---
name: "Charlie Sheen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charlie-sheen"
fi1m_id: "charlie-sheen"
imdb_id: "nm0000221"
tmdb_id: 6952
wikidata_id: "Q103939"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 September 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T03:08:22.256336+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Charlie Sheen

## Identity

Charlie Sheen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charlie-sheen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** charlie-sheen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000221
- **TMDB ID:** 6952
- **Wikidata ID:** Q103939
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Sheen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103939, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000221/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6952

Actor. Born 3 September 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 September 1965, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1986–2003
- **Also known as:** Charles Sheen, Carlos Estevez, Carlos Irwin Estévez
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 9 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Pat Proft](https://film.one/person/pat-proft.md), [Bill Badalato](https://film.one/person/bill-badalato.md), [Jim Abrahams](https://film.one/person/jim-abrahams.md), [Lloyd Bridges](https://film.one/person/lloyd-bridges.md), [Oliver Stone](https://film.one/person/oliver-stone.md), [Valeria Golino](https://film.one/person/valeria-golino.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 91 (1), 1980s 80 (3), 1990s 76 (4), 2000s 54 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 69 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Action 3, Drama 3, War 3, Crime 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $811m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Sheen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103939, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000221/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6952

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Platoon*](https://film.one/film/platoon.md) (84), [*Scary Movie 3*](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md) (52)
- **AMC+:** [*Ferris Bueller's Day Off*](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md) (81)
- **Peacock:** [*Two and a Half Men*](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Charlie Sheen

> Charlie Sheen is at his best when he lets stronger personalities unsettle him. We value the uncertainty of his work with Oliver Stone, while the timing and energy of his broad comedy deserve their due.

In *Platoon* (1986), Charlie Sheen’s Chris Taylor lets the men around him make the stronger impression. That is the right choice for a young infantryman in Vietnam who has not yet worked out whom to trust. Alongside Willem Dafoe’s Elias and Tom Berenger’s Barnes, his uncertainty makes their competing influence credible. We were frightened for him because he seems so susceptible to men who sound sure of themselves.

Oliver Stone makes the moral division between the sergeants too tidy, a weakness that the performances cannot quite disguise. Yet Sheen keeps the heat, muck and fear more pressing than the question of which man Taylor should follow. Stone’s *Wall Street* (1987) gives him another useful position as Bud Fox, an ambitious broker drawn into corruption. In both films, he makes it plausible that a young man might accept someone else’s authority before understanding what it will cost him. We like his willingness to look impressionable, without trying to signal that he knows better than the character.

That restraint can also become passivity: *The Rookie* (1990) leaves too little sense of a person beneath the part. The comedies offer a livelier use of him, with *Major League* (1989) and *Hot Shots* (1991) drawing on his timing and energy. Broad comedy suits him, and it deserves to be taken seriously as acting. Television followed with *Spin City* (2000–02), then the hedonistic bachelor role in *Two and a Half Men* (2003–11).

His appearance as Charlie in *Being John Malkovich* (1999) sits within a fantasy comedy we recommend warmly, although our chief acting pleasures there are Malkovich and Catherine Keener. It is not the place to begin if Sheen is the attraction. Choose *Platoon*, and notice how often the recruit holds our attention while another man does the persuading.

## Biography

Charlie Sheen is an American actor. Born in New York City in 1965, he began appearing in films in the 1980s.

He is known for roles in *Platoon* (1986), *Wall Street* (1987) and *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), and for playing Charlie Harper in the television series *Two and a Half Men* (2003–11). He appeared as Charlie in *Being John Malkovich* (1999).

*Sources: imdb.com, cnn.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (9) — the average rests on these

- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Fi1m 52, as Tom — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, as Charlie Harper — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Being John Malkovich* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md)
- *Friends* (1994), Fi1m 78, as Ryan — [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), Fi1m 67, as Topper Harley — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *Hot Shots!* (1991), Fi1m 70, as Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Fi1m 74, as Bud Fox — [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Fi1m 81, as Boy in Police Station — [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *Platoon* (1986), Fi1m 84, as Chris Taylor — [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Badlands* (1973), Fi1m 91, as Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/badlands.md)

## Complete filmography (83)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bookie* (2023), series, as Charlie Sheen (uncredited)
- *Grizzly II: Revenge* (2020), as Lance
- *Race Against Time* (2019), Actor
- *Brothers in Arms* (2018), as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *9/11* (2017), as Jeffrey Cage · Executive Producer
- *Mad Families* (2017), as Charlie · Executive Producer
- *Brothers in War* (2014), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Goldbergs* (2013), series, as Garth Volbeck
- *Machete Kills* (2013), as Mr. President
- *Scary Movie 5* (2013), as Charlie Sheen
- *A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III* (2013), as Charles Swan III
- *Anger Management* (2012), series, as Charlie Goodson
- *Foodfight!* (2012), as Dex Dogtective (voice)
- *She Wants Me* (2012), as Charlie
- *Due Date* (2010), as Charlie Harper
- *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps* (2010), as Bud Fox
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, as Charlie Sheen — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Guilty Hearts* (2007), as Charlie Sheen
- *Scary Movie 4* (2006), as Tom Logan
- *The Big Bounce* (2004), as Bob Rogers, Jr.
- *Scary Movie 3* (2003), as Tom — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Charlie Harper — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Pauly Shore Is Dead* (2003), as Charlie Sheen
- *Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell* (2002), as Doctor (archive footage)
- *Good Advice* (2001), as Ryan Edward Turner
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Charlie Sheen (uncredited)
- *Lisa Picard Is Famous* (2000), as Charlie Sheen
- *Rated X* (2000), as Artie Mitchell
- *Being John Malkovich* (1999), as Charlie — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md)
- *Five Aces* (1999), as Chris Martin
- *No Code of Conduct* (1999), as Jake Peterson · Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Charlie Sheen (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Free Money* (1998), as Bud Dyerson
- *A Letter from Death Row* (1998), as Cop #1
- *Postmortem* (1998), as James McGregor
- *Tudjman* (1997), as Narrator (voice)
- *Money Talks* (1997), as James Russell
- *Under Pressure* (1997), as Lyle Wilder
- *Loose Women* (1997), as Barbie Loving Bartender
- *Shadow Conspiracy* (1997), as Bobby Bishop
- *Spin City* (1996), series, as Charlie Crawford
- *The Arrival* (1996), as Zane Zaminski
- *All Dogs Go to Heaven 2* (1996), as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
- *Terminal Velocity* (1994), as Ditch Brodie
- *Friends* (1994), series, as Ryan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)
- *Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular* (1994), as Host · Executive Producer
- *Major League II* (1994), as Rick Vaughn
- *The Chase* (1994), as Jackson Hammond · Executive Producer
- *The Three Musketeers* (1993), as Aramis
- *Deadfall* (1993), as Morgan "Fats" Gripp
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), as Topper Harley — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology* (1993), Actor
- *Beyond the Law* (1993), as Daniel 'Dan' Saxon
- *National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1* (1993), as Valet
- *Hot Shots!* (1991), as Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots.md)
- *The Rookie* (1990), as David Ackerman
- *Cadence* (1990), as Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
- *Men at Work* (1990), as Carl Taylor
- *Navy Seals* (1990), as Lt. Dale Hawkins
- *Catchfire* (1990), as Bob
- *Courage Mountain* (1990), as Peter
- *Tale of Two Sisters* (1989), Narrator, Writer
- *Never on Tuesday* (1989), as Thief (uncredited)
- *Major League* (1989), as Rick Vaughn
- *Eight Men Out* (1988), as Hap Felsch
- *Young Guns* (1988), as Dick Brewer
- *Wall Street* (1987), as Bud Fox — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *No Man's Land* (1987), as Ted Varrick
- *Three for the Road* (1987), as Paul
- *Wisdom* (1986), as City Burger Manager
- *Platoon* (1986), as Chris Taylor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/platoon.md)
- *The Wraith* (1986), as Jake Kesey / The Wraith
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), as Boy in Police Station — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *R.P.G* (1986), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Lucas* (1986), as Cappie
- *The Boys Next Door* (1986), as Bo Richards
- *Out of the Darkness* (1985), as Man Shaving (uncredited)
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Casey
- *The Fourth Wise Man* (1985), as Maximus
- *Silence of the Heart* (1984), as Ken
- *Red Dawn* (1984), as Matt
- *The Execution of Private Slovik* (1974), as Kid at Wedding (uncredited)
- *Badlands* (1973), as Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/badlands.md)

## Gallery

- ![Alexander Hartman and Charlie Sheen in Beverly Hills (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-5f3d9ab8d8a3.jpg) Alexander Hartman and Charlie Sheen in Beverly Hills (2011) — Winningtv, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Alexander_Hartman_and_Charlie_Sheen.jpg/1280px-Alexander_Hartman_and_Charlie_Sheen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charlie Sheen in March 2009](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-447b1530dd5e.jpg) Charlie Sheen in March 2009 — Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/CharlieSheenMarch2009.jpg/1280px-CharlieSheenMarch2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-82e4a9f44b39.jpg) Charlie Sheen — Joella Marano, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Charlie_Sheen_2012.jpg/1280px-Charlie_Sheen_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charlie Sheen in March 2009.](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-47cb11cd6197.jpg) Charlie Sheen in March 2009. — Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Charlie_Sheen_March_2009.JPG/1280px-Charlie_Sheen_March_2009.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-e512c221f0c8.jpg) Charlie Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-e5a37e08b883.jpg) Charlie Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-df08cd5e594d.jpg) Charlie Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Looking east across 6th Avenue at marquee for the Charlie Sheen show on a cloudy afternoon.](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-5b755e56c9e5.jpg) Looking east across 6th Avenue at marquee for the Charlie Sheen show on a cloudy afternoon. — Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Charlie_Sheen_Violent_Torpedo_of_Truth_marquee_RCMH_jeh.jpg/1280px-Charlie_Sheen_Violent_Torpedo_of_Truth_marquee_RCMH_jeh.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-a693bcf47b5d.jpg) Charlie Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-6d879fec91c5.jpg) Charlie Sheen — Image via TMDB
- ![Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/media/person/88398/gallery-22ffa3e3ea27.jpg) Charlie Sheen — Image via TMDB

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