Michael Sheen
Welsh actor
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| May 2025 | Launched The Bee, a literary magazine and online platform to support working-class writers in publishing. |
| 2025 | Michael Sheen serves as a reader for the Audible production 'The Rose Field'. |
| 2025 | Michael Sheen stars in a Channel 4 documentary titled 'Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway', appearing as himself |
| 2025 | Co-wrote a picture book 'A Home for Spark the Dragon' with Jess Webb, illustrated by Sarah Massini, to be published by Puffin Books in association with Shelter |
| 2025 | Michael Sheen appears as a guest in Season 3, Episode 1 of 'Scarred For Life' |
| April 2 2025 | Revealed inaugural season for Welsh National Theatre, including starring in two plays: Thornton Wilder's Our Town and Gary Owen's Owain & Henry. |
| 2025 | Michael Sheen presents 'Facing The Music' on BBC Radio 3, featuring an episode about Dmitri Shostakovich titled 'Staring Down the Terror' |
| 2025 | Michael Sheen appears as a 'Send To All' guest on Season 8, Episode 2 of 'Michael McIntyre's Big Show' on BBC One |
| 2025 | Michael Sheen was nominated for Best Drama Performance for 'A Very Royal Scandal' |
| March 10 2025 |
The documentary Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway aired on Channel 4, revealing how he wrote off £1,000,000 of debt for 900 people in South Wales using £100,000 of his own money.
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Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway review – this Robin Hood heist is a total inspiration | Television | The Guardian
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| 2025 | Nominated for WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Play for Nye at the Royal National Theatre, London and Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff |
| January 10 2025 | Sheen announced the launch of Welsh National Theatre, personally funding and taking on the role of artistic director after the National Theatre Wales was forced to close. |
| 2024 | Published an article in New Statesman titled 'Why Kemi Badenoch is wrong about Port Talbot' |
| 2024 | Michael Sheen is a guest on 'Poetry Please' on BBC Radio 4 |
| 2024 | Michael Sheen presents 'Michael Sheen Gets Into Character' on BBC Radio 4 |
| 2024 | Michael Sheen appears as a panel member in Series 5, Episode 4 of 'The Wheel' on BBC One |
| 2024 | Michael Sheen portrays Prince Andrew in the Amazon Prime Video production 'A Very Royal Scandal' |
| 2024 | Michael Sheen won the Tell-Tale TV Award for Favorite Performer in a Sci-fi / Fantasy / Horror Series for Good Omens. |
| 2024 | Michael Sheen was nominated for TV Question of The Year for 'Leo has a question for Michael Sheen - The Assembly' |
| 2024 |
Michael Sheen was nominated for Best Actor for his role in 'Best Interests'
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BAFTAs 2024: Michael Sheen, 55, is arm-in-arm with elegant girlfriend Anna Lundberg, 30, on the red carpet as they attend star-studded ceremony | Daily Mail Online
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| 2024 | Michael Sheen was nominated for Best Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series for his role in Good Omens |
| 2024 | Performed in 'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' at Soho Place, London |
| October 2024 | Called for a Fair Banking Act to address the unaffordable credit crisis in the UK. |
| October 2024 | Used his own money to write off personal debts for hundreds of people in South Wales. |
| September 19 2024 | A Very Royal Scandal was released on Amazon Prime Video. |
| June 2024 | Sheen joined BBC Radio 4's environmental documentary podcast Buried Series 2: The Last Witness as a hearsay witness. |
| April 2024 | Guested on BBC's The Assembly for Autism Acceptance Week, receiving praise for his interaction with neurodivergent journalists. |
| February 24 2024 | Sheen began performing on stage as Aneurin Bevan in the play Nye at the Royal National Theatre, which ran until 11 May 2024. |
| February 19 2024 | Michael Sheen directed and starred in a three-part television series called The Way on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, which ran until 4 March 2024. |
| January 2024 | Showed support for a cross-party campaign by Plaid Cymru and Welsh Labour focused on devolving the Crown Estate to Wales. |
| 2023 | Michael Sheen won the Best Performer in a Play award for his role in Amadeus |
| 2022 | Wrote multiple articles for New Statesman, including 'We are a nation in search of a story' and participated in a conversation with Tony Blair |
| 2022 | Wrote the foreword for 'The Mab', a retelling of 11 stories from the Mabinogion by Matt Brown and Eloise Williams, published by Unbound |
| 2022 | Published an article on BBC News about breaking down while hearing children's care stories |
| 2022 | Michael Sheen presented 'Michael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream' on BBC Radio Wales |
| 2022 | Performed as Salieri in 'Amadeus' at Sydney Opera House, winning BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Award for Best Performer in a Play |
| September 2022 | Delivered a viral motivational speech for the Wales football team before the 2022 FIFA World Cup, subsequently invited into the team's inner circle to give a team talk to coach Rob Page and players. |
| July 2022 | Created BBC Wales documentary 'Michael Sheen: Lifting the Lid on the Care System', investigating experiences of children in care. |
| 2021 | Wrote the foreword for 'The Welsh Way: Essays on Neoliberalism and Devolution'. |
| 2021 | Published an article in New Statesman titled 'Why the creative industries need to do more to offer others a writing chance' |
| 2021 | Invested £250,000 of his own money to launch Mab Gwalia, a fund supporting community projects in Wales, and announced he would give all future earnings to charities. |
| 2021 | Received two notable awards: the Beard Liberation Front Lifetime Achievement Award and the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales Outstanding Achievement Award. |
| 2021 | Michael Sheen was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Quiz |
| 2021 | Michael Sheen was nominated for Best Actor for 'Quiz' |
| 2021 | Michael Sheen presented 'Christmas Day with Michael Sheen' on BBC Radio Wales |
| 2021 | Stars in Last Train to Christmas as Tony Towers. |
| December 2021 | Announced he would give all future earnings to charities, declaring himself a 'not-for-profit actor', and co-founded A Writing Chance to support new writers from working-class backgrounds. |
| December 2021 | Co-founded A Writing Chance, a program providing resources for new writers from working-class and lower-income backgrounds. |
| 2020 | Raised more than £33,000 to help people in Wales whose homes were hit by flooding after Storm Dennis. |
| 2020 | Michael Sheen was nominated for Favorite Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for his role in Good Omens |
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