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Michael Sheen Biography (1969-)

Born February 5, 1969, in Newport, Wales; son of Meyrick Sheen; children: Lily (with Kate Beckinsale).

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

February 5, 1969

Newport, Wales, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Jimmy Porter, Look Back in Anger, Royal Exchange Theatre, then Royal National Theatre, both London, 1999
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amadeus, Old Vic Theatre, London, then Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, later Music Box Theatre, New York City, all 1999
• Smithereens, The Play Group, Second Stage Theatre, New York City,2000
• Also appeared as Alexandros, When She Danced, Globe Theatre, London; Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Exchange Theatre; Perdican, Don't Fool with Love; Fred, Moonlight, Almeida and Comedy Theatres,both London; title role, Ion, Royal National Theatre, London; title role, Peer Gynt, Barbican Theatre, London; Livre de Spencer, Theatre National de l'Odeon Paris; Lord Fancourt Babberly, Charley'sAunt, Royal Exchange Theater; Norman, The Dresser, Drum Theatre Plymouth; Daniel, Ends of the Earth, Royal National Theatre; Lenny, The Homecoming, Royal National Theatre; and the title role in Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
• Major Tours
• Konstantin, The Seagull, 1995
• Also toured as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet; and as the title role inPeer Gynt.
• Stage Work
• Directed The Dresser, Drum Theatre Plymouth.
• Film Appearances
• Lodovico, Othello, Columbia, 1995
• Bradshaw, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
• Robbie Ross, Wilde, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
• Four Feathers, Miramax, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Voice of Wiglaf, Animated Epics: Beowulf, 1998
• Voice of Angel, Doomwatch: Winter Angel, 1999
• Episodic
• James, Sean's Show, 1993
• Phillippe, "Maigret and the Nightclub Dancer," Maigret, 1994
• Other Television Appearances
• Joe, Gallowglass (special), PBS, 1993
• Owen, Lost in France (miniseries), 1998
• Radio Appearances
• Series
• The Classic Serial: West Pier, Parts 1 ("The Handbag") and 2 ("TheCar"), 1998
• Has also made appearances on many BBC Radio 4 and World Service shows, including: Composer of the Week--Berlioz; In Touch; The BlindMen; Much Ado About Nothing; Johnny in The Left Over Heart; Sailing with Homer; Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest; Alaska; Strangers on a Train; The Life of Christ; White Merc with Fins.
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• Poets of the Great War, Naxos Audiobooks, 1998
• Oedipus, Naxos Audiobooks, 1999
• A Lover's Gift: From Him to Her, Naxos Audiobooks, 2000
• Also appeared on recordings of The Old Testament and Romeo andJuliet; and the Naxos recordings Dangerous Liasons, Great Poetsof the Romantic Age, The Idiot, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Crime and Punishment, and Lady Windemere's Fan.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• New York Times, December 12, 1999.

Films

• Bright Smoke, 1998.