Michael Sheen of David Frost in 2008's "Frost/Nixon", a film dramatisation of The Nixon Interviews of 1977. Despite appearing in the original stage production in a part written for him by Peter Morgan, Sheen was surprised to have been cast in the film: "Peter said he'd only be prepared to give the rights to someone who would cast me as Frost, which was very nice, but when the studios get their hands on something... Right up until we started filming I was prepared to be disappointed". Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" asserted that Sheen embodied his character in a "compelling, intense"
After the Fall (play) in a Play, and Jason Robards was nominated for the 1964 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. In 1984, the play was revived Off-Broadway, at Playhouse 91, where it ran from October 4 to December 2 that year. Directed by John Tillinger, the cast starred Frank Langella and Dianne Wiest. In 2004, the play was revived on Broadway, at the American Airlines Theatre, in a Roundabout Theatre Company production, from June 25 (previews) to September 12, that year. Directed by Michael Mayer, the cast starred Peter Krause and Carla Gugino. The play was nominated