Shaun Parkes

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Shaun Parkes
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Born
Shaun Parkes

(1973-02-09) 9 February 1973 (age 50)
Croydon, London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active1994–present

Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor.

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Biography

At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his breakthrough in the 1999 film Human Traffic . His work since then includes films such as Clubbed , The Mummy Returns , Things to Do Before You're 30 and the acclaimed Notes on a Scandal . Television work includes Lock, Stock..., Servants and Russell T Davies' Casanova and Doctor Who .

Parkes continued to forge a career as a theatre actor. He has starred alongside David Threlfall and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall's award-winning play Blue/Orange in the West End and in Kwame Kwei-Armah's Elmina's Kitchen and at Shakespeare's Globe as Aaron in Titus Andronicus. Parkes also starred as the lead in BBC Two's detective series Moses Jones , with a supporting cast that included Matt Smith. [1]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Human Traffic Koop
1999 Rage Godwin "G"
2000 Offending Angels Zeke
2001 The Mummy Returns IzzySequel to The Mummy
2005 Things to Do Before You're 30 Adam
2005 Colour Me Kubrick Mental Patient 2
2006 Penelope Reporter Outside Hospital 2
2006 Notes on a Scandal Bill Rumer
2008 Kill Kill Faster Faster Clinique
2008 Daylight Robbery Yardie
2008 Clubbed Rob
2015 Urban Hymn Charlie
2018 The Fight Mick Bell
2019Trick or TreatClarence
2020The Black Emperor of Broadway Charles Sidney Gilpin
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Casualty Patrick SeniorEpisode: "A Breed Apart"
1994 Soldier Soldier Clive NelsonEpisode: "Poles Apart"
1995 Crown Prosecutor Eric JacksonMain cast, all 10 episodes
1995Degrees of Error [2] Mental hospital nurseEpisode 3
1995 The Bill Derek LenoEpisode: "Bad Pictures"
1996 Heartbeat Errol JonesEpisode: "Giving the Game Away"
1997Turning WorldJulian Roberts
1999 Casualty Grant FlockEpisode: "White Lies, White Wedding"
2000 Lock, Stock... BaconSpin-off of the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2004 Silent Witness DI FreemanEpisode: "Body 21"
2005 Blue/Orange ChristopherBBC 4
2005 Casanova RoccoBBC
2006 Doctor Who Zachary Cross FlaneEpisodes: "The Impossible Planet" & "The Satan Pit"
20062008 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries DC Winston NkataMain cast, series 5 and 6
2007 Miss Marie Lloyd – Queen of The Music Hall The ShowmanBBC4
2008 Kiss of Death Dr Clive Morrell
2008 Harley Street Dr. Ekkow Obiang
2009 Moses Jones Moses JonesBBC2
2009 Small Island WinstonBBC
2010 Chris Ryan's Strike Back Felix MasukuSky 1 HD, Episode 3&4
2010 Identity DS Anthony WareingITV1
2011 No Ordinary Family Frank MatthewsEpisode: "No Ordinary Brother"
2012 Treasure Island George Merry
2012 The River A.J. PoulainABC
2013 Death in Paradise Paul VincentEpisode: "Death in the Clinic"
2014 The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies Paul OkebuITV 2-part series
2016 Silent Witness Bennet WalkerEpisode: "Life Licence"
2016 The Aliens TrussMini-series, 5 episodes
2016 Line of Duty ReynoldsEpisodes: "Monsters", "The Process" & "Snake Pit"
2016 Hooten & the Lady Clive StephensonSky 1 Series
20182019 Lost in Space Captain Radic Netflix Series
2019 The Accident Martin HarrisMini-series, all 4 episodes
2020 Small Axe Frank Crichlow Episode: "Mangrove"
2022 The Suspect DI RuizMini-series, 5 episodes

Theatre appearances

Music

Since 2001 Shaun has been collaborating with the DJ production team AudioFly (Anthony Middleton and Luca Saporito). Together they have been working regularly on dance tracks featuring Parkes' vocals, and are planning to produce a new album. [3]

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References

  1. "BBC – Press Office – Moses Jones". BBC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. BBC – Radio Times – Degrees of Error
  3. "Toppaの営業について". Shaunparkes.net. Retrieved 15 February 2015.