Michael Sheen

**Michael Sheen** is a Welsh actor. He portrays Aziraphale in the Amazon series *Good Omens*.

## Biography

Michael Sheen has proved himself equally accomplished on both stage and screen. His many award-winning stage performances include Caligula and Frost/Nixon at the Donmar Warehouse and Hamlet at the Young Vic. He created, co-directed, and performed in the groundbreaking three-day live event The Passion in Port Talbot for National Theatre Wales. He is about to appear in Under Milk Wood at The National Theatre.

Sheen has starred in three films nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award: *The Queen*, directed by Stephen Frears, *Frost/Nixon*, directed by Ron Howard, and *Midnight in Paris*, directed by Woody Allen.

He is known to millions as a vampire in The Twilight Saga films and a werewolf in the Underworld franchise. His other feature credits include *The Damned United*, directed by Tom Hooper; Tim Burton’s *Alice in Wonderland*; *Tron: Legacy*, the critically acclaimed adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel, *Far From the Madding Crowd*, directed by Thomas Vinterberg; Sony’s *Passengers* in which he starred alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, *Home Again* with Reese Witherspoon, Netflix feature film *Apostle*, and *Slaughterhouse Rulez* with Simon Pegg. He most recently starred in *The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle* opposite Robert Downey Jr.

On television, Sheen has earned multiple awards and nominations for his performances in projects such as Kenneth Williams: *Fantabulosa!*, directed by Andy De Emmony, *Dirty Filthy Love*, directed by Adrian Shergold, as Tony Blair in HBO’s *The Special Relationship*, as Dr. Bill Masters in four seasons of the acclaimed Showtime series, *Masters of Sex*, on which he was also a producer, as Roland Blum in *The Good Fight* and as Aziraphale in the Amazon Original series *Good Omens* opposite David Tennant. He has created memorable characterizations for NBC’s *30 Rock*, HBO’s mockumentary *7 Days In Hell*, the IFC miniseries spoof *Spoils of Babylon*, and Michael Bolton’s *Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special* for Netflix. He appeared as the lead role in seasons one and two of Fox’s *Prodigal Son* and as Chris Tarrant in ITV and AMC’s *Quiz* opposite Sian Clifford and Matthew Macfadyen, directed by Stephen Frears about the ITV Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Charles Ingram scandal, for which he received a Supporting Actor BAFTA TV nomination. Sheen was most recently seen reprising his role in the second series of the eagerly anticipated Staged for BBC with David Tennant.

Widely recognized as an equally effective activist, through his role as UNICEF Ambassador, Patron of Social Enterprise UK, President of the Wales Centre for Voluntary Action and many other roles, Sheen is now branching out to start his own social movements. He launched the End High Cost Credit Alliance, aimed at tackling the unfair targeting of high-cost credit to those who can least afford it. Additionally, Sheen brought the Homeless World Cup to Cardiff. More than 500 players representing over 50 countries traveled to Cardiff to attend the week-long festival of football, in what was to become one of the most inspiring Homeless World Cup tournaments yet.

## Promotional Videos

Good Omens - David Tennant and Michael Sheen - Prime Video
## References

1. ↑ Bio for Michael Sheen - Amazon Studios