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| Full Name: | Michael Sheen |
| Famous As: | Actor |
| Date of Birth: | February 05, 1969 |
| Place of Birth: | Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK |
| Nationality: | Welsh |
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Description: Ferne Cotton talks live to Michael Sheen about his role as Tony Blair in the Queen for Sky One's exclusive coverage of the Oscars 07.
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... du Freak: The Vampire?s Assistant Movie Trailer The Twilight Saga: New Moon Movie Trailer Michael Sheen Returns to Vampire Land for...
Gulf News - Found Nov. 22, 2009
As he enters the world of Twilight, Michael Sheen says he's always drawn by compelling stories "I thought it would be exciting to play a vampire
Taliesin meets the vampires - Found Nov. 20, 2009
... take advantage of the opportunity. As for the Volturi, well let us concentrate on leader Aro (Michael Sheen). Mr Sheen, you were fantastic in...
Reuters - Found Nov. 20, 2009
Among the newcomers to the "Twilight" saga, Michael Sheen, who played an enslaved werewolf in the "Underworld" pictures, is given the...
Rob & Kristen Keep Their Distance at New Moon Screening - People
'New Moon' breaks midnight screening record - Hollywood Reporter
The big business of fauxmance - CNN
'New Moon' sets midnight record - CNN
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Salt Lake TribuneUSA Today - Found Nov. 19, 2009
Michael Sheen, the crimson-eyed Aro, plays the character with more high-pitched giddiness than menace.
Big business for a 'New Moon' romance - CNN
'New Moon' ringing up millions overseas - Hollywood Reporter
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Times Online
Letterman to Robert Pattinson: "Bite Me" - CBS News
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MaleFirst Mens MagazineTime - Found Nov. 18, 2009
Perhaps you should have had Michael Sheen read the letter as a Volturi proclamation.Actually, I should have had Rob [Pattinson] read it.
Q&A: The Twilight Saga: New Moon Director Chris Weitz - Time
New Moon' director wanted to avoid sequel-it is' - Modesto Bee
New Moon' director wanted to avoid sequel-it is' - KansasCity.com
About a boy vamp - Today Online
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TimePost Chronicle - Found Nov. 17, 2009
Michael Sheen is following in the footsteps of Kevin Spacey - he has taken on director duties at a top U.K. theatre company.
Sheen Lands Theatre Director Role - MaleFirst Mens Magazine
Michael Sheen takes on director duties at top U.K. theatre company - Malaysia Sun
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MaleFirst Mens MagazineKansasCity.com - Found Nov. 16, 2009
Michael Sheen, who plays head vamp Aro, says his vampire sounds a little bit like characters from the Beatles animated movie "Yellow Submarine...
It was drudgery, every day, I tell you' - Globe and Mail
?It was drudgery, every day, I tell you' - Globe and Mail
Sheen shines in moon light - Evening Herald
Exclusive Michael Sheen Interview - 'Aro' in New Moon - About
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AboutBelleville News Democrat - Found Nov. 16, 2009
Michael Sheen, who plays head vamp Aro, says his vampire sounds a little bit like characters from the Beatles animated movie 'Yellow Submarine...
Sheen struggles with New Moon attention - Yahoo! Movies UK
Michael Sheen bares his fangs in Twilight Saga: New Moon' - Modesto Bee
Explore AllMaleFirst Mens Magazine - Found Nov. 17, 2009
Michael Sheen apologised to his daughter for not being bald.
Sheen's 'Twilight' doubts - IAfrica.com
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Michael Sheen
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 Sheen at the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009 |
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| Born | 5 February 1969 Newport, Wales, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Michael Sheen, OBE (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor. Having worked with screen writer Peter Morgan on five films,1 Sheen has become best known for his portrayals of well-known public figures: Tony Blair in The Deal, The Queen, and The Special Relationship, David Frost in both the stage production and film version of Frost/Nixon, and football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United.
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Early life
Sheen was born in Newport,2 to Irene and Meyrick Sheen, both of whom worked in personnel management. His father is also a part-time professional Jack Nicholson look-alike.34 He has a younger sister, Joanne. When Sheen was five, the family moved to Liverpool, where as a winger he became a lifelong Liverpool F.C. fan by watching the side of the 1970s.15 Three years later, the family returned to his parents' home of Port Talbot, where he attended Glan Afan Comprehensive School and played football for Baglan boys club.1
Sheen was offered a trial at Arsenal FC after being spotted by the father of Tony Adams during a family holiday at Pontin's on the Isle of Wight,56 but chose to pursue an acting career instead. "I was wearing a Swansea kit at the time, so everyone called me Swansea, which I hated. Tony Adams was playing against me and I skinned him a few times, so I must have made an impression."7 Deciding not to take the trial as it would have meant the family leaving Port Talbot for London,1 he lost interest in football in his early teens as football became a more physical game.5
Sheen became interested in the theatre through both school study and parents being members of the local amateur dramatic group,5 which resulted in Sheen joining the West Glamorgan Youth theatre, where he was a contemporary of writer Russell T Davies. 8 After leaving school Sheen accepted a place to study acting at the National Youth Theatre of Wales in Cardiff, and then trained at the internationally renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career
During his second year at RADA he scored his first starring role, opposite Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced.9 Sheen soon established himself as one of the most promising talents on the theatrical scene, notably being cast as Mozart in Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus, which was staged at the Old Vic theatre and directed by Sir Peter Hall. He later reprised this role on Broadway
His screen appearances include the BBC drama serial, Gallowglass (based on the novel by Ruth Rendell), and the films Wilde (1997) (in which he played Robert Ross) and Mary Reilly. However, he remained primarily a stage actor, having starred in high-profile productions of Henry V, Peer Gynt, The Dresser, Caligula and Look Back in Anger, among others.
In 2003, he appeared with Kate Beckinsale in the gothic action film Underworld as the werewolf Lucian. Salon critic Andrew O'Hehir commented that while the "... entire movie is full of campy overacting... Brolly and Sheen seem to have been selected for their talents in this regard."10 Sheen has also appeared with Beckinsale in the season seven premiere of Punk'd.
He has become well-known for playing real-life characters. He played Tony Blair in the Channel 4 drama The Deal and later, in the film The Queen. He has also played Kenneth Williams in Fantabulosa! on BBC Four, H G Wells in H G Wells: War with the World on BBC Two, and in 2006, he played Nero in the BBC's Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire.
At the 2005 British Academy Television Awards, Sheen was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in the TV drama, Dirty Filthy Love, in which he played a man with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In 2007, he received two BAFTA nominations, this time for Best Supporting Actor in a Film, for his performance in The Queen, and for Best Television Actor, for his role in Fantabulosa; once again, he was unsuccessful in both cases.
Later that year, he played David Frost in the critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon, which later transferred to the Gielgud Theatre before heading to Broadway in 2007. He has reprised the role in the 2008 Ron Howard-directed film adaptation.
In 2007, he read Paul Torday's novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen on BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. The same year, Sheen was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.11
On 2 October 2007, it was announced that Peter Morgan was working on a sequel to The Queen, and that Sheen will be reprising his role as Tony Blair in The Special Relationship, starring alongside Dennis Quaid as former US President Bill Clinton and Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton.
In January 2009, he returned to the role of Lucian in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, the third release in the Underworld film series and prequel to the original 2003 film.
In March 2009 Sheen played Brian Clough to critical acclaim in Peter Morgan's adaptation of David Peace's novel The Damned Utd, based on Clough's 44-day spell in charge of Leeds United. The same year, he co-starred as the vampire Aro in the second installment of the Twilight film series, New Moon, released on November 20.12 He was the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" on the November 22 2009 edition of Top Gear.13
Future projects include the upcoming Tim Burton film Alice in Wonderland alongside Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway; the television series My Last Five Girlfriends; and an American thriller, Unthinkable , alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Carrie-Anne Moss, due out in December 2009.
Personal life
Sheen and English actress Kate Beckinsale have a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, born 31 January 1999. When Beckinsale shot the film The Golden Bowl, Sheen hit actor Jeremy Northam after he had insulted Beckinsale.1 Their seven-year relationship ended when, during the filming of Underworld (in which they both starred), Beckinsale left him for the film's director, Len Wiseman, whom she then married.14 Although he did not appear in the 2006 sequel Underworld: Evolution, other than in flashbacks to the first film, Sheen had a prominent role in the prequel Underworld 3: The Rise Of The Lycans, which Wiseman produced but did not write or direct,15 and in which Beckinsale does not appear.16
Sheen lived for a time in the United States with Beckinsale, but since their relationship ended, he now splits his time between United Kingdom and Los Angeles co-parenting their daughter.9 Sheen has been dating ballet dancer Lorraine Stewart since 2003, whom he met while watching cousin Caroline Sheen perform at the National Theatre.1517
On 15 July 2008, Sheen was awarded the freedom of the borough of Neath Port Talbot, making him one of the youngest people to receive the honour and putting him amongst a select group of people including Sir Anthony Hopkins.18
Sheen was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.19 He was named Actor of the Year in GQ Magazine's 2009 Men of the Year Awards.20
Filmography
References
- ^ a b c d e f "That's all I play - me". The Guardian. 2009-03-20. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/mar/20/michael-sheen-interview-damned-united. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ BBC Wales profile
- ^ Michael Sheen: A touch of Frost - Features, Theatre - The Independent
- ^ BBC News - Sheen's father ill after car row
- ^ a b c d e "'After 40, not wearing pants turns into something more sinister': Michael Sheen on style". Daily Mail. 2009-03-07. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1160026/After-40-wearing-pants-turns-sinister-Michael-Sheen-style.html. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ PR-inside.com
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- ^ [2]
- ^ a b Guardian Q&A
- ^ "Underworld" - Salon.com
- ^ Academy Invites 115 to Become Members
- ^ "From Tony Blair and Brian Clough to King of all Vampires, Michael Sheen is back in the Twilight zone". Mail Online. 2009-04-12. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1169331/From-Tony-Blair-Brian-Clough-King-Vampires-Michael-Sheen-Twilight-zone.html. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Series 14, Episode 12 BBC on iPlayer". 2009-11-22. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj59.
- ^ contactmusic.com: Kate Beckinsale - Beckinsale 'Proud' Wiseman and Sheen Get Along
- ^ Variety, Oct. 25, 2007: "'Underworld' prequel rises", by Tatiana Siegel
- ^ www.cinematical.com: Rise of the Lycans review
- ^ thisissouthwales.co.uk.
- ^ SideReel.com
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929, p. 12, 31 December 2008.
- ^ GQ Magazine
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