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'''Michael Sheen''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire OBE] (born 5 February 1969) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_people Welsh] film and stage [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor actor] who played the Nightclub Owner in [[Tron Legacy]]. Having worked with screenwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Morgan Peter Morgan] on five films,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guard1_0-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guard1-0 [1]]</sup> Sheen has become best known for his portrayals of well-known public figures: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Tony Blair] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deal_%282003_film%29 The Deal]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_%28film%29 The Queen]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Special_Relationship_%28film%29 The Special Relationship]'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Frost David Frost] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost/Nixon_%28play%29 stage production] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost/Nixon_%28film%29 film version] of ''Frost/Nixon'', and football manager [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Clough Brian Clough] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned_United The Damned United]''.
 
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|birthdate= February 5 , 1969
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==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Sheen&action=edit&section=1 edit]] Early life==
 
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Sheen was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport Newport],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC_Wales_Profile_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-BBC_Wales_Profile-1 [2]]</sup> to Irene and Meyrick Sheen, both of whom worked in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnel_management personnel management]. His father is also a part-time professional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson Jack Nicholson] look-alike.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup> He has a younger sister, Joanne. When Sheen was five, the family moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool Liverpool], where he became a lifelong [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool F.C.] fan by watching the side of the 1970s.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guard1_0-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guard1-0 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-DMailStyle-4 [5]]</sup> He returned to his parents' home of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Talbot Port Talbot] three years later, where he attended [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glan_Afan_Comprehensive_School Glan Afan Comprehensive School] and played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer football] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baglan,_Neath_Port_Talbot Baglan] boys club.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guard1_0-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guard1-0 [1]]</sup>
 
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'''Michael Sheen ('''born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh film and stage actor. He portrays [[End of Line Club]] owner [[Castor]] in the 2010 film ''[[TRON: Legacy]]''. He is also well known for his role as Lucian, the werewolves (Lycans) leader in the Underworld movie series as well as for playing Tony Blair in the Helen Mirren movie "The Queen".
Sheen was offered a trial at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_FC Arsenal FC] after being spotted by the father of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Adams_%28footballer%29 Tony Adams] during a family holiday at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontin%27s Pontin's] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight Isle of Wight],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-DMailStyle-4 [5]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> but chose to pursue an acting career instead. He recalled: "I was wearing a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_City_F.C. 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."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup> Deciding not to take the trial as it would have meant the family leaving Port Talbot for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guard1_0-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guard1-0 [1]]</sup> he lost interest in football in his early teens as football became a more physical game.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-DMailStyle-4 [5]]</sup>
 
   
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Sheen became interested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre theatre] through both school study and parents being members of the local amateur dramatic group,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-DMailStyle-4 [5]]</sup> which resulted in Sheen joining the West Glamorgan Youth theatre, where he was a contemporary of writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_T_Davies Russell T Davies]. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-This_Is_Who_I_Am:_Michael_Sheen_7-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-This_Is_Who_I_Am:_Michael_Sheen-7 [8]]</sup> After leaving school Sheen accepted a place to study acting at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Youth_Theatre_of_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1 National Youth Theatre of Wales] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff Cardiff], and then trained at the internationally renowned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art Royal Academy of Dramatic Art].
 
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Sheen&action=edit&section=2 edit]] Career==
 
During his second year at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art RADA] he scored his first starring role, opposite [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave] in ''When She Danced''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guardian_Q.26A_8-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guardian_Q.26A-8 [9]]</sup> Sheen soon established himself as one of the most promising talents on the theatrical scene, notably being cast as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart Mozart] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer Peter Shaffer]'s play ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus Amadeus]'', which was staged at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Vic Old Vic] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre theatre] and directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hall_%28theatre_director%29 Sir Peter Hall]. He later reprised this role on Broadway.
 
 
His screen appearances include the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC BBC] drama serial, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallowglass_%28miniseries%29 Gallowglass]'' (based on the novel by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Rendell Ruth Rendell]), and the films ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilde_%28film%29 Wilde]'' (1997) (in which he played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Baldwin_Ross Robert Ross]) and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Reilly_%28film%29 Mary Reilly]''. However, he remained primarily a stage actor, having starred in high-profile productions of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_%28play%29 Henry V]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt Peer Gynt]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dresser The Dresser]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula_%28play%29 Caligula]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_Back_in_Anger Look Back in Anger]'', among others.
 
 
In 2003, he appeared with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth gothic] action film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%282003_film%29 Underworld]'' as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf werewolf] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_%28Underworld%29 Lucian]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_magazine ''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."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-9 [10]]</sup> Sheen has also appeared with Beckinsale in the season seven premiere of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk%27d Punk'd]''.
 
 
He has become well-known for playing real-life characters. He played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Tony Blair] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4 Channel 4] drama ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deal_%282003_film%29 The Deal]'' and later, in the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_%28film%29 The Queen]''. He has also played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Williams Kenneth Williams] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Williams:_Fantabulosa%21 Fantabulosa!]'' on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Four BBC Four], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_G_Wells H G Wells] in ''H G Wells: War with the World'' on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Two BBC Two], and in 2006, he played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero Nero] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC BBC]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_an_Empire Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire].''
 
 
At the 2005 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Television_Awards British Academy Television Awards], Sheen was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in the TV drama, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Filthy_Love Dirty Filthy Love]'', in which he played a man with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Frost David Frost] in the critically acclaimed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donmar_Warehouse Donmar Warehouse] production of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Morgan_%28screenwriter%29 Peter Morgan]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost/Nixon_%28play%29 Frost/Nixon]'', which later transferred to the Gielgud Theatre before heading to Broadway in 2007. He has reprised the role in the 2008 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Howard Ron Howard]-directed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost/Nixon_%28film%29 film adaptation].
 
 
In 2007, he read [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Torday Paul Torday]'s novel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salmon_Fishing_in_the_Yemen&action=edit&redlink=1 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]'' on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_4 BBC Radio 4]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_at_Bedtime Book at Bedtime]. The same year, Sheen was invited to join the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-10 [11]]</sup>
 
 
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Tony Blair] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Special_Relationship_%28film%29 The Special Relationship]'', starring alongside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Quaid Dennis Quaid] as former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US US] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President President] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Davis Hope Davis] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton Hillary Clinton].
 
 
In January 2009, he returned to the role of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_%28Underworld%29 Lucian] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld:_Rise_of_the_Lycans Underworld: Rise of the Lycans]'', the third release in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%28film_series%29 ''Underworld'' film series] and prequel to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%282003_film%29 the original 2003 film].
 
 
In March 2009 Sheen played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Clough Brian Clough] to critical acclaim in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Morgan Peter Morgan]'s adaptation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Peace David Peace]'s novel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned_Utd The Damned Utd]'', based on Clough's 44-day spell in charge of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_United Leeds United]. The same year, he co-starred as the vampire [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#The_Volturi Aro] in the second installment of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga_%28film_series%29 ''Twilight'' film series], ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Moon_%282009_film%29 New Moon]'', released on November 20.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-11 [12]]</sup> He was the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_test_track#Star_in_a_Reasonably-Priced_Car Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car]" on the November 22 2009 edition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_%282002_TV_series%29 Top Gear].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-12 [13]]</sup>
 
 
November 2009 also saw the release of the DVD; 'Michael Sheen presents You're The Boss'. An entertaining documentary comedy celebrating the games greatest football managers and the highs and lows of football management.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-13 [14]]</sup>
 
 
Future projects include the upcoming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Tim Burton] film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_%282010_film%29 Alice in Wonderland]'' alongside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp Johnny Depp], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Bonham_Carter Helena Bonham Carter] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_%28actress%29 Anne Hathaway]; the British independent film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Last_Five_Girlfriends My Last Five Girlfriends]''; an American thriller, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unthinkable Unthinkable]'' , alongside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson Samuel L. Jackson] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie-Anne_Moss Carrie-Anne Moss]; science fiction sequel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_Legacy Tron Legacy]''; and the third installment of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Morgan Peter Morgan]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Blair] trilogy, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Special_Relationship_%28film%29 The Special Relationship]''.
 
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Sheen&action=edit&section=3 edit]] Personal life==
 
Sheen and English actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale] have a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, born 31 January 1999. When Beckinsale shot the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bowl_%28film%29 The Golden Bowl],'' Sheen hit actor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Northam Jeremy Northam] after he had insulted Beckinsale.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guard1_0-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guard1-0 [1]]</sup> Their seven-year relationship ended when, during the filming of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%282003_film%29 Underworld]'' (in which they both starred), Beckinsale left him for the film's director, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Wiseman Len Wiseman], whom she then married.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-14 [15]]</sup> Although he did not appear in the 2006 sequel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld:_Evolution Underworld: Evolution]'', other than in flashbacks to the first film, Sheen had a prominent role in the prequel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_3:_The_Rise_Of_The_Lycans Underworld 3: The Rise Of The Lycans]'', which Wiseman produced but did not write or direct,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-15 [16]]</sup> and in which Beckinsale does not appear.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-16 [17]]</sup>
 
 
Sheen lived for a time in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] with Beckinsale, but since their relationship ended, he now splits his time between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles] co-parenting their daughter.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guardian_Q.26A_8-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guardian_Q.26A-8 [9]]</sup> Sheen has been dating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet ballet] dancer Lorraine Stewart since 2003, whom he met while watching cousin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Sheen Caroline Sheen] perform at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Theatre National Theatre].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Guard1_0-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-Guard1-0 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-DMailStyle-4 [5]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-17 [18]]</sup>
 
 
On 15 July 2008, Sheen was awarded the freedom of the borough of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neath_Port_Talbot Neath Port Talbot], making him one of the youngest people to receive the honour and putting him amongst a select group of people including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins Sir Anthony Hopkins].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-18 [19]]</sup>
 
 
Sheen was appointed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire Officer of the Order of the British Empire] (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-19 [20]]</sup> He was named Actor of the Year in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GQ_Magazine GQ Magazine]'''s 2009 Men of the Year Awards.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_note-20 [21]]</sup>
 
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Sheen&action=edit&section=4 edit]] Filmography==
 
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|1993
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallowglass_%28miniseries%29 Gallowglass]''
 
|Joe
 
|Made-for-television
 
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|1995
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello_%281995_film%29 Othello]''
 
|Lodovico
 
|
 
|-
 
|1996
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Reilly_%28film%29 Mary Reilly]''
 
|Bradshaw
 
|
 
|-
 
|1997
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilde_%28film%29 Wilde]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Ross Robbie Ross]
 
|
 
|-
 
|1998
 
|''Lost in France''
 
|Owen
 
|Made-for-television
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2002
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartlands_%28film%29 Heartlands]''
 
|Colin
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Feathers The Four Feathers]''
 
|William Trench
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|2003
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Young_Things Bright Young Things]''
 
|Miles
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%282003_film%29 Underworld]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_%28Underworld%29 Lucian]
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deal_%282003_film%29 The Deal]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Tony Blair]
 
|Made-for-television
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_%28film%29 Timeline]''
 
|Lord Oliver de Vannes
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3"|2004
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_Attraction Laws of Attraction]''
 
|Thorne Jamison
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Filthy_Love Dirty Filthy Love]''
 
|Mark Furness
 
|Made-for-television
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Actor British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Television_Society Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor]
 
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|"The Banker"
 
|The Banker
 
|Short film
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|2005
 
|''Dead Long Enough''
 
|Harry Jones
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Heaven_%28film%29 Kingdom of Heaven]''
 
|Priest
 
|
 
|-
 
|"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Doors The Open Doors]"
 
|Framton Nuttel
 
|Short film
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen%27s_Apocalypse The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Dyson Jeremy Dyson]
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="6"|2006
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld:_Evolution Underworld: Evolution]''
 
|Lucian
 
|Flash backs only
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Williams:_Fantabulosa%21 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Williams Kenneth Williams]
 
|Made-for-television
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Actor British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Television_Society Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor]
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Actor British Academy Television Award for Best Actor]
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_%28film%29 The Queen]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Tony Blair]
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_an_Empire Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero Nero]
 
|6 part television series
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HG_Wells:_War_with_the_World HG Wells: War with the World]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells H. G. Wells]
 
|Made-for-television
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Diamond_%28film%29 Blood Diamond]''
 
|Rupert Simmons
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2007
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Within Music Within]''
 
|Art Honeyman
 
|
 
|-
 
|"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airlock_Or_How_To_Say_Goodbye_In_Space Airlock Or How To Say Goodbye In Space]"
 
|Adam Banton
 
|Short film
 
|-
 
|2008
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost/Nixon_%28film%29 Frost/Nixon]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Frost David Frost]
 
|Film nominated for five Academy Awards
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Film_Critics%27_Circle London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year]
 
Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Cast_in_a_Motion_Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|2009
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld:_Rise_of_the_Lycans Underworld: Rise of the Lycans]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_%28Underworld%29 Lucian]
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned_United The Damned United]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Clough Brian Clough]
 
|Nominated — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Award_for_Best_Actor_-_Motion_Picture_Drama Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama]
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Last_Five_Girlfriends My Last Five Girlfriends]''
 
|Burnham
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_New_Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twilight_characters#The_Volturi Aro]
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|2010
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unthinkable Unthinkable]''
 
|Younger
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_%282010_film%29 Alice in Wonderland]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit The White Rabbit]
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_Legacy Tron Legacy]''
 
|Night Club Owner
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Special_Relationship_%28film%29 The Special Relationship]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Tony Blair]
 
|
 
|}
 
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Sheen&action=edit&section=5 edit]] References==
 
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guard1_0-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guard1_0-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guard1_0-2 <sup>'''''c'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guard1_0-3 <sup>'''''d'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guard1_0-4 <sup>'''''e'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guard1_0-5 <sup>'''''f'''''</sup>] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/mar/20/michael-sheen-interview-damned-united "That's all I play - me"]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian The Guardian]. 2009-03-20. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/mar/20/michael-sheen-interview-damned-united. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-BBC_Wales_Profile_1-0 ^]''' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/themes/film/michael_sheen.shtml BBC Wales profile]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-2 ^]''' [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/theatre/features/article1211648.ece Michael Sheen: A touch of Frost - Features, Theatre - The Independent]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-3 ^]''' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6478883.stm BBC News - Sheen's father ill after car row]
 
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-2 <sup>'''''c'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-3 <sup>'''''d'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-DMailStyle_4-4 <sup>'''''e'''''</sup>] [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1160026/After-40-wearing-pants-turns-sinister-Michael-Sheen-style.html "'After 40, not wearing pants turns into something more sinister': Michael Sheen on style"]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mail 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.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-5 ^]''' [http://www.pr-inside.com/sheen-the-soccer-star-r149670.htm. PR-inside.com]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-6 ^]''' [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1160026/After-40-wearing-pants-turns-sinister-Michael-Sheen-style.html [1]]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-This_Is_Who_I_Am:_Michael_Sheen_7-0 ^]''' [http://thisiswhoiam.empireonline.com/Celebrities/View/Michael-Sheen_ [2]]
 
#^ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guardian_Q.26A_8-0 <sup>'''''a'''''</sup>] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-Guardian_Q.26A_8-1 <sup>'''''b'''''</sup>] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/dec/27/michael-sheen Guardian Q&A]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-9 ^]''' [http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2003/09/19/underworld/index.html "Underworld" - Salon.com]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-10 ^]''' [http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html Academy Invites 115 to Become Members]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-11 ^]''' [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1169331/From-Tony-Blair-Brian-Clough-King-Vampires-Michael-Sheen-Twilight-zone.html "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.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-12 ^]''' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj59 "Series 14, Episode 12 BBC on iPlayer"]. 2009-11-22. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj59.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-13 ^]''' http://www.bva.org.uk/node/848678
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-14 ^]''' [http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/beckinsale%20proud%20wiseman%20and%20sheen%20get%20along_1072222 contactmusic.com: Kate Beckinsale - Beckinsale 'Proud' Wiseman and Sheen Get Along]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-15 ^]''' [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974765.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 ''Variety'', Oct. 25, 2007: "'Underworld' prequel rises", by Tatiana Siegel]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-16 ^]''' [http://www.cinematical.com/2009/01/23/review-underworld-rise-of-the-lycans/ www.cinematical.com: Rise of the Lycans review]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-17 ^]''' [http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/EXCLUSIVE-Michael-Sheen-tells-long-term-lover/article-697645-detail/article.html thisissouthwales.co.uk.]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-18 ^]''' [http://www.sidereel.com/Michael_Sheen SideReel.com]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-19 ^]''' ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gazette London Gazette]'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/58929/supplements/12 (Supplement) no. 58929, p. 12], 31 December 2008.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sheen#cite_ref-20 ^]''' [http://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/men_of_the_year/current_results/articles/090903-michael-sheen-2009-gq-actor.aspx GQ Magazine]
 
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Sheen&action=edit&section=6 edit]] External links==
 
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790688/ Michael Sheen] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database Internet Movie Database]
 
*[http://www.allmovie.com/artist/200781 Michael Sheen] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allmovie Allmovie]
 
*[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=76249 Michael Sheen] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Broadway_Database Internet Broadway Database]
 
*[http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=545964 Q&A: Michael Sheen]
 
*[http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/who-magazine/113/the-queens-michael-sheen Yahoo Lifestyle: "''The Queen'' 's Michael Sheen] (interview), January 29, no year given
 
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/6350209.stm BBC News, January 11, 2007: "Actor Sheen backs Burberry fight"]
 
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Michael Sheen
Birthname Michael Christopher Sheen
Gender Male
Date of birth February 5 , 1969
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Character(s) Castor
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Michael Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh film and stage actor. He portrays End of Line Club owner Castor in the 2010 film TRON: Legacy. He is also well known for his role as Lucian, the werewolves (Lycans) leader in the Underworld movie series as well as for playing Tony Blair in the Helen Mirren movie "The Queen".