Birthplace: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Michael Sheen was well known on London’s dramatic stages for nearly a decade when his Broadway lead in “Amadeus” in 1999 unleashed one of the U.K.’s best kept secrets on international audiences. The West End continued to be his anchor, with acclaimed roles in “Look Back in Anger” and “Caligula,” but Sheen grew increasingly more familiar to filmgoers with supporting roles in the gothic horror film series “Underworld” (2003) and the romantic comedy “Laws of Attraction” (2004). His collaborations with writer Peter Morgan were among his best-known, including his memorable portrayal of British
