Martin Sheen

Birthday:
08/03/1940
Place of birth:
Dayton, Ohio, USA:
Biography:
Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films The Subject Was Roses (1968) and Badlands (1973), and later achieved wide recognition for his leading role as Captain Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979), as U.S. President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999–2006), and as Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022). In film, Sheen has won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for his performance as Kit Carruthers in Badlands. Sheen's portrayal of Capt. Willard in Apocalypse Now earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. Sheen has worked with a wide variety of film directors, including Richard Attenborough, Francis Ford Coppola, Terrence Malick, David Cronenberg, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Oliver Stone. Sheen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989. In television, Sheen has won a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards for playing the role of President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing, and an Emmy for guest starring in the sitcom Murphy Brown. In 2012, he portrayed Uncle Ben in The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb. Born and raised in the United States by a Spanish father and an Irish mother, he adopted the stage name Martin Sheen to help him gain acting parts. He is the father of four children, all of whom are actors. Sheen has directed one film, Cadence (1990), in which he appears alongside his sons Charlie and Ramón. He has narrated, produced, and directed documentary television, earning two Daytime Emmy awards in the 1980s, and has been active in liberal politics.

Credits

Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)
as Dr. Austin Raybourne
Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen (2024)
as Presenter
The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
23 Seconds to Eternity (2023)
as Narrator
Downwind (2023)
as Self Narrator
Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed (2021)
as Narrator
12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
as Doc Hall
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
as J. Edgar Hoover
The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous (2020)
as Self
Can Art Stop a Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture (2020)
as Self
Princess of the Row (2020)
as John Austin
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
as Josiah Bartlet
Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story (2020)
as Self
The Devil Has a Name (2019)
as Ralph
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island (2018)
as James Alden (voice)
Come Sunday (2018)
as Oral Roberts
Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle (2017)
as Narrator
Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew (2017)
as Matthew Cuthbert
Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017)
as Matthew Cuthbert
Dreamland: Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem (2017)
as Narrator
Rules Don't Apply (2016)
as Noah Dietrich
The Vessel (2016)
as Father Douglas
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
as Martin Sheen
Back to the Lane (2016)
Anne of Green Gables (2016)
as Matthew Cuthbert
Badge of Honor (2015)
as Captain Daniel Richards
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy (2015)
as Self
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Selma (2014)
as Frank Minis Johnson (uncredited)
A Prayer for Rain (2014)
as Warren Anderson
Trash (2014)
as Padre Juilliard
Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Boxcar Children (2014)
as Grandfather Alden (voice)
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey (2014)
as Self
Ask Me Anything (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
as Uncle Ben (uncredited)
The Whale (2013)
as Tom Nickerson
Amazonia (2013)
as Narrator
Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013)
as Narrator
Salinger (2013)
as Self - Actor
Making Badlands (2013)
as Self
Defending Gideon (2013)
as Narrator
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self
Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn (2012)
as Self
Death By China (2012)
as Narrator
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
as Uncle Ben
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
as Frank Petersen
Stella Days (2012)
as Fr. Daniel Barry
Brothers on the Line (2012)
as Narrator
8 (2012)
as Theodore Olson
The Double (2011)
as Tom Highland
Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White (2011)
as Narrator
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up (2011)
as Self
Sharkwise (2011)
as Narrator
Miller's Tale (2011)
as Self
Halfway Home (2011)
as Narrator(voice)
The Kennedy Detail (2010)
as Narrator
The Way (2010)
as Tom
A Conversation with Martin Sheen (2010)
as Self
Gloves of Stone (2009)
as Dr. Frank Irwin
Love Happens (2009)
as Donald, Burke's Father-in-Law
Imagine That (2009)
as Dante D'Enzo
Franz Jagerstätter: A Man of Conscience (2009)
as Franz Jagerstätter (voice)
Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
as Raymond Burke
White House Revealed (2009)
as Self- Narrator (voice)
Man in the Mirror (2008)
as Fallen Soldier / JC Super Star / Man in Black
Vietnam: American Holocaust (2008)
as Voice
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary (2008)
as Self
Pirate for the Sea (2008)
as Self
The End of Poverty? (2008)
as Self - Narrator
They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008)
as Narrator
Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008)
as Self
Eyewitness DVD: Weather (2007)
as Narrator
Talk to Me (2007)
as E.G. Sonderling
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency (2007)
as Narrator
Bordertown (2007)
as George Morgan
Flatland (2007)
as Arthur Square (voice)
Confessions Of An Innocent Man (2007)
as Self - Narrator
Father G and the Homeboys (2007)
as Narrator
The Departed (2006)
as Queenan
The Politics of the Dead Zone (2006)
as Self
Bobby (2006)
as Jack Stevens
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006)
as Self
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)
as Self
Winning New Hampshire (2004)
as Self
The Nomi Song (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Jerusalemski sindrom (2004)
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
as Self
The Commission (2003)
as Dep. Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenbach
Hidden in Plain Sight (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Milost mora (2003)
as Frederik
Absence of Malick (2003)
as Self
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
as Roger Strong
Straight Up: Helicopters in Action (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002)
as Self
Bringing Down a Dictator (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
National Geographic: Inside the Vatican (2001)
as Narrator
Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace (2001)
as Narrator
Enemies of War (2001)
as Narrator
O (2001)
as Coach Duke Goulding
On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight (2000)
as Narrator
Crossing the Line (1999)
as self
The Twelve Apostles (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
as Sigurd Moulton
The Time Shifters (1999)
as Grifasi
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999)
as Self
Forget Me Never (1999)
as Jack
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
as J.W. Garrison
Storm (1999)
as General James Roberts
Lost & Found (1999)
as Millstone
No Code of Conduct (1999)
as Bill Peterson
Gunfighter (1999)
as The Stranger
The Darklings (1999)
as Ira Everett
Ninth Street (1999)
as Father Frank
A Texas Funeral (1999)
as Grandpa Sparta
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
as Soul Hunter
Free Money (1998)
as Guard
A Letter from Death Row (1998)
as Michael's Father
Monument Ave. (1998)
as Hanlon
Shadrach (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
The Elevator (1998)
as Sarge
Voyage of Terror (1998)
as Henry Northcutt
Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War (1998)
as Self - Narrator
Holes in Heaven? H.A.A.R.P. & Advances In Tesla Technology (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
Medusa's Child (1997)
as President
Hostile Waters (1997)
as Aurora Skipper
Eyewitness: Monster (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
Spawn (1997)
as Jason Wynn
The Making of 'Spawn' (1997)
as Self
Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)
as Sir
An Act of Conscience (1997)
as Narrator
Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster (1997)
as Narrator
Croatia: Land of 1,100 Islands & 101 Dalmatians (1997)
as Narrator (voice)
The War at Home (1996)
as Bob Collier
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
as Peter Maurin
Sacred Cargo (1996)
as Father Andrew Kanvesky
Mexico (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (1996)
as Dalton Trumbo
Project: ALF (1996)
as Colonel Gilbert Milfoil
The American President (1995)
as A.J. MacInerney
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995)
as Jeff Snyder
Gospa, The Miracle of Medjugorje (1995)
as Father Jozo Zovko
The Making of Eyewitness (1995)
as Narrator
Dead Presidents (1995)
as The Judge
Born Wild (1995)
as Dan Walker
The Break (1995)
as Gil Robbins
Dillinger and Capone (1995)
as John Dillinger
Les Cent et Une Nuits de Simon Cinéma (1995)
as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)
The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas (1995)
as Voice of Marcos
Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994)
as Narrator
Fortunes of War (1994)
as Francis Labeck
Hits! (1994)
as Kelly
Guns of Honor (1994)
as Jackson Baines Hardin (Ole Devil)
Boca (1994)
as Jesse James Montgomery
Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1994)
as Self
Roswell (1994)
as Townsend
Trigger Fast (1994)
as Jackson Baines Hardin / Ole Devil
One of Her Own (1994)
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Pete Maresca
When the Bough Breaks (1994)
as Captain Swaggert
National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania (1994)
as Narrator
Eyewitness: Dinosaur (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Eyewitness: Shark (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Alive: 20 Years Later (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
Gettysburg (1993)
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story (1993)
as William F.(Ike) Eisenbraun
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
as Capt. Benjamin L. Willard (uncredited)
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (1993)
Hear No Evil (1993)
as Lt. Brock
Grey Knight (1993)
as Gen. Haworth
The King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream (1993)
Braving Alaska (1993)
as Narrator
Braving Alaska (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
The Water Engine (1992)
as Chain Letter Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Original Intent (1992)
as Homeless Joe
JFK (1991)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
as Self
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)
as Harold Hohne
The Maid (1991)
as Anthony Wayne
The Rites Of Mu (1991)
as Narrator
Touch and Die (1991)
as Frank Magenta
Cadence (1990)
as MSgt. Otis V. McKinney
Another Time, Another Place (1989)
as Richard Conley
Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
as Dr. Jeffrey Miller
Cold Front (1989)
as John Hyde
Beyond the Stars (1989)
as Paul Andrews
Nightbreaker (1989)
as Dr. Alexander Brown - Present
Marked for Murder (1989)
as Man in Park
Judgment in Berlin (1988)
as Herbert J. Stern
Da (1988)
as Charlie
Promises to Keep (1988)
as Self
Walking After Midnight (1988)
as Self
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987)
as Narrator
Wall Street (1987)
as Carl Fox
Siesta (1987)
as Del
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as Alan (voice)
The Believers (1987)
as Cal Jamison
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)
as James Marion Hunt
A State of Emergency (1986)
as Alex Carmody
Secrets of the Titanic (1986)
as Self - Narrator
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
as Mitch Snyder
News at Eleven (1986)
as Frank Kenley
Shattered Spirits (1986)
as Lyle Mollencamp
Out of the Darkness (1985)
as Eddie Zigo
Broken Rainbow (1985)
as Narrator (voice)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
as Artaban
Native Sons: Palestinians In Exile (1985)
as Narrator
In the Name of the People (1985)
as Narrator
Consenting Adult (1985)
as Ken Lynd
The Real Thing (1985)
as Narrator (voice)
The Guardian (1984)
as Charlie Hyatt
Firestarter (1984)
as Captain Hollister
Choices of the Heart (1983)
as Father Philan
The Dead Zone (1983)
as Greg Stillson
Man, Woman and Child (1983)
as Robert Beckwith
In the King of Prussia (1983)
as Judge Samuel Salus II
No Place to Hide (1983)
as Narrator
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)
as Self
That Championship Season (1982)
as Tom Daley
Gandhi (1982)
as Vince Walker
Enigma (1982)
as Alex Holbeck
Centralia Fire (1982)
as Narrator
In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
as Frank Caldwell
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Self
Loophole (1981)
as Stephen Booker
The Final Countdown (1980)
as Warren Lasky
Eagle's Wing (1979)
as Pike
Apocalypse Now (1979)
as Captain Benjamin Willard
Taxi!! (1978)
as Taxi Driver
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977)
as Self
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
as Frank Hallet
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
as Robby Navarro
Sweet Hostage (1975)
as Leonard Hatch
The Last Survivors (1975)
as Alexander William Holmes
The Missiles of October (1974)
as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
The Legend of Earl Durand (1974)
as Luther Sykes
The California Kid (1974)
as Michael McCord
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)
as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
as Eddie Slovik
Badlands (1974)
as Kit Carruthers
Message to My Daughter (1973)
as John Thatcher
The Catholics (1973)
as Father Kinsella
Letters from Three Lovers (1973)
as Vincent
A Prowler in the Heart (1973)
as Tony Parrish
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (1973)
as Harlan Garrison
Crime Club (1973)
as Deputy Wilson
Pursuit (1972)
as Timothy Drew
Rage (1972)
as Maj. Holliford
That Certain Summer (1972)
as Gary McCain
When the Line Goes Through (1972)
as Bluff Jackson
Pickup on 101 (1972)
as Lester Baumgartner
No Drums, No Bugles (1972)
as Ashby Gatrell
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972)
as Graytak
Mongo's Back in Town (1971)
as Gordon
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)
as Jules Worthman
Montserrat (1971)
Catch-22 (1970)
as 1st Lt. Dobbs
The Andersonville Trial (1970)
as Captain Williams
Then Came Bronson (1969)
as Nick Oresko
The Subject Was Roses (1968)
as Timmy Cleary
Pat Neal Is Back (1968)
as Self
The Incident (1967)
as Artie Connors
The Price of a Life (1967)
as Edward Miles Layton
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966)
as Kilroy
The One
as Jefferson
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