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Michael Sheen
Known for: ActingMichael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor and political activist. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s and made notable stage appearances in Romeo and Juliet (1992), Don't Fool With Love (1993), Peer Gynt (1994), The Seagull (1995), The Homecoming (1997), and Henry V (1997). His performances in Amadeus at the Old Vic and Look Back in Anger at the National Theatre were nominated for Olivier Awards in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In 2003, he was nominated for a third Olivier Award for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse. He has become better known as a screen actor since the 2000s through his roles in various biographical films. He has starred in a trilogy of films as British politician Tony Blair: the television film The Deal (2003), followed by The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010). For the role, he was nominated for both a BAFTA Award and an Emmy. He was also nominated for a BAFTA as the troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's 2006 Fantabulosa!, and was nominated for a fourth Olivier Award in 2006 for portraying the broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon. He starred as the controversial football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United (2009). In 2009, he appeared in two fantasy films, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. He also appeared in the science-fiction film Tron: Legacy (2010), and Midnight in Paris (2011). He directed and starred in National Theatre Wales's The Passion (2011). He also played a lead role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 in 2012. In 2013, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Showtime's television drama Masters of Sex (2013–2016). He played an incarcerated serial killer surgeon in Fox's 2019 drama, Prodigal Son, an angel in the 2019 BBC/Amazon Studios miniseries Good Omens, and appeared as Chris Tarrant in Quiz in 2020. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Good Omens
as Aziraphale 
Kingdom of Heaven
+4
as Priest 
Prodigal Son
as Dr. Martin Whitly 
Alice i Eventyrland
+3
as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice) 
Masters of Sex
as William Masters 
Natdyr
+3
as Carlos 
+7 
Passengers
+3
as Arthur 
House of Games
as Self - Host 
Underworld: Evolution
+3
as Lucian 
Alice i Eventyrland: Bag spejlet
+2
as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice) 
Timeline
+2
as Lord Oliver 
Blood Diamond
+4
as Simmons 
How to Build a Girl
+4
as Sigmund Freud 
Far from the Madding Crowd
+3
as William Boldwood 
7 Days in Hell
as Caspian Wint 
Tron: Legacy
+4
as Castor / Zuse 
Dolittle
+6
as Dr. Blair Müdfly 
Underworld
+1
as Lucian 
Midnight in Paris
+1
as Paul 
Brad's Status
+5
as Craig Fisher 
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
+3
as Lucian 
Klokkeblomst og feernes hemmelighed
+2
as Dr. Griffiths (voice) 
Wilde
as Robbie Ross 
Staged
as Michael 
Unthinkable
+1
as Steven Arthur Younger 
Kærligheden flytter ind
+4
as Austen Bloom 
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
as Philip Cohen 
Apostle
as Malcolm Howe 
Kampen for Marnie
as Andrew 
Frost/Nixon
+2
as David Frost 
The Way
as Denny Driscoll 
Kill the Messenger
+4
as Fred Weil 
De fire fjer
+1
as William Trench 
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Emperor Nero 
The Spoils Before Dying
as Chet 
A Very Royal Scandal
as Prince Andrew 
Slaughterhouse Rulez
+3
as The Bat 
Beautiful Boy
as Bill Carroll 
The Queen
+4
as Tony Blair 
Laws of Attraction
+2
as Thorne Jamison 
Bright Young Things
as Miles Maitland 
The Spoils of Babylon
as Chet Halner 
Quiz
as Chris Tarrant 
Othello
as Lodovico 
Mary Reilly
as Bradshaw 
The Damned United
+3
as Brian Clough 
Admission
+3
as Mark 
Heroes and Demons
as The Banker (segment "The Banker") 
Last Train to Christmas
as Tony Towers 
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
as Self 
Jesus Henry Christ
as Dr. Slavkin O'Hara 
Dirty Filthy Love
as Mark Furness 
Resistance
as Tommy Atkins 
The Special Relationship
as Tony Blair 
Music Within
as Art Honeyman 
Few Options
+1
as Florist 
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Kenneth Williams 
Heartlands
as Colin