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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2025
    Lost & Found in Cleveland

    Dr. Austin Raybourne • Acting

  2. 2024
  3. 2024
    The Little Pageant That Could

    Self (archive footage) • Acting

  4. 2023
    Downwind

    Self Narrator • Acting

  5. 2023
    23 Seconds to Eternity

    Narrator • Acting

  6. 2021
    Judas and the Black Messiah

    J. Edgar Hoover • Acting

  7. 2021
    12 Mighty Orphans

    Doc Hall • Acting

  8. 2021
Martin Sheen - Aperture