Michael Sheen has played many iconic roles — from villainous vampires like Aro in the Twilight franchise to angels like Aziraphale in Good Omen. But if critics have their say, none have been more impactful than his latest role as a real-life Robin Hood in Channel 4’s documentary Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway.

Actor Michael Sheen has bought $1.3 million of his neighbors’ debts and written them off using $129,000 of his own money.

Michael Sheen has paid off £1m worth of debt for neighbours in his local community of Port Talbot. The move was part of a two-year project to highlight issues with the current credit system, as part of forthcoming documentary, Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway.

Michael Sheen has written off £1 million worth of debt for people in South Wales in a new Channel 4 documentary

Michael Sheen is helping clear £1million of debt for 900 people by digging deep into his own pocket. The Welsh actor, 56, has paid a whopping £100,000 of his own money to start up a debt acquisition company to help people struggling with their finances in south Wales.