Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen, OBE is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s and made notable stage appearances in Romeo and Juliet, Don't Fool With Love, Peer Gynt, The Seagull, The Homecoming, and Henry V. His performances in Amadeus at the Old Vic and Look Back in Anger at the National Theatre were nominated for Olivier Awards in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In 2003, he was nominated for a...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth5 February 1969
CityNewport, Wales
I live a very Kenneth Williams-like existence.
I can be a lazy dresser.
Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality. The more fantastical characters, or fantastical worlds that they inhabit are really fun and allow you, in some ways, to tell stories and reveal things about our lives that would be harder to take, in a more realistic setting.
I think the story of 'Alice in Wonderland' in a way is a reminder that life is frightening, it can shift on you at any moment.
I suppose I've got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.
I don't do the whole L.A. nightlife thing.
We live in a bubble of the fantasy of death, but the reality of it is something that we obviously all face and have to deal with, at some point.
I don't find the life in Hollywood all that meaningful or inspiring.
I don't want to do something that I've done before; I can't see the point of it.
I love watching Jeff Bridges act. He's brilliant.
I have a daughter, and fairies meant a lot to her growing up.
I enjoy doing things that involve research because it's part of what I enjoy about acting.
I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects.
Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.