Portrait of Martin Sheen

Acting

Martin Sheen

Career

Active from 1960 to 2026, busiest in 1994 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
164
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 159 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martin Sheen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 18
  • Social Commentary 12
  • Historical Drama 9
  • Political Intrigue 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Moral Dilemma 6
  • Crime Thriller 5
  • Thought-Provoking 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Government Conspiracy 5
  • Family-Friendly 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

285
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
KITÁ
KITÁ

as Narrator

Happy Jack
Happy Jack

TV show

2020s

14 titles · average score 70
The American Experiment
The American Experiment (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as George Washington

Lost & Found in Cleveland
Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)

as Dr. Austin Raybourne

Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen
Vigilantes INC. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen (2024)

as Presenter

Wild Cards
Wild Cards (2024)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Jonathan Ashford

23 Seconds to Eternity
23 Seconds to Eternity (2023)

as Narrator

Vigilante
Vigilante (2023)

Executive Producer

The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
GoodWatch score 33

TV show

12 Mighty Orphans
12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Doc Hall

Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed
Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed (2021)

as Narrator

Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

as J. Edgar Hoover

Princess of the Row
Princess of the Row (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Austin

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
GoodWatch score 89

as Josiah Bartlet

2010s

40 titles · average score 59
Come Sunday
Come Sunday (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

as Oral Roberts

Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars
Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

as Matthew Cuthbert

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Matthew Cuthbert

Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Robert Hanson

Badge of Honor
Badge of Honor (2015)
GoodWatch score 42

as Captain Daniel Richards

Trash
Trash (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

as Padre Juilliard

A Prayer for Rain
A Prayer for Rain (2014)
GoodWatch score 53

as Warren Anderson

Amazonia
Amazonia (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Narrator

The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Uncle Ben

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

as Frank Petersen

The Double
The Double (2011)
GoodWatch score 40

as Tom Highland

The Way
The Way (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tom

2000s

33 titles · average score 66
Love Happens
Love Happens (2009)
GoodWatch score 38

as Burke's Father-in-Law

Echelon Conspiracy
Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
GoodWatch score 31

as Raymond Burke

Gloves of Stone
Gloves of Stone (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Frank Irwin

They Killed Sister Dorothy
They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008)
GoodWatch score 89

as Narrator

Bordertown
Bordertown (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as George Morgan

Flatland
Flatland (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Arthur Square (voice)

The Departed
The Departed (2006)
GoodWatch score 87

as Queenan

James Dean: Forever Young
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

as Narrator (voice)

The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color
The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color (2003)

TV show · as Narrator

Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Harvey

Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
GoodWatch score 84

as Roger Strong

O
O (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Coach Duke Goulding

1990s

80 titles · average score 54
The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Josiah Bartlet

No Code of Conduct
No Code of Conduct (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bill Peterson

Chicken Soup for the Soul
Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)

TV show

Spawn
Spawn (1997)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jason Wynn

Hostile Waters
Hostile Waters (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Aurora Skipper

The American President
The American President (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as A.J. MacInerney

The Miracle of Medjugorje
The Miracle of Medjugorje (1995)
GoodWatch score 42

as Father Jozo Zovko

Roswell
Roswell (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

as Townsend

When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

as Captain Swaggert

Gettysburg
Gettysburg (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Gen. Robert E. Lee

Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil (1993)
GoodWatch score 33

as Lt. Brock

Cadence
Cadence (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

as MSgt. Otis V. McKinney

1980s

46 titles · average score 62
Nightbreaker
Nightbreaker (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Alexander Brown - Present

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Real Seymour Skinner (voice)

Da
Da (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Charlie

Wall Street
Wall Street (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

as Carl Fox

The Believers
The Believers (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

as Cal Jamison

Shattered Spirits
Shattered Spirits (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lyle Mollencamp

Consenting Adult
Consenting Adult (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ken Lynd

Kennedy
Kennedy (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as John F. Kennedy

The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Greg Stillson

Man, Woman and Child
Man, Woman and Child (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Robert Beckwith

Enigma
Enigma (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

as Alex Holbeck

The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Warren Lasky

1970s

43 titles · average score 67
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

as Captain Benjamin Willard

Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition (1979)

TV show · as John Dean

Eagle's Wing
Eagle's Wing (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

as Pike

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Frank Hallet

The Cassandra Crossing
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

as Robby Navarro

Sweet Hostage
Sweet Hostage (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

as Leonard Hatch

The Execution of Private Slovik
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

as Eddie Slovik

The California Kid
The California Kid (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Michael McCord

Badlands
Badlands (1973)
GoodWatch score 87

as Kit Carruthers

Rage
Rage (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Maj. Holliford

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Karl Lessing

Matt Lincoln
Matt Lincoln (1970)

TV show · as Charles

1960s

24 titles · average score 62
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Arthur Dixon / Eddie Calhao

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Dr. Art Parmel

The Subject Was Roses
The Subject Was Roses (1968)
GoodWatch score 83

as Timmy Cleary

The Incident
The Incident (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Artie Connors

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Johnny

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Lieutenant Albert Brocke

For the People
For the People (1965)

TV show · as Louis Cahane

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Perry Victor / Norman Gretzler

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Pvt. Arthur Dix

The Nurses
The Nurses (1962)

TV show · as Saunders / Carl

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

3 titles · average score 75
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Counterman / Phillip Kosnik

The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Roy Sanders

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Taxi Driver