Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
The West Wing, The Amazing Spider-Man, Apocalypse Now
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Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Martin Sheen is one of America's most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished actors.
Moving flawlessly between artistic mediums, Sheen's acting range is breathtaking. On the big screen, the Ohio native has appeared in more than 65 feature films including a star turn as Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard in Francis Ford Coppola's landmark film APOCALYPSE (1979), which brought Sheen worldwide recognition. The film also starred Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper and Robert Duvall. Other notable credits include WALL STREET (1987) (with son Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas), Academy Award-winning film GANDHI (1982) (with Sir Ben Kingsley), CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) (with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks), THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (1995) (with Michael Douglas and Annette Bening) and a Golden Globe nominated breakthrough performance as Timmy Cleary in THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES (1968), a role he originated on Broadway and for which he received a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actor.
In 2006, Martin played ill-fated cop Oliver Queenan in Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning film THE DEPARTED opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin. That same year, he joined another all-star ensemble cast for the highly acclaimed feature BOBBY written and directed by his son Emilio Estevez. BOBBY was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award; and starred Anthony Hopkins, Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne, Sharon Stone, William H. Macy, Elijah Wood, Demi Moore and Heather Graham.
For television audiences, Martin is best recognized for his six-time Emmy nominated performance as President Josiah Bartlet in THE WEST WING (1999-2006). He won six of his eight Golden Globe nominations as well as an ALMA Award and two individual SAG Awards for the White House series. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series Drama in 2001.
Of his ten Primetime Emmy nominations, he won for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series on the long-running sitcom MURPHY BROWN (1988) (starring Candice Bergen) in 1994. In addition, he has garnered a Daytime Emmy Award for directing and another for performance. In 2006, he was again nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, this time for the CBS hit comedy TWO AND A HALF MEN (2003) starring his son Charlie Sheen.
In addition to television series, Sheen has appeared in several important made-for-television movies and mini-series including playing President John F. Kennedy in the television mini-series KENNEDY (1983) for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.
He is a passionate peace and justice activist. He has been arrested or cited 67 times for taking part in nonviolent demonstrations against various U.S. military policies, and has championed such causes as the alleviation of poverty and homelessness, human right for migrant workers, and environmental protection.
In 2008, along with Carlos Santana and Edward James Olmos, he became a National Co-Chair of the effort to win a Federal holiday for the late Cesar E. Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers.
That same year, the University of Notre Dame presented him with the Laetare Medal, the oldest and most prestigious award given to an American Catholic. Since 1883, the Laetare Medal has been awarded annually to a Catholic "whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity."
In 2010, he starred in THE WAY, a film written for the screen and directed by his son, Emilio Estevez. Martin plays Tom, an American doctor who goes to Europe to collect the remains of his adult son killed in an accident while walking the Camino de Santiago (The Way of Saint James). Driven by his profound sadness and desire to understand his son better, Tom embarks on the historical pilgrimage, leaving his "California bubble life" behind. This movie was filmed in France and Spain along the actual Camino de Santiago. Martin and Emilio have also written a companion book called "Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son".
On Animal Planet this summer, Martin will star in THE WHALE, a two-hour film from BBC Factual Productions and Animal Planet. Based on true events, the film tells one of history's greatest stories of survival at sea. Martin portrays Old Thomas Nickerson, who tells a story of his life as a cabin boy on the ill-fated voyage of the whaling ship the Essex.
He plays Uncle Ben once more in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 coming to big screens in May 2014!
Martin Sheen at the Internet Movie Database