Shawn Reaves (born February 5, 1978) is an American

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. He is best known for the role of

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, the brother of the main character

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(played by

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) on the

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television series, ''

Tru Calling ''Tru Calling'' is an American supernatural drama television series that aired on Fox. Original episodes aired between October 30, 2003, and April 21, 2005; however, the final episode was shown in other territories before it was aired in the Unit ...

''. Reaves was born in

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. He studied acting in

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at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and was coached privately by

Harold Guskin Harold Saul Guskin (May 25, 1941 – May 10, 2018) was an American actor and acting coach. He coached Glenn Close, James Gandolfini and Gabriel Macht. Early life He learned playing the trombone in high school but replaced it with theatre, the ...

. He is currently living in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

* ''

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'' (2001) as Tex * ''

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'' (2002) as Bob Crane Jr. at 20 * ''

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'' (2004) as Arlee * ''

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'' (2008) as Vincent * ''Shadowheart'' (2009) as Johny Cooper

Television

* ''

'' (2003–05) as Harrison Davies * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2006) as Daniel Hunter * ''

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'' (2007) as Louis Sullivan * ''

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'' (2007) as Eddie * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Almost Human'' (2013)

Studies

He studied acting in New York at the

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and worked one on one with Harold Guskin. He has also studied with Lesley Kahn in Los Angeles and is a graduate of The Actors Circle, formerly Center Stage LA.

References

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* 1978 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub