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 a comic film about a man dealing with OCD and Tourette's after a marital separation. Sheen spoke of "treading a fine line" because "a lot of the symptoms are intrinsically comical". He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Television Actor and a RTS Best Actor Award. Also in 2004, Sheen played a pompous rock star in the romantic comedy "Laws of Attraction" and produced and starred in "The Banker", which won a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. In 2005, Sheen starred in the National Theatre's production of "The UN Inspector", a David Farr adaptation of "The Government