Michael James Dominic Sweeney (born 7 February 1956; Bournemouth, England) is an English actor and comedian, best known for his improvisation partnership with Steve Steen.
In 1987, Sweeney played Samuel Taylor Coleridge in an episode of Blackadder the Third, with Steve Steen alongside him as Lord Byron.
Sweeney has been in a number of radio plays and sitcoms, including a lead role in Any Bloke alongside Caroline Quentin and Steve Steen.
He made guest appearances in sitcoms Kiss Me Kate and One Foot In The Grave (the latter as a computer salesman memorably humiliated by Victor Meldrew).
[citation needed] Sweeney wrote about his experiences of multiple sclerosis in My MS and Me,[1] a play he performed for BBC Radio 4 after a successful Edinburgh Festival run.