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Michael Sheen in "New Moon" (2009) Michael Sheen in "New Moon" (2009) Michael Sheen in "New Moon" (2009) Michael Sheen in "New Moon" (2009) Michael Sheen Pictures Three-time BAFTA nominee Michael Sheen has gained a prominent place among the talented new generation of British actors on stage and screen. Michael Sheen earned a BAFTA nod for Best Supporting Actor in "The Queen" and garnered two more for Best Actor in the television comedies "Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!" and "Dirty Filthy Love." "The Queen" also brought Michael Sheen the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. Michael Sheen was seen on screen in "Music Within," the story of Richard Pimentel, an early champion of the rights of the disabled and a primary activist behind the Americans with Disabilities Act. Michael Sheen portrayed his best friend Art, a wheelchair-bound genius who suffers from cerebral palsy that uses his wit to deflect the prejudice associated with his twisted form. Prior to that, Michael Sheenwas seen in Edward Zwick's "Blood Diamond," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou, and as the British Prime Minister in Stephen Frears' "The Queen." "The Queen" marked Michael Sheen's third collaboration with Frears. Michael Sheen first played the British Prime Minister in Frears' television feature "The Deal" and made his feature film debut in the director's "Mary Reilly," playing Dr. Jekyll's footman. Michael Sheen's other feature film credits include Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven"; "Laws of Attraction," starring with Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore; "Timeline," directed by Richard Donner; "Underworld"; Stephen Fry's "Bright Young Things"; Shekhar Kapur's "The Four Feathers"; starring in "Heartlands," directed by Damien O'Donnell ("East Is East"); and "Wilde" with Stephen Fry and Jude Law. Michael Sheen trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where, in his second year, he won the coveted Laurence Olivier Bursary for consistently outstanding performances. While still a student at RADA, Michael Sheen landed a starring role opposite Vanessa Redgrave in 1991's "When She Danced," which marked his West End debut. Michael Sheen has since earned Olivier Award nominations for his performance as Mozart in Peter Hall's revival of "Amadeus," "Look Back in Anger" and "Caligula," for which he also won a London Critics' Circle Award and a London Evening Standard Theatre Award. Michael Sheen has received acclaim for his performances in such plays as "Romeo and Juliet," "Peer Gynt" and "Henry V." In 1999, Michael Sheen made his Broadway debut, reprising the title role in "Amadeus." Most recently on stage, Michael Sheen received a Distinguished Performance Award nomination from the Drama League, among other accolades, for his Broadway stage origination of the role of David Frost in Peter Morgan's play. "Frost/Nixon." This followed the sold-out run in London, where Michael Sheen received nominations for Best Actor from the Olivier Awards and Evening Standard Awards. Michael Sheen recently starred in "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans," in which he reprised his role as the dark Lycan master, Lucian. The film marks the directing debut of special-effects wiz Patrick Tatopoulos and also stars Bill Nighy. Michael Sheen also stars in "The Damned United," which chronicles the larger-than-life soccer manager Brian Clough's turbulent 44 days in charge of Leeds United in 1974 (then one of England's most successful soccer teams). The film stars Michael Sheen as Clough, and will be directed by Tom Hooper ("John Adams") with a screenplay by Peter Morgan, based on David Pearce's novel. Next up for Michael Sheen is the role of The White Rabbit in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" and a starring role in "Unthinkable," opposite Samuel Jackson, Brandon Routh, and Carrie-Anne Moss. Born in Wales, Michael Sheen grew up in Port Talbot, the industrial town renowned for producing Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins.
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