2016 Postmortem

http://www.michael-sheen.co.uk/newsdesk/

Michael Sheen to swap acting for activism against 'populist right'

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Michael Sheen plans to abandon his acting career to fight what he calls the rise of the “hard populist right” in Britain and beyond, according to a recent interview to publicise his new film.

The 47-year-old, perhaps best known for playing Tony Blair in the film The Queen, starring Helen Mirren, told The Times he plans to “work less as an actor, and possibly stop ... for the time being”.

“Once I’m in, I’m fully in, and this is big. It will be a big change for how people relate to me,” he said in an interview to promote the new Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi blockbuster, Passengers, in which he plays a robotic barman.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/17/michael-sheen-to-swap-acting-for-activism-against-populist-right

Thank you, mfcorey!