Martin Sheen has said that he wants to return to education after he retires from acting.

He told the Daily Mail: "I never got my high school diploma and have always felt a need to address that."

The Apocalypse Now star now wants to study English literature, philosophy and theology in Ireland, where his mother was born

A spokesperson from the National University of Ireland, Galway, said: "Obviously he would be most welcome."

"We do have the Huston School of film and digital media here, of which Anjelica Huston is a patron.

"It was named after John Huston. That would be a Hollywood connection. If he is aware of that, I don't know."