Celebrity Biographies
Michael Sheen Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Measurements
Occupation: | actors |
Date of Birth: | February 05, 1969 |
Age: | 53 |
Net value : | 16 million |
Place of birth: | Monmouthshire, Newport, Wales |
Height (m): | 1.78 |
Religion: | Christianity |
Relationship status: | In a relationship with |
Michael Sheen is a Welsh actor, producer and political activist. He began his acting career in theaters in the 90s, including Romeo and Juliet (1992), The Seagull (1995) and The Homecoming (1997). For his role in Caligula, he was nominated for a third Olivier Award at the Donmar Warehouse in 2003.
Since 2000, he has appeared in television and film as well as in various biographical films. It includes The Deal, The Queen, Fantabulosa, The Damned United and Staged. Additionally, along with Natasha Kaplinsky, he became Vice-President of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in October 2018. Scroll down for more from the actor.
MICHAEL SHEEN: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER
The actor was born on February 5, 1969 as Michael Christopher Sheen in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. He was born as the son of the son of Irene worked as a secretary and Meyrick, a personnel manager for British Steel Corporation. He has a younger sister Joanne but not much information about her. As a child he lived in Llanmartin, Newport, Wallasey and Baglan, Neath Port Talbot.
Regarding his education, he attended Blaenbaglan Primary School, Glan Afan Comprehensive School and Neath Port Talbot College. From the latter, he passed A levels in English, theater and sociology. After that, he planned to study English at university, but decided to attend acting school instead. Then, he moved to London in 1988 to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
The actor began his television and film career in 2000 and also played various roles in biographical films. He gained premises after appearing in the trilogy films based on British politician Tony Blair. It includes the TV movie The Deal in 2003, The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010). For the role, he had earned BAFTA Award and Emmy nominations.
He starred in other movies like Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Tron: Legacy, Midnight in Paris and Masters of Sex. He has received numerous awards and accolades in Theater Awards, BAFTAs and Screen Awards. Additionally, he has also narrated five novels for BBC Radio 4 and Naxos AudioBooks, including Crime and Punishment (1994), The Idiot (1995), A White Merc With Fins (1997) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013 ) .
MICHAEL SHEEN: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE
The actor had quite a few relationships before but hadn’t married yet. He is currently in a relationship with his girlfriend Anna Lundberg since 2019. The couple announced that they are expecting their first child in July 2019 and gave birth to daughter Lyra on September 23, 2019. Prior to that, he previously dated the English actress Kate Beckinsale from 1995-2003.
Additionally, they first met on the sets of The Seagull in early 1995 and soon began living together. Sheen and Beckinsale had a daughter Lis in 1999 in London and ended their relationship in January 2003. Subsequently, in late 2004, he had a long-distance relationship with English ballet dancer Lorraine Stewart until mid -2010. Also, he had dated fellow beauties Rachel McAdams (mid-2010 to early 2013) and American comedian Sarah Silverman (early 2014 to early 2018).
MICHAEL SHEEN: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
He has an estimated net worth of around $16 million from his career. His main source of wealth comes from his successful career in the entertainment industry. Since 1991 he has worked as an actor in television, film and theater. Apart from that, it also focuses on social issues like untrustworthy payday lenders.
He has an unverified Instagram account @michael_sheen_official with 20.7k followers. On Twitter, he goes by the verified account @michaelsheen with 553.8k followers. He has 337,000 followers on his @officialmichaelsheen verified Facebook account under his name.
MICHAEL SHEEN: BODY MEASUREMENTS
The actor has a slim and well-groomed body that stands 5 feet 10 inches or 1.78 meters tall. His body weighs around 74 kg with unknown body measurements of chest and waist. He has blue eye color with silver black hair color.