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Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Actor, also producer · Born February 5, 1969 (57) · Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor and political activist. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s and made notable stage appearances in Romeo and Juliet (1992), Don't Fool With Love (1993), Peer Gynt (1994), The Seagull (1995), The Homecoming (1997), and Henry V (1997). 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 third Olivier Award for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse. He has become better known as a screen actor since the 2000s through his roles in various biographical films. He has starred in a trilogy of films as British politician Tony Blair: the television film The Deal (2003), followed by The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010). For the role, he was nominated for both a BAFTA Award and an Emmy. He was also nominated for a BAFTA as the troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's 2006 Fantabulosa!, and was nominated for a fourth Olivier Award in 2006 for portraying the broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon. He starred as the controversial football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United (2009). In 2009, he appeared in two fantasy films, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. He also appeared in the science-fiction film Tron: Legacy (2010), and Midnight in Paris (2011). He directed and starred in National Theatre Wales's The Passion (2011). He also played a lead role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 in 2012. In 2013, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Showtime's television drama Masters of Sex (2013–2016). He played an incarcerated serial killer surgeon in Fox's 2019 drama, Prodigal Son, an angel in the 2019 BBC/Amazon Studios miniseries Good Omens, and appeared as Chris Tarrant in Quiz in 2020. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born
February 5, 1969 (57)
From
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 117 credits in all

What are Michael Sheen's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 14 · Dark 15

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 14

Gentle 11 · Charged 21 · Intense 14

Steady 21 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 2

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 6

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 2

Casual 17 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 3

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 12

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 33 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 33
Shapeshifter
6 of 33
Shadow
5 of 33
Ally
4 of 33
Mentor
4 of 33
Herald
4 of 33
Trickster
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Melancholic
26
Contemplative
18
Warm
12
Joyful
11
Other
61

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet39
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Sheen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Sheen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

117 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 54 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Shifty Gruff

  • Our Town(2026)

    as Stage Manager

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • You Told Us To Talk About The Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • My Brother the Minotaur(2026)

    Show as Craignelder

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Give Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show Creator

  • Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer · as Self

  • A Very Royal Scandal(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Prince Andrew

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
  • Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • National Theatre Live: Nye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan

  • The Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · as Denny Driscoll

  • Best Interests(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Pouring Water on Troubled Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Dylan Thomas (voice)

  • Written in the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Sherborne

  • Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Proms - This New Noise - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Sandman(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Last Train to Christmas(2021)

    as Tony Towers

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Owain Jenkins

  • How to Build a Girl(2019)

    as Sigmund Freud

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Faith Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Francis Hardy

  • Staged(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Good Omens: Lockdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Aziraphale (voice)

  • Quiz(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Chris Tarrant

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
  • Dolittle(2020)

    as Dr. Blair Müdfly

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Prodigal Son(2019)

    Show 33 episodes · as Dr. Martin Whitly

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • Good Omens(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Aziraphale

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Wales: Land of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Slaughterhouse Rulez(2018)

    as The Bat

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Apostle(2018)

    as Malcolm Howe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • To Provide All People(2018)

    as Porter

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Brad's Status(2017)

    as Craig Fisher

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Home Again(2017)

    as Austen Bloom

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Roland Blum

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Passengers(2016)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Nocturnal Animals(2016)

    as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Presenter - Narrator

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(2016)

    as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Norman(2016)

    as Philip Cohen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • You Can Never Really Know Someone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Henry

  • Join or Die with Craig Ferguson(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Barbados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as David

  • 7 Days in Hell(2015)

    as Caspian Wint

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Spoils Before Dying(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chet

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
  • Far from the Madding Crowd(2015)

    as William Boldwood

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Kill the Messenger(2014)

    as Fred Weil

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Under Milk Wood(2014)

    as First Voice

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Spoils of Babylon(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chet Halner

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 46 episodes · as William Masters

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • Admission(2013)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Heroes & Demons(2012)

    Executive Producer · as The Banker (segment "The Banker")

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Jesus Henry Christ(2011)

    as Dr. Slavkin O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Gospel of Us(2012)

    as The Teacher

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Resistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tommy Atkins

  • Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Few Options (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Florist

  • Beautiful Boy(2010)

    as Bill Carroll

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midnight in Paris(2011)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Tron: Legacy(2010)

    as Castor / Zuse

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue(2010)

    as Dr. Griffiths (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Special Relationship(2010)

    as Tony Blair

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Unthinkable(2010)

    as Steven Arthur Younger

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • My Last Five Girlfriends(2009)

    as No. 5 - Detective Burnam

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Alice in Wonderland(2010)

    as Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • A Child's Christmases in Wales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Michael Sheen Presents - You're The Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Damned United(2009)

    as Brian Clough

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Frost/Nixon(2008)

    as David Frost

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Adam Banton

  • Music Within(2007)

    as Art Honeyman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Blood Diamond(2006)

    as Simmons

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Dead Long Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Harry Jones

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Wesley Snipes

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • HG Wells: War with the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as H.G. Wells

  • Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus · as Emperor Nero

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • The Queen(2006)

    as Tony Blair

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kenneth Williams

  • Underworld: Evolution(2006)

    as Lucian

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Dirty Filthy Love(2004)

    as Mark Furness

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as House (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Banker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer · as The Banker

  • Laws of Attraction(2004)

    as Thorne Jamison

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Open Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Framton Nuttel

  • Timeline(2003)

    as Lord Oliver

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Bright Young Things(2003)

    as Miles Maitland

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • The Deal(2003)

    as Tony Blair

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Underworld(2003)

    as Lucian

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Heartlands(2002)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Four Feathers(2002)

    as William Trench

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Doomwatch: Winter Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Angel

  • Lost In France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · as Owen

  • Animated World Faiths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as John (voice)

  • Animated Epics: Beowulf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Wiglaf ( voice )

  • Wilde(1997)

    as Robbie Ross

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Grand(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Jordan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
  • Mary Reilly(1996)

    as Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Othello(1995)

    as Lodovico

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Gallowglass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Casting · as Joe

  • Sean's Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as James

  • Maigret(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as William Masters (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Fortitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Winston Churchill

  • Heart of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • The 12 Days of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Henry Sullivan

  • The Battle for Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nero

  • The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Price of Admission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Harold Sugar

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles, 110 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892026

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 116: 109 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting1 of 116: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 116: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew3 of 116: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

116 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2000s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2010s45 · 45 acting · 1 crew2020s24 · 22 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 50 roles
95051015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

8 major nominations and no wins, 2005–2021.

  1. 2021
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Supporting Actor
  2. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  3. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  5. 2009
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  6. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  7. 2005
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michael Sheen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 55; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed14

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael Sheen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore27 titles8–90 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles8–58 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity31 titles12–76 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles7–43 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles8–83 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Michael Sheen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Sheen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Harries shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles