Michael Sheen shared the stage with Kate Beckinsale in a 1995 production of The Seagull at the Theatre Royal in Bath. With Thelma Holt’s assistance, he also directed and performed in The Dresser at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth.
Along with his theater work, Sheen made his cinematic debut in 1995 in Kenneth Branagh’s Othello. When he performed in David Lan’s original play The Ends of the Earth at the National Theatre in 1996, he first collaborated with director Stephen Frears. In Mary Reilly, he also played a supporting part.
In 1997, he gave an outstanding performance in Henry V, a play performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) at their Stratford-upon-Avon theater, which earned him a second nomination for the Ian Charleson Award. The Times said that he delivered a “blisteringly intelligent performance.”
Sheen also featured in the National Theatre’s production of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming and the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Badfinger, starring Rhys Ifans.
As Robbie Ross, he worked alongside Stephen Fry’s Oscar Wilde in the biographical film Wilde. Early in 1998, Sheen, Helen McCrory, and Robert Delamere established The Foundry, a production company, with the intention of assisting emerging playwrights. A Little World of Our Own was performed at the Donmar Warehouse.
Michael Sheen Height
How tall is Michael Sheen? Michael Sheen stands 1.78 m tall.