Nicholas Shaw
Nicholas Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004-present |
Nicholas Shaw (born 1982) is an English actor. He attended the Drama Centre and graduated in 2004.
Television and films
Shaw first gained attention in the lead role of Doug in The Rotters Club, the TV series based on Jonathan Coe’s novel, broadcast in 2004. He played guest roles in other TV series, Dalziel & Pascoe, Heartbeat and Afterlife, and appeared as the poet, John Keats, in The Romantics.
He was Justin, one of the lead roles, in the eight-part TV series, Goldplated, in 2006, and played the lead in the 2007 TV film, All About Me, co-starring with Phoebe Nicholls, Danny Webb and Philip Davis. In 2008, he played Sandoval in an episode of Heroes and Villains about Hernán Cortés.
Theatre
In 2005, Shaw played Benjamin in the UK tour of Oxford Stage Company’s production of Gregory Moton’s translation of August Strindberg’s Easter, directed by Dominic Dromgoole.[1] The following year, his performance earned him a commendation in the annual Ian Charleson Awards, run by the Sunday Times newspaper and the Royal National Theatre and presented for outstanding performances by young actors (under the age of 30) in classical roles.[2]
In summer 2007, Shaw appeared in two productions at Shakespeare's Globe theatre: The Merchant of Venice, alongside John McEnery, and Jack Shepherd’s new play, Holding Fire!, which saw Shaw reunited with Dominic Dromgoole as director. In summer 2008, he played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Lysander in Twelfth Night, both at the Open Air Theatre, London.[3]