Michael Sheen

Michael Christopher Sheen is a Welsh actor, television producer and political activist. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s with stage roles in Romeo and Juliet, Don't Fool with Love, Peer Gynt, The Seagull, The Homecoming, and Henry V. 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. Sheen has become better known as a screen actor since the 2000s, in particular through his roles in various biographical films. For writer Peter Morgan, he starred in a trilogy of films as UK prime minister Tony Blair—the television film The Deal in 2003, The Queen, and The Special Relationship—earning him nominations for both a BAFTA Award and an Emmy.

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Olivier Awards 2024: Michael Sheen, 55, looks suave as he cosies up to his glamorous wife Anna Lundberg, 30, ahead of presenting an award

Michael Sheen comically reveals how he broke his toe at a gym in LA - before meeting Tom Jones' SISTER at the hospital

Michael Sheen, 55, gives a rare insight into relationship with Anna Lundberg, 30, after he is asked: 'How does it feel to be dating someone who is only five years older than your daughter?' on BBC's The Assembly

Michael Sheen is praised for 'embracing wholeheartedly' group of neurodivergent people as actor and viewers are moved to tears by BBC's The Assembly

How ‘The Assembly’ Producers Convinced Michael Sheen to Participate in a Three-Hour Grilling With 30 Neurodivergent Journalists: ‘It’s an Interview Without a Safety Net’

What to see and do this weekend: From Cillian Murphy and Oppenheimer leading the pack at the Oscars to a terrific Michael Sheen on stage in Nye, the Mail's critics pick the very best of film, theatre and music

Michael Sheen's controversial drama The Way flops on the BBC as its finale sees 'lowest ever' primetime ratings

The Way review: It's a scandal that Michael Sheen is allowed to spout his divisive poison on BBC1... I give it NO STARS, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

Inside Michael Sheen's life from quitting Hollywood to famous partner and OBE controversy

The Way cast: Welsh A-listers from Michael Sheen and Luke Evans to Aneurin Barnard

The Way preview: Michael Sheen's vision of a worker's uprising is the most nakedly political drama screened on primetime TV for 40 years

Michael Sheen is embroiled in BBC bias row over his new show The Way about a violent workers' uprising

The BAFTAs 2024: David Tennant is praised for his debut hosting gig as he kicks off the show carrying Michael Sheen's dog and sports THREE daring looks: 'Let this man host everything!'

BAFTAs 2024: Michael Sheen, 55, is arm-in-arm with elegant girlfriend Anna Lundberg, 30, on the red carpet as they attend star-studded ceremony

BAFTAs Host David Tennant Recruits Michael Sheen, Tom Hiddleston and Judi Dench for ‘Staged’-Inspired Monologue

Michael Sheen directs The Way: a new drama from Sherwood writer

Michael Sheen reveals why he has quit Hollywood to live in his Welsh hometown and says 'it would take a lot' to go back: 'My life is elsewhere'

ALISON BOSHOFF: Michael Sheen will play Prince Andrew as a 'fallen hero' in upcoming TV series about the Duke of York's disastrous Newsnight interview

Michael Sheen Reveals How The Pandemic Shaped His New BBC Drama With Adam Curtis & James Graham, And Why It Shifted From Middle England To His South Wales Hometown

David and Georgia Tennant join Michael Sheen and Anna Lundberg at LaplandUK as they get into the festive spirit in matching Christmas jumpers