Michael Sheen Net Worth

Michael Sheen's Quotes

• It's interesting that in searching for monsters to play you often end up playing leaders.
• [on playing "Castor" in TRON: Legacy (2010)] I wanted him to be like a sort of popular-culture jukebox program and, then underneath it all, there's something completely psychotic going on.
• Having played a lot of characters that are dangerously close to caricature, there's something I've always found, and that is: everything you do has to be connected to the source of what the character really is.
• My job takes me away from my daughter Lily a lot, so when I am with her the time is precious. When I'm filming I try to speak to her every day and let her know that I'm thinking of her and hopefully stay a presence in her life. I want Lily to have a parent who is enjoying and is passionate about their work but at the same time I don't want it to be something that takes me away from her too much.
• I do think there's a kind of a dark energy in Port Talbot. It's dominated by the steelworks, where there's this fire that's pumping out energy every day, and I think that is a good symbol for a kind of restless, fiery energy.

Interesting Facts about Michael Sheen

1. Primary residence is in London, England. He has a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen by former long time girlfriend Kate Beckinsale. Lily lives with her mother in Los Angeles, where Sheen maintains an apartment so he can spend time with her.
2. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "Look Back in Anger" at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton stage.
3. He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Supporting Performance of 1998 for his role in "Amadeus".
4. He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2003 for his performance in "Caligula" at the Donmar Warehouse.
5. He was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award and the Evening Standard Drama Award as Best Actor for his performance in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse.
6. Graduated from RADA. Later became an Associate Member of RADA.
7. Portrayed British Prime Minister Tony Blair three times. In The Deal (2003), The Queen (2006) (both directed by Stephen Frears) and in The Special Relationship (2010).
8. In 1997, as both actor and director, he ran "Thin Language", a Welsh theatre company co-jointly with Simon Harris, and mounted a production (directed by Sheen) of Harris's play "Badfinger" at the Donmar. He also joined forces with Helen McCrory and Robert Delamere to set up a new writing production company called "Foundry" that same year.
9. One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.
10. Son of Irene, a secretary, and Meyrick Sheen, a former British Steel Corporation personnel manager turned professional Jack Nicholson look-a-like, he has a sister, Joanne Sheen. He was brought up in Port Talbot, the Welsh town that famously produced Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins.
11. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to Drama.
12. His favorite film is Een Zaak van Leven en Dood (1946). Other favorite films include Apocalypse Now (1979), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), 12 Monkeys (1995), and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).
13. Has played both a werewolf (in Underworld series) and a vampire (in Twilight Saga).
14. Lived with fellow Welsh actor and friend Matthew Rhys for some time in Los Angeles. They had previously shared a flat, along with Ioan Gruffudd, when living in London.
15. Was in a relationship with actress Rachel McAdams from July 2010 until 2013.
16. Two of his paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Edward Sheehan and Catherine Hickey, were Irish. The surname "Sheehan" was later changed to "Sheen".
17. Finishing his run as David Frost in the West End production of "Frost/Nixon", and preparing for its Broadway transfer. [February 2007]
18. As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Queen (2006), Frost/Nixon (2008) and Midnight in Paris (2011).
19. He has said that his favorite film of all time is Een Zaak van Leven en Dood (1946).
20. Was in a relationship with Sarah Silverman from January 2014 to December 2018.