Michael sheen biography imdb database
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Even though he had burned up the London scen for nearly a decade--and appeared in several films--Michael Sheen was not really "discovered" bygd American audiences until his critically-acclaimed vända as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Broadway revival of "Amadeus".
Sheen was born in Newport, Wales, the only son of Irene (Thomas) and Meyrick Sheen. The charming, curly-haired actor grew up a middle-class boy in the working-class town of Port Talbot, Wales. Although his parents worked in personnel, they shared with their son a deep appreciation for acting, with Meyrick Sheen enjoying some success later in life as a Jack Nicholson impersonator.
As a young man, Michael Sheen turned down the opportunity to pursue a possible professional football career, opting to follow in the footsteps of Daniel Day-Lewis and Patrick Stewart bygd attending the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School instead of university. In his second year, he won the coveted Laurence Olivier Bursary for consi
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List of Michael Sheen performances
Michael Sheen is a Welsh stage and screen actor. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Sheen made his professional debut in , starring opposite Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre. He worked mainly in theatre throughout the s and made notable stage appearances in Romeo and Juliet (), Don't Fool With Love (), Peer Gynt (), The Seagull (), The Homecoming () and Henry V (). His performances in Amadeus at the Old Vic and Look Back in Anger at the National Theatre were nominated for Olivier Awards in and , respectively.
In the s, while continuing to make sporadic stage appearances, Sheen became known primarily as a screen actor. In , he starred in the film Underworld as Lucian, the leader of the Lycans, a role he had once again in 's Underworld: Evolution via archive footage. Also in , he was nominated for a third Olivier Award for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse and
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Michael Sheen
Welsh actor (born )
Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February )[1] is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the s with stage roles in Romeo and Juliet (), Don't Fool with Love (), Peer Gynt (), The Seagull (), The Homecoming (), and Henry V (). He received Olivier Awards nominations for his performances in Amadeus () at the Old Vic, Look Back in Anger () at the National Theatre and Caligula () at the Donmar Warehouse.
Early this century Sheen began screen acting, focusing on biographical films.[2] For writer Peter Morgan, he starred in a trilogy of films as British prime minister Tony Blair—the television film The Deal in , The Queen (), and The Special Relationship ()—earning him nominations 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 Fantabulosa!, an