Shane Coffey

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Shane Coffey is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Holden Strauss in Freeform's Pretty Little Liars .

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Early life

Coffey was born in Houston, Texas and raised in nearby Spring. [1] He studied theater at the University of Southern California. He is a founding member of The Casitas Group, an independent theater company started in 2008, alongside Troian Bellisario. [2]

Career

Coffey's first acting part was playing Patrick for one episode on Summerland alongside Jesse McCartney. [2]

In January 2012, Coffey joined the recurring cast of Pretty Little Liars as Holden Strauss, an old friend of Aria's, who becomes her way of covering when she's actually going to see Ezra Fitz. [3] [4]

Coffey also portrayed Jimmy Nash on The Secret Life of the American Teenager . In 2012, he wrapped on a short film called Exiles, a modern rendition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with a twist. [5]

Coffey and Troian Bellisario, Pretty Little Liars co-star, make music under the name FAMILY.

In 2013, Coffey appeared in an Audi Super Bowl commercial titled Prom. [6]

In 2015, Coffey starred in Lord Huron - "Fool for Love" music video.

Coffey plays a lead role in the 2016 film Sugar Mountain , directed by Richard Gray.

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011A Holiday HeistStudentas Shane Zwiner
2011Houndz from HellOrsonas Shane Zwiner
2012Joyful GirlNicShort film
2013The ColonyGeorge BakerShort film
2013ExilesRomeoShort film
2013FireBoyShort film
2014 Starry Eyes Poe
2015Surf NoirJohnnyShort film
2016NoodlesOllieShort film
2016 Sugar Mountain Liam West
2016Things I Like About YouShort film
2016OthersSilasShort film
2017GreenlightSam
2019 Robert the Bruce Finley
2018 Hover Isaiah
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Summerland PatrickEpisode: "Kicking and Screaming"
2010 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Jimmy NashRecurring role; 4 episodes
2010 The Whole Truth Zach SellardsEpisode: "Pilot"
2012-2017 Pretty Little Liars Holden Strauss Recurring role; 9 episodes
2012 I Just Want My Pants Back EthanEpisode: "Yoko"
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Pete MoyerEpisode: "Trends with Benefits"
2012 Last Man Standing TerrenceEpisode: "Animal Wrongs"
2012-2015 Perception D.J. PierceRecurring role; 5 episodes
2013 Castle Sean TannerEpisode: "The Human Factor"
2013 The Originals Timothy "Tim"2 Episodes
2013 Grimm Derrick BryceEpisode: "Twelve Days of Krampus" (Part 2)
2014The NoviceKyleTelevision film
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Richard Mills1 episode
2015 Major Crimes Jaime1 episode
2017 Lethal Weapon Reuben Tomar1 episode
2017 S.W.A.T Kevin Lynch1 episode:Radical
2018 Criminal Minds Emmanuel Rask1 episode
2020 Good Girls Kevin3 episode

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