High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Michael Christopher Sheen, OBE (born 5 February 1969), is a Welsh stage and screen actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England and made his professional debut opposite Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre in 1991. He worked predominantly on stage throughout the nineties and, while continuing to make sporadic stage appearances, he has appeared mainly on screen since 2003.