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

Bad Omens star, who grew up in Port Talbot, tells Edinburgh TV festival schemes that helped him break into profession are all but gone

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 Bad 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.