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Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Michael Sheen reveals his father has passed away aged 85 as actor shares heartbreaking news
Michael Sheen has announced his father has sadly passed away. The Welsh actor, 56, took to Twitter on Sunday as he shared the sad news alongside a picture of his father Meyrick Sheen. He penned: 'On behalf of my family it is with heartbreaking sadness that I mark the passing of my beautiful father Meyrick Sheen today. 'We were with him throughout. There will never be anyone like him. RIP Meyrick Sheen (1940 - 2025)'. Michael also paid tribute to the staff at his father's care home and hospital who looked after him ahead of his passing. He added: 'Thank you to the amazing staff at Swn Y Mor care home and Morriston & NPT hospitals. Your kindness made all the difference. 'That beautiful portrait is by Roo Lewis. He loved it and so do we. X' As messages of support flooded in from family and friends, Michael wrote: 'Thank you to everyone for your kind messages from me and my family.' Michael was born in Newport, Monmouthshire in Wales to parents Meyrick, who was a British Steel Corporation personnel manager, and Irene, a secretary. The family briefly moved to Wallasey before settling back in Wales in Port Talbot. And it seems Michael took his theatrical side from his parents who were both involved in local amateur operatics and musicals. His dad even travelled the world working as a Jack Nicholson lookalike as he topped up his pension by providing one-off appearances dressed as the Hollywood actor. Michael previous revealed why he left Hollywood behind to live back in his hometown in Wales. He previously lived in Los Angeles, where the acting industry is biggest, but a few years ago he decided to return to his home country. Michael also paid tribute to the staff at his father's care home and hospital who looked after him ahead of his passing As messages of support flooded in from family and friends, Michael wrote: 'Thank you to everyone for your kind messages from me and my family' Michael lives with his girlfriend Anna Lundberg, 31, and their two daughters, Lyra, five, and Mabli, two, just outside Port Talbot. Speaking to The Sunday Times in 2024 on why he abandoned his Hollywood lifestyle, he said: 'It's home. I feel a deep connection to it.' Michael explained that while working on a play in Port Talbot in 2011, he saw local people in his hometown struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis and job cuts. His time there made him aware of initiatives and charities that were in need of high-profile help and support, and he realised the impact he could have. He said: 'Once you become aware of difficulties in the area you come from you don't have to do anything. You can live somewhere else, visit family at Christmas and turn a blind eye to injustice. 'It doesn't make you a bad person, but I'd seen something I couldn't unsee. I had to apply myself, and I might not have the impact I'd like, but the one thing that I can say is that I'm doing stuff. I know I am — I'm paying for it!' He added: 'It'd take a lot for me to work in America again — my life is elsewhere.'
South Wales Argus
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Michael Sheen pays tribute to his dad Meyrick upon his death
Sheen - who has starred in the likes of the Twilight franchise and Amazon series Good Omens - took to X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday (May 11) to reveal the news. The Port Talbot-based actor said: "On behalf of my family it is with heartbreaking sadness that I mark the passing of my beautiful father Meyrick Sheen today. "We were with him throughout. There will never be anyone like him. RIP Meyrick Sheen (1940 - 2025)." Thank you to the amazing staff at Swn Y Mor care home and Morriston & NPT hospitals. Your kindness made all the difference. That beautiful portrait is by Roo Lewis. He loved it and so do we. X — michael sheen 💙 (@michaelsheen) May 11, 2025 He continued: "Thank you to the amazing staff at Swn Y Mor care home and Morriston & NPT hospitals. "Your kindness made all the difference. That beautiful portrait is by Roo Lewis. He loved it and so do we." Fans pay tribute to Michael Sheen's father after his death Sheen's fans were quick to post their own tributes to his father, along with messages of condolence on the X. RECOMMENDED READING: Commenting on Sheen's post, one person said: "That's terribly sad news Michael I remember meeting him some years ago: what a gent." Another fan added: "RIP Meyrick Sheen. I'm so sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to your friends and family." While a third person commented: "I'm so sorry for your loss Michael. Sending love & strength to you & your family."
