Martin Sheen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

357

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-08-03 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Martin Sheen

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Amazing Spider-Man

    The Amazing Spider-Man

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Nature

    Nature

  • The Departed

    The Departed

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2

    The Amazing Spider-Man 2

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Wild Cards

    Wild Cards

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Badlands

    Badlands

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Echelon Conspiracy

    Echelon Conspiracy

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Monument Ave.

    Monument Ave.

  • Mexico

    Mexico

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • Storm

    Storm

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg

  • The Break

    The Break

  • The Catholics

    The Catholics

  • Spawn

    Spawn

  • Mercy of the Sea

    Mercy of the Sea

  • Loophole

    Loophole

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Gloves of Stone

    Gloves of Stone

  • Trash

    Trash

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Nightbreaker

    Nightbreaker

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Original Intent

    Original Intent

  • Taxi!!

    Taxi!!

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Cadence

    Cadence

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • Amazonia

    Amazonia

  • Flipper

    Flipper

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Stella Days

    Stella Days

  • Jerusalem Syndrome

    Jerusalem Syndrome

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team

    D.R.E.A.M. Team

  • Shadrach

    Shadrach

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • One of Her Own

    One of Her Own

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Imagine That

    Imagine That

  • Ask Me Anything

    Ask Me Anything

  • Da

    Da

  • Shattered Spirits

    Shattered Spirits

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • Hear No Evil

    Hear No Evil

  • Wall Street

    Wall Street

  • Princess of the Row

    Princess of the Row

  • Grey Knight

    Grey Knight

  • In the King of Prussia

    In the King of Prussia

  • Bordertown

    Bordertown

  • Crossing the Line

    Crossing the Line

  • Judas and the Black Messiah

    Judas and the Black Messiah

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Way

    The Way

  • Badge of Honor

    Badge of Honor

  • Flatland

    Flatland

  • Beverly Hills Brats

    Beverly Hills Brats

  • Project: ALF

    Project: ALF

  • Total Recall 2070

    Total Recall 2070

  • The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone

  • aka Charlie Sheen

    aka Charlie Sheen

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Toma

    Toma

  • Boca

    Boca

  • The Final Countdown

    The Final Countdown

  • Hot Shots! Part Deux

    Hot Shots! Part Deux

  • Dillinger and Capone

    Dillinger and Capone

  • James Dean: Forever Young

    James Dean: Forever Young

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • The Boxcar Children

    The Boxcar Children

  • Voyage of Terror

    Voyage of Terror

  • Dead Presidents

    Dead Presidents

  • Consenting Adult

    Consenting Adult

  • The Nurses

    The Nurses

  • The Nurses

    The Nurses

  • An Act of Conscience

    An Act of Conscience

  • The American President

    The American President

  • The Darklings

    The Darklings

  • That Championship Season

    That Championship Season

  • Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

    Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

  • The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • 9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

    9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

  • Blind Ambition

    Blind Ambition

  • The Atlanta Child Murders

    The Atlanta Child Murders

  • Touch and Die

    Touch and Die

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • The Cassandra Crossing

    The Cassandra Crossing

  • Hawk

    Hawk

  • Rules Don't Apply

    Rules Don't Apply

  • 12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

  • Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

    Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

  • O

    O

  • Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

    Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

  • The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

  • Celebrity Poker Showdown

    Celebrity Poker Showdown

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • Love Happens

    Love Happens

  • The Commission

    The Commission

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Gunfighter

    Gunfighter

  • The Double

    The Double

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul

    Chicken Soup for the Soul

  • The Young Lawyers

    The Young Lawyers

  • Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

  • Out of the Darkness

    Out of the Darkness

  • Hits!

    Hits!

  • Halfway Home

    Halfway Home

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • The Incident

    The Incident

  • Kennedy

    Kennedy

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • For the People

    For the People

  • The Believers

    The Believers

  • Gun

    Gun

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Salinger

    Salinger

  • Anne of Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables

  • Eyewitness: Dinosaur

    Eyewitness: Dinosaur

  • The Edge of Night

    The Edge of Night

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?

    Who Killed the Electric Car?

  • Sharkwise

    Sharkwise

  • Lost & Found

    Lost & Found

  • Man, Woman and Child

    Man, Woman and Child

  • Police Surgeon

    Police Surgeon

  • Downwind

    Downwind

  • Truth or Consequences, N.M.

    Truth or Consequences, N.M.

  • Free Money

    Free Money

  • Can Art Stop a Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture

    Can Art Stop a Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture

  • The Maid

    The Maid

  • Forget Me Never

    Forget Me Never

  • Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

    Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

  • Hostile Waters

    Hostile Waters

  • The Devil Has a Name

    The Devil Has a Name

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Fourth Wise Man

    The Fourth Wise Man

  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

    Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Bench

    Bench

  • 8

    8

  • Sweet Hostage

    Sweet Hostage

  • No Code of Conduct

    No Code of Conduct

  • Defending Gideon

    Defending Gideon

  • Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence

    Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence

  • Matt Lincoln

    Matt Lincoln

  • Man in the Mirror

    Man in the Mirror

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn

    Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn

  • Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

    Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

  • Miller's Tale

    Miller's Tale

  • The Elevator

    The Elevator

  • The Time Shifters

    The Time Shifters

  • American Dynasties: The Kennedys

    American Dynasties: The Kennedys

  • Siesta

    Siesta

  • The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

    The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

  • Babylon 5: The River of Souls

    Babylon 5: The River of Souls

  • Come Sunday

    Come Sunday

  • One Hundred and One Nights

    One Hundred and One Nights

  • Medusa's Child

    Medusa's Child

  • When the Bough Breaks

    When the Bough Breaks

  • Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

    Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • The Last Survivors

    The Last Survivors

  • Braving Alaska

    Braving Alaska

  • Braving Alaska

    Braving Alaska

  • Spaceflight

    Spaceflight

  • A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

    A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

  • Crime Club

    Crime Club

  • The California Kid

    The California Kid

  • A Texas Funeral

    A Texas Funeral

  • Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

    Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

  • Brothers on the Line

    Brothers on the Line

  • Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

    Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

  • Beyond the Stars

    Beyond the Stars

  • Judgment in Berlin

    Judgment in Berlin

  • The Execution of Private Slovik

    The Execution of Private Slovik

  • The War at Home

    The War at Home

  • Absence of Malick

    Absence of Malick

  • Lost & Found in Cleveland

    Lost & Found in Cleveland

  • A Matter of Justice

    A Matter of Justice

  • Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

    Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

  • Death By China

    Death By China

  • Centralia Fire

    Centralia Fire

  • The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

    The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

  • The Making of 'Spawn'

    The Making of 'Spawn'

  • 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

    10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

  • The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

  • Love Story (US)

    Love Story (US)

  • Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars

    Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars

  • Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

    Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

  • Pirate for the Sea

    Pirate for the Sea

  • Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

    Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • The Andersonville Trial

    The Andersonville Trial

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • Virgin Mary

    Virgin Mary

  • Eagle's Wing

    Eagle's Wing

  • The Nomi Song

    The Nomi Song

  • Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

    Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

  • The Whale

    The Whale

  • Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

    Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

  • Born Wild

    Born Wild

  • The Vessel

    The Vessel

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Winning New Hampshire

    Winning New Hampshire

  • A Stranger in the Kingdom

    A Stranger in the Kingdom

  • The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

    The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

  • Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

    Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

  • Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

  • Guns of Honor

    Guns of Honor

  • Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

    Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

  • Guilty Until Proven Innocent

    Guilty Until Proven Innocent

  • Notes on an American Film Director at Work

    Notes on an American Film Director at Work

  • That Certain Summer

    That Certain Summer

  • No Drums, No Bugles

    No Drums, No Bugles

  • Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

    Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

  • Alive: 20 Years Later

    Alive: 20 Years Later

  • The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

    The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

  • Eyewitness: Shark

    Eyewitness: Shark

  • A State of Emergency

    A State of Emergency

  • A Prayer for Rain

    A Prayer for Rain

  • Trigger Fast

    Trigger Fast

  • In the Custody of Strangers

    In the Custody of Strangers

  • Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

    Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • Marked for Murder

    Marked for Murder

  • In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

    In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

  • The Legend of Earl Durand

    The Legend of Earl Durand

  • Sacred Cargo

    Sacred Cargo

  • Message to My Daughter

    Message to My Daughter

  • Pickup on 101

    Pickup on 101

  • The Twelve Apostles

    The Twelve Apostles

  • Broken Rainbow

    Broken Rainbow

  • 23 Seconds to Eternity

    23 Seconds to Eternity

  • Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

    Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

  • The Little Pageant That Could

    The Little Pageant That Could

  • The Kennedy Detail

    The Kennedy Detail

  • A Prowler in the Heart

    A Prowler in the Heart

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • The Subject Was Roses

    The Subject Was Roses

  • Walking After Midnight

    Walking After Midnight

  • Ninth Street

    Ninth Street

  • Cold Front

    Cold Front

  • Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth

    Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth

  • The End of Poverty?

    The End of Poverty?

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • Montserrat

    Montserrat

  • The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story

    The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story

  • Secrets of the Titanic

    Secrets of the Titanic

  • The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  • Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

    Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

  • Holes in Heaven? H.A.A.R.P. & Advances In Tesla Technology

    Holes in Heaven? H.A.A.R.P. & Advances In Tesla Technology

  • National Geographic: Inside the Vatican

    National Geographic: Inside the Vatican

  • Promises to Keep

    Promises to Keep

  • Choices of the Heart

    Choices of the Heart

  • Straight Up: Helicopters in Action

    Straight Up: Helicopters in Action

  • When the Line Goes Through

    When the Line Goes Through

  • Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

    Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

  • The Politics of the Dead Zone

    The Politics of the Dead Zone

  • News at Eleven

    News at Eleven

  • Vietnam: American Holocaust

    Vietnam: American Holocaust

  • Letters from Three Lovers

    Letters from Three Lovers

  • Making Badlands

    Making Badlands

  • A Letter from Death Row

    A Letter from Death Row

  • Mongo's Back in Town

    Mongo's Back in Town

  • Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace

    Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace

  • On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight

    On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight

  • The Price of a Life

    The Price of a Life

  • Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen

    Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen

  • A Conversation with Martin Sheen

    A Conversation with Martin Sheen

  • They Killed Sister Dorothy

    They Killed Sister Dorothy

  • Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

  • White House Revealed

    White House Revealed

  • In the Name of the People

    In the Name of the People

  • The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

    The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

  • The Making of Eyewitness

    The Making of Eyewitness

  • Pat Neal Is Back

    Pat Neal Is Back

  • The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous

    The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous

  • Father G and the Homeboys

    Father G and the Homeboys

  • The Rites Of Mu

    The Rites Of Mu

  • National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania

    National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania

  • Hidden in Plain Sight

    Hidden in Plain Sight

  • Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle

    Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle

  • Croatia: Land of 1,100 Islands & 101 Dalmatians

    Croatia: Land of 1,100 Islands & 101 Dalmatians

  • Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War

    Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War

  • Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster

    Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster

  • Enemies of War

    Enemies of War

  • Bringing Down a Dictator

    Bringing Down a Dictator

  • Eyewitness DVD: Weather

    Eyewitness DVD: Weather

  • Back to the Lane

    Back to the Lane

  • Eyewitness: Monster

    Eyewitness: Monster

  • Franz Jagerstätter: A Man of Conscience

    Franz Jagerstätter: A Man of Conscience

  • Confessions Of An Innocent Man

    Confessions Of An Innocent Man

  • Dreamland: Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem

    Dreamland: Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem

  • Native Sons: Palestinians In Exile

    Native Sons: Palestinians In Exile