Shane Brolly is an Irish actor, writer, and director from

Belfast, Northern Ireland Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

, most known for his role as Kraven in the ''

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'' franchise.

Life and career

Brolly was born in

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingd ...

, Northern Ireland, and comes from a family of Irish actors, although he has done most of his film work in the United States. After some

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s, he played a small role in the science fiction thriller ''

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'', based on a story by

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. His most notable role to date is in ''

'' as Kraven. He reprised the role for '' Underworld: Evolution'' and '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans''. He starred in '' CSI: NY'' in 2007 in the final episode of Season 3 "Snow Day". Besides acting, Brolly writes and directs films. His first short film, '' Y's Guys'', was well received at the Atlanta, New York and Daytona Beach film festivals. Brolly lives in

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with his wife, actress

Sarah G. Buxton Sarah Galbraith Buxton (born March 23, 1965) is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as ''Lovelines'' (1984), ''The Sure Thing'' (1985) and '' Less than Zero'' (1987), as well as guest starred in a number of television shows in he ...

. The couple married on 27 November 2006. On 20 December 2006, Sarah gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Finn Michael Brolly.

Literary works

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brolly, Shane Living people Male actors from Belfast Male film actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Expatriates from Northern Ireland in the United States Year of birth missing (living people)