Henry Shields | |
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Born | 21 August 1988 |
Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Cranbrook School, Kent |
Henry Shields (born 21 August 1988) is an English playwright and actor. Shields grew up in Hastings and his family still live there. [1] He initially studied nursing at university but dropped out after a year and auditioned for drama school, gaining a place at LAMDA. It was while there that he met the collaborators with whom he would go on to form Mischief Theatre company. [2] He is best known for starring in the plays The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, which he also co-wrote along with Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer, as well as the TV adaptation The Goes Wrong Show . He has been nominated for three Olivier Awards for Best New Comedy, winning in 2015 for The Play That Goes Wrong. [3]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2014 | WhatsOnStage Award | Best New Comedy | The Play That Goes Wrong | Won |
2015 | Laurence Olivier Award | Won | ||
2016 | Peter Pan Goes Wrong | Nominated | ||
2017 | The Comedy About a Bank Robbery | Nominated | ||
Drama League Award | Best Play | The Play That Goes Wrong | Nominated | |
2020 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Comedy | Magic Goes Wrong | Nominated |
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