Actor Michael Sheen is no stranger to the limelight, both professionally and personally.
However, tongues wagging from him not just his kiss-and-tell romantic chemistry with well-known celebrities. The 55-year-old actor has launched a new institution, the Welsh National Theatre, as well as a box office success like Twilight and Underworld. He has also appeared in The Queen and Frost/Nixon.
Sheen will give Michael McIntyre’s Big Show a kick-off of the new year by giving his phone to the charismatic host. There’s more to know about Sheen, including his life away from the spotlight…
Love life
In the sea of Hollywood glam, Sheen has navigated his love life with illustrious companions, reports Wales Online. In 1995, he and actress Kate Beckinsale started dating while on tour with The Seagull. The couple were together for eight years and share a daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, who was born in 1999. They split in 2003.
While working on the Paris movie Midnight in Paris, Sheen met Canadian actress Rachel McAdams in 2010. Before splitting, the two had dated for three years. A year later, he was in a relationship with American comedian Sarah Silverman. The couple eventually split in 2017, reportedly due to the challenges of long-distance.
Anna Lundberg and Michael have been dating since May 2019 and have been in public. Even though there hasn’t been a marriage proposal, things quickly escalated there. In September 2019, their daughter Lyra was also born.
Shunning Hollywood
Recent years have seen Sheen take a sharp turn in his career, boldly adopting a “not-for-profit” ethos towards his craft. Sheen explained to the Big Issue why he waved goodbye to Tinseltown and supported causes closer to home and that his heart was set on meaningful acts over mainstream hits.
He said: “There was something quite liberating about going, alright, I’ll put large amounts of money into this or that, because I’ll be able to earn it back again. I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor”.
He dipped into his own pocket to make sure Cardiff could host the Homeless World Cup competition in 2019, which was a crucial moment. He said: “There was something quite liberating about going, alright, I’ll put large amounts of money into this or that, because I’ll be able to earn it back again. I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor”.
The actor has been heavily involved in a number of local initiatives since moving back to Wales, including raising money for the new National Theatre for Wales, which is scheduled to stage its first production in 2026. The goal is to highlight stories with Welsh ancestry and voiceovers.
Politics
In terms of politics, Michael recently admitted to considering whether or not he could “toe some sort of party line” while considering whether to enter the political world. Despite being known to voice his views on subjects such as Welsh politics or independence, he insists he doesn’t want to feel constrained.
In a chat with Nation. Cymru, Michael revealed: “It’s something that I have thought about for many years now. Ultimately, I come back to the same thing, which is that I feel like I don’t want someone else to tell me, ‘ Oh, no, you can’t vote for that’, it’s that I don’t want to be beholden to other people.
I don’t need to edit or censor that much to the point of a party line because I have a platform and freedom for what I believe in. I understand why that’s the case in politics, and I understand why you need to be able to do that, but I think that being independent gives me more authority and the capacity to effect the change I want. So whilst that remains, then I wouldn’t want to get involved. But you know that can always change. “
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