Joe Shaw (actor)

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Joe Shaw
Born
Joseph Nicholas Shaw

(1972-11-15) 15 November 1972 (age 50)
Islington, London, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • filmmaker
Years active1996–2010
Relatives Martin Shaw (father)

Joseph Nicholas Shaw (born 15 November 1972) is an English former actor, turned director and filmmaker. He began his career as an actor, best known for his roles as Dominic McCallister in Bad Girls and DC Scott Granger in Murder Investigation Team . Since 2010, he has worked as a director and filmmaker.

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Life and career

Joseph Nicholas Shaw was born on 15 November 1972 in Islington, London. [1] [2] He is the son of actor Martin Shaw and his wife Jill ( née Allen), his siblings Luke and Sophie are also actors. [3] [4] He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but left in 1996 to play the role of a young Cecil Rhodes in Rhodes . [5] [6] [7] [8] He went on to appear in films such as Kull the Conqueror and The House of Angelo before landing the role of prison officer Dominic McCallister in the ITV drama Bad Girls in 1999 and appeared in two series. [9] He also appeared in Urban Gothic and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries . [10] In 2003, Shaw played DC Scott Granger in the first series of Murder Investigation Team . In the late 2000s, Shaw had roles in Judge John Deed and Casualty but retired from acting in 2010 to become a director. [11] [12]

As a director and filmmaker he has directed adverts for Lego and Next. [13] [14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Rhodes Young Cecil RhodesEpisode: "All the World's Diamonds"
1997 Kull the Conqueror DalgarFilm
1997 The House of Angelo OctaviusFilm
1997Tangier CopEric BurnsFilm
1999JunkJerryTelevision film
1999–2000 Bad Girls Dominic McCallisterMain role
2000 Urban Gothic JoelEpisode: "The One Where"
2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Theo ShawEpisode: "Deception on His Mind"
2003 Murder Investigation Team DC Scott GrangerRegular role
2003ShoreditchWilliam NicholsFilm
2007 Judge John Deed Ian McCartney2 episodes
2008 Casualty Pete HartleEpisode: "Take It Back"
2010 Made in Romania Sebastian GroveFilm
Sources: [15] [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Joseph Nicolas Shaw". freeBMD. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "ITV The Long Call: Martin Shaw's unorthodox lifestyle with his partner and actor children who starred in The Bill, Bad Girls, and Doctors". MyLondon . 26 October 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dad's fame spoiled my childhood but being an actor was all I ever wanted to do; EXCLUSIVE: BAD GIRLS' JOE SHAW ON THE FAMOUS FATHER FACTOR". The Free Library.
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  8. ↑ "Joe sets off like a house on fire ; Shaw touch". ProQuest . ProQuest   337860319.
  9. ↑ "Bad Girls @ 20: The original cast on G-Wing, gay fandom and a remake". 28 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Joe Shaw at Digiguide". Digiguide.tv. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Joe Shaw Interview". Joe Shaw Online. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Joe Shaw". Amazon . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rebuild the World" . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Joe Shaw – Director and Filmmaker". joeshaw.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Joe Shaw at Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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