Michael Christopher Sheen, born on 5 February 1969 in Newport, Wales, is a distinguished Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he dedicated the 1990s primarily to theatre, taking on roles in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (1992), Peer Gynt (1994), and Henry V (1997). His stage work earned him Olivier Awards nominations for performances in Amadeus (1998), Look Back in Anger (1999), Caligula (2003), and Frost/Nixon (2006).