Robert Michael Sheehan is a famous British actor originally from Ireland, best known for his role in the popular television series "Dregs". He also starred in the full-length science fiction film Chronicles of Predatory Cities.
Biography
In January 1988, the seventh in the family of Joe and Maria Shienov, the third child was born, whom they decided to name Robert. The boy was very talented since childhood. At school, he took part in all kinds of circles, played the banjo and spoons, while he himself quite often liked to joke about his hobbies.
Robert attended St. Paul's School, which is located in the Irish city of Port Leesh. Despite the high activity and enthusiasm, Skien could not decide on his future for a long time, he simultaneously tried to play on stage, study work on television and even tried to make his own films.
After high school, he entered the Galway Mayo Institute, where he studied film art. Carried away by his own work, which was called "Summer of a flying saucer," he missed several months of study. Subsequently, this greatly affected his academic performance, and as a result, the future actor could not pass the exams. Instead of retaking, he dropped out of school and became interested in stand-up comedy.
Career
For the first time on the movie screen, Robert Sheehn appeared at the age of fifteen, in 2003 he was taken on a cameo role in the dramatic film "Song for an Outcast." The guy was quite confident in the frame and really liked other directors, later he began to regularly get small roles in various British television and film projects.
But the real popularity and world fame of the actor was brought by the role of the reckless teenager Nathan in the trash TV series "Trash". It is also worth noting that it was Skien's acting talent and improvisation that made the project super successful. After the second season, Robert left the project, and many fans of the television series could not believe it, they refused to watch the sequel without their favorite character. The series rapidly began to lose ratings and, stretching out a couple more seasons, finally closed.
After the cult series, Sheehan starred in the comedy film Kill Bono. Today he continues to work in the cinema, and his last work was in the fantastic film "Chronicles of Predatory Cities". Also in 2019, a television series from Netflix, Umbrella Corporation, was released, where Robert plays the role of a drug addict with supernormal abilities.
Personal life
Robert does not readily talk about his personal life, it is known that he met with British actress Sofia Boutella for a long time, but at the end of 2018 they broke up. The famous actor is very fond of outdoor activities, he loves to travel. He is also an active supporter of the legalization of marijuana in the UK. Skien has an Instagram profile where he regularly posts photos from various events and travels.