| Fun Facts About Michael Sheen | He has a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, born January, 1999 with his former long time girlfriend Kate Beckinsale. Lily lives with her mother.
He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "Look Back in Anger" at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton stage.He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Supporting Performance of 1998 for his role in "Amadeus".He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2003 for his performance in "Caligula" at the Donmar Warehouse.He was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse.
Became an Associate Member of RADA.Graduated from RADA.
Primary residence is in London, England. He also has an apartment in Los Angeles so he can spend time with his daughter.
Has the distinction of having twice portrayed British Prime Minister Tony Blair in The Deal (2003) (TV) and The Queen (2006). Stephen Frears directed both projects.
In 1997, as both actor and director, he ran "Thin Language", a Welsh theatre company co-jointly with Simon Harris, and mounted a production (directed by Sheen) of Harris's play "Badfinger" at the Donmar.
He also joined forces with Helen McCrory and Robert Delamere to set up a new writing production company called "Foundry" that same year.
Brought up in Port Talbot, the Welsh town that famously produced Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins.
One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007. |
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