Michael Sheen's daughter excited about New Moon appearance

Michael Sheen’s daughter cried when he told her he was appearing in New Moon.

Lily, 10 - Michael’s child with ex-partner Kate Beckinsale – couldn’t believe he had won a part in the latest instalment of the Twilight series. He initially pretended he was not going to star in it, but when he revealed the truth Lily was so happy she burst into tears and punched him.

Michael portrays leader of the Volturi vampire collective Aro in the eagerly anticipated movie adaptation.

“Look, I really am the last British actor who’s not in any of the Harry Potter films,” he laughed. “I was looking for something I could do that would make me cool in the eyes of my daughter. I had to say to her, ‘I heard someone talking about this character Aro in these books. Do you know anything about that?’ And she said, ‘Yes, he’s the leader of the Volturi and he reads people’s minds. Are you playing him?’ Of course I said, ‘No, no, no.’ When it was all worked out she cried. Then she hit me.”

Michael can’t wait for Lily to see the film, and is planning to take her to a premiere. He is amazed with how popular the franchise is, and although he is not as well known as the movie’s stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, he has had to get used to being approached more.

He told Britain’s Independent newspaper: “I did have one little moment. I was buying a pair of jeans in Los Angeles and I went into the little cubicle to try them on. As I pulled back the curtain there was a women on the other side, holding various items of clothing, shaking and saying, ‘You’re Aro aren’t you?’ So I went back into my cubicle and hid.”