Michael Sheen is a regular fixture on our screens thanks to his various TV and film roles, including Best Interests, Good Omens, and most recently, the BBC documentary Buried With Michael Sheen, which sees the Welsh icon explore claims that chemicals have contaminated land in Wales and England.
With project one of Michael's most personal yet, we wanted to explore more about the 57-year-old off-screen. Read on for all you need to know...
Meet Michael Sheen's girlfriend Anna Lundberg
© Karwai TangMichael is currently dating Swedish actress Anna Lundberg, with the pair living together in Port Talbot in Michael's home country of Wales.
Anna, 32, who hails from Helsingborg, has appeared both on stage and screen, having starred in various New York theatre productions after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2018.
© VarietyThe actress is perhaps best recognised for starring alongside Michael in Staged, in which the couple plays themselves opposite David Tennant and his wife Georgia.
Anna has also appeared in the 2020 Sky film Last Train to Christmas, in which Michael starred in, and also voiced the role of Marion in Netflix's The Sandman.
© Paul StephensonMichael Sheen's age-gap relationship
The couple has no issues with their 25-year age difference, with Michael telling an interviewer: "Because of the age difference, both of us were quite surprised when we got together; I don't think either of us was looking for that.
"It’s not like I've dated a lot of people who are much younger than me, but you meet who you meet, we were very aware of what differences that would make and how people might respond to that, so it wasn't the easiest thing to do. We both knew it would be difficult and challenging - ultimately, we felt it was worth it because of how we felt about each other, and now we have two beautiful children together. I'm really happy."
Relationship timeline
Michael, 55, and Anna have been in a relationship since 2019, with the Hollywood actor making his first appearance on his girlfriend's Instagram page in May 2019, when she posted a selfie of the pair attending the premiere of the fantasy comedy series, Good Omens.
She wrote in the caption: "At the New York screening for Amazon's new show Good Omens. So, so, so proud of this angelic face. What a fantastic show with brilliant writing and directing. London and World premiere up next!"
© InstagramJust months after the couple went public with their romance, Michael was forced to deny rumours that he was still in a relationship with comedian Aisling Bea when he first got together with Anna.
Taking to social media in August 2019, he wrote: "Wouldn't normally respond to this kind of thing but for the sake of people I love and who have more important things to focus on right now - I was single from the beginning of last summer until I met my partner Anna who is now going to have our baby. Just for the record. Thanks."
© Staged Films Ltd/Paul StephensonPrior to this, Michael dated Kate Beckinsale between 1995 and 2003, welcoming their daughter, Lily Mo Sheen, 27. Of their split, Michael told the Guardian in 2010: "Breaking up with Kate was a shock. The hardest thing was having to deal with it in the midst of so much media attention. I wasn't used to that and I wasn't prepared for the intensity of it.
© Getty Images"For a while I thought I was going off the rails. But it hasn't made me more guarded. I think you just do whatever you need to do for your children, don't you? We've just been very lucky that we've all got on very well, and that's great for Lily."
Michael Sheen's two young daughters: Lyra and Mabi
Since getting together with Anna, the duo has welcomed two daughters. Their eldest, Lyra, was born in September 2019. Announcing the happy news on Twitter at the time, the Quiz actor wrote: "Happy to say that at 8:41 am on Monday, September 23rd our beautiful daughter Lyra was born. Thank you so much to Louise & all the brilliant midwives at both the Singleton and Neath Port Talbot hospitals."
The couple welcomed their second daughter, Mabli, in May 2022. "And just like that….there was another monkey jumping on the bed," Michael wrote on Twitter alongside an adorable snap of his newborn holding tightly onto his pinky finger.
As for Michael's older daughter, Lily follows in her parents' thespian footsteps, this year being cast in horror film, Don't Kill Loretta and Degrees, a tragicomedy currently in the works.
Speaking about fatherhood when Lily was just 11, Michael told The Guardian: "I think being a parent is the most challenging thing you do. That's why we're here. It's at the heart of what it is to be a human being. It's the ultimate experience because it questions everything about who you are. But it's difficult."
Of his bond with Lily, he said at the time: "My job takes me away from my daughter a lot, so when I am with her the time is really important. When I'm filming, I try to speak to Lily every day and let her know that I'm thinking of her and hopefully stay a presence in her life."
He added: "I do spoil her terribly because I'm away a lot and because I don't get to live with her. But, fortunately, she's got really good sense. She's aware that she's very lucky and has a lot of material comfort, so she's very good about regulating herself. Hopefully, I'm a good mixture of being disciplined and structured as well as spoiling her!"
