Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Koop in Human Traffic and Izzy Buttons in

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Biography

At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into

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. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his breakthrough in the 1999 film '' Human Traffic''. His work since then includes films such as '' Clubbed'', ''

'', '' Things to Do Before You're 30'' and the acclaimed '' Notes on a Scandal''. Television work includes '' Lock, Stock...,

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'' and

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' '' Casanova'' and ''

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''. Parkes continued to forge a career as a theatre actor. He has starred alongside

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and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall's award-winning play '' Blue/Orange'' in the West End and in

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's '' Elmina's Kitchen'' and at

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as Aaron in ''

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.'' Parkes also starred as the lead in BBC Two's detective series '' Moses Jones'', with a supporting cast that included

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre appearances

* Digger the Yardie in '' Elmina's Kitchen'' (2005) * Aaron the Moor in the

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performance of

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's ''

'' (2006)

Music

Since 2001 Shaun has been collaborating with the DJ production team AudioFly (Anthony Middleton and Luca Saporito). Together they have been working regularly on dance tracks featuring Parkes' vocals, and are planning to produce a new album.

References

External links

Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkes, Shaun 1973 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Black British male actors English people of Barbadian descent Male actors from London Actors from the London Borough of Croydon People from Croydon