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->''"Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary."''

Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969 in Newport, Wales) is a versatile Welsh actor.

Sheen has appeared in films and on stage, was named ''GQ'''s Actor of the Year in 2009, and has received an OBE in recognition of his work. He has had very notable success playing real-life figures such as [[Film/TheQueen Tony Blair]] (three times!), [[Film/FrostNixon David Frost]], Creator/KennethWilliams, [[Literature/TheDamnedUnited Brian Clough]], [[Creator/OscarWilde Robbie Ross]] and [[Series/MastersOfSex William Masters]].

He starred as Dr. William Masters in ''Series/MastersOfSex'', and has also appeared in ''Film/{{Underworld|2003}}'', ''Film/TronLegacy'' and ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]''. Versatile. In 2019 he played the angel Aziraphale in ''Series/GoodOmens2019''.

He was in a relationship with Creator/KateBeckinsale, by whom he has a daughter (and with whom he remains AmicableExes), from 1995–2003, and with Creator/RachelMcAdams from 2010–13. From 2014–17 he dated comedian Creator/SarahSilverman, who liked to refer to him as "Mr. Fancy Pants Sheen". In 2019 he had a daughter with partner Anna Lundberg, and in 2020 they appeared together in ''Series/{{Staged}}''.

No relation to American actor Creator/MartinSheen.
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!!Michael Sheen has appeared in the following works:

* ''Film/TheFourFeathers'' (2002): William Trench
* ''Film/BrightYoungThings'' (2003): Miles Maitland
* ''Film/{{Underworld|2003}}'' (2003), ''Underworld: Evolution'' (2006), ''Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' (2009): Lucian
* ''Film/TheDeal2003'' (2003): Tony Blair
* ''Literature/{{Timeline}}'' (2003): Lord Oliver
* ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'' (2005): Priest
* ''Film/TheQueen'' (2006): UsefulNotes/TonyBlair
* ''Film/FrostNixon'' (2008): Creator/DavidFrost
* ''Film/TheDamnedUnited'' (2009): Brian Clough
* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'': Aro
** ''New Moon'' (2009)
** ''Breaking Dawn - Part 1'' (2011)
** ''Breaking Dawn - Part 2'' (2012)
* ''Film/{{Unthinkable}}'' (2010): Yusuf Atta Mohammed / Steven Arthur Younger
* ''Film/TheSpecialRelationship'' (2010): Tony Blair
* ''Film/TronLegacy'' (2010): Castor
* ''Film/{{Alice in Wonderland|2010}}'' (2010): The White Rabbit
** ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass'' (2016) The White Rabbit
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife "The Doctor's Wife"]] (2011): The voice of House
* ''Film/MidnightInParis'' (2011): Paul Bates
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'' (Season 4): [[AlmostFamousName Wesley Snipes]]
* ''Series/MastersOfSex'' (2013-16): Dr. William Masters
* ''Literature/FarFromTheMaddingCrowd'' (2015): William Boldwood
* ''Film/{{Passengers|2016}}'' (2016): Arthur, a robot bartender
* ''Series/TheGoodFight'' (Season 3): Roland Blum
* ''Film/SlaughterhouseRulez'' (2018): The Bat
* ''Series/{{Good Omens|2019}}'' (2019-): Aziraphale
* ''Series/ProdigalSon'' (2019-): Dr. Martin Whitly
* ''Series/{{Staged}}'' (2020): himself
* ''Series/{{Quiz|2020}}'' (2020): Chris Tarrant
* ''AudioPlay/{{The Sandman|2020}}'' (2020-2021): Lucifer Morningstar
* ''Film/LastTrainToChristmas'' (2021): Tony Towers
* ''Series/BestInterests'' (2023): Andrew
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