Frank Langella André in "The Father". He also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Richard Nixon in the film "Frost/Nixon" (2008). Langella was nominated for two other Best Leading Actor in a Play Tonys: first in 1978 for the Edward Gorey-designed revival of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and again in 2004 for Stephen Belber's "Match". In 2002, Langella was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Frank Langella Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards, two for
Michael Sheen performance while "The Wall Street Journal" felt he was "a brilliant actor" who "grows his character from a bright-eyed social butterfly to a gimlet-eyed interrogator". However, "The New York Times" felt "the likable, watchable Mr. Sheen has been pitted against a scene-stealer" in Frank Langella's Nixon. Frost himself later said it was "a wonderful performance". Sheen was the recipient of the Variety Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2008., while Langella was nominated for an Academy Award. 2009 saw Sheen portray another public figure; he starred in "The Damned United" as the outspoken football manager Brian Clough. The Tom