, The Life of Christ and Wiglaf. However, the broadcast dates of these productions are unknown.
References
- "Michael Sheen Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=michaelsheen.htm. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- "Michael Sheen at Hollywood.com". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/191945/Michael_Sheen. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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