Feb 5, 1969

Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK

Sheen was born at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales and brought up in Port Talbot. He joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales at sixteen and then eventually trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He soon established himself as one of the most promising talents on the theatrical scene, notably being cast as Mozart in Peter Shaffers play "Amadeus" which was staged at the Old Vic theatre and directed by Sir Peter Hall. His screen appearances include the BBC drama serial, Gallowglass (based o... ... (read more...) n the novel by Ruth Rendell), and the films Wilde (1997) (in which he played Robert Ross) and Mary Reilly. However, he remains primarily a stage actor, having starred in high-profile productions of Henry V, Peer Gynt, The Dresser, Caligula and Look Back in Anger, among others.<br/><br/>

After living for a time in the USA with partner Kate Beckinsale, he returned to the UK after their relationship ended. Beckinsale and Sheen have a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen (born 31 January 1999). In 2003, he appeared with Beckinsale in Underworld and repeated this in the film's sequel Underworld: Evolution in 2006. Sheen has also appeared with Beckinsale for the third time and first outside from the Underworld series, on the season 7 premiere of Punk'd. He has also played Tony Blair in the Channel 4 drama The Deal and the film The Queen as well as Kenneth Williams in Fantabulosa on BBC4 and H G Wells in H G Wells: War with the World on BBC2.
At the 2005 British Academy Television Awards, Sheen was nominated for Best Actor, for his performance in the TV drama, Dirty Filthy Love, in which he played a man with obsessive-compulsive disorder.<br/><br/>

He will soon team up with Miranda Richardson to take the coveted role of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in a biopic of his marriage to Caitlin.<br/><br/>

He has also played the role of Emperor Nero in the BBC's Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire.