Michael Sheen in BBC Four's 2006 "", and was nominated for a fourth Olivier Award in 2006 for portraying the broadcaster David Frost in "Frost/Nixon", a role he revisited in the 2008 film adaptation of the play. He also starred as the controversial football manager Brian Clough in "The Damned United" (2009). Since 2009 and into the 2010s, Sheen has become known for a wider variety of roles. In 2009, Sheen appeared in two fantasy films, "" and "", while in 2010, he made a four-episode guest appearance in the NBC comedy "30 Rock". He appeared in the science-fiction film "" (2010)
Michael Sheen and Woody Allen's romantic comedy "Midnight in Paris" (2011). Sheen directed and starred in National Theatre Wales's "The Passion". From late 2011 until early 2012, Sheen played the title role in "Hamlet" at the Young Vic. In 2013, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Showtime's television drama "Masters of Sex". Sheen was born in Newport, Wales, the son of Irene (née Thomas), a secretary, and Meyrick, a British Steel Corporation personnel manager. He has one younger sister, Joanne. When he was five, the family moved to Wallasey, but settled in his parents' hometown of Baglan, Glamorgan,