Michael Sheen

Early life and education

Michael Christopher Sheen was born on 5 February 1969 in Newport, Wales, the son of Irene, a secretary, and Meyrick, a British Steel Corporation personnel manager. His family name, Sheen, is an Irish surname that is derived from his great-great-great grandfather Edward Sheehan, who lived in Waterford, Ireland, before moving to Wales in 1850 with his wife, Catherine Hickey. Sheen has one younger sister, Joanne. The family had already been living in Llanmartin for seven years prior to his birth. When he was five, the family moved to Wallasey for work, but settled in his parents' home town of Port Talbot, Glamorgan, three years later.

A keen footballer, Sheen was scouted and offered a place on Arsenal's youth team at the age of 12, but his family was unwilling to relocate to London. He later said he was grateful for his parents' decision, as the chances of forging a professional football career were slight.

Sheen was raised in a theatrical family; his parents were both involved in local amateur operatics and musicals and, later in life, his father worked as a part-time professional Jack Nicholson lookalike, which took him across the world and as an after-dinner speaker. In his teenage years, Sheen was involved with the West Glamorgan Youth Theatre and, later, the National Youth Theatre of Wales. He was influenced by the performances of Laurence Olivier and the writings of theatre critic Kenneth Tynan.

In 1984, at the age of 15, Sheen, along with his friend Charles Uzzell-Edwards and Charles' father John Uzzell Edwards, helped salvage the iron and steel gate leading to the terrace of Dylan Thomas Boathouse in Laugharne; they discovered it stuck in the mud below the boathouse during a walk and dug it out. The gate was kept in the Uzzell-Edwards family garden before Charles auctioned it off at a 2014 event marking the 100th anniversary of Thomas's birth.

Sheen was educated at Blaenbaglan Primary School, Glan Afan Comprehensive School and then 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.

Career

Classical stage roles (1991–2001)

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.

Sheen played the title role in Peer Gynt in 1994. The Yukio Ninagawa production was staged in Oslo, Tokyo and at the Barbican Centre, London. The Times praised Sheen's "astonishing vitality" while The Independent found him "sensationally good" and noted that "the Norwegian press were grudgingly captivated by the mercurial Welsh boyo". In other 1994 work, Sheen appeared in Le Livre de Spencer at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, Paris and starred in the cross-dressing farce Charley's Aunt at the Royal Exchange. In 1995, he appeared opposite Kate Beckinsale in a production of The Seagull at the Theatre Royal, Bath and, with the encouragement of Thelma Holt, directed and starred in The Dresser at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. In addition, Sheen made his film debut that year, appearing opposite Kenneth Branagh in Othello. 1996 saw Sheen at the National Theatre for The Ends of the Earth, an original play by David Lan. A minor role in Mary Reilly marked the first of three film collaborations with director Stephen Frears. Sheen's most significant appearance of 1997 was the title role in Henry V, staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) at their Stratford-upon-Avon theatre, which earned him a second Ian Charleson Award nomination. The Times praised "a blisteringly intelligent performance". Also in 1997, he appeared in a revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming at the National Theatre, directed by Roger Michell, and directed Badfinger, starring Rhys Ifans, at the Donmar Warehouse. The latter was staged by the Thin Language Theatre Company, which Sheen had co-founded in 1991, aiming to further Welsh theatre. He then appeared in the biographical film Wilde, playing Robbie Ross to Stephen Fry's Oscar Wilde. In early 1998 Sheen formed a production company, The Foundry, with Helen McCrory and Robert Delamere to promote the work of emerging playwrights, and produced A Little World of Our Own at the Donmar Warehouse, which gave Colin Farrell his West End debut.

From 1998 to 1999, Sheen starred as Mozart in a successful revival of Amadeus. The Peter Hall-directed production was staged at the Old Vic, London, and later transferred to the Music Box on Broadway. Ben Brantley, chief theatre critic for The New York Times, was particularly vocal in his praise. He noted that "Mr. Sheen elicits a real poetry from the role" and felt that, while watching him, "you start to appreciate the derivation of the term star. This actor is so luminous it's scary!" The Independent found him "quite stunning as Mozart. His fantastically physical performance convinces you of his character's genius and the play catches fire whenever he's on stage." Sheen was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor. In 1999, Sheen explored the role of Jimmy Porter in the National Theatre's production of Look Back in Anger. In 2003, Sheen described the production as "the most enjoyable thing I've ever done ... everything came together". "Sheen has cornered the market in explosive energy", said The Independent, "but this thrilling performance is his finest yet." The Financial Times noted: "As Jimmy Porter, a role of staggering difficulty in every way, Michael Sheen gives surely the best performance London has yet seen from him ... You hang on every word he utters ... This is a dazzlingly through-the-body performance." He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and an Evening Standard Award for Best Actor.

''The Deal'', ''The Queen'', and ''Fantabulosa'' (2002–2006)

At this point in his career, Sheen began to devote more time to film work. Heartlands, a little-seen 2002 film about a naive man's road trip in the Midlands, was his first leading film role. While The Guardian dismissed the "cloying bittersweet-regional-lottery-Britfilm", it noted that "Sheen himself has a childlike, Frank Spencer-ish charm". "It was great to do something that was so different," Sheen has said of the role. "I usually play very extreme characters." Also in 2002, he had a minor role in the action-adventure film The Four Feathers. In 2003, Sheen appeared in Bright Young Things, the directorial debut of his Wilde co-star, Stephen Fry. An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Vile Bodies, the film followed high society partygoers in decadent, pre-war London. Sheen played a gay aristocrat in an ensemble cast which included James McAvoy, Emily Mortimer, David Tennant, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Broadbent and Peter O'Toole. While the Los Angeles Times said he "shone", The Guardian felt the role "drastically under-uses his talents". Sheen described his character as "possibly the campest man in cinema history" and relished a scene "where I do drugs with [a then 95-year-old] Sir John Mills." In other 2003 film work, Sheen portrayed the werewolf leader Lucian in Underworld and made a brief appearance in the sci-fi film Timeline.

Sheen returned to the stage in 2003 to play the title role in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Michael Grandage. It was the first of just three stage appearances during the 2000s; his young daughter was now based in Los Angeles which made more frequent stage runs in Britain impractical. The Independents critic declared it "one of the most thrilling and searching performances I have ever witnessed" and The Daily Telegraph described him as an "outrageously charismatic actor" with "an astonishing physical presence". The Times praised a "riveting performance" and The Guardian found him "highly impressive ... at one point he attacks his court poet with a single hair-raising leap across a chair and table". Sheen won an Evening Standard Award for Best Actor and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor, and was again nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.

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, Sheen 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.

Sheen came to international attention in 2006 for his portrayal of Tony Blair in The Queen. The film focused on the differing reactions of the British royal family and the newly appointed Prime Minister following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997; it was Sheen's third collaboration with director Stephen Frears and his second with screenwriter Peter Morgan. He enjoyed reprising his role because Blair, at this point in his career, had "a weight to him that he didn't have before". When asked to discuss his personal opinion of Blair, Sheen admitted that the more time he spent working on the character, the "less opinion" he has of the politician: "Now when I watch him on TV or hear his voice, it's sort of like a cross between a family member, a friend and seeing a really old embarrassing video of yourself." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone praised "a sensational performance, alert and nuanced" while Empire spoke of an "uncanny, insightful performance". Sheen was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His second film appearance of 2006 was a supporting role in Blood Diamond as an unscrupulous diamond dealer.

Also in 2006, Sheen starred as the troubled English comic actor Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's Fantabulosa! In preparation for the role, he lost two and a half stone (approx. 35 lbs), studied archival footage and read Williams' published diaries. Sheen has said he is "fascinated by finding the private side of the public face". The Times found his performance "mesmerising" while The Observer described it as "a characterisation for which the description tour-de-force is, frankly, pretty faint praise". He won a RTS Award for Best Actor, and received his second BAFTA nomination of 2006, for Best Television Actor. Sheen starred in two other BBC television productions in 2006, playing H. G. Wells in H. G. Wells: War with the World and Nero in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire.

''Frost/Nixon'' and ''The Damned United'' (2007–2009)

From 2006 to 2007, Sheen starred as the television broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon at both the Donmar Warehouse and Gielgud Theatre in London and the Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. The play, written by Peter Morgan, directed by Michael Grandage and co-starring Frank Langella, was a critical and commercial success but Sheen initially accepted the role as a favour to his friends and "never thought it was going anywhere". The Guardian said the actor "exactly captures Frost's verbal tics and mannerisms while suggesting a nervousness behind the self-assurance". "He's got the voice, the mannerisms, the blaze," said the Financial Times, "but, more than that, Sheen – as viscerally exciting an actor as any in Britain today – shows us the hunger of Frost's ambition .. and fox-like instinct for the hunt and the kill." Sheen was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Sheen next appeared in the 2007 film Music Within as a political activist with cerebral palsy. He spoke of having a "responsibility" to accurately portray the condition. Variety said his performance was "remarkable.. utterly convincing", USA Today found him "outstanding" while the Los Angeles Times felt he was "reminiscent of Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, bringing a vibrancy and wit to the role". Also that year, Sheen starred in the short film Airlock, or How To Say Goodbye in Space with Derek Jacobi and was invited to join the actors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Sheen reprised the role of David Frost in 2008's Frost/Nixon, a film dramatisation of The Nixon Interviews of 1977. Despite appearing in the original stage production in a part written for him by Peter Morgan, Sheen was surprised to have been cast in the film: "Peter said he'd only be prepared to give the rights to someone who would cast me as Frost, which was very nice, but when the studios get their hands on something... Right up until we started filming I was prepared to be disappointed". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times asserted that Sheen embodied his character in a "compelling, intense" performance while The Wall Street Journal felt he was "a brilliant actor" who "grows his character from a bright-eyed social butterfly to a gimlet-eyed interrogator". However, The New York Times felt "the likable, watchable Mr. Sheen has been pitted against a scene-stealer" in Frank Langella's Nixon. Frost himself later said it was "a wonderful performance". Sheen was the recipient of the Variety Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2008., while Langella was nominated for an Academy Award.

In 2009, portrayed another public figure; he starred in The Damned United as the outspoken football manager Brian Clough. The Tom Hooper-directed film focused on Clough's disastrous 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United and marked Sheen's fifth collaboration with writer Peter Morgan. He said Clough is the real-life character he enjoyed playing most. The Guardian, writing in 2009, declared it the "best performance of his big-screen career" while The Times found him "magnificent". Entertainment Weekly asserted that, despite American audiences' unfamiliarity with Clough, "what's lost in translation is recovered easily enough in Michael Sheen's astonishing performance". Variety noted that his "typically scrupulous channelling of Clough gets the tics and mannerisms right, but also carves a moving portrait of a braggart suddenly out of his depth". Also in 2009, Sheen reprised his role as a werewolf in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, a prequel to the original film. Of his decision to take part, Sheen has said: "My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself." The New York Times felt he was "the movie's greatest asset ... [taking] a lively break from his usual high-crust duties to bring wit, actual acting and some unexpected musculature to the goth-horror flick". Variety said he hit "all the right notes in a star-powered performance that will amuse, if not amaze, anyone who only knows the actor as Tony Blair or David Frost" while Richard Corliss of Time noted that he "tries bravely to keep a straight face"

Sheen had a supporting role in 2009's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the second film in the highly popular vampire series. In its review, Rolling Stone said: "Late in the film, a real actor, Michael Sheen, shows up as the mind-reading Aro, of the Italian Volturi vampires, and sparks things up. You can almost hear the young cast thinking, 'Is that acting? It looks hard.' So Sheen is quickly ushered out." While The New York Times said he "preens with plausible menace", USA Today felt that he "plays the character with more high-pitched giddiness than menace". He was named Actor of the Year at GQ magazine's annual Men of the Year ceremony. Sheen made two one-off stage appearances in 2009; he performed a scene from Betrayal as part of a Harold Pinter tribute evening at the National Theatre and performed improvisational comedy as part of The Groundlings' Crazy Joe Show in Los Angeles.

''Hamlet'' and ''Masters of Sex'' (2010–2018)

In 2010, Sheen had a supporting role in the science fiction sequel Tron: Legacy. Referring to his David Bowie-esque character, Sheen has said, "I was paid to show off basically". while The New York Times said he "shows up to deliver the closest thing to a performance in the movie". The Daily Telegraph felt his "lively hamming as a cane-swishing nightclub owner merely underlines how impersonal—how inhuman—much else here is". However, USA Today felt his "scenery-chewing performance ... is meant as comic relief, but this movie thunders along so seriously that the attempt at humor feels jarring". In other 2010 film work, Sheen voiced Nivens McTwisp, the White Rabbit, in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Dr. Griffiths in Disney's Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue and appeared as a terrorist in Unthinkable. On television, Sheen's performance in the third instalment of Peter Morgan's Blair trilogy, The Special Relationship, was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or Movie. The HBO film examined the "special relationship" between the US and the UK in the political era of Blair and Bill Clinton. It was the sixth collaboration between Sheen and Peter Morgan; both parties have since said they will not work together again "for the foreseeable future". Sheen also made a guest appearance in four episodes of NBC's 30 Rock as Wesley Snipes, a love interest for Tina Fey's Liz Lemon. Fey, the sitcom's star and creator, has said that "he was so funny and delightful to work with". In November 2010, Sheen received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year.

In 2011, Sheen starred in and was creative director of National Theatre Wales's The Passion, a 72-hour secular passion play staged in his hometown of Port Talbot, Wales. In addition to a professional cast, over one thousand local amateurs took part in the performance and as many more volunteers from local charity and community groups were involved in preparations in the months leading up to the play. The event was the subject of both a BBC documentary and The Gospel of Us, a film by director Dave McKean. Sheen has described it as "the most meaningful experience" of his career. The Observer declared it "one of the outstanding theatrical events not only of this year, but of the decade". The Independents critic described it as "the most extraordinary piece of community-specific theatre I've ever beheld". While The Daily Telegraph bemoaned the large-scale production's logistical problems, "overall I found it touching, transformative and, in its own wayward way, a triumph." The Guardian felt it was "so much more than just an epic piece of street theatre..transforming and uplifting". Sheen and co-director Bill Mitchell were jointly honoured as Best Director at the Theatre Awards UK 2011. In 2013, Sheen won Best Actor at Welsh BAFTA for the production.

Sheen's most notable film appearance of 2011 was a supporting role in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Allen noted that "Michael had to do the pseudo-intellectual, the genuine intellectual, the pedant, and he came in and nailed it from the start". Sheen enjoyed playing "someone who's just absolutely got no sense that he's overstepping the mark or that he's being a bore." The film opened the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and became Allen's highest-grossing film to date. Also in 2011, Sheen starred in Beautiful Boy, an independent drama focusing on the aftermath of a school shooting, voiced the enigmatic and mysterious villain House in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife" written by his friend Neil Gaiman and made cameo appearances in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Resistance. In 2012 film work, Sheen starred opposite Toni Collette in the independent comedy Jesus Henry Christ and reprised his role as the vampire Aro in the final installment of The Twilight Saga.

Sheen played the title role in Hamlet at the Young Vic in late 2011 and early 2012, a role he first explored in a 1999 BBC Radio 3 production. While there had been tentative plans over the years for both Peter Hall and Michael Grandage to direct Sheen in the play, he eventually asked Ian Rickson. Rickson's production was set in the secure wing of a psychiatric hospital and featured original music by PJ Harvey. The Evening Standard declared Sheen's performance "an audacious achievement" that "will live in the memory" while The Independent praised "a recklessly brilliant and bravura performance." The Daily Telegraph felt that Sheen "could be right up there among the great Hamlets", were it not for Rickson's "mindlessly modish" staging, while The Times found him "unbearably moving". The Guardian described him as "fascinating to watch ... intelligent, inventive and full of insights ... [he] delivers the "What a piece of work is a man" passage with a beautiful consciousness of human potential." The Observer declared him an actor "always worth crossing a principality to see and hear" whose To be, or not to be' is a marvel."

In 2013, Sheen appeared in a supporting role as the boyfriend of Tina Fey in the comedy Admission, with Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice describing the character as "a whiskery, elfin academic who chuckles to himself as he reads the Canterbury Tales prologue aloud in bed, in Middle English, no less. (Sheen is scarily good at this.)" In 2014, he starred in the fantasy children's film Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box. R. Kurt Osenlund of Slant Magazine said "the ever-versatile Sheen brings an artful hamminess to his role" but Matt Pais of RedEye found him "insufficiently zany" in "a part that Robert Downey Jr. would nail but never accept." His second film role of 2014 was a minor role in the political thriller Kill the Messenger. Also in 2014, he starred in IFC's six-episode The Spoils of Babylon, a television parody of classic, sweeping miniseries, in which he played the husband of Kristen Wiig's character.

In 2015, Sheen starred opposite Carey Mulligan in the romantic drama Far from the Madding Crowd as prosperous bachelor William Boldwood. His performance was well received. Anthony Lane of The New Yorker remarked: "How you prevent such a fellow, crushed by his own decency, from sagging into a bearded Ashley Wilkes is no easy task, yet Sheen succeeds, and Boldwood's brave smile grows dreadful to behold." Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club found the character "pitiful, and sometimes downright painful to watch. He's not Hardy's Boldwood, but he's a Boldwood. The only sad, genuine moment of the film belongs to him." Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian remarked that Sheen's face "is etched with agony and an awful kind of abject adoration, forever trying to find ways to forgive the loved one in advance for rejection. When Sheen's Boldwood confides to Oak that he feels "grief" you really can feel his pain." Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice also referred to the scene where Boldwood expressed his grief, commenting: "Sheen's performance is fine-grained, and the pure Englishness of his understatement is heartrending." Also in 2015, Sheen had well-received comedic television performances in Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Spoils Before Dying and 7 Days in Hell. Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times said his television host in 7 Days in Hell was "played with damp lechery and cigarette-ash mastery." Liz Shannon Miller of Indiewire said he may have "stolen the show" while John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter described him as the "scene-stealer of the bunch".

In February 2015, Sheen joined The Great Comic Relief Bake Off – the charity version of The Great British Bake Off, and won the title "Star Baker" of the episode.

Between 2013 and 2016, Sheen starred in and produced Showtime's Masters of Sex. He and Lizzy Caplan portrayed the 1960s human sexuality pioneers Masters and Johnson; the series chronicled "their unusual lives, romance and pop culture trajectory, which saw them go from a Midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and Johnny Carson's couch". David Sims of The Atlantic described Sheen's portrayal of Masters as "an intensely honest and unsympathetic one" while Sonia Saraiya of The A.V. Club said that Sheen played the role "so seamlessly it's hard to remember that there's a British actor there who has played flamboyant news personalities and prime ministers." Sean T. Collins of The Observer described Masters as "a singularly unappealing figure": "It's not that Michael Sheen is bad in the role. On the contrary! Sheen's skill in playing Masters as an asshole who oscillates between headache-inducing self-repression and volcanic rage renders him unpleasant to spend more than two minutes with at a time." Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter remarked: "Masters has never been very likable. In fact, it's a testament to Sheen's performance— and Caplan's nuanced Johnson offsetting Masters—that anyone still cares what happens to Masters on a personal level." He received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in late 2013.

In 2016, Sheen had supporting roles in the dramas Nocturnal Animals and Norman, and the science fiction romance Passengers. He also reprised his role as the White Rabbit in the fantasy adventure Alice Through the Looking Glass. Sheen also starred in BBC Wales documentary Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town and won Welsh BAFTA Award for News and Current Affairs. In 2017, he had supporting roles in the dramatic comedies Brad's Status and Home Again. In 2018, Sheen was cast as unconventional lawyer Roland Blum in season 3 of television series The Good Fight.

''Good Omens,'' ''Staged'' and ''Best Interests'' (2019–2023)

In May 2019, Sheen starred alongside David Tennant in Good Omens, based on the novel of the same name written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman and was cast as Chris Tarrant in the TV adaptation of James Graham's stage play Quiz. From September 2019 through May 2021, Sheen played the role of Martin Whitly in the American television series Prodigal Son on Fox. In April 2020, Quiz was shown on ITV. On 14 April, when the ITV channel broadcast the second instalment, the continuity announcer introduced him as "Martin Sheen", a different actor. Sheen reacted to this by changing his Twitter handle to "Martin Sheen". In June 2020, Sheen starred alongside David Tennant again in a six-part television lockdown comedy entitled Staged, which was made using video-conferencing software. A second eight-episode series started airing in January 2021. In June 2021, Sheen returned to the London stage, after its protracted period of Covid-19 shutdown, in Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre. A new production of Amadeus, scheduled for December 2022 at the Sydney Opera House, was announced in July 2022 with Sheen as Salieri. Sheen won Best Performer in a Play at the 2023 BroadwayWorld Australia – Sydney Awards for his performance.

Continuing Sheen's professional partnership with Tennant, a third six-episode series of Staged aired in its entirely on 14 November 2022, while a second six-episode series of Good Omens premiered on 28 July 2023. In June 2023, Sheen starred in BBC One's Best Interests, which won him Best Actor in International Competition at the 2023 Series Mania. In November 2023, Sheen was cast as the former Prince Andrew, Duke of York for a limited series entitled A Very Royal Scandal. Sheen will continue his partnership with Tennant in the finale episode for Good Omens, a 90-minute programme currently being filmed in Edinburgh.

''The Way,'' ''Nye'' and ''A Very Royal Scandal'' (2024–present)

From 19 February to 4 March 2024 Sheen directed and starred in a three-part television series called The Way on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. From February to June 2024, Sheen performed on stage as Aneurin Bevan in Nye, a play written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris. The play ran in the Royal National Theatre from 24 February until 11 May, and at the Wales Millennium Centre from 18 May to 1 June. Sheen was nominated for Best Performer in a Play at the 2025 WhatsOnStage Awards for this role. Following a sell-out run in 2024, Sheen reprised his role as Aneurin Bevan in the play Nye in 2025. The second run was at the Royal National Theatre from 3 July to 16 August 2025, and at the Wales Millennium Centre from 22 to 30 August 2025.

In April 2024, Sheen guested on BBC's The Assembly for Autism Acceptance Week, and was praised for his "heartwarming" interaction with neurodivergent journalists. Sheen answering a question from journalist Leo was nominated for TV Moment of the Year at the Edinburgh TV Festival Awards. The Assembly half-hour special with Sheen won Media Moment at the 2025 Scope Awards.

In June 2024, Sheen joined the BBC Radio 4's environmental documentary podcast Buried Series 2: The Last Witness as the hearsay witness who recorded dead witness Douglas Gowan's final testimony. Along with husband-and-wife journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, Sheen investigated the potential harm caused by chemical waste dumped in South Wales following reports from researcher Douglas Gowan, whom Sheen interviewed in 2017 and was mentioned in his 2017 Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture. Buried Series 2: The Last Witness was named the third best podcast of 2024 by The Guardian. The podcast was shortlisted in the 2025 Amnesty International UK Media Awards for Radio & Podcasts, but did not make it to the list of finalists. Buried: The Last Witness won Grand Award at the 2025 New York Festivals Radio Awards in the Documentary: Environment & Ecology category, won Best Podcast at the 2025 DIG Awards, and was shortlisted in the 2025 True Crime Awards for Podcast: Impact For Change.

A Very Royal Scandal was released on 19 September 2024 on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video.

On 10 March 2025, the documentary Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway was aired on Channel 4, which explains why people are vulnerable to debt spirals, how debt-buying practices work, and how Sheen wrote off £1,000,000 of debt for 900 people in South Wales using £100,000 of his own money by secretly spending two years setting up a debt acquisition company. The programme was well-received and Sheen's heist was hailed as inspiring and "Robin Hood-like", although questions remain as to whether it will get the UK government to pass the Fair Banking Act.

Welsh National Theatre

On 10 January 2025, Sheen announced that he had launched a new national theatre for Wales named Welsh National Theatre after the National Theatre Wales was forced to close due to the company's £1.6m funding from the Arts Council of Wales being cut. He would personally fund the Welsh National Theatre from the outset as well as taking on the role of artistic director.

On 2 April 2025, Sheen's Welsh National Theatre (WNT) company revealed plans for their inaugural season with two plays: Thornton Wilder's Our Town told from the Welsh perspective, and a new play by Gary Owen called Owain & Henry, about Owain Glyndŵr's rebellion against the rule of Henry IV of England in the 15th century. Sheen will star in both plays, as Stage Manager and Owain Glyndŵr respectively.

On 18 June 2025, it was announced that the company’s first headquarters will be in Swansea’s civic centre, overlooking the beach of Swansea Bay, where Sheen's theatrical journey began.

Along with WNT, Sheen also founded Welsh Net – a talent scouting network across Wales to find and develop amateur and professional Welsh talent. On 22 September 2025, it was announced that BBC Studios would fund the recruitment of a team of top talent scouts for Welsh Net.

On 25 September 2025, Matthew Rhys announced his return to the Welsh stage from 16 to 26 November 2025 in the acclaimed one-man play Playing Burton, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Richard Burton's birth and raising funds for the Welsh National Theatre.

On January 8, 2026, Sheen topped The Stage 100 power list of 2026 for “putting Wales back on the theatre map in 2025”. On January 15, 2026, it was reported that WNT had received funding from the Colwinston Charitable Trust, financed by royalties from the play The Mousetrap, to support its opening season.

Other activities

On 5 June 2025, Sheen's debut picture book on homelessness called A Home for Spark the Dragon was published by Puffin Books. £1 from every hardback sale and 50p from every paperback sale of the book in the UK and Ireland will be donated to the national housing and homelessness charity Shelter. Speaking about the book, Sheen said: "I feel very fortunate that I got to grow up in a safe and happy home, but knowing that, for many people, this isn't the case, has increasingly made me want to do what I can to help. I've always believed that telling stories is an important way to make change in the world, and, in the long run, stories for children can make the most change of all. For these reasons, I wanted to try to tell a story for young readers about a character who loses their home... I'm proud to be publishing Spark’s story in partnership with the charity Shelter, supporting the important work they do to fight the housing emergency."

On 28 September 2025, Sheen was the castaway for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. His choices included "Vienna" by Ultravox, "Desire" by Talk Talk from their album Spirit of Eden, "Ready For Drowning" by Manic Street Preachers from This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, and the title track from Passion by Peter Gabriel.

Charity work

Sheen is honorary president of Wales Council for Voluntary Action, the lead national body for the voluntary sector in Wales. Accepting the role he explained, "I plan to use my role to actively challenge and support WCVA in their impact and role in supporting the community and keeping us focused on what matters locally as well as the need for national leadership". He is also an ambassador for TREAT Trust Wales, and is the Welsh ambassador of Into Film, a charity which offers after-school film clubs to state primary and secondary schools in an effort to improve literacy levels. He is also an ambassador of the environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy.

Sheen is a patron of British charities, including Scene & Heard, NSPCC's Child's Voice Appeal, Healing the Wounds, The Relationships Centre, WGCADA (West Glamorgan Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse) and Adferiad Recovery, a new organisation providing support for vulnerable people in Wales and their families and carers. He has taken part in a number of charity football matches, including captaining the winning Soccer Aid 2010 team at Wembley Stadium, as well as appearing in the 2012 and 2014 matches. He is a patron of the British Independent Film Awards, an ambassador for the Dylan Thomas Prize and vice-president of Port Talbot Town F.C. In October 2018, Sheen sponsored a women's football team in Wales.

In 2014, Sheen designed a Shakespeare-themed Paddington Bear statue. Placed outside Shakespeare's Globe, it was one of fifty statues of Paddington located around London prior to the release of the film Paddington, which were auctioned to raise funds for the NSPCC. In 2017, Sheen founded the End High Cost Credit Alliance working to promote more affordable ways to borrow money. That same year Sheen became a Patron of Social Enterprise UK, a charity which supports social projects which benefit local, environmental and co-operative causes. In October 2018, Sheen and Natasha Kaplinsky became vice-presidents (an ambassadorial role) of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). Sheen is a fundraising partner with the non-profit organization, The White Curl, which supports Welsh charities. As of 2023, his campaigns with The White Curl raised over £110,000 for Welsh charities and causes.

In 2019, Sheen sold his own houses to fund the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff when its £2,000,000 funding fell through at the last minute. In 2020, he raised more than £33,000 to help people in Wales whose homes have been hit by flooding in the wake of Storm Dennis.

In 2021, Sheen invested £250,000 of his own money to launch Mab Gwalia(meaning Sons of Wales), a fund to fund community projects in Wales. The organisation currently supports 16 projects, including Mothers Matter, GROW Cymru (Growing Real Opportunities for Women), ASD Rainbows, Cwm Taf People First, Escape Artists North Wales, Street Football Wales, and Mab Gwalia Welsh Drama Student Scholarship programme in partnership with Manic Street Preachers. Each academic year, the Mab Gwalia Welsh Drama Student Scholarship awards up to £15,000 to support up to three eligible students. “Opportunity should not only be available to those who can afford it,” Sheen said. He also funds the Michael Sheen Bursary for Welsh undergraduates at Jesus College, Oxford, pledging £50,000 over five years.

In December 2021, Sheen announced that he would be giving all of his future earnings to charities, declaring himself a "not-for-profit actor". That same year, he co-founded A Writing Chance, which gives new and aspiring writers from working-class and lower-income backgrounds resources and access to the writing industries. The writers and their stories would then be introduced on the Michael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream podcast on BBC Radio Wales.

In February 2024, Sheen donated £5,000 to a young boy in Wrexham with a rare genetic condition called TUBA1A through a fundraiser by Wrexham Police FC, commenting: "Very best wishes to the whole family." In March 2024, he donated another £5,000 to the amateur football and futsal club FC United of Wrexham, which was struggling financially. In November 2024, Sheen backed a charity football match to help victims of domestic abuse in North Wales organised by the Wrexham Police FC and North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT).

In October 2024, it was reported that Sheen had used his own money to write off personal debts for hundreds of people in South Wales. On 10 March 2025, the process of Sheen clearing £1,000,000 of debt for 900 people in South Wales with £100,000 of his own money was shown in Channel 4's documentary Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway.

In May 2025, a literary magazine and online platform called The Bee, an extension of Sheen's earlier project A Writing Chance and aims to "fight the increasing marginalisation of working-class writers, and of working-class people in publishing", was launched.

On 20 May 2025, Sheen was listed in Time 100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2025 by Time magazine.

On 5 June 2025, Sheen's debut picture book on homelessness called A Home for Spark the Dragon was published in association with the homelessness charity Shelter. Publisher Puffin Books and Sheen will donate £1 from every hardback sale and 50p from every paperback sale of the book in the UK and Ireland.

Political and social activism

Sheen is known for political and social activism. Examples include campaigning against high-cost credit agreements, crises in local journalism and describing himself as a not-for-profit actor due to his contributions to social causes.

On 18 October 2013, Sheen published a full-page open letter to the local newspaper the South Wales Argus, in which he strongly condemned the "absurd and tragic" demolition of the Chartist Mural. On 2 November 2013, he spoke at a conference in Newport, and was invited by city council leader Bob Bright to advise a committee on a proposal to replace the mural. 6 years later, on 4 November 2019, exactly 180 years since the Newport Rising, a new mural that is a replica of the original was unveiled in Newport.

On 24 February 2015, to mark the 175th anniversary of the Chartist Rising in Newport, Sheen made the BBC Cymru Wales's documentary Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion. In it, he retraced the journey of 20,000 Chartists who walked from the Gwent Valley to the centre of Newport, exploring Welsh attitudes to politics and social change in 2014, and why ordinary people and politicians seemed so far apart. Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion was nominated for Best Single Documentary and Sheen himself was nominated for Best Presenter at the 2015 BAFTA Cymru Awards. The documentary was also nominated for a Torc Award at the 2016 Celtic Media Festival.

On 1 March 2015, Sheen joined the People’s March for the NHS in Tredegar, the birthplace of the founder of the NHS Aneurin Bevan, and gave a speech on the importance of the NHS and the welfare state to a civilised, equal and compassionate society, opposing the privatisation of the NHS and opposing Conservative's austerity cuts to the UK's health service. His NHS speech went viral, with many posting and sharing clips of him speaking at the march, lauding him as "an upcoming face in politics". When asked by BBC News if he was surprised by the reaction to the speech, Sheen said: "I didn't know it was being filmed. It was a cold and very wet day. The fact that anyone turned up at all was amazing and that they stayed around was amazing." Sheen also told BBC News that he was not affiliated to any political party and that "they're all doing terrible jobs on the whole", but that he would still speak out about what he witnessed whenever he got the chance.

On 21 December 2015, Sheen started a petition calling on the Welsh Government to put an end to homeless teenagers being put into unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation on Change.org following news of young people being murdered while staying in B&Bs with potentially dangerous ex-offenders. The petition raised more than 115,000 signatures and Sheen presented the issue directly to the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Lesley Griffiths, who announced in March 2016 that the Welsh Government had issued stricter statutory guidance to local authorities to stop the use of B&B accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds once and for all.

On 8 June 2016, the documentary Michael Sheen: The Fight for My Steel Town was broadcast on BBC One Wales, in which Sheen returned to Port Talbot, the town where he grew up, to see for himself the impact on families of hundreds of jobs lost at the steelworks. Michael Sheen: The Fight for My Steel Town won BAFTA Cymru for News and Current Affairs.

On 3 June 2017, Sheen delivered his Aneurin Bevan Lecture at Hay Festival 2017 about "culture and society and the humane vision and tradition that Bevan inspires".

On 16 November 2017, Sheen spoke at the Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture organised by Learning and Work Institute Wales and Open University in Merthyr, Wales. His lecture "explored themes of Welsh culture and identity, its past and its present and to look again at the question Williams once asked – Who speaks for Wales?", Brexit, the decline of local journalism in Wales, and the environmental threats to Wales from PCBs pollution near Brofiscin Quarry reported by researcher Douglas Gowan. Sheen learned about Gowan's studies when he first read an article on Wikipedia, and was then invited to visit and record a seven-hour interview as evidence for his testimony.

He has made calls for discussions about Welsh independence and has made comments about the institution of the "Prince of Wales" title.

On 8 March 2018, Sheen participated in CARE International UK's March4Women on International Women's Day. He paid tribute to suffragist Keir Hardie and made a speech calling for gender equality.

In June 2021, The Barry Horns released the bilingual single 'Cymru Rydd' for the UEFA Euro 2020, which "features a middle 8 vocal sample kindly permitted by Michael Sheen” from his 2017 Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture.

In July 2022, Sheen made a documentary with BBC Wales Investigates called Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System about the experiences of children in care and found that homeless young people are still staying in B&Bs and sleeping rough, six years after the Welsh government said it wanted to eradicate the practice.

In September 2022, Sheen's stirring motivational speech for the Wales national football team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on A League of Their Own went viral. He was then invited into the Welsh camp's inner circle to deliver a team talk to coach Rob Page and the players.

In January 2024, Sheen showed support to a cross-party campaign of Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour focused on devolving the Crown Estate to Wales.

In May 2024, Sheen joined series 2 of BBC Radio 4's award-winning podcast Buried, called Buried: The Last Witness, as the hearsay witness who recorded dead witness Douglas Gowan's final testimony. Together with presenters and investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, Sheen conducted a field investigation in South Wales and discovered the lasting impact of 'forever chemicals' on the environment, food chain and communities, and issued a warning for the future.

In October 2024, Sheen called for a Fair Banking Act to help tackle the unaffordable credit crisis in the UK. On 10 March 2025, in his Channel 4 documentary Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, he paid off the debts of 900 people in South Wales using his own money while continuing to call on the UK government to enact the Fair Banking Act.

In 2025, Sheen became ambassador for Calon Afan - a community interest company researching and promoting the lesser-known histories of Port Talbot and the Afan Valley.

Personal life

Sheen was in a relationship with English actress Kate Beckinsale from 1995 until 2003. They met when cast in a touring production of The Seagull in early 1995, and began living together shortly afterwards. Their daughter was born in 1999 in London. Their relationship ended in January 2003, soon after the couple moved to Los Angeles. Beckinsale had persuaded director Len Wiseman to cast Sheen in Underworld; but while on set, she and Wiseman began a relationship, and subsequently married in 2004.

Sheen had a long-distance relationship with English ballet dancer Lorraine Stewart from late 2004 until mid-2010. He dated Canadian actress Rachel McAdams from autumn 2010 to early 2013 and American comedian and actress Sarah Silverman from early 2014 to early 2018. He was also in a relationship with Irish comedian and actress Aisling Bea at some point.

Sheen moved from Los Angeles back to his home town of Port Talbot, Wales, around 2018. He revealed in 2019 that he was in a relationship with Swedish actress Anna Lundberg, who is 25 years younger than him. She appeared as herself in Staged, and the couple have appeared together on Gogglebox. They have two daughters together, born in September 2019 and May 2022.

He is a supporter of Swansea City.

After the death of his father Meyrick in 2025, Sheen described him as "an extraordinary character" and said he and his family had received "an outpouring of love and messages".

Awards and recognition

Theatre awards

[[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards]]

[[Ian Charleson Awards|Ian Charleson Award]]

[[Laurence Olivier Awards]]

[[Outer Critics Circle Awards]]

[[Evening Standard Theatre Awards]]

[[Critics' Circle Theatre Award|Critics Circle Theatre Awards]]

[[Drama League Award]]s

[[UK Theatre Awards]]

BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards

[[WhatsOnStage Awards]]

Screen awards

[[Royal Television Society Awards]]

[[British Academy Television Awards]]

[[British Academy Film Awards]]

Broadcasting Press Guild Award

[[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]

[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]

[[New York Film Critics Online]]

[[Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards]]

[[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards]]

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

[[International Cinephile Society Awards|International CinePhile Society Awards]]

[[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards]]

[[BAFTA Cymru]]

[[Celtic Media Festival]]

Evening Standard British Film Awards

[[London Film Critics Circle Awards]]

[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]

[[British Independent Film Awards]]

Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films

[[GQ Magazine]]

[[Satellite Awards]]

[[Digital Spy|Digital Spy Movie Awards]]

[[Emmy Awards]]

[[Online Film & Television Association|OFTA]] Television Awards

[[Britannia Awards]]

[[Empire Cinemas]] Alternative Movie Awards

[[Golden Globe Awards]]

[[Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics’ Choice Television Awards]]

Fright Meter Awards

[[Variety, the Children's Charity#Variety Club of Great Britain Awards|Variety Club Showbiz Awards]]

[[Saturn Awards]]

[[Tell-Tale TV Awards]]

[[Series Mania]]

[[TV Choice|TV Choice Awards]]

[[Astra TV Awards|ASTRA Television Awards]]

Edinburgh TV Festival Awards

[[National Television Awards]]

[[Scope (charity)|Scope]] Awards

Literary awards

Audio Production Awards

[[British Book Awards]]

CAMEO Awards

CAMEO Awards USA

New York Festival Radio Awards

[[Odyssey Award]]

[[AudioFile (magazine)#Earphones Awards|Earphones Awards]]

Philanthropy awards

• St David Awards for International Award (2015)
• St David's Society of New York Award for William R. Hopkins Bronze Medal (2015)
• It's My Shout Award for Inspiration Award (2016)
• Royal Society for Public Health Award for Outstanding Contribution to Championing the Public's Health (2017)
• Welsh Housing Award for Outstanding Contribution to Housing (2019)
• Beard Liberation Front Award for Beard of the Year (2020)
• Beard Liberation Front Award for Lifetime Achievement Award (2021)
• Worshipful Livery Company of Wales Award for Outstanding Achievement Award (2021)
• Community Foundation Wales Philanthropy Award (2024)
• Time 100 Philanthropy - Innovator (2025)

Return of OBE

Sheen was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for his services to drama. In 2020, Sheen revealed, during an online interview with Owen Jones, that he had "handed back" the medal after doing research for a lecture on the relationship between Wales and the British state, saying "I didn't mean any disrespect but I just realised I'd be a hypocrite if I said the things I was going to say in the lecture about the nature of the relationship between Wales and the British state". Individuals who voluntarily renounce an honour continue to legally hold it unless it is annulled by the monarch.

Other honours

He was awarded the freedom of the borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales in 2008 for his services in the field of the dramatic arts. He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, Newport, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Swansea University, Aberystwyth University, Swansea Metropolitan University, Cardiff University, and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and has been awarded the James Joyce Award by University College Dublin. Sheen was given an Honorary Doctorate as Doctor of Arts by University of Wales in 2013.

List of performances

Main article: List of Michael Sheen performances

In addition to theatre, film and television credits, Sheen has also 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) and The Pretenders (2004) both opposite Paul Scofield. He has narrated six novels for BBC Radio 4 and Naxos AudioBooks: Crime and Punishment (1994), The Idiot (1995), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1995), A White Merc With Fins (1997), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). In 2010, he starred as a chess player in the music video for the Manic Street Preachers' single "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love", alongside actress Anna Friel. In 2020, Sheen played a man who discovered that his toaster is magical in the music video for the track "Corner Of My Sky" by Kelly Lee Owens featuring John Cale.

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143. "Groundlings picture". [[TwitPic]].
144. Morgenstern, Joe. (17 December 2010). "TRON: Legacy: Film Review". The Wall Street Journal.
145. Dargis, Manohla. (16 December 2010). "''Tron-Legacy'', in 3-D, Stars Jeff Bridges". [[The New York Times]].
146. Sandhu, Sukhdev. (16 December 2010). "Tron: Legacy, review". The Daily Telegraph.
147. Puig, Claudia. (17 December 2010). "Slick sequel 'TRON: Legacy' gets some wires crossed". USA Today.
148. Dargis, Manohla. (5 March 2010). "What's a Nice Girl Doing in this Hole?". [[The New York Times]].
149. Gorov, Lynda. (12 June 2011). "Britain's Sheen inhabits darker territory in 'Beautiful Boy'". Boston Globe.
150. (2010). "Unthinkable". [[The New York Times]].
151. "Michael Sheen". Emmys.
152. (17 September 2010). "Michael Sheen's Blair swansong". BBC.
153. Nepales, Ruben V.. (16 April 2010). "Steve Carell, Tina Fey on dates and their longest kiss". The Philippine Daily Inquirer.
154. (18 May 2010). "Fey hoping for Sheen '30 Rock' return". Digital Spy.
155. (5 November 2010). "BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards". Vogue.
156. (24 April 2011). "Michael Sheen's Port Talbot Passion play 'crucifixion'". BBC.
157. Hemming, Sarah. (15 April 2011). "Second Coming". Financial Times.
158. (23 April 2011). "Michael Sheen's Port Talbot Passion play 'last supper'". BBC.
159. (31 January 2011). "Port Talbot Passion Play to be filmed". BBC.
160. Moore, Dylan. (10 April 2012). "The Gospel of Us". The Arts Desk.
161. Kelly, Laura. (26 April 2011). "Features: Michael Sheen". The Big Issue Scotland.
162. Clapp, Susannah. (1 May 2011). "The Passion – review". The Observer.
163. Bassett, Kate. (1 May 2011). "The Passion, Port Talbot". The Independent.
164. Cavendish, Dominic. (26 April 2011). "Port Talbot Passion, Port Talbot, review". The Daily Telegraph.
165. Gardner, Lyn. (24 April 2011). "The Passion – review". The Guardian.
166. (30 October 2011). "Derek Jacobi, Michael Sheen, Sir Peter Hall and Matilda Among Winners for Theatre Awards UK 2011". Playbill.
167. Williams, Kathryn. (2 August 2013). "Michael Sheen, Ruth Jones and Sherlock lead Welsh Bafta nominations". Wales Online.
168. "2013 Cymru Actor {{!}} BAFTA Awards".
169. McCarthy, Todd. (5 November 2011). "Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris': Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
170. "Midnight in Paris: About the Production". Sony Classics.
171. (24 May 2011). "Michael Sheen Talks 'Midnight In Paris', 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn', and More". Collider.
172. McClintock, Pamela. (16 July 2011). "'Midnight in Paris' Becomes Woody Allen's Top Film of All Time in North America". The Hollywood Reporter.
173. Holden, Stephen. (2 June 2011). "Alone to Face the Fallout From a Son's Horrific Crime". [[The New York Times]].
174. (13 May 2011). "Michael Sheen lends his voice to Neil Gaiman's 'Doctor Who'". USA Weekend.
175. (9 August 2011). "Michael Sheen Talks Twilight; Says He's Not Doing Dark Shadows". Collider.
176. Kemp, Stuart. (14 October 2010). "Andrea Riseborough tapped for 'Resistance'". The Hollywood Reporter.
177. (20 April 2012). "Jesus Henry Christ Trailer, News, Videos, and Reviews". ComingSoon.net.
178. (4 May 2011). "'Breaking Dawn' Star Michael Sheen Teases 'Extraordinary' Battle Scene". MTV.
179. (3 November 2010). "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Gets Released 16 November 2012". Collider.
180. "Hamlet at the Young Vic". The Young Vic.
181. "Hamlet: A BBC Radio 3 Full-cast Dramatisation".
182. (27 October 2010). "Hamlet Without Cuts". What's on Stage.
183. Rees, Jasper. (18 October 1998). "The Peter principle". The Independent.
184. Coveney, Michael. (31 October 2008). "The Branagh enigma". The Independent.
185. Higgins, Charlotte. (13 May 2010). "Michael Sheen to play Hamlet at the Young Vic". The Guardian.
186. (10 November 2011). "Sheen Adds Gloss to Hamlet". What's on Stage.
187. Hitchings, Henry. (10 November 2011). "Hamlet, Young Vic". London Evening Standard.
188. Tayor, Paul. (10 November 2011). "First Night: Hamlet, Young Vic". The Independent.
189. Spencer, Charles. (10 November 2011). "Hamlet, The Young Vic Theatre: review". The Daily Telegraph.
190. Purves, Libby. (10 November 2011). "Hamlet at the Young Vic, SE1". [[The Times]].
191. Hemming, Sarah. (11 November 2011). "Hamlet, Young Vic, London". Financial Times.
192. Billington, Michael. (9 November 2011). "''Hamlet'' – review". [[The Guardian]].
193. Clapp, Susannah. (13 November 2011). "Hamlet; The Westbridge – review". [[The Observer]].
194. Zacharek, Stephanie. (20 March 2013). "Tina Fey's Great, But Admission Doesn't Make the Grade". The Village Voice.
195. (8 February 2012). "Team sets magical 'Mariah'". Variety.
196. Osenlund, R. Kurt. (7 January 2014). "The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box". Slate.
197. Pais, Matt. (9 January 2014). "'The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box' review: Bland ho!". Red Eye Chicago.
198. Barker, Andrew. (26 September 2014). "Film Review: 'Kill the Messenger'". Variety.
199. Ziemba, Christine N.. (24 January 2014). "The Spoils of Babylon Review: "The Rise of the Empire" (Episode 1.04)". Paste Magazine.
200. Morris, Wesley. (5 May 2015). "Welcome to Madness: Kristen Wiig in 'Welcome to Me' and Carey Mulligan in 'Far From the Madding Crowd'". Grantland.
201. O'Hehir, Andrew. (30 April 2015). ""Far From the Madding Crowd": A powerful classic recaptured, in all its erotic glory". Salon.
202. Travers, Peter. (1 May 2015). "Far From the Madding Crowd".
203. Lane, Anthony. (4 May 2015). "Fighting On: ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' and ''Far from the Madding Crowd''".
204. Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy. (30 April 2015). "Carey Mulligan stars in a book report on Far From The Madding Crowd". The A.V. Club.
205. Bradshaw, Peter. (2 April 2015). "Far From the Madding Crowd review: Carey Mulligan shines in Hardy perennial". The Guardian.
206. Zacharek, Stephanie. (29 April 2015). "Far From the Madding Crowd Means Well but Sells Its Heroine Short". The Village Voice.
207. Bonaime, Ross. (16 May 2015). "Comedy Bang! Bang! Review: "Michael Sheen"". Paste Magazine.
208. Ferguson, LaToya. (15 May 2015). "Comedy Bang! Bang!: "Michael Sheen Wears A Plaid Button Down And Grey Blazer"". The A.V. Club.
209. Uhlich, Keith. (7 July 2015). "'The Spoils Before Dying': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
210. DeWolf Smith, Nancy. (2 July 2015). "'The Spoils Before Dying' Review: High Dive Into the Wacky Pool". The Wall Street Journal.
211. Ziemba, Christine N.. (11 July 2015). "The Spoils Before Dying Review: "That's Jazz" / "Fear Steps In"". Paste Magazine.
212. Lowry, Brian. (7 July 2015). "TV Review: 'The Spoils Before Dying'". Variety.
213. McCown-Levy, Alex. (8 July 2015). "Advantage: Andy Samberg, in the ridiculous 7 Days In Hell". The A.V. Club.
214. McNamara, Mary. (10 July 2015). "Review HBO's '7 Days in Hell' finds a hilarious match in Samberg, Harington". Los Angeles Times.
215. Miller, Liz Shannon. (9 July 2015). "Review: HBO Sports Comedy Spoof '7 Days in Hell' is Weird as Hell, But It Works". Indiewire.
216. DeFore, John. (13 March 2015). "'7 Days in Hell': SXSW Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
217. (3 February 2015). "Michael Sheen to join Comic Relief edition of The Great British Bake Off". South Wales Argus.
218. "The Great Comic Relief Bake Off: Michael Sheen named Star Baker".
219. Greenwood, Carl. (26 February 2015). "Great Comic Relief Bake Off: Michael Sheen beats Sarah Brown to the title of Star Baker".
220. Ng, Philiana. "Showtime Moves 'Dexter' to Summer, Sets Premieres for New Dramas". The Hollywood Reporter.
221. (11 June 2012). "Showtime Orders 'Ray Donovan' and 'Masters of Sex' to Series". The Hollywood Reporter.
222. Andreeva, Nellie. (2 February 2012). "UPDATE: Michael Sheen & Lizzy Caplan To Star In Showtime Pilot 'Masters Of Sex'". Deadline Hollywood.
223. Sims, David. (12 July 2014). "Masters of Sex Jumps into the Free Love Era". The Atlantic.
224. Saraiya, Sonia. (29 September 2013). "Masters of Sex: "Pilot"". The A.V. Club.
225. Collins, Sean T.. (7 December 2015). "'Masters of Sex' Season Premiere Recap: Endless Bummer". The Observer (U.S.).
226. Goodman, Tim. (7 December 2015). "'Masters of Sex' Season 3: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
227. Walker-Arnott, Ellie. (12 January 2014). "Golden Globes 2014: who are the British nominees to watch?". Radio Times.
228. (29 September 2013). "Masters of Sex".
229. Rooney, David. (2 September 2016). "'Nocturnal Animals': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
230. Ellwood, Gregory. (7 September 2016). "Richard Gere Is 'Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer' And That's Not A Bad Thing [Telluride Review]". The Playlist.net.
231. Kroll, Justin. (17 July 2015). "Michael Sheen Joins Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt in 'Passengers'". Variety.
232. (16 February 2016). "New Alice Through The Looking Glass trailer feeds your head". The A.V. Club.
233. (4 June 2016). "BBC One – Michael Sheen: The Fight for My Steel Town, Michael Sheen gets an insider's view of the Port Talbot steelworks".
234. (8 June 2016). "Michael Sheen's return to Port Talbot to fight for steel town". BBC News.
235. "2017 Cymru News and Current Affairs {{!}} BAFTA Awards".
236. "Bafta Cymru 2017: Port Talbot people praised after award win".
237. Ritman, Alex. (25 October 2016). "Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson and Jenna Fischer Join Ben Stiller in 'Brad's Status' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
238. Galuppo, Mia. (21 September 2016). "Reese Witherspoon-Starrer 'Home Again' Nabbed by Open Road for North America". The Hollywood Reporter.
239. Nickolai, Nate. (7 November 2018). "Michael Sheen Joins 'The Good Fight' Season 3 at CBS All Access".
240. Littleton, Cynthia. (16 August 2019). "ITV and AMC Order 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' Cheating Drama 'Quiz'".
241. (5 March 2019). "Michael Sheen To Star In Fox Drama Pilot 'Prodigal Son'".
242. Andreeva, Nellie. (9 May 2019). "Fox Picks Up 4 New Drama Series: 'Prodigal Son', 'Deputy', 'NeXt' & Weisman/Katims; What Does It Mean For Network's Bubble Dramas?".
243. (15 April 2020). "Michael Sheen mocks ITV announcer over 'Martin' mix-up". [[The Guardian]].
244. Bley Griffiths, Eleanor. (28 May 2020). "When is Staged on TV? Everything you need to know about David Tennant and Michael Sheen's lockdown comedy".
245. Morris, Lauren. (22 October 2020). "BBC teases Staged series 2 with first look at David Tennant and Michael Sheen with Ben Schwartz".
246. Jo Litson. (12 July 2022). "Michael Sheen to star in ''Amadeus'' at SOH".
247. Awards, B. W. W.. "Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Australia – Sydney Awards".
248. "David Tennant and Michael Sheen to return for Staged season 3".
249. (16 November 2022). "David Tennant and Michael Sheen's Staged reveals season 3 return date".
250. White, Peter. (29 June 2021). "'Good Omens' Renewed For Season 2 At Amazon".
251. Price, Emily. (29 March 2023). "Michael Sheen awarded best actor prize at international TV festival".
252. Otterson, Joe. (20 November 2023). "Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson to Star in 'A Very Royal Scandal' Amazon Series Based on Prince Andrew Interview With Emily Maitlis".
253. (6 February 2024). "Michael Sheen's The Way echoes Tata steelworks reality". BBC.
254. Powster. "Nye {{!}} Official Website {{!}} 23 April 2024".
255. Price, Stephen. (14 February 2024). "Watch: First look at Michael Sheen in 'Nye' trailer".
256. "Nye {{!}} National Theatre".
257. "Nye".
258. (9 February 2025). "Starlight Express, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant and more win big at 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards".
259. Price, Emily. (24 September 2024). "Michael Sheen to reprise role as smash hit Nye returns to Cardiff".
260. "Nye".
261. Yossman, K. J.. (5 April 2024). "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'".
262. Ramaswamy, Chitra. (5 April 2024). "The Assembly review – Michael Sheen is grilled by 35 neurodivergent young people … and it's pure TV joy". The Guardian.
263. "The Assembly viewers in tears over "moving" Michael Sheen show".
264. BBC. (8 April 2024). "Shy interviewer asks Michael Sheen the BEST question 💛 {{!}} The Assembly - BBC".
265. "Vote for your TV Moment of the Year".
266. "Scope Awards 2025 winners and nominees {{!}} Disability charity Scope UK".
267. Mercer, Rosie. (24 June 2024). "How Michael Sheen helped to uncover a dark environmental secret".
268. "Michael Sheen joins new series of BBC Radio 4's award-winning podcast Buried".
269. "Buried - The Last Witness - Introducing Buried: The Last Witness". BBC Sounds.
270. Davies, Hannah J.. (24 December 2024). "The 20 best podcasts of 2024". The Guardian.
271. "Amnesty Media Awards 2025: Shortlist announced". Amnesty International.
272. "Amnesty Media Awards 2025: Finalists and host announced". Amnesty International.
273. "Shortlists List - New York Festivals". New York Festivals Radio Awards.
274. Ashby, Dan. (23 May 2025). ""A fabulous night...Buried with @smoketrailprod @lucytaylor @michaelsheen @RoySocChem @BBCRadio4 has won the 'Grand Award' at @NYFestivals gala.".
275. (23 May 2025). "UK documentary wins top prize at 2025 New York Radio Awards".
276. Coats, Cameron. (23 May 2025). "Al Jazeera, CBC Take Top 2025 New York Festivals Honors". Radio & Television Business Report.
277. Ferrara, Danilo. (2025-09-27). "Tutti i vincitori dei DIG Awards 2025".
278. Ashby, Dan. (28 September 2025). "Thanks @DIGawards for naming The Last Witness as Best Podcast with @michaelsheen @lucytaylor @BBCRadio4 @smoketrailprod. Investigative journalism is under threat everywhere, but we soldier on. Great w/e with inspiring journos from worldover. Buried continues...".
279. Events, The Assembly. "True Crime Awards 2025 - Shortlist 2025 - Podcasting". True Crime Awards.
280. Goldbart, Max. (13 August 2024). "'A Very Royal Scandal': Michael Sheen Is Prince Andrew & Ruth Wilson Is Emily Maitlis In Latest Project On Notorious 'Newsnight' Interview".
281. Griffiths, Eleri. (5 March 2025). "Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts".
282. Molina-Whyte, Lidia. "Michael Sheen explains how he wrote off £1 million of people's debt in documentary".
283. Edwards, Chris. (5 March 2025). "Michael Sheen just paid £1m worth of debt for 900 people using his own money".
284. Nicholson, Rebecca. (10 March 2025). "Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway review – this Robin Hood heist is a total inspiration". The Guardian.
285. Singh, Anita. (10 March 2025). "Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway may be a gimmick – but it's a very generous one". The Telegraph.
286. (12 March 2025). "As Michael Sheen plays Robin Hood in Wales, does campaigning TV ever get results?".
287. Dowell, Ben. (10 March 2025). "Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway review — will this 'heist' make a difference?".
288. Campbell, Tina. "Michael Sheen hailed a 'hero' on Secret Million Pound Giveaway as actor clears £1m debt for 900 people". Evening Standard.
289. "Welsh National Theatre".
290. Prichard, Lorna. (10 January 2025). "Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales".
291. Owens, David. (10 January 2025). "Michael Sheen launches the Welsh National Theatre".
292. Woodcock, Zara. (11 January 2025). "'Amazing' Michael Sheen praised as he funds new Welsh national theatre".
293. Craig, David. "Good Omens and Staged star Michael Sheen funds new Welsh theatre to support arts".
294. Ford, Lily. (10 January 2025). "Michael Sheen to Self-Finance New National Theater in Wales, Serve as Artistic Director".
295. Gumushan, Tanyel. (2 April 2025). "Welsh National Theatre to stage new play, Owain and Henry, with Michael Sheen".
296. (2 April 2025). "Michael Sheen to star in new production of Our Town in London and on tour". West End Theatre.
297. McCarthy, Lois. (3 April 2025). "Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre announces its first two plays".
298. Prichard, Lorna. (2 April 2025). "Michael Sheen to portray 'iconic' Welsh prince Owain Glyndwr".
299. (2 April 2025). "Rose Theatre Announces Our Town Starring Michael Sheen in Co-Production with Welsh National Theatre".
300. "Welsh National Theatre to Stage Owain and Henry with Michael Sheen".
301. "Welsh National Theatre sets up home in Swansea".
302. (2025-06-18). "Michael Sheen's revived Welsh National Theatre to be based in Swansea". The Guardian.
303. "Swansea Launch".
304. Owens, David. (2025-06-17). "Welsh National Theatre to set up home in Swansea".
305. "The Welsh Net".
306. "Welsh Net Culture Scout".
307. "Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre ties with BBC Studios to uncover talent".
308. Owens, David. (2025-09-25). "Matthew Rhys to play Richard Burton in return to Welsh stage".
309. "Playing Burton".
310. (2025-09-25). "Michael Sheen has put Welsh actors to shame says Matthew Rhys".
311. "Actor and founder of Welsh National Theatre Michael Sheen".
312. "The Stage Awards 2026 winners announced {{!}} Musical Theatre Review".
313. "WNT receives special grant funded by Mousetrap royalties".
314. Owens, David. (2026-01-15). "Welsh National Theatre reveals principal funder on eve of opening season".
315. (5 June 2025). "A Home for Spark the Dragon".
316. Owens, David. (2025-05-28). "Michael Sheen's children's book set to hit the shops".
317. Cooper-Fiske, Casey. (18 March 2025). "Actor Michael Sheen to launch new children's book about homelessness".
318. "Michael Sheen's debut picture book on homelessness published by Puffin and Shelter".
319. (2025). "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Michael Sheen, actor".
320. Evans, Gareth. (27 May 2011). "Michael Sheen backs film club that supports literacy in schools". The South Wales Echo.
321. Prichard, Lorna. (12 June 2012). "Michael Sheen ambassador to Keep Wales Tidy". ITV News.
322. ["Scene & Heard – Patrons"](http://www.sceneandheard.org/patrons/ ). Scene and Heard.
323. "Michael Sheen supports the Child's Voice Appeal". NSPCC.
324. ["Michael Sheen offers his support as Patron of HTW"](http://www.healingthewounds.co.uk/Michael_Sheen.html ). Healing the Wounds.
325. (11 April 2012). "Film star Michael Sheen gets first-hand view of PTSD charity's work". Welsh Icons News.
326. "Our Patrons". The Relationships Centre.
327. Turner, Robin. (8 October 2011). "Hollywood star Michael Sheen named new patron of drug abuse charity". The South Wales Echo.
328. Pearce, Matthew. (12 May 2021). "The one and only Michael Sheen announced as Adferiad Recovery's Patron!".
329. Fletcher, Alex. (3 June 2010). "Robbie Williams, Michael Sheen ('Soccer Aid')". Digital Spy.
330. "Patrons: British Independent Film Awards". British Independent Film Awards.
331. "Ambassadors". Dylan Thomas Prize.
332. "Michael Sheen made vice-president of Port Talbot Town FC". Wales Online.
333. O'Sullivan, Caitlin. (1 October 2018). "Hollywood star Michael Sheen is sponsoring a women's football team and this is why".
334. Marcus, Lilit. (24 November 2014). "Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London". Condé Nast.
335. O'Hara, Mary. (3 April 2018). "We need to crack down on payday loans – for the sake of our health". The Guardian.
336. Frost, Misha. (11 October 2017). "Shop, do good and feel even better this Social Saturday". Daily Express.
337. (3 October 2018). "Michael Sheen and Natasha Kaplinsky unveiled as new Vice Presidents of RSPH".
338. "Who We Are".
339. Price, Emily. (24 May 2023). "Michael Sheen raises over £110k for Welsh charities".
340. Perkins, Liz. (6 December 2021). "Michael Sheen reveals how he sold his own homes to help the homeless".
341. "Bringing the Homeless World Cup to Wales".
342. Glynn, Paul. (30 July 2019). "Michael Sheen 'put it all on the line' for Homeless World Cup".
343. Lewis, Isobel. (6 December 2021). "Michael Sheen says he is a 'not-for-profit actor' after selling houses for charity".
344. (8 December 2021). "Michael Sheen a 'non-for-profit actor' funding Homeless World Cup – Thred Website".
345. Sky News. (21 February 2020). "Michael Sheen: Response to flooding fundraiser has been 'incredible'".
346. "Help Wales after Storm Dennis fund".
347. (20 February 2020). "Storm Dennis: Michael Sheen launches appeal for flood victims".
348. "Home".
349. (16 March 2025). "Michael Sheen yn buddsoddi £250,000 wrth lansio cronfa gymunedol newydd yng Nghymru".
350. "Projects".
351. "Mab Gwalia Drama Student Scholarship".
352. Owens, David. (8 November 2021). "Michael Sheen and Manics join forces to offer student scholarship".
353. Qaimkhani, Ruby. (14 June 2024). "Welsh actor teams up with Caerphilly rock band to fund aspiring artists".
354. (20 April 2021). "Announcing the Michael Sheen Bursary – Jesus College".
355. (20 April 2021). "Oxford University reveals Michael Sheen fund for Welsh students".
356. (20 April 2021). "New Michael Sheen Bursary is a tremendous opportunity to support Welsh students {{!}} University of Oxford".
357. Gareth. (20 April 2021). "Oxford bursary scheme to support Welsh students named after Michael Sheen".
358. Khomami, Nadia. (6 December 2021). "Michael Sheen declares himself a 'not-for-profit actor'".
359. "A Writing Chance".
360. "BBC Radio Wales - Michael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream".
361. "Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen".
362. (2024-02-27). "Wrexham: Michael Sheen donates £5k for boy with genetic condition".
363. Sheen, Michael. (26 February 2024). "I've #justsponsored Wrexham Police FC, who's fundraising for Just4Children on @JustGiving. Donate now".
364. (2024-02-26). "Hollywood star Michael Sheen donates £5,000 to fundraiser for Wrexham boy".
365. (2024-02-29). "'We are so close to Louis' target now' say family after Michael Sheen's donation".
366. PA, Danielle Desouza. (2024-02-26). "Michael Sheen's incredibly generous act for Welsh family in need of support".
367. (2024-03-23). "Wrexham sports club 'over the moon' at Michael Sheen donation".
368. (2024-03-26). "Michael Sheen backs Wrexham community again with £5,000 donation to football club".
369. (2024-03-23). "Michael Sheen backs club supported by Ryan Reynolds".
370. pactadmin. (2024-11-20). "Michael Sheen backs charity football match for domestic abuse victims in North Wales".
371. Owens, David. (2024-11-11). "Michael Sheen's surprise donation to charity football match".
372. (2024-11-12). "Michael Sheen makes surprise donation to North Wales charity football match".
373. Jones, Branwen. (26 October 2024). "Michael Sheen pays off hundreds of people's debts in an 'extraordinary gesture'".
374. (26 October 2024). "Michael Sheen pays off hundreds of people's debts in 'extraordinary gesture'".
375. Saner, Emine. (10 March 2025). "'It's not because I want people to think I'm great': Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours' debts". The Guardian.
376. (14 March 2025). "Michael Sheen's kindness shows how cruel the credit business is". The Guardian.
377. (4 May 2025). "The Bee".
378. (5 May 2025). "UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers". The Guardian.
379. artsculture. (5 May 2025). "The Bee {{!}} New platform launches in response to class crisis in UK writing industries".
380. Spanoudi, Melina. "Richard Benson to edit new literary magazine for working-class writers".
381. Whetstone, David. "New magazine champions working class writers".
382. Javed, Ayesha. (20 May 2025). "TIME100 Philanthropy: Michael Sheen".
383. Ferguson, Angela. (18 March 2025). "Michael Sheen hopes new book will get children talking about homelessness".
384. (6 April 2020). "'I was face-to-face with Tony Blair': Michael Sheen on Murdoch, class and giving away his money".
385. (20 March 2018). "Michael Sheen takes aim at high cost of rent-to-own". BBC News.
386. Graham, Jane. (5 December 2021). "Michael Sheen: 'I've essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor'". The Big Issue.
387. (18 October 2013). "CHARTIST MURAL: An open letter to the people of Newport by Michael Sheen".
388. (18 October 2013). "Michael Sheen's anger over mural demolition". BBC News.
389. Owen, Cathy. (18 October 2013). "'Absurd and tragic': Michael Sheen criticises destruction of Newport's Chartist mural in open letter".
390. "Michael Sheen pens open letter condemning destruction of Newport's". The Independent.
391. (2 November 2013). "Hollywood star Michael Sheen calls for end to political debate to create new Chartist 'symbol' in Newport".
392. (19 March 2014). "Dr Rowan Williams: Demolition of Chartist mural 'sad day' for Newport".
393. Knapman, Joshua. (4 November 2019). "A new Chartist mural has been unveiled in Newport".
394. Roderick, Sian. (24 February 2015). "Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion". Cwmni Da, BBC Cymru Wales.
395. "Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion".
396. (19 February 2015). "BBC Two - Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion, Michael Sheen talks about the Chartists Movement".
397. (3 March 2015). "Watch Michael Sheen's passionate speech against Tory NHS cuts".
398. (1 March 2015). "Michael Sheen's NHS speech at Tredegar".
399. kevin phillips. (10 March 2015). "OFFICIAL 'People's March for the NHS' & FULL Michael Sheen Speech 2015 (Tredegar)".
400. (2 March 2015). "Michael Sheen's Blistering NHS Speech Will Bring You To Your Feet".
401. Waterson, Jim. (2 March 2015). "People Are Going Crazy For This Clip Of Michael Sheen Defending The NHS".
402. (3 March 2015). "Michael Sheen tells politicians "believe in something"". BBC News.
403. (9 March 2015). "Michael Sheen says Aneurin Bevan inspired NHS speech". BBC News.
404. "Politics not parties for actor Sheen". BBC News.
405. (22 December 2015). "Michael Sheen petitions to help homeless teenagers". BBC News.
406. Houghton, Tom. (21 December 2015). "Michael Sheen starts petition over housing homeless teens in B&Bs".
407. (21 December 2015). "Michael Sheen Is Fighting To Stop 'Scared, Hungry' Homeless Teens Being Housed In B&Bs".
408. Shipton, Martin. (29 March 2016). "Homeless teens will not being housed with sex offenders any more".
409. (10 February 2016). "Actor Michael Sheen delivers petition plea for homeless teens".
410. Shipton, Martin. (10 February 2016). "How Michael Sheen forced changes to teens safety after B&B killings".
411. (29 March 2016). "Newport's Michael Sheen claims victory in homeless petition".
412. "BBC One - Michael Sheen: The Fight for My Steel Town".
413. "Cymru".
414. Bevan Commission. (15 September 2017). "Aneurin Bevan Lecture: Michael Sheen Hay Festival 2017".
415. "Hay Festival 2017 - Michael Sheen".
416. (3 June 2017). "Michael Sheen".
417. Learning and Work Institute Wales. (18 November 2017). "Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture 2017 {{!}} Michael Sheen".
418. "The Open University".
419. "2017 Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture".
420. (21 November 2017). "Actor Michael Sheen slams Monsanto for causing pollution in Wales".
421. Vidal, John. (12 February 2007). "Monsanto dumped toxic waste in UK". The Guardian.
422. Wray, Daniel Dylan. (24 June 2024). "'Please come and see me because I'll be dead soon': how Michael Sheen got sucked into a forever chemicals exposé". The Guardian.
423. (20 April 2021). "Michael Sheen explains why he thinks having independence 'conversation' is important".
424. (29 December 2020). "Michael Sheen 'gave OBE back' to air views on the monarchy". BBC News.
425. (7 December 2021). "Michael Sheen reveals what he said to Prince Charles when he handed back OBE".
426. "At the March4Women, speakers call on men to embrace and understand feminism".
427. Sheen, Michael. (8 March 2018). "@michaelsheen: "Happy International Women's Day all! Here's my speech from @careintuk's #March4Women. It's a tribute to suffragette supporter Keir Hardie and a call for gender equality today:"".
428. CARE International UK. (8 March 2018). "Michael Sheen speaks at #March4Women 2018".
429. NationCymru. (2021-06-05). "Michael Sheen features in new Barry Horns song 'Cymru Rydd' released in time for Euros championship".
430. Mansfield, Mark. (2021-06-06). "Pride, passion and identity - the story of the rise of The Barry Horns".
431. Barry Horns. (2021-06-04). "The Barry Horns - Cymru Rydd".
432. (4 July 2022). "Michael Sheen: I broke down hearing kids' care stories".
433. Thomas, Angharad. (5 July 2022). "Emotional Michael Sheen breaks down making documentary about children in care".
434. Guardian Football. (13 September 2022). "Michael Sheen gives rousing speech for Wales football team on A League of Their Own".
435. Owens, David. (15 September 2022). "Michael Sheen on his rousing rallying cry for Wales that went viral".
436. Talbot, Jacque. (9 September 2022). "Michael Sheen's 'electric' Wales vs England World Cup speech is spine-tingling".
437. Williams, Glen. (13 September 2022). "Wales ask Michael Sheen to join squad as manager 'wells up' watching speech".
438. "Wales coach wants Michael Sheen to visit players after viral speech". The Irish Times.
439. (27 September 2022). "Michael Sheen's stirring speech for Wales football team".
440. Rahman, Abid. (27 September 2022). "Michael Sheen Gives Rousing Speech to Wales Soccer Team Ahead of World Cup".
441. (27 September 2022). "Michael Sheen delivers new spine-tingling World Cup speech to Wales squad {{!}} Virgin Radio UK".
442. jayne. (19 February 2024). "Actor Michael Sheen joins call for Crown Estate devolution to Wales".
443. Price, Stephen. (20 January 2024). "Campaign to devolve the Crown Estate to Wales launched".
444. "Good Omens star Michael Sheen joins award-winning BBC Radio 4 podcast {{!}} Radio Times".
445. ""It's so overwhelming, once you start to discover the truth" - Michael Sheen on the most shocking revelations in Radio 4's Buried: The Last Witness".
446. Nicol, Patricia. (29 June 2024). "How Michael Sheen uncovered a toxic farming legacy".
447. Sturges, Fiona. (8 July 2024). "Buried: The Last Witness podcast review — trail of toxic waste leads from Wales to Alabama". Financial Times.
448. "BBC Radio 4's 'Buried' finds toxic chemicals in soil, food and human blood".
449. (14 June 2024). "Podcast Live: The Last Witness with Michael Sheen {{!}} Sheffield DocFest".
450. Khambay, Gurjinder. (23 October 2024). "Michael Sheen joins calls for a Fair Banking Act to tackle crisis of unaffordable credit".
451. (23 October 2024). "Michael Sheen joins calls for a Fair Banking Act to tackle credit crisis affecting people and businesses".
452. Barry, Sion. (28 October 2024). "Actor Michael Sheen backs fair banking for all campaign".
453. (10 March 2025). "Michael Sheen: Debts for people across south Wales wiped by actor".
454. Lobb, Adrian. (6 March 2025). "Michael Sheen on why he wrote off £1m of people's debts".
455. admin. (2025-03-10). "Michael Sheen - Calon Afan Ambassador".
456. Calon Afan. (8 June 2025). "Calon Afan: "We are delighted to announce that Michael Sheen is our ambassador!"".
457. Driscoll, Rob. (21 December 2001). "Happy discoveries intrigue Kate". The Western Mail.
458. Illey, Chrissey. (2 September 2009). "Kate Beckinsale on her gritty new roles". [[The Times]].
459. Head, Steve. (10 September 2003). "An Interview with Kate Beckinsale". IGN.
460. (26 October 2016). "Actress Kate Beckinsale's husband files for divorce". Irish Examiner.
461. (14 February 2009). "Sheen tells about long term lover". This is South Wales.
462. Slonim, Jeffrey. (18 May 2011). "Michael Sheen & Rachel McAdams Confirm They Are Dating". People.
463. Billups, Andrea. (27 February 2013). "Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen Split". People.
464. Chakelian, Anoosh. (5 December 2018). ""He changed – all his nastiness suddenly came out": Meet the people breaking up over Brexit".
465. Saunders, Tristram Fane. (28 November 2018). "Michael Sheen on Good Omens, sex scenes, and why Brexit led to his break-up". The Daily Telegraph.
466. Wiseman, Eva. (2019-08-04). "Aisling Bea: ‘Loneliness comes from being your own worst enemy’". The Guardian.
467. Lewis, Tim. (2019-05-26). "Michael Sheen: ‘Anything I do, I commit to’". The Guardian.
468. Hattenstone, Simon. (31 August 2024). "'I wanted to be seen as the greatest actor of all time. Then I realised that was nonsense': Michael Sheen on pride, parenting and paying it forward".
469. Nicholson, Rebecca. (6 April 2020). "'I was face-to-face with Tony Blair': Michael Sheen on Murdoch, class and giving away his money". [[The Guardian]].
470. (27 September 2019). "Michael Sheen and Anna Lundberg welcome their baby". [[BBC News]].
471. Garner, Glenn. (20 May 2022). "Michael Sheen and Partner Anna Lundberg Welcome Second Baby: 'Another Monkey Jumping on the Bed'".
472. (16 March 2018). "Swans can go all the way in cup, says Michael Sheen". Swansea City AFC.
473. (7 June 2025). "Port Talbot's Michael Sheen on how late dad Meyrick inspired him".
474. Awards, B. W. W.. "Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards".
475. (5 December 2024). "The 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards: full list of nominees".
476. (9 February 2025). "Starlight Express, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant and more win big at 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards".
477. "Quiz (TV Mini Series 2020) - Awards - IMDb".
478. (2007-03-01). "Nominations for Broadcasting Press Guild 33rd Annual Television and Radio Awards".
479. (2007-03-01). "Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2007 shortlist". The Guardian.
480. (16 December 2018). "2006".
481. "International Cinephile Society Awards (2007)".
482. "Documentary/Drama Documentary".
483. "Awards".
484. (2015-08-26). "Dylan Thomas biopic receives seven Bafta Cymru nominations". BBC News.
485. "Cymru".
486. Williams, Kathryn. (2016-03-04). "Celtic Media Festival announce nominations for Hinterland".
487. "Celtic Media Festival reveals 2016 nominees with 42 Irish productions nominated {{!}} The Irish Film & Television Network".
488. "Michael Sheen's Valleys Rebellion".
489. "Evening Standard British Film Awards (2009)".
490. Christon, Lawrence. (20 November 2008). "Variety Award: Michael Sheen".
491. "Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films (2009)".
492. Pond, Steve. (16 February 2015). "Satellite Awards: Complete Winners List".
493. (5 October 2009). "Digital Spy Movie Awards 2009: The Winners".
494. "14th Annual TV Awards (2009-10) – Online Film & Television Association".
495. "Online Film & Television Association (2010)".
496. "24th Annual TV Awards (2019-20) – Online Film & Television Association".
497. "'Twilight' wins big at Empire Cinemas' first Alternative Movie Awards".
498. (12 December 2013). "Golden Globes 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners".
499. France, Lisa Respers. (20 June 2014). "Critics' Choice Television Awards announce winners".
500. (15 November 2009). "McKellen wins Variety Club award".
501. TV Time Machine. (14 January 2022). "Showbiz Variety Club Awards 2009".
502. (16 November 2009). "Ian McKellen, Michael Sheen, Kevin Spacey Win Variety Club Awards - TheaterMania.com".
503. "Past Saturn Award Recipients".
504. TV, Tell-Tale. (1 June 2020). "The 2020 Tell-Tale TV Awards: Results! 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' 'Riverdale,' and 'Good Omens' Among Winners".
505. TV, Tell-Tale. (17 June 2024). "The 2024 Tell-Tale TV Awards: Results! 'Ghosts,' 'Station 19,' and 'Good Omens' Among Winners".
506. "Best Interests".
507. (13 February 2024). "YOUR 2024 WINNERS".
508. "x.com".
509. "TV Choice Awards 2025: Voting has now closed!".
510. (12 February 2025). "Winners Revealed – The TV Choice Awards 2025".
511. "Astra Television Awards (2024)".
512. "Vote for your TV Moment of the Year".
513. "Vote {{!}} National Television Awards".
514. Penguin Books UK. (2018-03-09). "Michael Sheen reads from Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage - Penguin Random House Presents 2018".
515. Pullman, Philip. (2017-10-19). "La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One".
516. The Bookseller. (2018-05-30). "The British Book Awards 2018".
517. "La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One by Philip Pullman".
518. "Sheen returns to narrate new Philip Pullman audiobook".
519. "La Belle Sauvage and Killing Eve scoop CAMEO awards".
520. Fair, The London Book. (2019-03-12). "Killing Eve and La Belle Sauvage announced among 2019 CAMEO Award winners {{!}} The Hub by The London Book Fair {{!}} Publishing News".
521. Anderson, Porter. (2019-05-31). "'Milkman' Audiobook Wins 2019 CAMEO Awards USA".
522. "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals".
523. "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage {{!}} ALA".
524. "Press - New York Festivals".
525. "THE SECRET COMMONWEALTH by Philip Pullman Read by Michael Sheen {{!}} Audiobook Review".
526. (13 September 2017). "Michael Sheen OBE". Government of Wales.
527. Welsh Government / Llywodraeth Cymru. (12 March 2015). "St David Awards 2015 Finalist - Michael Sheen".
528. Welsh Government / Llywodraeth Cymru. (11 June 2015). "All about the St David Awards 2015 / Popeth ynghylch Gwobrau Dewi Sant 2015".
529. (19 July 2016). "St David Awards {{!}} Michael Sheen OBE".
530. Mainwaring, Rachel. (29 February 2016). "Katherine Jenkins to be honoured with a St David's Society award in New York".
531. Davies, Laura. (5 March 2015). "A certain Mr Michael Sheen accepting the Hopkins Medal in NYC on Friday - great speech about Wales! #TeamPenderyn".
532. Yesari, Kat. (22 February 2024). "This is at the St David's Society in New York.".
533. Price, Karen. (5 November 2016). "Michael Sheen to receive Inspiration Award".
534. RSPH. "Michael Sheen recognised by RSPH for Outstanding Contribution to Championing the Public's Health".
535. "Michael Sheen RSPH Awards speech 2017".
536. Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru (CIH Cymru). (15 November 2019). "We are honoured to announce our first award of the evening for outstanding contribution to housing sponsored by @ENGIEgroup.".
537. Sheen, Michael. (16 November 2019). "#WHA Acceptance speech: Deleted Scenes".
538. (24 August 2021). "Michael Sheen shaves off award-winning beard for charity".
539. The Late Late Show with James Corden. (8 January 2021). "Michael Sheen Has the World's Best Beard".
540. Sheen, Michael. (2 March 2020). "My beard has asked me to say a few words on its behalf. "Thanks to everyone who voted. It hasn't been easy being attached to this. It makes this win all the sweeter knowing my struggle has been recognized. God bless Wales. And beards everywhere." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #BeardofWales2020".
541. (29 December 2021). "Michael Sheen gets Lifetime Achievement Award - for his beard".
542. "Worshipful Livery Company of Wales {{!}} Award Winners in 2021".
543. Community Foundation Wales. (11 September 2024). "We're excited to share that Michael Sheen has received the Community Foundation Wales Philanthropy Award as part of our 25th birthday celebration for his incredible generosity and dedication to communities across Wales💖👏".
544. "Community Foundation Wales on LinkedIn: #changinglivestogether #community #philanthropy".
545. (31 December 2008). "New Years Honours List". The London Gazette.
546. Rawlinson, Kevin. (29 December 2020). "Michael Sheen returned OBE to air views on royal family".
547. (27 December 2017). "Having honours taken away (forfeiture)". Cabinet Office.
548. (21 July 2008). "Freedom of the Borough ceremony". Neath Port Talbot County Borough.
549. "Freemen of Neath Port Talbot". BBC.
550. "University of Wales, Newport's Honorary Fellows". University of Wales, Newport.
551. "Honorary Fellows". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
552. (18 October 2012). "Swansea University honours Port Talbot's Michael Sheen with degree". This is South Wales.
553. (1 July 2009). "Honorary Fellowships for Leading Welsh Figures". Swansea Metropolitan University.
554. (11 July 2012). "Honour at uni for stars". This is South Wales.
555. Cardiff University. (15 July 2019). "Honorary Fellowships 2019". [[Cardiff University]].
556. "Michael Sheen - Honorary Fellow {{!}} A congratulatory message to the #CardiffGrad Class of 2019 from Michael Sheen 😁🙌 Michael was awarded an Honorary Fellowship today 🎓 {{!}} By Cardiff UniversityFacebook".
557. Fabrique. "Michael Sheen joins Mike Leigh and Lindy Hemming as RADA Honorary Fellow — RADA".
558. (15 February 2011). "Star of the Damned United and the Queen receives L&H Society James Joyce Award". University College Dublin.
559. "The Many Faces Of Michael Sheen".
560. "Michael Sheen interview {{!}} Channel 4".
561. (27 March 2018). "Masters of Sex star Michael Sheen talks show's approach to sexuality".
562. (5 March 2004). "Strangers on a Train (Radio Collection)". BBC Audiobooks.
563. (2009). "The Importance of Being Earnest". BBC.
564. "Romeo and Juliet". Naxos Audiobooks.
565. Hanks, Robert. (28 November 1998). "Troy: this time it's personal". The Independent.
566. (2004). "The Pretenders". RadioListings.co.uk.
567. "Crime and Punishment". Naxos Audiobooks.
568. "The Idiot (abridged)". Naxos Audiobooks.
569. "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Naxos Audiobooks.
570. (1997). "A White Merc With Fins". RadioListings.co.uk.
571. (22 February 2007). "Salmon Fishing in Yemen". BBC.
572. KellyLeeOwensVEVO. (23 September 2020). "Kelly Lee Owens - Corner Of My Sky ft. John Cale (Official Video)".
573. Martoccio, Angie. (23 September 2020). "Michael Sheen Discovers a Magical Toaster in Kelly Lee Owens' 'Corner of My Sky' Video".
574. Roberts, Christopher. "Michael Sheen is Obsessed with a Magical Toaster in Kelly Lee Owens' "Corner of My Sky" Video".
575. Minsker, Evan. (23 September 2020). "Watch Kelly Lee Owens and John Cale's New "Corner of My Sky" Video, Starring Michael Sheen".