Martin Sheen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

359

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Amazing Spider-Man

    The Amazing Spider-Man

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2

    The Amazing Spider-Man 2

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Departed

    The Departed

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • Wild Cards

    Wild Cards

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • 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.

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Wall Street

    Wall Street

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • The Incident

    The Incident

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Way

    The Way

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Badlands

    Badlands

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • Born Wild

    Born Wild

  • Trash

    Trash

  • Echelon Conspiracy

    Echelon Conspiracy

  • Flipper

    Flipper

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg

  • aka Charlie Sheen

    aka Charlie Sheen

  • Free Money

    Free Money

  • Mercy of the Sea

    Mercy of the Sea

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Monument Ave.

    Monument Ave.

  • The Double

    The Double

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • Grey Knight

    Grey Knight

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • Project: ALF

    Project: ALF

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

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

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

  • Bordertown

    Bordertown

  • Mexico

    Mexico

  • Spawn

    Spawn

  • Amazonia

    Amazonia

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • Imagine That

    Imagine That

  • Stella Days

    Stella Days

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Judas and the Black Messiah

    Judas and the Black Messiah

  • Hostile Waters

    Hostile Waters

  • Loophole

    Loophole

  • Original Intent

    Original Intent

  • Come Sunday

    Come Sunday

  • Storm

    Storm

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Taxi!!

    Taxi!!

  • Hot Shots! Part Deux

    Hot Shots! Part Deux

  • Cadence

    Cadence

  • Shadrach

    Shadrach

  • Cold Front

    Cold Front

  • The Commission

    The Commission

  • The Break

    The Break

  • Anne of Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • The Final Countdown

    The Final Countdown

  • Nightbreaker

    Nightbreaker

  • Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

    Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

  • The Nurses

    The Nurses

  • The Nurses

    The Nurses

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • LateLine

    LateLine

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • The Darklings

    The Darklings

  • Boca

    Boca

  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

  • The American President

    The American President

  • Notes on an American Film Director at Work

    Notes on an American Film Director at Work

  • Love Happens

    Love Happens

  • Total Recall 2070

    Total Recall 2070

  • Montserrat

    Montserrat

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Cassandra Crossing

    The Cassandra Crossing

  • Gloves of Stone

    Gloves of Stone

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Rules Don't Apply

    Rules Don't Apply

  • The Catholics

    The Catholics

  • Celebrity Poker Showdown

    Celebrity Poker Showdown

  • Toma

    Toma

  • The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone

  • Sacred Cargo

    Sacred Cargo

  • Da

    Da

  • The Devil Has a Name

    The Devil Has a Name

  • Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars

    Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars

  • Alex Haley's Queen

    Alex Haley's Queen

  • Beyond the Stars

    Beyond the Stars

  • That Certain Summer

    That Certain Summer

  • 12 Mighty Orphans

    12 Mighty Orphans

  • Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

    Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew

  • Ask Me Anything

    Ask Me Anything

  • Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn

    Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn

  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

  • Dead Presidents

    Dead Presidents

  • When the Bough Breaks

    When the Bough Breaks

  • Judgment in Berlin

    Judgment in Berlin

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • A Prayer for Rain

    A Prayer for Rain

  • Jerusalem Syndrome

    Jerusalem Syndrome

  • Crime Club

    Crime Club

  • Princess of the Row

    Princess of the Row

  • Truth or Consequences, N.M.

    Truth or Consequences, N.M.

  • Gunfighter

    Gunfighter

  • The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

    The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

  • The War at Home

    The War at Home

  • The Time Shifters

    The Time Shifters

  • Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

    Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

  • The Believers

    The Believers

  • Virgin Mary

    Virgin Mary

  • The Fourth Wise Man

    The Fourth Wise Man

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Lost & Found in Cleveland

    Lost & Found in Cleveland

  • Hear No Evil

    Hear No Evil

  • The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

    The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

  • Badge of Honor

    Badge of Honor

  • Sweet Hostage

    Sweet Hostage

  • Eagle's Wing

    Eagle's Wing

  • A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

    A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

  • The Water Engine

    The Water Engine

  • One Hundred and One Nights

    One Hundred and One Nights

  • The California Kid

    The California Kid

  • White House Revealed

    White House Revealed

  • The Execution of Private Slovik

    The Execution of Private Slovik

  • Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

    Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • The Atlanta Child Murders

    The Atlanta Child Murders

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

    Croatia: Land of 1,100 Islands & 101 Dalmatians

  • Message to My Daughter

    Message to My Daughter

  • The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous

    The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous

  • The Kennedy Detail

    The Kennedy Detail

  • Out of the Darkness

    Out of the Darkness

  • The Last Survivors

    The Last Survivors

  • The End of Poverty?

    The End of Poverty?

  • The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

  • Guilty Until Proven Innocent

    Guilty Until Proven Innocent

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

    The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team

    D.R.E.A.M. Team

  • Blind Ambition

    Blind Ambition

  • Dillinger and Capone

    Dillinger and Capone

  • Choices of the Heart

    Choices of the Heart

  • Voyage of Terror

    Voyage of Terror

  • Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

    Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

  • Medusa's Child

    Medusa's Child

  • A Prowler in the Heart

    A Prowler in the Heart

  • Straight Up: Helicopters in Action

    Straight Up: Helicopters in Action

  • 9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

    9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

    Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

  • A Texas Funeral

    A Texas Funeral

  • In the Custody of Strangers

    In the Custody of Strangers

  • Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

  • Walking After Midnight

    Walking After Midnight

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

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

  • Gun

    Gun

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul

    Chicken Soup for the Soul

  • Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

    Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

  • Consenting Adult

    Consenting Adult

  • In the King of Prussia

    In the King of Prussia

  • One of Her Own

    One of Her Own

  • A Stranger in the Kingdom

    A Stranger in the Kingdom

  • Letters from Three Lovers

    Letters from Three Lovers

  • Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

    Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • The Edge of Night

    The Edge of Night

  • Forget Me Never

    Forget Me Never

  • Kennedy

    Kennedy

  • Siesta

    Siesta

  • Broken Rainbow

    Broken Rainbow

  • The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

    The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

  • The Andersonville Trial

    The Andersonville Trial

  • Beverly Hills Brats

    Beverly Hills Brats

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?

    Who Killed the Electric Car?

  • O

    O

  • Flatland

    Flatland

  • Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

  • The Boxcar Children

    The Boxcar Children

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  • That Championship Season

    That Championship Season

  • Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

    Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

  • Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

    Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

  • 23 Seconds to Eternity

    23 Seconds to Eternity

  • Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War

    Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War

  • Man, Woman and Child

    Man, Woman and Child

  • Dreamland: Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem

    Dreamland: Mark Twain's Journey to Jerusalem

  • The Young Lawyers

    The Young Lawyers

  • Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

    Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

  • Mongo's Back in Town

    Mongo's Back in Town

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • The Subject Was Roses

    The Subject Was Roses

  • 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

    10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

  • Hawk

    Hawk

  • No Code of Conduct

    No Code of Conduct

  • Secrets of the Titanic

    Secrets of the Titanic

  • The Elevator

    The Elevator

  • No Drums, No Bugles

    No Drums, No Bugles

  • Absence of Malick

    Absence of Malick

  • News at Eleven

    News at Eleven

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

  • The Legend of Earl Durand

    The Legend of Earl Durand

  • Shattered Spirits

    Shattered Spirits

  • Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

  • The Maid

    The Maid

  • Downwind

    Downwind

  • Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

    Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy

  • Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

  • Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

    Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik

  • An Act of Conscience

    An Act of Conscience

  • Man in the Mirror

    Man in the Mirror

  • Matt Lincoln

    Matt Lincoln

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Politics of the Dead Zone

    The Politics of the Dead Zone

  • Touch and Die

    Touch and Die

  • Salinger

    Salinger

  • When the Line Goes Through

    When the Line Goes Through

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • For the People

    For the People

  • 8

    8

  • Promises to Keep

    Promises to Keep

  • Miller's Tale

    Miller's Tale

  • Police Surgeon

    Police Surgeon

  • Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster

    Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster

  • A Letter from Death Row

    A Letter from Death Row

  • Lost & Found

    Lost & Found

  • The Making of 'Spawn'

    The Making of 'Spawn'

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • American Dynasties: The Kennedys

    American Dynasties: The Kennedys

  • Babylon 5: The River of Souls

    Babylon 5: The River of Souls

  • Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace

    Stockpile: The New Nuclear Menace

  • Crossing the Line

    Crossing the Line

  • Love Story (US)

    Love Story (US)

  • Pat Neal Is Back

    Pat Neal Is Back

  • Hits!

    Hits!

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • A State of Emergency

    A State of Emergency

  • Halfway Home

    Halfway Home

  • A Matter of Justice

    A Matter of Justice

  • The Nomi Song

    The Nomi Song

  • Spaceflight

    Spaceflight

  • James Dean: Forever Young

    James Dean: Forever Young

  • Alive: 20 Years Later

    Alive: 20 Years Later

  • The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

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

    Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen

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

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

  • Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence

    Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence

  • Hidden in Plain Sight

    Hidden in Plain Sight

  • Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle

    Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle

  • The Whale

    The Whale

  • Brothers on the Line

    Brothers on the Line

  • The Little Pageant That Could

    The Little Pageant That Could

  • The Vessel

    The Vessel

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

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

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Trigger Fast

    Trigger Fast

  • Guns of Honor

    Guns of Honor

  • In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

    In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story

  • The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

    The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

  • The Twelve Apostles

    The Twelve Apostles

  • Eyewitness DVD: Weather

    Eyewitness DVD: Weather

  • Pirate for the Sea

    Pirate for the Sea

  • Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

    Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

  • National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania

    National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania

  • Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

    Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

  • Ninth Street

    Ninth Street

  • Pickup on 101

    Pickup on 101

  • Sharkwise

    Sharkwise

  • Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

    Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

    Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • Making Badlands

    Making Badlands

  • Death By China

    Death By China

  • Marked for Murder

    Marked for Murder

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

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

  • Franz Jagerstätter: A Man of Conscience

    Franz Jagerstätter: A Man of Conscience

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

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

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • They Killed Sister Dorothy

    They Killed Sister Dorothy

  • Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

    Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

  • Vietnam: American Holocaust

    Vietnam: American Holocaust

  • Winning New Hampshire

    Winning New Hampshire

  • In the Name of the People

    In the Name of the People

  • National Geographic: Inside the Vatican

    National Geographic: Inside the Vatican

  • Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth

    Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth

  • The Rites Of Mu

    The Rites Of Mu

  • Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

    Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

  • Bench

    Bench

  • Eyewitness: Monster

    Eyewitness: Monster

  • Bringing Down a Dictator

    Bringing Down a Dictator

  • Braving Alaska

    Braving Alaska

  • Braving Alaska

    Braving Alaska

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

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

  • A Conversation with Martin Sheen

    A Conversation with Martin Sheen

  • The Making of Eyewitness

    The Making of Eyewitness

  • The Price of a Life

    The Price of a Life

  • Native Sons: Palestinians In Exile

    Native Sons: Palestinians In Exile

  • Enemies of War

    Enemies of War

  • Defending Gideon

    Defending Gideon

  • Eyewitness: Dinosaur

    Eyewitness: Dinosaur

  • Confessions Of An Innocent Man

    Confessions Of An Innocent Man

  • Back to the Lane

    Back to the Lane

  • Father G and the Homeboys

    Father G and the Homeboys

  • Centralia Fire

    Centralia Fire

  • Eyewitness: Shark

    Eyewitness: Shark