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My Take
Michael Sheen is, for my money, the finest portrayer of real people working today. His takes on politicians and broadcasters go beyond mimicry into something like possession, and that skill was forged in a decade of 1990s stage work after his London drama training. Yet what I admire most is his range at the opposite pole: the warm, fussy angel of Good Omens proves he can be purely and generously funny. Add his voice and video game work, his OBE, and his deep practical commitment to Wales, and you get a rare thing — a virtuoso character actor who treats his career almost as public service. Few filmographies feel this principled.
Overview
Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s with stage roles in Romeo and Juliet (1992), Don't Fool with Love (1993), Peer Gynt (1994), The Seagull (1995), The Homecoming (1997), and Henry V (1997).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Sheen
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・シーン
- Reading
- まいける・しーん
- Born
- February 5, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Newport, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / video game actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Neath Port Talbot College
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- James Joyce Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.