 
    Michael Sheen
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            Michael 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.
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                        The Graham Norton Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Good Fight
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The One Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Sandman
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Michael McIntyre's Big Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Top Gear
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Jonathan Ross Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Doctor Who
                    
                
                    
                         
                        30 Rock
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Carpool Karaoke: The Series
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Chelsea
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Have I Got a Bit More News for You
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A League of Their Own
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Gogglebox
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Admission
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Underworld: Evolution
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Nocturnal Animals
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Blood Diamond
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Timeline
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Kingdom of Heaven
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Alice Through the Looking Glass
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Alice in Wonderland
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Spoils of Babylon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Midnight in Paris
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Wilde
                    
                
                    
                         
                        TRON: Legacy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Four Feathers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Twilight Saga: New Moon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Way
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Brad's Status
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bright Young Things
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dolittle
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Passengers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Unthinkable
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Far from the Madding Crowd
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Home Again
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Underworld
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Staged
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Queen
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Apostle
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Best Interests
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Under Milk Wood
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Masters of Sex
                    
                
                    
                         
                        War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Assembly
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Good Omens: Lockdown
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Good Omens
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Battle for Rome
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Gallowglass
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A Very Royal Scandal
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Damned United
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Aberfan: The Green Hollow
                    
                
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