Joseph Nicholas Shaw (born 15 November 1972) is an English former actor, turned director and filmmaker. He began his career as an actor, best known for his roles as Dominic McCallister in '' Bad Girls'' and DC Scott Granger in ''

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''. Since 2010, he has worked as a director and filmmaker.

Life and career

Joseph Nicholas Shaw was born on 15 November 1972 in

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, London. He is the son of actor

Martin Shaw Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He came to national recognition in the role of Ray Doyle in ITV crime-action television drama series '' The Professionals'' (1977–1983). Further notable television parts include the ti ...

and his wife Jill (' Allen), his siblings Luke and Sophie are also actors. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but left in 1996 to play the role of a young Cecil Rhodes in ''

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''. He went on to appear in films such as ''

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'' and '' The House of Angelo'' before landing the role of prison officer Dominic McCallister in the ITV drama '' Bad Girls'' in 1999 and appeared in two series. He also appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2003, Shaw played DC Scott Granger in the first series of ''

''. In the late 2000s, Shaw had roles in ''

Judge John Deed ''Judge John Deed'' is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Mr Justice Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real ...

'' and ''

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'' but retired from acting in 2010 to become a director. As a director and filmmaker he has directed adverts for

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and

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Joe 1972 births Living people British television actors 21st-century English male actors 20th-century English male actors