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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
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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 Graham Norton Show
The Simpsons
The Good Fight
The One Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
The Sandman
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Top Gear
The Jonathan Ross Show
Doctor Who
30 Rock
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Chelsea
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
A League of Their Own
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Gogglebox
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Admission
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Blood Diamond
Nocturnal Animals
Underworld: Evolution
Kingdom of Heaven
Timeline
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice in Wonderland
The Spoils of Babylon
Midnight in Paris
Wilde
TRON: Legacy
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Four Feathers
Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
The Way
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Bright Young Things
Brad's Status
Home Again
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Passengers
Unthinkable
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Far from the Madding Crowd
Dolittle
Underworld
Staged
Apostle
Best Interests
The Queen
The Assembly
Gallowglass
Under Milk Wood
Good Omens
The Damned United
The Battle for Rome
A Very Royal Scandal
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Masters of Sex
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme
Good Omens: Lockdown
Production Credits
The Way
Staged
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