Shane Briant(1946-2021)
- Actor
- Writer
Born in London, Shane Briant topped the Law School at Trinity College
in Dublin, Ireland. Nominated by the London theatre critics as "Best
Newcomer" in 1971, Briant has appeared in 32 features worldwide, most
notably
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973),
L'homme que je suis (1975),
La chevauchée de feu (1987),
John Huston's
Le piège (1973)
and
L'amant de lady Chatterley (1981).
He is also a novelist, having had five books published in Australia:
"The Webber Agenda", "The Chasen Catalyst", "Hitkids", "Bite of the
Lotus" and his new best-selling thriller, "Graphic", which came out in
2005. The short film he wrote in 2005,
A Message from Fallujah (2005),
won "Best in the Fest" at the Los Angeles International Short Film
Festival, and many other awards. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with
his wife and cats. (sbriant@bigpond.net.au)
