Michael Sheen left red-faced after being caught IMDb'ing himself

What did you miss?

Michael Sheen was forced to explain his IMDb self-searching during an appearance on Michael McIntyre's Big Show.

Airing Saturday, 25 January on BBC One, the star-studded programme (which also involved Olly Murs pranking one of his biggest fans with a fake Who Do You Think You Are? episode) featured the Welsh actor as the latest victim of Send To All, which gave the eponymous host carte blanche over his phone.

Naturally, McIntyre scrutinised everything he could find on it - Sheen seemingly has a habit of IMDb'ing himself - before sending a silly message to his entire contacts book.

What, how and why?

"I'm very nervous Michael. It all seemed like a very good idea when I was first asked, now it seems like a very bad idea!" admitted Sheen ahead of handing over his phone.

It took no time at all for the comedian to begin busying himself on his guest's device; discovering the IMDb application amongst other things.

"Mmm... IMDb. Oh you must be on that one!" he remarked. "I'll press search and see what you have... Oh... You seem to have searched for yourself!"

Explaining himself, Sheen laughed: "Listen, listen, sometimes I have to look myself up all right? Because I forget what I've been in!"

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McIntyre wasn't done there, though, because the star's Notes app was ripe for a rummaging too.

"Don't do that!" cringed Sheen as the TV presenter hovered over the icon.

Coincidentally, one of his entries was a self-written biography - "award-winning actor, director and producer of stage and screen" - which led McIntyre to quip: "Sorry Michael, you're coming across as rather self-centred..."

"I had to send my own bio into somewhere recently, so I had to write a bio for myself!" he pointed out, much to the amusement of his partner Anna Lundberg and her mother Ingrid, who were sat beside him.

Which of Sheen's movies and TV shows should you watch?

Released in 2008, arguably Sheen's greatest movie is the Ron Howard-directed Frost/Nixon, which earned nominations at the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.

It brings to life the earth-shaking 1977 interviews between journalist David Frost and Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal five years earlier.

Other recommendable big-screen outings for Sheen include: Underworld (2003), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Queen (2006), Blood Diamond (2006), The Damned United (2009), The Twilight Saga (2009-2012), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), Nocturnal Animals (2016), and Apostle (2018).

Meanwhile, his finest TV material runs the gamut between real-life dramas (Quiz, A Very Royal Scandal, Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama), to fantasy (The Sandman, Good Omens) and serial killer thrillers (Prodigal Son), legal dramas (The Good Fight), and period dramas (Masters of Sex).

Michael McIntyre's Big Show airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.