Getty ImagesSheen said he did not have £100,000 to “throw around” and therefore wanted the project to be “effective”.
Despite initial doubts, an encounter with a woman in a Port Talbot cafe who shared the story of “steelworkers in tears” losing their jobs, convinced him to keep going.
It comes two months after Sheen announced he was funding a new theatre company to fill the gap left by the folding of National Theatre Wales.
In 2021, Sheen declared himself a “not-for-profit” actor, pledging to use all the money he earns for good causes.
The 56-year-old, who has starred in films such as Frost/Nixon…
