Biography

Shane is a Welsh actor. He is currently playing Chief Hopper in Stranger Things The First Shadow.His career has been both diverse and prolific. Along side work in the Film and TV industry he has appeared in numerous West End Theatre productions and voiced hundreds of VO projects. Working alongside directors including Trevor Nunn, Ridley Scott, Clio Barnard and Rupert Goold, his work has ranged from Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman at The Lyric on Shaftesbury Avenue to Porgy and Bess at The Royal Opera House, Olivier winning play Piaf with Jamie Lloyd and the Almeida's game changing The Last Days of Judas Iscariot where his portrayal of Butch Honeywell brought him much critical acclaim. His first lead role in Andrew Kotting's visionary film This Filthy Earth challenged the rules and boundaries of the archetypal film making format and laid the foundations for his love of experimental film. His most recent roles have seen a foray into the super hero world in Wonder Woman 1984, the agricultural poverty in Barnard's Dark River and the violent underworld of Ronnie and Reggie Kray as George Cornell in Legend. Always with a strong emphasis on character, he has been involved in the fantastical worlds of The Witcher, Carnival Row, The Bastard Executioner, The Alienist and countless productions for British television, including most recently as the thuggish Rocky in Finders Keepers for Channel 5.

- IMDb mini biography by: Adrian Woolrich Burt