Henry Shields

Not to be confused with Henri W. Shields.

Henry Shields
Born	Henry James William Shields (1988-08-21) 21 August 1988 (age 36) Hastings, East Sussex, England
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Cranbrook School, Kent
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Henry James William 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]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
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

References

1. "INTERVIEW | Henry Shields - You've never seen enough". essence. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
2. Williams, Max (7 November 2019). ""You have to develop a very thick skin." Henry Shields on a career that went right". Square Mile. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
3. "Five Burning Questions with The Play That Goes Wrong Olivier Winner Henry Shields". BroadwayBox.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

External links

• Henry Shields at IMDb