Michael Sheen

At 55 years old, Michael Sheen has this physical status:

Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor.

Peer Gynt (1993), The Homecoming (1995), and Henry V (1997), after studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.

In 1998 and 1999, respectively, his performances at the Old Vic and Look Back in Anger at the National Theatre were nominated for Olivier Awards.

He was nominated for his third Olivier Award in Caligula at the Donmar Warehouse in 2003. Sheen has been better known as a screen actor since the 2000s, particularly due to his appearances in many biographical films.

Peter Morgan, a writer, has appeared in three films as British politician Tony Blair, including The Deal in 2003 and The Special Relationship (2010). He was nominated for both a BAFTA Award and an Emmy for his role as Blair.

Kenneth Williams, the struggling comic actor in BBC Four's 2006 Fantabulosa, was also nominated for a BAFTA award, and he was nominated for his fourth Olivier Award in 2006 for portraying broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon, a role he reprised in the 2008 film version of the play.

Brian Clough, the controversial football manager of The Damned United, appeared in The Damned United (2009). Sheen has been known for a number of occupations since 2009 and into the 2010s.

Sheen appeared in two fantasy films, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and The Twilight Saga: New Moon, in 2009, while in 2010, he made a four-episode guest appearance in the NBC comedy 30 Rock.

He appeared in Tron: Legacy (2010) and Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011). The Passion of Sheen directed and performed in National Theatre Wales.

Sheen appeared in Hamlet from late 2011 to early 2012 as the Young Vic's champion.

In 2013, he received a Golden Globe Award for his work in Showtime's television drama Masters of Sex.

Early life

Sheen was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, on February 5th, 1969, the son of Irene, a secretary, and Meyrick, a British Steel Corporation employee manager. Joanne is his older sister. For 12 years, the family lived in Llanmartin, near Newport, Texas. When he was five, the family moved to Wallasey for work, but three years later, the family returned to Port Talbot, Glamorgan, to their parents' hometown.

Sheen was described as "a stage creature" by director Sam Mendes, who attributed it to the actor's Welsh roots: "I'm serious." He is Welsh in Anthony Hopkins' style: fiery, mercurial, unpredictable." Sheen, a keen footballer, was scouted and offered a place on Arsenal's youth team at the age of 12, but his family was unable to relocate to London. Later, he expressed his gratitude for his parents' decision, saying that the odds of enjoying a career in football were "too slim."

Sheen was raised in a theatrical family, his parents were both active in local amateur operatics and musicals, and, later in life, his father worked as a part-time professional Jack Nicholson lookalike. Sheen appeared with the West Glamorgan Youth Theatre and later, the National Youth Theatre of Wales in his teen years. "It was a brilliant youth drama," Sheen said, "and it taught me not only about acting but also about work ethics; it was very disciplined." "The combination of those two things kind of blew my head off" Laurence Olivier's appearances and the writings of theatre critic Kenneth Tynan. Sheen was educated at Blaenbaglan Primary School, Glan Afan Comprehensive School, and, eventually, Neath Port Talbot College, where he studied English, Drama, and Sociology. He had intended to study English at university but instead opted for drama school. He went to London in 1988 to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), having spent the previous year in a Welsh fast-food restaurant named Burger Master to earn money. In his second year at RADA, Sheen was given the Laurence Olivier Bursary by the Society of London Theatre. He earned a bachelor's degree in Acting in 1991.

Personal life

Sheen was in a relationship with English actress Kate Beckinsale from 1995 to 2003. They met early in their cast of The Seagull in early 1995 and began living together immediately afterwards. Lily's daughter was born in London in 1999. They married in January 2003, just after the couple moved to Los Angeles. Beckinsale had persuaded director Len Wiseman to play Sheen in Underworld, but the two actors fell in love on set and then married in 2004.

Sheen had a long-distance friendship with English ballet dancer Lorraine Stewart from late 2004 to mid-2010. Rachel McAdams, a Canadian actress, appeared from fall 2010 to early 2013. Sarah Silverman, a comedian from early 2014 to early 2018, was dating him.

Sheen and his partner, Swedish actress Anna Lundberg, live in Baglan, Wales. Lyra and Mabli were born on September 23, 2019) and Mabli (born on 19 May 2022).

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Career

Sheen spent most of his time in theatre in the 1990s and has since stated that he will always be "slightly more at home" on stage. "It's more of an actor's medium." You are your own editor, not everyone else is determining what is seen of you." When She Danced at the Globe Theatre in 1991, his first professional appearance, despite being still in his third and final year at RADA, was in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre in 1991. The job later became known as a "massive leap." I was at RADA teaching a movement class one day and the next was a read-through with Vanessa Redgrave and Frances de la Tour." Milton Shulman of the Evening Standard praised his "excellent" appearance, while The Observer praised "a memorable West End debut." Sheen's appearance at the Royal Exchange in 1992 earned a MEN Theatre Award nomination, prompting theatre critic Michael Coveney to name him "the most exciting young actor of his time... a volatile, electrifying, and practically fearless performer." The Ian Charleson Award was given to Perdican Persson in Alfred de Musset's Don't Fool With Love. The Independent described it as "quite thrilling." Sheen appeared in the world premiere of Harold Pinter's Moonlight at the Almeida Theatre in 1993 and made his television debut in the BBC mini-series Gallowglass.

In 1994, Sheen played the title role in Peer Gynt. The Yukio Ninagawa performance was staged in Oslo, Tokyo, and the Barbican Centre in London. "The Times lauded Sheen's "astonishing vigor," the Times said, though The Independent found him "sensationally strong" and declared that "the Norwegian press had been captivated by the mercurial Welsh boyo." Sheen appeared in Le Livre de Spencer at the Odéon-Thé-Théé de l'Europe, Paris, and appeared in the cross-dressing farce Charley's Aunt at the Royal Exchange in 1994. In 1995, he appeared in The Seagull at the Theatre Royal, Bath, and with the support of Thelma Holt, directed and performed in The Dresser at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. In addition, Sheen made his film debut this year, playing alongside Kenneth Branagh in Othello. Sheen appeared at the National Theatre for The Ends of the Earth in 1996, David Lan's first performance. Mary Reilly was the first of three film collaborations with director Stephen Frears. Sheen's most notable appearance of 1997 was his role in Henry V, a production of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) at their Stratford-upon-Avon theatre, earning him their second Ian Charleson Award nomination. "A blisteringly intelligent show" was lauded by the Times. In 1997, he appeared in a revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming at the National Theatre, directed by Roger Michell, and directed Badfinger, starring Rhys Ifans at the Donmar Warehouse. The latter was produced by the Thin Language Theatre Company, which Sheen co-founded in 1991 and aimed at raising Welsh theatre. He appeared in Wilde, a biographical film starring Robbie Ross to Stephen Fry's Oscar Wilde. Sheen formed The Foundry, a production company that produced A Little World of Our Own at the Donmar Warehouse in early 1998, which brought Colin Farrell his West End debut.

Sheen appeared in a smashing revival of Amadeus from 1998 to 1999. The Peter Hall-directed performance appeared at the Old Vic Theatre in London and then moved to the Music Box on Broadway. In his praise, Ben Brantley, the New York Times' chief theatre critic, was outspoken. "Mr. Sheen elicits a real poetry from the role," he said, and that, while watching him, "you begin to appreciate the derivation of the word actor."

This actor is so luminous it's scary!"

"Queer as Mozart," the Independent discovered him "quite astonishing." His comically physical appearance convinces you of his character's ingenuity, and the performance catches fire when he appears on stage. Sheen has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Achievement and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor. Sheen investigated Jimmy Porter's role in the National Theatre's production of Look Back in Anger in 1999. Sheen referred to the project as "the most enjoyable thing I've ever done" in 2003; "everything came together." "Sheen has cornered the market in high-energy," The Independent said, "but this thrilling display is his best yet." "You hang on every word he says." "As Jimmy Porter, a role of unimaginable difficulty in every way, Michael Sheen delivers unquestionably the best performance London has ever seen from him." This is a dazzlingly through-the-body performance." He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and an Evening Standard Award for Best Actor.

Sheen began to devote more time to filmmaking at this point in his career. Heartlands, a little-seen 2002 film about a naive man's road trip in the Midlands, was his first leading film role. "Sheen himself has a childlike, Frank Spencer-ish charm" despite the Guardian's dismissal of the "cloying bittersweet-regional-lottery-Britfilm. Sheen wrote, "It was amazing to do something that was so different." "I usually act very strange characters" He appeared in the action-adventure film The Four Feathers in 2002. Sheen appeared in Bright Young Things, his Wilde co-star Stephen Fry's debut in the directorial debut of his Wilde co-star Stephen Fry in 2003. The film, which was based on Evelyn Waugh's book Vile Bodies, followed high society partygoers in decadent, pre-war London. In an ensemble cast starring James McAvoy, Emily Mortimer, David Tennant, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Broadbent, and Peter O'Toole, Sheen played a gay aristocrat. Although the Los Angeles Times announced that he "shone," the Guardian believed that the job "dramatically underutilizes his talents." Sheen portrayed himself as "probably the campest man in cinema history" and reacted positively to a scene "where I do drugs with [a then-95-year-old] Sir John Mills." Sheen portrayed werewolf leader Lucian in Underworld and made a brief appearance in the sci-fi film Timeline in 2003.

Sheen also returned to the stage in 2003 to appear in Caligula's title role, directed by Michael Grandage. It was the first of just three stage appearances in the 2000s; his young daughter's younger daughter was now based in Los Angeles, which made more frequent stage performances in Britain impractical. "One of the most thrilling and searching performances I've ever seen," the Independent's reviewer said, although The Daily Telegraph described him as a "outrageously charismatic actor" with "an enchanting physical presence." The Times lauded his "extraordinary" performance, while the Guardian found him "highly surprising" — "at one point he criticizes his court poet with a single hair-raising leap across a chair and table." Sheen received an Evening Standard Award for Best Actor and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor, as well as a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.

Sheen's breakthrough came as British politician Tony Blair in 2003's The Deal. The Channel 4 film explored Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's so-called Granita pact before the 1994 Labour Party leadership race, and it was the actor's first encounter with screenwriter Peter Morgan. "He was in Mary Reilly and I knew he was brilliant," director Stephen Frears said. Sheen had been filming Caligula nightly on stage and noticed, "It's surprising that in looking for monsters to play, you often end up playing leaders." The Daily Telegraph lauded his "earnest, yet robust representation," while The Guardian praised him "outstanding." "This is intelligent and honest casting." Sheen appeared in ITV's Dirty Filthy Love, a comedic film about a man living with OCD and Tourette's after a marital break in 2004. Sheen spoke of "treading a fine line" because "a lot of the signs are comical." He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Television Actor and a RTS Best Actor Award. Sheen appeared in The Banker, a British Academy Award-winning short film, in 2004. Sheen played a pompous rock star in the romantic comedy Laws of Attraction. Sheen appeared in the National Theatre's production of The UN Inspector, a David Farr adaptation of The Government Inspector. The Times described "an astonishingly fresh and inventive performance" in the Times, but Variety added that the actor "adds humour to his otherwise dull repertoire." The Evening Standard, despite acknowledging that the show was "scientically brilliant," expressed surprise at the suggestion that "one of the most mercurial and inspiring actors we had been aiming for was Rik Mayall throughout." He appeared in the Old Vic's 24 Hour Play, in which The Daily Telegraph said he "dazzled." Sheen appeared in Dead Long Enough, a small-budget Welsh/Irish film directed by Jason Hughes, a longtime friend of his. In addition,, he appeared in Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven and appeared in The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse and appeared in the short film The Open Doors.

Sheen came to international prominence in 2006 for his portrayal of Tony Blair in The Queen. Following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, Sheen's third collaboration with director Stephen Frears and his second with screenwriter Peter Morgan, the film explored the differences in the British Royal Family's and the newly appointed Prime Minister's subsequent reaction after the death of the two people. Blair enjoyed reprising his role because he carried "a weight to him that he didn't have before." "Now when I watch him on television or hear his voice," Sheen said of Blair's personal opinion: "It's like a cross between a family member, a friend, and seeing a really old embarrassing video of yourself." Rolling Stone's Peter Travers lauded "a stunning show, alert, and nuanced," while Empire spoke of a "uncanny, insightful presence." Sheen was nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role by the British Academy of Acting. His second film role in Blood Diamond as an unscrupulous diamond dealer appeared in his second film appearance of the year. Sheen appeared in BBC Four's Fantabulosa as the struggling English comedian Kenneth Williams. He lost two and a half stones in preparation for the role (approx). (35 pounds) read Williams' published diaries and watched archive footage. "I am fascinated by discovering the private face of the public," Sheen said. The Times described his appearance as "mesmerizing," while the Observer put it as "a characterization for which the tour-de-force description is, frankly, relatively poor praise." He received his second BAFTA nomination for Best Television Actor in 2006 and his second for Best Actor. In 2006, Sheen appeared in two other BBC television shows, including H. G. Wells' H. G. Wells: The Rise and Fall of an Empire.

Sheen appeared in Frost/Nixon at both the Donmar Warehouse and Gielgud Theatre in London and the Jacobs Theatre on Broadway from 2006 to 2007. Peter Morgan's script, directed by Michael Grandage and co-starring Frank Langella, was a critical and commercial success, but Sheen initially dismissed the role as a favor to his friends and "never thought it was going to somewhere." Frost "exactly mimics Frost's verbal tics and demeanors while still hinting at a nervousness behind the self-confidence," the Guardian said. "He's got the voice, the demeanor, and the fire," the Financial Times wrote. "But, more than that, Sheen, a viscerally moving actor in the United Kingdom today, shows the hunger for Frost's passion." Sheen has been nominated for both a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and a Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement. Sheen appeared in the 2007 film Music Within as a political activist with cerebral palsy. He spoke of the necessity of having a "responsibility" to accurately portray the condition. Variety said his appearance was "completely convincing," although USA Today found him "outstanding" while the Los Angeles Times thought he was "similar to Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot," bringing a new sense of vibrance and wit to the role. Sheen appeared in the short film Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space with Derek Jacobi, and was accepted to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' actors' branch.

Sheen revived David Frost's role in Frost/Nixon, a film adaptation of 1977's The Nixon Interviews. "Sheen was delighted to have been cast in the original stage production in a role written for him by Peter Morgan": "Peter said he'd only be able to give the rights to someone who would cast me as Frost," the producer said. I was going to be dissatisfied right up until filming began. In a "compelling, intense" performance, Sheen embodied his character, according to Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who said he was "a brilliant actor" who "grows his image from a bright-eyed social butterfly to a gimlet-eyed interrogator." In Frank Langella's Nixon, however, "the likable, watchable Mr. Sheen has been pitted against a scene-stealer." It was "amazing show" later on, Frost said. Sheen was the recipient of the British Independent Film Awards 2008, while Langella was nominated for an Academy Award.

Sheen played another public figure in 2009, when he appeared in The Damned United as the outspoken football boss Brian Clough in The Damned United. Clough's tragic 44-day tenure as the boss of Leeds United was the subject of Tom Hooper's fifth film with writer Peter Morgan. Clough, according to the actor, is the real-life character he loves playing the most. The Guardian, a newspaper that appeared on television in 2009, said it was the "best performance of his big-screen career," but the Times called him "magnificent." Despite American audiences' unfamiliarity with Clough, Entertainment Weekly reported that "what's missing in translation is recovered precisely enough in Michael Sheen's amazing appearance." Variety said that Clough's "typically scrupulous channelling of Clough gets the tics and demeanors correct, but also carves a moving portrait of a braggart who is now out of his depth." Sheen reprised his role as a werewolf in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, a prequel to the original film. Sheen has expressed his surprise in his acceptance: "My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to do and see myself." "Taking a break from his usual high-crust jobs to bring wit, authentic acting, and some unexpected musculature to the goth-horror film, according to the New York Times. Variety said he hit "all the right notes in a star-powered role that would be amusing, if not amaze, anyone who does not know the actor as Tony Blair or David Frost," while Time's Richard Corliss said that he "tries to keep a straight face."

Sheen appeared in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the second film in the immensely popular vampire series, in 2009. "Late in the film, a real actress, of the Italian Volturi vampires, appears as the mind-reading Aro, which sparks discussions, Rolling Stone wrote. You can almost hear the young cast members yelling, 'Is this acting?' It sounds difficult.' So Sheen is ushered out quickly." Although The New York Times said he "preens with credible risk," USA Today believes the actor "plays the role with more ferocious ferocity than terror." At the annual Men of the Year awards given to GQ magazine, he was named Actor of the Year. Sheen made two one-off stage appearances in 2009; he appeared at Betrayal as part of a Harold Pinter tribute evening at the National Theatre and performed improvisational comedy as part of The Groundlings' Crazy Joe Show in Los Angeles.

Sheen appeared in Tron: Legacy, a science fiction film from 2010. "I was hired to show off literally," Sheen said referring to his David Bowie-esque character. The Wall Street Journal had no interest in the film "except for Michael Sheen's gleefully campy role," while the New York Times said, "shows up to provide the nearest thing to a movie performance." His "lively hamming as a cane-swishing nightclub owner merely underlines how impersonal—how inhuman—is what matters here." However, USA Today believes that his "scenery-chewing performance" is meant as comic relief, but this film is so serious that the attempt at humor gets jarring." Sheen portrayed Nivens McTwisp, the White Rabbit, in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Dr. Griffiths, and Unthinkable as a terrorist in Unthinkable. Sheen's appearance in Peter Morgan's The Special Relationship, her third iteration, was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or Film. In the political period of Blair and Bill Clinton, the HBO film explored the "unique link" between the US and the UK. It was Sheen and Peter Morgan's sixth collaboration; both sides have since stated that they would not do business together again "for the foreseeable future." Sheen also appeared in four episodes of NBC's 30 Rock as Wesley Snipes, a love interest for Tina Fey's Liz Lemon. "He was so funny and delightful to work with," Fey, the sitcom's actor and creator, said. Sheen received the BAFTA Britannia Award in November 2010 for British Artist of the Year.

Sheen appeared in and was creative director of National Theatre Wales' The Passion, a 72-hour secular passion performance staged in his hometown of Port Talbot, Wales, in 2011. Over a thousand local amateurs attended the performance, as many more residents from local charities and community organizations were involved in the preparations in the months leading up to the play. The event was the subject of both a BBC documentary and The Gospel of Us, a film by director Dave McKean. Sheen has described it as his "most meaningful experience" of his career. "One of the best theatrical performances of the year, not just of this year but also of the decade," the Observer said. "The most rare piece of community-specific theatre I've ever seen," the Independent's writer said. "Overall, transformative, and, in its own wayward way, a triumph," the Daily Telegraph bemoaned the large-scale production's logistical difficulties. It was "so much more than just a piece of street theatre," the Guardian said. Sheen and co-director Bill Mitchell were named jointly as Best Director at the Theatre Awards UK in 2011. Sheen was nominated for a Best Actor Welsh BAFTA award in 2013 for The Gospel of Us.

Sheen's most notable film performance of 2011 was as a supporter in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. "Michael had to do the pseudo-intellectual, the genuine intellectual, the pedant," Allen said, "and he nailed it from the start." Sheen loved playing "someone who has no idea that he's overstepping the line or that he's being a bore." The film debuted at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and became Allen's highest-grossing film to date. Sheen appeared in Beautiful Boy, an independent drama focusing on the aftermath of a school shooting, written by his colleague Neil Gaiman and himself in The Twilight Saga: Part 1 and Resistance in 2011. Sheen starred opposite Toni Collette in the independent film Jesus Henry Christ and reprised his role as the vampire Aro in the final instalment of The Twilight Saga.

Sheen appeared in Hamlet at the Young Vic in late 2011 and early 2012, a role he first explored in a 1999 BBC Radio 3 production. Although Peter Hall and Michael Grandage had tentative plans over the years to direct Sheen in the role, Ian Rickson was eventually summoned by him. Rickson's performance was held in the secure wings of a psychiatric hospital and featured original music by PJ Harvey. The Evening Standard called Sheen's appearance "an audacious feat" "that "will live in the memory," while The Independent praised "a reckless and bravura performance." Sheen "could be right up there among the best Hamlets," not for Rickson's "mindlessly modish" staging, according to the Daily Telegraph, although The Times found him "unbearably moving." "Fascinating to watch... intelligent, creative, and full of information," the Guardian said of his "What a piece of work is man" passage, which has a profound sense of human potential." The Observer declared him an actor "always worth crossing a principality to see and hear" his "To be, or not to be" is a wonder."

Sheen appeared in a supporting role as Tina Fey's boyfriend in the comedy Admission in 2013, with Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice describing him as "a whiskery, elfin scholar who chuckles to himself in bed as he reads the Canterbury Tales prologue aloud in Middle English, no less. "Sheen is an amazing actress at this (Sheen is an excellent at this)." He appeared in Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box in 2014, a fantasy children's film. "The ever-versatile Sheen brings an artful hamminess to his role," R. Kurt Osenlund of Slant Magazine said, but RedEye's Matt Pais found him "insufficiently zany" in "a segment that Robert Downey Jr. will love but not accept." In the political thriller Kill the Messenger, his second film role of 2014 was limited. He appeared in IFC's six-episode The Spoils of Babylon, a television parody of classic, sweeping miniseries in which he played Kristen Wiig's husband.

Sheen appeared in the romantic drama Far from the Madding Crowd as wealthy bachelor William Boldwood in 2015. His role was well-received. "How you prevent such a fellow, crushed by his own decency from sagging into a bearded Ashley Wilkes, is no easy feat, but Sheen wins, and Boldwood's earnest smile continues to behold." The A.V.'s Ignatiy Vishnevetsky The character was described as "pitiful" by the club, although others were also painful to watch. He's not Hardy's Boldwood, but he's a Boldwood. He is the only true, raw moment of the film. Sheen's face "is etched with agony and an awful degree of abject adoration, and he's been searching for ways to compensate the loved one in advance for their rejection," Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said. When Sheen's Boldwood says he feels "grief" in Oak, you can truly feel his agony. "Sheen's appearance is fine-grained, and his understatement is tragic," Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice referred to the scene where Boldwood expressed his sadness, adding: "Sheen's performance is fine-grained, and his pure Englishness of his understatement is moving." Sheen also appeared in Comedy Bang in 2015, receiving acclaim for her comedic television performances. Bang! Until Dying and 7 Days in Hell. Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times said his television presenter in 7 Days in Hell was "played with damp lechery and cigarette-ash mastery." Liz Shannon Miller of Indiewire said he may have "stolen the show," while John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter characterized him as the "scene-stealer of the bunch."

Sheen appeared in and produced Showtime's Masters of Sex from 2013 to 2016. Master and Johnson, the 1960s, were portrayed by Lizzy Caplan and John Johnson; the series chronicled "their unique lives, passion, and pop culture trajectory, which culminated in them moving from a Midwestern teaching hospital to Time magazine and Johnny Carson's couch." Sheen's portrayal of Masters as "an incredibly honest and unsympathetic one," according to David Sims of The Atlantic, while Sonia Saraiya of The A.V. Sheen portrayed the role "so seamlessly that it's impossible to remember that there is a British actor on the show who has starred in flamboyant news personalities and prime ministers," according to the club. "It's not that Michael Sheen is bad in the role," The Observer's Sean T. Collins described Masters as "a singularly unappealing figure."

On the contrary!

Sheen's ability as an assassination and volcano eruption makes his Masters as a gamer who oscillates between headache-inducing self-repression and volcanic rage, making it difficult to spend more than two minutes at a time. "Masters have never been particularly likable," The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman wrote. It's actually a tribute to Sheen's results — as well as Caplan's nuanced Johnson offsetting Masters — that "someone actually cares what happens to Masters on a personal level." In late 2013, he received a Golden Globe Award for his work in late 2013.

Sheen appeared in the dramas Nocturnal Animals and Norman: The Triumph and Trapid Fall of a New York Fixer and the science fiction romance Passengers in 2016. In the fantasy adventure Alice Through the Looking Glass, he reprised his role as the White Rabbit. In 2017, he had been involved in Brad's Status and Home Again, as a supporter. In season 3 of television show The Good Fight, Sheen was portrayed as eccentric advocate Roland Blum.

Sheen appeared in Good Omens, based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book of the same name, and was cast as Chris Tarrant in James Graham's stage play Quiz. Sheen debuted in September 2019 as Martin Whitley in the Fox's American television series Protest Sons. Quiz was on ITV in April 2020. The continuity announcer introduced him as "Martin Sheen," a different actor on the channel's second instalment. Sheen responded to this by changing his Twitter handle to "Martin Sheen" on Twitter. Sheen appeared with David Tennant again in a six-part television lockdown comedy called Staged, which was produced using video-conferencing software in June 2020. In January 2021, the first eight-episode season began airing. Sheen returned to London in June 2021, following a protracted period of Covid-19 lockout in Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre. In July 2022, Sheen as Salieri, a new production of Amadeus, which is set for December 2022 at the Sydney Opera House, was announced.

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