Robert Sheehan is an Irish model and actor. He is best known for his roles as “Nathan Young” in the TV series “Mixed”, “Darren Tracy” in “Love, Hate, and “Klaus Hargreeves” in Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy”.
Wiki/Biography
Robert Sheehan was born on January 7, 1988 as Robert Michael Adam Sheehan (Age 32; as of 2020), located in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. From an early age, Sheehan had a passion for acting. He played “Oliver” in the school play “Oliver with a Twist”. At the age of 14, Sheehan auditioned for the film “Song for a Raggy Boy” and won the role. He went to school at St Paul’s in Portlaoise and later attended Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology to study Film and Television.
appearance
Height (approx.): 6′
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: Hazel
Body measurements (approximate):
Chest: 40 inches
Waist: 32 inches
Biceps: 14 inches
Signature/Autograph
Family and Race
Robert Sheehan is of Irish descent. He calls himself an agnostic. In an interview, he said,
I don’t know. I’m one of those people who considers myself an agnostic. I think there might be something out there, but I’m not willing to commit myself to any existing body of thought.
Parents and siblings
Robert Sheehan’s father, Joe Sheehan, is an Irish police officer. His mother’s name is Maria Sheehan. His brother, Brendan Sheehan, is also an Irish actor. His sister’s name is Shona Sheehan. Robert is the youngest of three siblings. Although Robert’s family is from Portlaoise, they currently live in Cork, Ireland.
Robert Sheehan and family
Relationships, Wife and Children
Robert Sheehan is unmarried (2020), but was in a relationship with French-Algerian actress Sofia Boutella for about four years (2014-18). In an interview, he revealed the reasons for their breakup. He said,
Our lives are similar, and that’s problematic. The distance is great. The distance is so great, and it’s hard. It puts a strain on life.”
Robert Sheehan and his girlfriend Sofia Boutella
Profession
television
Robert Sheehan made his television debut in 2004 in the Australian-Irish TV series Foreign Exchange. He played the role of “Cormac McNamara”, one of the brightest students at O’Keeffe College.
Robert Sheehan Foreign Exchange
Later, he appeared in another TV series, Young Blades (2005), in which he played the role of Louis XIV.
Since then, he has appeared in many TV series such as The Clinic (2006), The Boys with the Bell (2006), The Tudors (2008), Rock Rivals (2008), Bittersweet (2008), and Red Riding (2009). One of Robert Sheehan’s prominent roles was in the British science fiction comedy television show The Mighty Ones (2009). Robert played the role of “Nathan Young,” and was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for “Best Supporting Actor”. Although Robert was one of the protagonists of the show and was loved by the audience, he left the show at the beginning of the third season.
In 2010, he starred in “A New Season”. Another notable role of Robert Sheehan was in the series “Love/Hate (2010)”. Robert played the role of “Darren Tracy”, a troubled young man. The role was a big hit with the ladies and when Darren was killed in 2013, the hearts of the nation were broken. Robert was nominated twice for the IFTA Award for his role of “Darren Tracy”.
After that, he played other roles in a series of TV series such as The Borrowers (2011), The Accused (2012), Me and Mrs Jones (2012), Fortitude (2017), Genius: Picasso (2018) and The Young Offenders (2018). In 2019, Robert Sheehan played the role of Klaus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, which was another outstanding role he created. The Umbrella Academy instantly became a fan-favorite Netflix series.
Short Film
Robert Sheehan made his short film debut with An Cuainín (2003). He later appeared in Dublin Stories (2003) and Lowland Fell (2008).
Movie
Robert Sheehan made his film debut at the age of 14 with the film Song for a Raggy Boy (2003).
Robert Sheehan in Songs for Raj Boys
Eventually, Robert Sheehan appeared in films such as The Haunted Forest (2006) and Summer of the Saucers (2008). He became famous for his role as the teenage drug dealer “Luke” in Happy Bomb (2009).
He has also appeared in Season of the Witch (2011), The Devil Never Dies (2011), Killing Bono (2011), The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), The Road Inside (2014), Moonwalker (2015), The Messenger (2015), Jet Trash (2016), Three Summers (2017), Earthquake (2017), The Song of Swinging Lake (2017), and Silence (2018). In 2018, he played the role of Tom Natsworthy in the film Predator City.
dispute
- After auditioning for the film The Mortal Instruments, Robert Sheehan had an unpleasant experience with the flight attendant on his flight back to the United States from Toronto. Robert, along with fellow auditioners and honeymooners, were extremely drunk during the flight. In an interview, he said:
We ordered some Caesar cocktails, which were kind of like Bloody Marys, and then I got a bottle of whiskey.”
The next thing he remembers is the flight attendants lashing out at him, threatening to report Robert and his companions for being drunk on the plane. The crew confiscated the whiskey bottle during the flight. A few weeks later, when Robert took out the whiskey bottle to celebrate his successful role in the movie “The Mortal Objects,” he found that it had been stained with salt by the crew.
- While most celebrities believe that having sex with fans is unethical, Robert Sheehan claims to have taken an unethical stance. In an interview, when asked, “Have you ever had sex with someone who came up to you and said, ‘Hi, I’m a fan of yours?'” Sheehan replied, “Of course! Yes, I have.” This is a contradictory statement because previously, the charming Irish actor disagreed with the idea in an interview, saying,
I would never have sex with a fan”… “If you sleep with this person, it’s exploitation and you’re somehow taking advantage of the fact that they’re praising you to the skies.”
- In an interview with Hot Press, Robert Sheehan tells how cannabis can cause psychosis and paranoia (mental disorders). Apparently, some Chinese men living illegally in Ireland are growing cannabis and not using proper fertilizers, which results in high concentrations of THC in the cannabis (THC is the main psychoactive compound that produces a high). So, to solve this problem, Sheehan suggests that the government should control it.
“Marijuana is really bad in Ireland. It’s dangerous… so it should be legal. It’s a shame the government hasn’t legalized it.”
Awards
- IFTA “Rising Star” – (Nominated)
- BAFTA Best Supporting Actor – Television (nominated)
- IFTA “Best Actor” – Television (Nominated)
- IFTA “Best Supporting Actor” – Television (Nominated)
- IFTA “Best Actor” – Television (Nominated)
- IFTA “Best Supporting Actor” – Drama (Nominated)
Favorite things
- Actor: Richard John Harris
- Food: Taytos, Supermac’s
- Rugby players: Ronan O’Gara, Brian O’Driscoll
Salary and Net Worth
Robert Sheehan’s net worth is $2.5 million (as of April 12, 2019).
Facts/Trivia
- Robert Sheehan occasionally smokes marijuana. In an interview, when asked, “How old were you when you first smoked marijuana?” Robert replied,
I was 17. This was in Vancouver. Vancouver is known around the world for having the best marijuana in the world.”
He also drinks alcohol, but prefers to smoke marijuana, which, he says, does not affect a person’s function.
What I like about cannabis is that it doesn’t make you sleepy at all, whereas alcohol does.”
- Robert Sheehan also has the talent to play instruments like banjo, bodhrán and spoon. He also participated in the Irish music festival “Fleadh Cheoil”.
- Robert Sheehan was studying at Galway-Mayo Polytechnic, where his exam results were terrible. In 2008, he was a truant student who spent several months filming the movie “Summer of the Saucers”. He dropped out and never returned to make up for it.
- Sheen’s parents were surprisingly supportive. It was his mother who encouraged him to audition for the film Song for a Raggy Boy. He revealed in an interview that early in his career, his mother was actually his manager and driver, driving him to auditions and film sets. He is the youngest of three siblings and was spoiled from a young age.
- Robert Sheehan played a disabled boy in the Laois Open Door production of The Cripple of Inishmaan at the start of his acting career.
- Robert Sheehan admitted that he had experimented with sex. He said,
I had a few experiences with this when I was younger, tried it with some men, experimented, tried to see if it would work for me. It didn’t.
- Sheen is an active supporter of the LGBTQ community and has spoken about it in a YouTube video.
- In 2020, Robert Sheehan was included in the list of “The 50 Greatest Irish Film Actors of All Time”
- Robert is an environmentalist. Apparently, he is trying to be kinder to the environment by stopping using toothpaste that comes in plastic tubes. Since plastics lead to landfills and, in turn, soil and land pollution, Robert has been trying to spread awareness about protecting “Mother Earth.”
- Robert Sheehan has dedicated his career to charitable causes, supporting people with the genetic skin disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB).
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