Even though he had burned up the London stage for nearly a decade--and appeared in several films--Michael Sheen was not really "discovered" by American audiences until his critically-acclaimed turn as 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' Award.
Brother of Joanne Sheen.
He has a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen , born January, 1999 with his former long time girlfriend Kate Beckinsale. Lily lives with her mother.
He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "Look Back in Anger" at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton stage.
He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Supporting Performance of 1998 for his role in "Amadeus".
He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2003 for his performance in "Caligula" at the Donmar Warehouse.
He was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award and the Evening Standard Drama Award as Best Actor for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse.
Became an Associate Member of RADA.
Graduated from RADA.
Primary residence is in London, England. He also has an apartment in Los Angeles so he can spend time with his daughter.
Portrayed British Prime Minister Tony Blair three times. In The Deal , The Queen (both directed by Stephen Frears ) and in The Special Relationship .
In 1997, as both actor and director, he ran "Thin Language", a Welsh theatre company co-jointly with Simon Harris , and mounted a production of Harriss play "Badfinger" at the Donmar. He also joined forces with Helen McCrory and Robert Delamere to set up a new writing production company called "Foundry" that same year.
Brought up in Port Talbot, the Welsh town that famously produced Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins.
One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.
His father works as a professional Jack Nicholson look-a-like.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 Queens New Year Honours List for his services to Drama.
His favorite film is A Matter of Life and Death . Other favorite films include Apocalypse Now , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Twelve Monkeys , and The Last Temptation of Christ .
Has played both a werewolf (in Underworld series) and a vampire (in Twilight Saga).
Lived with fellow Welsh actor and friend Matthew Rhys for some time in Los Angeles. They had previously shared a flat when living in London.
Shared a flat in London with good friends and fellow Welsh actors Ioan Gruffudd and Matthew Rhys.
Was in a relationship with actress Rachel McAdams from July 2010 until 2013.
Two of his paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Edward Sheehan and Catherine Hickey, were Irish. The surname "Sheehan" was later changed to "Sheen".
(December 2008) Central London, England
(February 2007) Finishing his run as David Frost in the West End production of "Frost/Nixon", and preparing for its Broadway transfer.
As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Queen , Frost/Nixon and Midnight in Paris .
He has said that his favorite film of all time is A Matter of Life and Death .
In a relationship with Sarah Silverman since January 2014.
Played both a vampire elder and werewolf elder in separate movie series. In the Underworld series, he was the first werewolf who could turn from human into werewolf and back at will, leading a war against the vampire covens who had oppressed werewolves, but in the Twilight series, he was the head of a vampire coven who fought against werewolves, and the vampires who sided with them.
My tragedy is that all I want is a dog, and yet I have been cursed with,cats all my life.
Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface,of acceptance and enjoyment of the aging process is a terrible hysteria,just waiting to burst out.
On the one hand Twitter gives you the opportunity to engage with people,which is great, but on the other there are people who feel they can say,whatever they want, put poison out there, really, without fear of any,repercussions.
I am very impatient.
Part of the fun of life is interacting with people and not knowing what,the truth is inside. Letting them reveal that to you is what binds you,to people.
Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.
By the time you are 30 you are still trying to make your 15-year-old,self happy but you are a different person. You need to be brave and let,go of that.
A parent can seem very kind and gentle, but as any child knows, as soon,as that parent gets stressed, they can suddenly turn and get a bit,angry.
My taste in watching things runs from dramas and low-budget films to,high-end fantasy/science fiction.
For a culture that has such a problem with death, we seem to deal with,it in a quite bizarre way. We see people shot, killed and blown up, and,we find it funny and sexy and all those things. But, the reality of it,is that every day people die, and people are really sad and they grieve,and they go through a really difficult process with it.
Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs,very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary.
My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for,pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper,talent.
I was obsessed with football when I was growing up.
Everyone deserves compassion.
I would like to be taller, thinner and more rakish looking.
If you can define what God is, I can tell you whether I believe in it.
I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of,vulnerable in the moment.
I have a daughter, and fairies meant a lot to her growing up.
I can be a lazy dresser.
Although my family - parents and sister - all work in the personnel,management business, their real passion is performing, amateur operatic,societies and so on.
I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects.
The first thing, when I read the script, is that I need to care about,what happens and feel compelled by the story and engaged by the,characters. It needs to resonate with me, even if what the characters,are going through is not something that I have experienced in my life.
I have to feel like it has some sort of meaning to me.
We see death constantly on film.
While I enjoy spending time in L. A.
Britain is my home.
Americans are much more open than people in Britain.
My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper talent.
For a culture that has such a problem with death, we seem to deal with it in a quite bizarre way. We see people shot, killed and blown up, and we find it funny and sexy and all those things. But, the reality of it is that every day people die, and people are really sad and they grieve and they go through a really difficult process with it.
While I enjoy spending time in L. A.
Britain is my home. .
