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I think I'm becoming more relaxed in front of a camera. I suppose I'll always feel slightly more at home on stage. It's more of an actor's medium. You are your own editor, nobody else is choosing what is being seen of you.

Michael Sheen

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Michael Sheen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: February 5
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Newport
South Wales
Michael Christopher Sheen
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