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 performances guest appearance in the NBC comedy "30 Rock" and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Blair in the HBO film "The Special Relationship". He appeared in the science-fiction film "" (2010) and Woody Allen's romantic comedy "Midnight in Paris" (2011). At Easter 2011, Sheen directed and starred in National Theatre Wales's "The Passion", a 72-hour secular passion play staged in his hometown of Port Talbot. From October 2011 until January 2012, Sheen played the title role in "Hamlet" at the Young Vic. Sheen has also appeared in many radio productions, particularly in the early years of