MissMarie

Michael Sheen was born on February 5, 1969 in Newport, Wales, the same small town that also produced Sir Anthony Hopkin. His parents, Meyrick and Irene, both work in personal management while his father works part-time as a Jack Nicholson impersonator; he also has a younger sister, Joanne. After moving to Liverpool when he was five, he took an instant interest in Liverpool F.C. and has been an avid supporter ever since.

He was offered a trial at Arsenal F.C., but chose to persue acting instead, continuing to join the West Glamorgan Youth theater then attending the presitgous Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where his first role was alongside Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced.

Sheen since has starred in multiple stage productions, including Henry V and Frost/Nixon, and has credited himself in a plethora of different roles. His accolade continues to grow for his portrayal of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which he has played three times. 2007 arrived with the highly-honored invitation to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. In 2008 he portrayed another public figure in Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon as David Frost, and then another in 2009's the Damned United as Brian Clough.

He proceeds to be a prominent figure in the Underworld franchise and Twilight saga, playing werewolf, Lucian, and vampire royal, Aro. He has a daughter with fellow actress Kate Beckinsale.

Supporters

1. MissMarie
2. Karma Police
3. Ghost.Of.You
4. thepoison

Film
Othello (1995)…Lodovico
Mary Reilly (1995)…Bradshaw
Wilde (1997)…Robbie Ross
Gladiator (2000)…uncredited
Heartlands (2002)…Colin
The Four Feathers (2002)…William Trench
Bright Young Things (2003)…Miles
Underworld (2003)…Lucian
Timeline (2003)…Lord Oliver
The Open Doors (2004)…Frampton Nuttel
Laws of Attraction (2004)…Thorne Jamison
The Banker (2004)…the Banker
Dead Long Enough (2005)…Harry Jones
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)…Priest
The League of Gentleman’s Apocalypse (2005)…Jeremy
Underworld: Evolution (2006)…Lucian
The Queen (2006)…Tony Blair
Blood Diamond (2006)…Rupert Simmons
Music Within (2007)…Art
Airlock, Or How to Say Goodbye in Space (2007)…Adam Banton
Frost/Nixon (2008)…David Frost
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)…Lucian
The Damned United (2009)…Brian Clough
My Last Five Girlfriends (2009)…Burnam
New Moon (2009)…Aro Volturi
Unthinkable (2010)…Younger
Alice in Wonderland (2010)…White Rabbit
Beautiful Boy (2010)…Bill Carroll
TRON: Legacy (2010)…Castor
Midnight in Paris (2011)...
Jesus Henry Christ (2011)…
Underworld 4 (2011)…Lucian

Television
Gallowglass (1993)…Joe
Maigret (1993)…Phillippe
The Grand (1997)…Thomas Jordan
Beowulf (1998)…Wiglaf
Lost in France (1998)…Owen
Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999)…Angel
The Deal (2003)…Tony Blair
Dirty Filthy Love (2004)…Mark Furness
HG Wells: War of the Worlds (2006)…H.G. Wells
The Battle for Rome (2006)…Nero
30 Rocks (2010)…Wesley
The Special Relationship (2010)…Tony Blair

Theater
Peer Gynt (1994)
The Seagull (1995)
The Dresser (1995)
Henry V (1997)
Amadeus (1998-1999)
Look Back in Anger (1999)
Caligula (2003)
The UN Inspector (2005)
Frost/Nixon (2006-2007)
Hamlet (2011)

Links

sharmans

Thanks for the thread I've added the thread to the board guide

Ghost.Of.You

Thanks for the thread

Love Michael Sheen!

MissMarie

I felt he needed one. He's very underappreciated.

Ghost.Of.You

I actually thought there was a thread around here for him, guess not

He sure is underappreciated.

MissMarie

Perhaps there is, but I went back fifteen pages and couldn't find anything and I did a Google search with no results.

I watched Unthinkable a couple nights ago and, geez, that was an intense little movie. If I ever have the pleasure of meeting Michael I'm asking where he derived the emotion to do that role from.

Ghost.Of.You

^ No worries, glad we have one now!

I've not seen Unthinkable, I should watch it.

Michael was awesome in Soccer Aid

MissMarie

I haven't seen Soccer Aid. I'm trying to go through his filmography and watch everything I can. What's Soccer Aid about?

Ghost.Of.You

Oh, it's not a movie. It's an event we have here, a bunch of celebrities and some pro soccer players get together (Robbie Williams started it) and play a soccer game to raise money for charity. England vs. "The Rest of The World" - Michael was Captain for ROTW, and was awesome. His team won, too, it was a great game and a lot of money was raised.

MissMarie

Oh, cool. We have a basketball event every year that's the same thing (mostly celebrities playing against each other).

Congrats to him. That would've been great to see. Was it broadcasted on television or were you there (if so, lucky)?

Ghost.Of.You

Congrats indeed, they deserved it, well played.

No, I didn't go, but I watched it on TV live, it was a lot of fun.

Karma Police

Add me please!

I love him. <3

I watched Unthinkable last week, what a great performance. He is perfect in every role and he is so down to earth and family oriented. And funny.

MissMarie

Unthinkable scared me half to death, but Michael was so amazing in it.

Added you.

Ghost.Of.You

I forgot to ask, add me please?

MissMarie

Sure thing.