Martin Sheen
Acting · Born 1940-08-03 in 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…
Filmography
- Apocalypse Now as Captain Benjamin Willard
- Touch and Die as Frank Magenta
- The Departed as Queenan
- Catch Me If You Can as Roger Strong
- Hostile Waters as Aurora Skipper
- Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
- Gandhi as Vince Walker
- No Code of Conduct as Bill Peterson
- Badlands as Kit Carruthers
- Spawn as Jason Wynn