Nicholas Shaw (born 1982) is an

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. He attended McAuley Catholic High School in

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. He then attended the

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and graduated in 2004.

Television and films

Shaw first gained attention in the lead role of Doug in ''The Rotters Club'', the TV series based on

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’s novel, broadcast in 2004. He played guest roles in other TV series, '' Dalziel & Pascoe'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and appeared as the poet,

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in ''The Romantics''. He was Justin, one of the lead roles, in the eight-part TV series, ''

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'', in 2006, and played the lead in the 2007 TV film, ''All About Me'', co-starring with

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, Danny Webb and Phil Davis. In 2008, he played Sandoval in an episode of ''Heroes and Villains'' about

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. In 2010 played a role in the "shockumentary" ''The Possession of David O'Reilly''. Between 2010 and 2012, he played John Fisher in the BBC series "

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Theatre

In 2005, Shaw played Benjamin in the UK tour of Oxford Stage Company’s production of Gregory Moton’s translation of

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’s ''Easter'', directed by

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. The following year, his performance earned him a commendation in the annual

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. In summer 2007, Shaw appeared in two productions at

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theatre: ''

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'', alongside

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and Jack Shepherd’s new play, ''Holding Fire!'', which saw Shaw reunited with Dominic Dromgoole as director. In summer 2008, he played Romeo in ''

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'' and Lysander in ''

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'', both at the

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, London. He played the title role in the

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production of

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in 2011, receiving critical acclaim. "Like the production itself, he is daringly theatrical and heartbreakingly human", said The Observer. In March 2012, Shaw played the central character, Misail Alexandrovich Polznev, in Peter Gill's adaptation of Chekhov's 'A Provincial Life', at the

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. He plays a young man who rejects his inheritance as the son of an architect. He adopts the life of a workman before moving to the country to run a school on the estate of the higher-born, dilettante wife, Marie, who eventually deserts him. In February 2013 he returned to

to play John in their acclaimed production of

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's '

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'. With adaptations by

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the production toured across the length and breadth of

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before finishing at St James Theatre,

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in June.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Nicholas Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 1982 births Living people Alumni of the Drama Centre London English male Shakespearean actors English male stage actors English male television actors