"Well, I think your successes depend on your failures.
In a way, whether something succeeds or fails doesn't matter at
all--the point is that you strive, that you take risks, and that you
challenge yourself. By doing so, inevitably some of those risks are
going to pay off, and some of them are going to turn into what would
be considered failures. But when you look back it's very hard to
disentangle the successes from the failures. It's all a process."
(Interview with Emily Mortimer, 1 July 2007)
Michael's resume is presented below in table format with
trivia and award information. A description of his work in
paragraph format was written for the BAFTA LA ceremony in 2007 when he
hosted the event. That description may be read here.
"In some ways the larger the
part you've got in the film, the easier it is. If I'm in front of
the camera every day I feel more relaxed."
(BBC Online)
Nominated for a BAFTA in 2007 for his role in
The Queen.
Awarded 2006 Best Supporting Actor for his role of Tony Blair in The
Queen by:
New York Film Critics Online Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Utah Film Critics Award
Boston Society of Film Critics Award (runner-up)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (runner-up)
Chicago Film Critics Awards (nominated)
Nominated for a BAFTA in 2005 for Dirty Filthy Love.
Laws of Attraction
2004
Thorne Jamison
That really is Michael singing in the movie as rock star Thorne
Jamison! The song was written by the director and a friend
who plays George Harrison in a Beatles tribute band. The
concert scene was filmed at The Olympia in Dublin with Alligator, a rock band from Dublin.
(http://www.alligatorswamp.com/index.php
)
“I
think inevitably doors have opened in terms of interest,” he says in
his gentle Welsh lilt. “It is exciting. But I can’t imagine doing
any better work than I’ve been doing the last few years, so I don’t
really care as long as I can work on things like I have been doing.
I don’t really care whether it’s seen by 10 people or a hundred
people in that respect, it’s the quality of the work that’s
important.” 2006 Interview Caroline Bishop,
The London Theatre Guide
Nominated for Drama
League Award's Distinguished Performance.
“The UN Inspector”
2005
“Caligula” (Donmar)
2003
Caligula
Awarded the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor
Awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor
Nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor
“'Caligula' was fantastic. I had a great time.
It’s then that you wish the runs were a bit longer, because when you do
something like that you just want to keep going.”
"Amadeus" (West
End, LA & Broadway)
1998
Mozart
Nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best
Supporting Performance
Henry V (RSC)
Pinter’s "The Homecoming"
1996
"The Seagull" (tour)
1995
"The Dresser"
(Drum, Plymouth)
1995
Lead Role
"Look Back in Anger"
1994
Jimmy Porter
Nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best
Actor in Look Back in Anger at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton
stage.
Charley’s Aunt
Romeo and Juliet (Manchester Royal
Exchange)
Livre de Spencer (Theatre National
de L’Odeon)
"Peer Gynt" (Oslo,
Tokyo & London),
1994
Lead Role
"Ends of the Earth" (National
Theatre),
Harold Pinter's "Moonlight"
(Almeida & West End)
1993
"Don't Fool With Love"
(Cheek by Jowl & Donmar)
1993
Martin Sherman's "When She Danced"
(Globe, West End)
1991
Various roles at RADA
Pre-1991
Awarded the Laurence Olivier Bursary Award while at Royal
Academy of Dramatic Arts.
