Michael Sheen has taken the extraordinary decision to buy up to £1 million worth of debt that had been racked up by locals in the area of Port Talbot, Wales.

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.

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 been praised by fans for clearing £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.

Actor Michael Sheen is putting his money where his mouth is and paying off the £1 million of debt of people who could use some help. Sheen started a debt acquisition company to help people in Wales with the initiative featured as part of a new BBC documentary, “Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, the network said.

The documentary "Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway" sees the Welsh actor pay off the debt of 900 strangers. He said the show is not about boosting his profile.

Michael Sheen has been branded a ‘class act’ for paying £1million of debt for 900 people using £100,000 of his own money. The Welsh actor, 56, paid the six-figure sum out of his own pocket to start up a debt acquisition company to help people struggling with their finances in south Wales.