# List of Michael Sheen performances

Sir Michael Sheen OBE is a Welsh stage and screen actor. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Sheen made his professional debut in 1991, starring opposite Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre. 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 the 2000s, while continuing to make sporadic stage appearances, Sheen became known primarily as a screen actor. In 2003, he starred in the film Underworld as Lucian, the leader of the Lycans, a role he had once again in 2006's Underworld: Evolution via archive footage. Also in 2003, he was nominated for a third Olivier Award for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse and had a breakthrough performance as the British politician Tony Blair in the television film The Deal. He received a BAFTA Award nomination in 2004 for his work in the ITV drama Dirty Filthy Love. In 2006, Sheen starred as the troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's Fantabulosa! and came to the attention of an international audience when he reprised his role as Blair in The Queen. Both performances were BAFTA Award-nominated. Sheen received a fourth Olivier Award nomination in 2006 for portraying the broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon at the Donmar Warehouse and he later revisited the role of Frost in the 2008 film adaptation of the play. In 2009, Sheen appeared in two fantasy films, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and starred as the outspoken football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United.
In the 2010s, Sheen has divided his time between film, television and theatre work. In 2010, he made a four-episode guest appearance in the NBC comedy 30 Rock and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Blair in the HBO film The Special Relationship. He appeared in the science-fiction film Tron: Legacy (2010) and Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011). At Easter 2011, Sheen directed and starred in National Theatre Wales's The Passion, a 72-hour secular passion play staged in his hometown of Port Talbot. From October 2011 until January 2012, Sheen played the title role in Hamlet at the Young Vic.
Sheen has also appeared in many radio productions, particularly in the early years of his career. Notable radio play appearances include Strangers on a Train (1994) opposite Bill Nighy, The Importance of Being Earnest (1995) opposite Judi Dench, Romeo and Juliet (1997) opposite Kate Beckinsale, Troy (1998) opposite Paul Scofield and The Pretenders (2004) opposite, again, Paul Scofield. He has also narrated five novels and presented a series of documentaries for BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4.

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Theatre | Notes |
| 1991 | When She Danced | Alexandros Eliopolos | Robert Allan Ackerman | Globe Theatre, London | |
| 1991 | Neon Gravy | | James Macdonald | Royal National Theatre, London | Workshop |
| 1992 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Greg Hersov | Royal Exchange, Manchester and Tour | Nominated – M.E.N. Theatre Award for Best Actor |
| 1992 | A View from the Bridge | Longshoreman | Greg Hersov | Royal Exchange, Manchester and Tour | |
| 1993 | The Blind Men | Lamprido | Declan Donnellan | Donmar Warehouse, London and Tour | |
| 1993 | Don't Fool With Love | Perdican | Declan Donnellan | Donmar Warehouse, London and Tour | Nominated – Ian Charleson Award |
| 1993 | Moonlight | Fred | David Leveaux | Almeida Theatre, London | |
| 1993 | Ion | Ion | Nicholas Wright | Royal National Theatre, London | Workshop |
| 1993 | Forever Yours, Marie-Lou | | | Tour in Swansea, Cardiff & London | |
| 1994 | Peer Gynt | Peer Gynt | Yukio Ninagawa | Barbican Theatre, London and Tour in Oslo and Tokyo | |
| 1994 | Le Livre de Spencer | Spencer Gaveston | Lluís Pasqual | Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, Paris | |
| 1994 | Charley’s Aunt | Lord Fancourt Babberley | Emil Wolk | Royal Exchange, Manchester | |
| 1995 | Look Back in Anger | Jimmy Porter | Greg Hersov | Royal Exchange, Manchester | |
| 1995 | The Seagull | Konstantin | Robert Sturua | Theatre Royal, Bath and Tour | |
| 1995 | The Dresser | Norman | directed by Sheen | Drum Theatre, Plymouth | |
| 1996 | The Ends of the Earth | Daniel | Andrei Şerban | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| 1997 | The Homecoming | Lenny | Roger Michell | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| 1997 | Badfinger | | directed by Sheen | Donmar Warehouse, London | |
| 1997 | Gas Station Angel | | | Duke of York's Theatre, London | Rehearsed reading |
| 1997 | Henry V | Henry V | Ron Daniels | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon | Nominated – Ian Charleson Award |
| 1998–1999 | Amadeus | Mozart | Peter Hall | Old Vic, London; Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles; Music Box Theatre, Broadway | Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance Nominated – Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor |
| 1999 | Look Back in Anger | Jimmy Porter | Greg Hersov | Royal National Theatre, London | Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor Nominated – Evening Standard Award for Best Actor |
| 2000 | Smithereens | | | Second Stage Theatre, New York | Workshop |
| 2003 | Caligula | Caligula | Michael Grandage | Donmar Warehouse, London | Evening Standard Award for Best Actor Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor |
| 2005 | The UN Inspector | Martin Gammon | David Farr | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| 2005 | 24 Hour Play | | | Old Vic, London | |
| 2006–2007 | Frost/Nixon | David Frost | Michael Grandage | Donmar Warehouse, London & Gielgud Theatre, London; Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway | Nominated – Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor |
| 2009 | Betrayal | Robert | Ian Rickson | Royal National Theatre, London | Only two scenes performed as part of a Harold Pinter tribute evening |
| 2011 | The Passion | The Teacher | directed by Sheen | National Theatre Wales, Port Talbot | Theatre Award UK for Best Director |
| 2011–2012 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Ian Rickson | Young Vic, London | |
| 2020 | Faith Healer | Francis Hardy | Matthew Warchus | Old Vic, London | Livestreamed socially distanced performance |
| 2021 | Under Milk Wood | Owain Jenkins | Lyndsey Turner | Royal National Theatre, London | |
| 2022 | Amadeus | Salieri | Craig Ilott | Sydney Opera House, Sydney | BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards for Best Performer in a Play |
| 2024 | Nye | Aneurin Bevan | Rufus Norris | Royal National Theatre, London; Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff | |
| 2024 | White Rabbit Red Rabbit | | Nassim Soleimanpour | Soho Place, London | |
| 2025 | Nye | Aneurin Bevan | Rufus Norris | Royal National Theatre, London; Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff | Revival of 2024 production |

## Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Othello | Lodovico | |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Bradshaw | |
| 1997 | Wilde | Robbie Ross | |
| 2002 | Heartlands | Colin | |
| 2002 | The Four Feathers | William Trench | |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Miles Maitland | |
| 2003 | Underworld | Lucian | |
| 2003 | Timeline | Lord Oliver de Vannes | |
| 2003 | The Deal | Tony Blair | |
| 2004 | Laws of Attraction | Thorne Jamison | |
| 2004 | The Banker | The Banker | Short film Also executive producer BAFTA Award for Best Short Film |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Priest | |
| 2005 | The Open Doors | Framton Nuttel | Short film Also executive producer |
| 2005 | The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | Jeremy Dyson | |
| 2006 | Dead Long Enough | Harry Jones | |
| 2006 | Underworld: Evolution | Lucian | Archive footage |
| 2006 | The Queen | Tony Blair | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | Rupert Simmons | |
| 2007 | Music Within | Art Honeyman | Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2007 | Airlock Or How To Say Goodbye In Space | Adam Banton | Short film |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | David Frost | Film nominated for five Academy Awards Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2009 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Lucian | |
| 2009 | The Damned United | Brian Clough | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
| 2009 | You're the Boss | Presenter | Documentary |
| 2009 | My Last Five Girlfriends | Burnham | |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Aro | |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Yusuf / Steven Arthur | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Nivens McTwisp the White Rabbit (voice) | |
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | Dr. Griffiths (voice) | |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Castor / Zuse | |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Tony Blair | Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Paul | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Gold Derby Film Award for Ensemble Cast (shared with the entire cast) |
| 2011 | Beautiful Boy | Bill Carroll | |
| 2011 | Few Options | Florist | |
| 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Aro | |
| 2011 | Resistance | Tommy Atkins | |
| 2012 | The Gospel of Us | The Teacher | Welsh BAFTA Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Jesus Henry Christ | Slavkin O'Hara | |
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Aro | |
| 2013 | Admission | Mark | |
| 2014 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Captain Will Charity | |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | Fred Weil | |
| 2015 | Far from the Madding Crowd | William Boldwood | |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Nivens McTwisp the White Rabbit (voice) | |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Animals | Carlos | |
| 2016 | Norman | Philip Cohen | |
| 2016 | Passengers | Arthur | |
| 2016 | You Can Never Really Know Someone | Henry | Short film |
| 2017 | Home Again | Austen | |
| 2017 | Brad's Status | Craig Fisher | |
| 2018 | Apostle | Malcolm Howe | Nominated – Welsh BAFTA Award for Best Actor Nominated – Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2018 | Slaughterhouse Rulez | "The Bat" | |
| 2019 | How to Build a Girl | Sigmund Freud | |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Blair Müdfly | |
| 2020 | Faith Healer | Francis Hardy | |
| 2021 | Last Train to Christmas | Tony Towers | |
| TBA | The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde | | Filming |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1993 | Gallowglass | Joe | BBC2 | |
| 1993 | Maigret | Philippe | ITV | Episode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer" |
| 1993 | In Suspicious Circumstances | William Wright | ITV | Episode: "Candle in the Window" |
| 1993 | Sean's Show | James | Channel 4 | Season 2, episode 6 |
| 1997 | The Grand | Thomas Jordon | ITV | Season 1, episode 4 |
| 1998 | Lost in France | Owen | BBC2 | |
| 1998 | Animated Epics: Beowulf | Wiglaf (voice) | HBO, BBC, S4C | |
| 1999 | Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Angel (voice) | Channel 5 | |
| 2003 | The Deal | Tony Blair | Channel 4 | |
| 2004 | Dirty Filthy Love | Mark Furness | ITV | Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Nominated – Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Nero | BBC One | Season 1 episode 1 |
| 2006 | H. G. Wells: War with the World | H. G. Wells | BBC Two | |
| 2006 | Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! | Kenneth Williams | BBC Four | Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Bremner, Bird & Fortune | David Frost | BBC Four | Season 9, episode 1 |
| 2009 | A Child’s Christmases in Wales | Narrator (voice) | BBC Four | |
| 2010 | 30 Rock | Wesley Snipes | NBC | 4 episodes – Season 4, episodes 14, 15, 21 and 22 Nominated – Online Film & Television Association Awards for Best Guest Actor In A Comedy Series |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Tony Blair | HBO | Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated – Online Film & Television Association Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries |
| 2010 | Coming Home | Himself | BBC Cymru Wales | Genealogy documentary series Series 5, episode 1 |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | House (voice) | BBC One | Episode: "The Doctor's Wife" |
| 2011 | Passion in Port Talbot | | BBC One Wales | Director Rehearsals documentary |
| 2013–16 | Masters of Sex | William H. Masters | Showtime | Also producer Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series |
| 2014 | The Spoils of Babylon | Chet Halner | IFC | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | IFC | Season 4, episode 17 |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Kenton Price | IFC | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | 7 Days in Hell | Caspian Wint | HBO | Television film |
| 2015 | The Great Comic Relief Bake Off | Himself | BBC One | Third episode of the four-part charity version of The Great British Bake Off Won the title of Star Baker |
| 2016 | The Green Hollow | Dave Evans | BBC One | Documentary Nominated – BAFTA Cymru for Best Actor |
| 2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Carl Flossy | Netflix | Variety special |
| 2017 | The Simpsons | William H. Masters (voice) | FOX | Episode: "Kamp Krustier" |
| 2017 | Michael Sheen: The Fight For My Steel Town | Himself | BBC Cymru Wales | Documentary BAFTA Cymru for News and Current Affairs |
| 2018 | Animals. | Trotts / Motts (voice) | HBO | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Good Fight | Roland Blum | CBS All Access | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Pobol y Cwm | Dr. Hughes | S4C | Guest role |
| 2019 | Celebrity Chase: Soccer Aid Special (spinoff of The Chase) | Himself | ITV | Contestant |
| 2019 | Pointless Celebrities | Himself | BBC One | Contestant |
| 2019–2021 | There's Something About Movies | Team Captain | Sky One | 4 series |
| 2019–2021 | Prodigal Son | Dr. Martin Whitly | FOX | Main role |
| 2019–present | Good Omens | Aziraphale | Amazon Video, BBC Two | Miniseries Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in Streaming Presentation Nominated – Tell-Tale TV Award for Favorite Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Tell-Tale TV Award for Favorite Performer in a Sci-fi / Fantasy / Horror Series Nominated – ASTRA Television Award for Best Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series |
| 2020 | Quiz | Chris Tarrant | ITV | Three-episode miniseries Nominated – OFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series Nominated – Welsh BAFTA Award for Best Actor Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2020–2022 | Staged | Michael | BBC One | 20 episode comedy, 3 series Also executive producer |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Paul | Netflix | Episode: "Dream of a Thousand Cats" |
| 2022 | Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama | David Sherborne | Channel 4 | Main role in two-part drama series |
| 2023 | Best Interests | Andrew | BBC One | Main role Also executive producer Series Mania for Best Actor in International Competition |
| 2024 | The Way | Denny Driscoll | BBC One | creator, director and executive producer |
| 2024 | A Very Royal Scandal | Prince Andrew | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 2024 | The Wheel | Panel | BBC One | Series 5, episode 4 |
| 2025 | Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Send To All guest | BBC One | Season 8, episode 2 |
| 2025 | Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway | Himself | Channel 4 | Documentary |

## Radio and audiobooks

| Year | Title | Voice role | Radio Station / Production Company |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | BBC |
| 1994 | Crime and Punishment | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1994 | Strangers on a Train | | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1994 | Great Poets of the Romantic Age | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1995 | The Idiot | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1995 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1995 | Dangerous Liaisons | Vicomte de Valmont | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1995 | Alaska | Frank | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1995 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Jack | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1996 | The Old Testament | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1996 | The Great Poets – John Keats | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1997 | Poets of the Great War | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1997 | Lady Windermere's Fan | Lord Darlington | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1997 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo, Director | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1997 | The Great Poets – Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1997 | The West Pier | Gorse | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1997 | A White Merc With Fins | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1998 | Walton: Henry V | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1998 | Troy | Paris | BBC Radio 3 |
| 1999 | A Lover’s Gift: From Him to Her - poetry anthology | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1999 | Oedipus | Oedipus | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1999 | The Essential Dylan Thomas: Poetry and Stories | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1999 | Walton: Hamlet/As You Like It | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 1999 | Hamlet | Hamlet | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2004 | The Pretenders | Håkon Håkonsson | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2005 | Stories from Shakespeare | Narrator | Naxos AudioBooks |
| 2007 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2010 | Hello, Good Evening and Welcome: The David Frost Story | Presenter | BBC Radio 2 |
| 2010 | Kenneth Tynan's Theatre Writings | Presenter | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2010 | The Richard Burton Legacy | Presenter | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2010 | Playing the Dane | Presenter | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | A Month of Sundays | Presenter | BBC 6 Music |
| 2013 | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | La Belle Sauvage | Reader | Audible |
| 2017 | Port Talbot Paradiso | Narrator | BBC Radio Wales |
| 2018 | Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds - The Musical Drama | George, The Journalist | Audible |
| 2019 | The Secret Commonwealth | Reader | Audible |
| 2020 | The Sandman | Lucifer | Audible |
| 2021 | Christmas Day with Michael Sheen | Presenter | BBC Radio Wales |
| 2022 | Michael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream | Presenter | BBC Radio Wales |
| 2024 | Michael Sheen Gets Into Character | Presenter | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2024 | Buried | Hearsay witness | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2024 | Poetry Please | Guest | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2025 | Facing The Music | Presenter | BBC Radio 3 Episode "Dmitri Shostakovich: Staring Down the Terror" |
Sheen has appeared in many other productions for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service including The Blind Men, The Left Over Heart (Johnny), Sailing with Homer, The Life of Christ and Wiglaf. However, the broadcast dates of these productions are unknown.