Michael Sheen has played many memorable characters on screen, but his latest role might just be his most inspiring yet: real-life debt buster.
The actor, known for Masters of Sex and Midnight in Paris, quietly used $130,000 of his own money to start a debt acquisition company in South Wales. But instead of collecting the debt, he wiped it out—erasing nearly $1.3 million in unpaid loans for 900 struggling people. 😲
Sheen, who calls himself a “not-for-profit actor,” says he’ll never know the identities of those he helped, but hopes his gesture brings them relief. His journey is now the focus of a documentary, Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, airing tonight in the U.K. The film sheds light on how some finance companies profit from vulnerable people—and how, with the right mindset, the opposite can be done.
Now that’s a plot twist worth celebrating. 👏
Cheers to kindness in action,
