Claim: Michael Sheen performed as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (a tragedy written by William Shakespeare) in 1992, and as Lenny in The Homecoming (a two-act play written in 1964 by Harold Pinter) in 1997.
Evidence: 1992 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. 1997 The Homecoming Lenny The Homecoming is a two-act play written in 1964 by Harold Pinter and first published in 1965.