
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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Biography from TMDB.
- February 5, 1969 (57)
- Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- Actor, also producer
- 74 on MovieCove · 117 credits in all
Known for
What are Michael Sheen's films like?
Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 43
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
Usually the Hero: 9 of 33 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Robbie Ross in Wilde (1997)
- Heroas Colin in Heartlands (2002)
- Heroas Tony Blair in The Deal (2003)
- Tricksteras Lucian in Underworld (2003)
- Mentoras Miles Maitland in Bright Young Things (2003)
- Heroas Mark Furness in Dirty Filthy Love (2004)
- Heraldas Jeremy in The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
- Shadowas Emperor Nero in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
- Heroas David Frost in Frost/Nixon (2008)
- Heroas Lucian in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
- Heroas Brian Clough in The Damned United (2009)
- Allyas Tony Blair in The Special Relationship (2010)
- Shapeshifteras Steven Arthur Younger in Unthinkable (2010)
- Heraldas White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Shapeshifteras Castor/Zuse in Tron: Legacy (2010)
- Shapeshifteras Dr. Griffiths in Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
- Mentoras Dr. Slavkin O'Hara in Jesus Henry Christ (2011)
- Shadowas Charity in The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013)
- Heroas Dr. William Masters in Masters of Sex (2013)
- Heraldas First Voice in Under Milk Wood (2014)
- Mentoras Arthur in Passengers (2016)
- Shapeshifteras Austen in Home Again (2017)
- Shadowas Craig Fisher in Brad's Status (2017)
- Heraldas Porter in To Provide All People (2018)
- Allyas Aziraphale in Good Omens (2019)
- Shadowas Dr. Martin Whitly in Prodigal Son (2019)
- Shapeshifteras Chris Tarrant in Quiz (2020)
- Allyas Michael Sheen in Staged (2020)
- Heroas Tony Towers in Last Train to Christmas (2021)
- Heroas Andrew in Best Interests (2023)
- Shadowas Prince Andrew in A Very Royal Scandal (2024)
- Mentoras Stage Manager in Our Town (2026)
- Shapeshifteras Craignelder in My Brother the Minotaur (2026)
Moods and endings
- 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).
- BritBox
- Howdy, show their 4 titles on Howdy
- Shout! TV, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
- Acorn TV, show their 3 titles on Acorn TV
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- A&E Crime Central, show their title on A&E Crime Central
- Fox Nation, show their title on Fox Nation
- FOX One, show their title on FOX One
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- MHz Choice, show their title on MHz Choice
- ScreenPix, show their title on ScreenPix
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
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)

Our Town(2026)
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)

My Brother the Minotaur(2026)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Give Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Build a Girl(2019)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Faith Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

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

Quiz(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Dolittle(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Prodigal Son(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Good Omens(2019)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Wales: Land of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Pantomime in Port Talbot: Balls of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Slaughterhouse Rulez(2018)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Apostle(2018)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
To Provide All People(2018)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Brad's Status(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Home Again(2017)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Good Fight(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Passengers(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Nocturnal Animals(2016)
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)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Norman(2016)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsYou Can Never Really Know Someone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Barbados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

7 Days in Hell(2015)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Spoils Before Dying(2015)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all filmsWar of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Kill the Messenger(2014)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Under Milk Wood(2014)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Spoils of Babylon(2014)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Masters of Sex(2013)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Admission(2013)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Heroes & Demons(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Jesus Henry Christ(2011)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Gospel of Us(2012)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Resistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Few Options (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Beautiful Boy(2010)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midnight in Paris(2011)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Tron: Legacy(2010)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Special Relationship(2010)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Unthinkable(2010)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
My Last Five Girlfriends(2009)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Alice in Wonderland(2010)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
A Child's Christmases in Wales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Michael Sheen Presents - You're The Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

The Damned United(2009)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Frost/Nixon(2008)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Music Within(2007)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Blood Diamond(2006)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Dead Long Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
HG Wells: War with the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Queen(2006)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Underworld: Evolution(2006)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Dirty Filthy Love(2004)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Kingdom of Heaven(2005)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Doctor Who(2005)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Banker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

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

Timeline(2003)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Bright Young Things(2003)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Deal(2003)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Underworld(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Heartlands(2002)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Four Feathers(2002)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Doomwatch: Winter Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

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

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

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

Wilde(1997)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Grand(1997)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Mary Reilly(1996)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Othello(1995)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Gallowglass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

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

Maigret(1992)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all showsFortitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Heart of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The 12 Days of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Battle for Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

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

Biggest box office
Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Highest rated
Staged (2020)

Most popular right now
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Film career
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.
- 1995Screen debut· Othello
- 2005First top-billed film· Dirty Filthy Love
- 2006BAFTA Award nomination· The Queen
- 2008Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Frost/Nixon
- 2009Career best· The Damned United
- 2010Primetime Emmy nomination· The Special Relationship
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- 2011Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Midnight in Paris
- 2013Golden Globe nomination· Masters of Sex
- 2019Career best· Good Omens
Billing
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.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Supporting Actor
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 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.
- 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.
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
- Stephen FrearsShared titles: Quiz (2020), The Queen (2006), The Deal (2003), Mary Reilly (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Stephen Frears

- Pip BroughtonShared titles: To Provide All People (2018), Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016), Under Milk Wood (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Pip Broughton
Writers
- Peter MorganShared titles: The Special Relationship (2010), The Damned United (2009), Frost/Nixon (2008), The Queen (2006), The Deal (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Peter Morgan

- Owen SheersShared titles: To Provide All People (2018), Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016), The Gospel of Us (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Owen Sheers

- Lewis CarrollShared titles: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Alice in Wonderland (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Lewis Carroll

- Linda WoolvertonShared titles: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Alice in Wonderland (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Linda Woolverton

Actors
- Stephen FryShared titles: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Bright Young Things (2003), Wilde (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Stephen Fry

- Siân PhillipsShared titles: Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025), To Provide All People (2018), Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Siân Phillips

- David TennantShared titles: Staged (2020), Good Omens (2019), Bright Young Things (2003)See all 3 shared titles with David Tennant

- Helen McCroryShared titles: Quiz (2020), The Special Relationship (2010), The Queen (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Helen McCrory

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Danny ElfmanShared titles: Dolittle (2020), Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Alice in Wonderland (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Elfman

- Steve LawesShared titles: To Provide All People (2018), Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016), Under Milk Wood (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Lawes
- Alexandre DesplatShared titles: The Special Relationship (2010), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Queen (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Alexandre Desplat

- Chris LebenzonShared titles: Dolittle (2020), Alice in Wonderland (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Lebenzon

Producers
- Andy HarriesShared titles: Quiz (2020), The Special Relationship (2010), The Damned United (2009), The Queen (2006), Dirty Filthy Love (2004), The Deal (2003)See all 6 shared titles with Andy Harries

- Christine LanganShared titles: Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), The Special Relationship (2010), The Damned United (2009), The Queen (2006), Dirty Filthy Love (2004), The Deal (2003)See all 6 shared titles with Christine Langan

- Joe RothShared titles: Dolittle (2020), Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Alice in Wonderland (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Roth

- Allon ReichShared titles: Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Heartlands (2002), The Four Feathers (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Allon Reich

Mixed roles
- Tim BurtonShared titles: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Alice in Wonderland (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Burton

- Julia RobertsShared titles: Jesus Henry Christ (2011), Mary Reilly (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Julia Roberts



