Michael Sheen
Even though he had burned up the London stage for nearly a decade--and appeared in several films--Michael Sheen was not really "discovered" by American audiences until his critically-acclaimed turn as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1999 Broadway revival of "Amadeus". Sheen was born in Newport, Wales, the only son of Irene (Thomas) and Meyrick Sheen. The charming, curly-haired actor grew up a middle-class boy in the working-class town of Port Talbot, Wales. Although his parents worked in personnel, they shared with their son a deep appreciation for acting, with Meyrick Sheen enjoying some success later in life as a Jack Nicholson impersonator. As a young man, Michael Sheen turned down the opportunity to pursue a possible professional football career, opting to follow in the footsteps of Daniel Day-Lewis and Patrick Stewart by attending the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School instead of university. In his second year, he won the coveted Laurence Olivier Bursary for consistently outstanding performances. While Sheen was still studying, he landed a pivotal role opposite stage legend Vanessa Redgrave in Martin Sherman's "When She Danced" (1991). He left school early to make his West End debut and has been dazzling audiences and critics with his intense and passionate performances ever since. Among his most memorable roles were "Romeo" in "Romeo and Juliet", the title role in Yukio Ninagawa's 1994 Royal Shakespeare Company's staging of "Peer Gynt" and "Jimmy Porter" both in a 1994 regional staging in a 1999 London revival of "Look Back in Anger". A critic from the London Times panned the multimedia production of "Peer Gynt", but praised Sheen for his ability to express "astonishing vitality despite lifeless direction". Referring to Sheen's performance in "Look Back in Anger", Susannah Clapp of The Observer hailed him for his "luminous quality" and ability to be goaded and fiery and defensive all at the same time. Sheen also managed to set critics' tongues wagging with a deft performance in the role of "Henry V", not a part traditionally given to a slight, boyish-looking actor. One writer raved: "Sheen, volatile and responsive in an excellent performance, showed us the exhilaration of power and conquest". In 1993, Sheen joined the troupe "Cheek By Jowl" and was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for his performance in "Don't Fool with Love". That same year, he excelled as a mentally unstable man who becomes enmeshed in a kidnapping plot in Gallowglass (1993), a three-part BBC serial that aired in the USA on PBS' "Mystery!" in 1995. The actor nabbed his first feature film role in 1994, playing Dr. Jekyll's footman in Mary Reilly (1996) opposite John Malkovich and Julia Roberts, but that film did not make it into theaters until 1996, a year after Sheen's second movie, Othello (1995), was filmed and released. Perhaps his most memorable big screen role at that point, however, was "Robert Ross", Oscar Wilde's erstwhile lover, in the 1997 biopic Wilde (1997). He would also be seen in the Brit road film Heartlands (2002) opposite Mark Addy. Hot off the success of "Amadeus", Sheen began racking up even more notable big screen credits, starring opposite Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley and Kate Hudson in The Four Feathers (2002) and landing a major role opposite Kate Beckinsale in the action-horror blockbuster Underworld (2003), along with supporting turns in Bright Young Things (2003), Timeline (2003) and as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in director Stephen Frears' film The Queen (2006). Next, Sheen grabbed good notices played a divorce-embattled rock star, stealing scenes from Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore in the romantic comedy Laws of Attraction (2004). Back on the stage, the actor earned raves for his performance as "Caligula" in London, for which he won the Evening Standard Award and Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, along with a nomination for the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award.
Michael Sheets
Michael Sheets is an actor, known for Sicario (2015), Shot Caller (2017) and Easy Money (2008).
Michael Shelford
Michael Shelford is an actor, known for Mortdecai (2015), The Crown (2016) and Game of Thrones (2011).
Michael Shen
Michael Shen was born on March 31, 1978 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Law & Order (1990), Jigeum Uri Hakgyoneun (2022) and Station 19 (2018).
Michael Shenefelt
Michael Shenefelt was raised in Vienna, Virginia. His love for the performing arts originated with his stage debut as Paddington Bear in 'The Adventures of Paddington Bear' in the third grade. He graduated from the University of Virginia where he studied International Relations and Spanish literature. He splits his time between New York city and Atlanta, GA.
Michael Shepley
Michael Shepley was born on September 29, 1907 in Plymouth, Devon, England. He was an actor, known for Housemaster (1938), Squibs (1935) and Mine Own Executioner (1947). He was married to Isobel Pringle. He died on September 28, 1961 in London, England.
Michael Shepperd
Michael Shepperd is an actor and director, known for Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Fully Loaded (2011).
Michael Sherman
Michael Sherman is known for Vanity Fair Confidential (2015).
Michael Shermer
Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the Director of the Skeptics Society, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, the host of the Skeptics Lecture Series at Caltech, and the co-host and producer of the 13-hour Fox Family television series, Exploring the Unknown (1999). He is the author of "In Darwin's Shadow", about the life and science of the co-discoverer of natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace. He also wrote "The Borderlands of Science", about the fuzzy land between science and pseudoscience, and "Denying History", on Holocaust denial and other forms of historical distortion. His book, "How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God", presents his theory on the origins of religion and why people believe in God. He is also the author of "Why People Believe Weird Things", a book that was widely and positively reviewed and landed on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list as well as the New Sciences science books bestseller list in England. Dr. Shermer is also the author of "Teach Your Child Science" and co-authored "Teach Your Child Math and Mathemagics". Dr. Shermer received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University, M.A. in experimental psychology from California State Univesity, Fullerton, and his Ph.D. in the history of science from Claremont Graduate School. Since his creation of the Skeptics Society, Skeptic magazine, and the Skeptics Lecture Series at Caltech, he has appeared on such shows as 20/20 (1978), Dateline (1999), Charlie Rose (1991), Tom Snyder (1993), Donahue (2002), The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), Sally Jessy Raphael (1983), Leeza (1994), Unsolved Mysteries (1987) and other shows as a skeptic of weird and extraordinary claims, as well as on documentaries aired on A & E, Discovery, and The Learning Channel.
Michael Shershenovich
Michael Shershenovich resides in Long Island, New York and is a self taught film entrepreneur. Later regarded as "The Mechanic" by Frank Michael Stallone for his verse knowledge and capabilities during filming of Skid Row. His early official film Training was on set of Frank Hennenlotter's Film Bad Biology. He would later go on to direct many television, feature length films, promotional works and music videos.
