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.

Michael Sheen pays off £1m of neighbours’ debts in his hometown in Wales - ‘It couldn’t be more real, how much people are hurting’ said the Welsh actor