Frost/Nixon (film) Frost/Nixon (film) Frost/Nixon is a 2008 British-American historical drama film based on the 2006 play of the same name by Peter Morgan, who also adapted the screenplay. The film tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The film was directed by Ron Howard and produced for Universal Pictures by Howard, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. The film reunites its original two stars from the West End and Broadway productions of the play: Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen on a Train" (1994) opposite Bill Nighy, "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1995) opposite Judi Dench, "Romeo and Juliet" (1997) opposite Kate Beckinsale, "Troy" (1998) and "The Pretenders" (2004) both opposite Paul Scofield. He has narrated five novels for BBC Radio 4 and Naxos AudioBooks: "Crime and Punishment" (1994), "The Idiot" (1995), "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1995), "A White Merc With Fins" (1997), "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" (2011) and "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" (2013). Michael Sheen Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of