Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor. He was first known as a stage actor and appeared in plays such as Romeo and Juliet (1992), Don’t Fool With Love (1993), Peer Gynt (1994), The Seagull (1995), The Homecoming (1997) and Henry V (1997). He soon became a screen actor and had many roles in movies such as The American President (1995), The Deal (2003), The Queen (2006), Frost/Nixon (2008), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Damned United (2009), Unthinkable (2010), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Tron: Legacy (2010), Beautiful Boy (2010), The Special Relationship (2010) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012).
Sheen was born in Newport. He was in a relationship with English actress Kate Beckinsale from 1995 until 2003. They have a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen (born 1999 in London). In mid-2019 Sheen announced that he and his partner, Anna Lundberg, were expecting their first child together. The couple's daughter Lyra was born on 23 September 2019.