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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Michael Savage Media editor

Michael Sheen says prospects for actors from poorer backgrounds ‘quite scary’

Actor Michael Sheen after taking part in a Q&A session at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
Actor Michael Sheen after taking part in a Q&A session at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Michael Sheen has warned the pathways that helped him break into acting have all but collapsed, as he said the “bank of mum and dad” would be unable to support aspiring actors from poorer communities.

The Good Omens star, who grew up in the working class community of Port Talbot, said he had benefited from school support, youth theatres and grants that have since come under financial pressure or been abolished entirely.

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