Shane West
| Shane West | |
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 West at CBS Summer Press Tour Party, July 28, 2010 |
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| Born | Shannon Bruce Snaith June 10, 1978 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Shannon Snaith |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Shane West (born Shannon Bruce Snaith;[1] June 10, 1978) is an American actor, punk rock musician and songwriter. West is best known for portraying Eli Sammler in Once and Again, Landon Carter with Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember, Darby Crash in What We Do Is Secret, and Dr. Ray Barnett in ER.
He is currently portraying Michael in The CW action drama television series Nikita.
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[edit] Early life
Shane West was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Leah Catherine (née Launey) and Don Snaith (a drugstore owner who was born in Jamaica), both of whom were musicians.[2][3] He has a younger sister Simone and a much younger half-sister Marli Ann. His parents divorced in 1982.[2] At the age of 10, West moved to California temporarily with his mother and Simone. He is of Cajun French descent through his mother.[4]
[edit] Career
West has had regular roles in the television series ER as Dr. Ray Barnett and Once and Again as Eli Sammler[5] and had a small appearance in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the episode "Go Fish" and a leading role as Landon Carter opposite Mandy Moore in the film A Walk to Remember.[6]
West won the Young Hollywood Award Male Superstar of Tomorrow in 2002. He also won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry with Mandy Moore for A Walk to Remember.
West currently stars in the CW hit Nikita, which is currently airing its second season on Friday nights.
[edit] In music
He has performed with The Germs[7] and is the lead singer of the punk rock band "Jonny Was".
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Dave Lattimore | TV series - "Heart of Saturday Night" |
| California Dreams | Doug | TV series - "Community Service" (voice) | |
| 1996 | The Crew | Store Manager | TV series - "Retail Slut" |
| Boy Meets World | Nick | TV series - "A Kiss Is More Than a Kiss" | |
| 1997 | Mr. Rhodes | Mick | TV series - "The Valentine Show" |
| Get a Clue | Chris Theodorakis | TV movie of the book The Westing Game | |
| Meego | Guy with Big Hat | TV series - "Saturday Night Fever" | |
| 1998 | Clips' Place | TV movie | |
| The Closer | Tad | TV series - "Morality Bites" | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Sean | TV series - "Go Fish" | |
| Sliders | Kirk | TV series - "California Reich" | |
| To Have & to Hold | Mitch Maloney | TV series - "Tangled Up in You" | |
| The Cider House Rules | Mark Taper | ||
| 1999 | Liberty Heights | Ted | |
| 1999-2002 | Once and Again | Eli Sammler | Series regular - 54 episodes |
| 2000 | A Time for Dancing | Paul, the DJ | |
| Whatever It Takes | Ryan Woodman | ||
| Dracula 2000 | JT | ||
| 2001 | Get Over It! | Bentley "Striker" Scrumfeld | |
| Ocean's Eleven | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember | Landon Carter | Main role |
| 2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Tom Sawyer | |
| 2004 | ER | Dr. Ray Barnett | Series regular (2004–2007; 2008, 2009) 70 episodes Main Cast (Seasons 11-13) Special Guest Cast (Season 15) |
| 2006 | The Elder Son | Bo | |
| 2007 | Supreme Courtships | TV movie | |
| What We Do Is Secret | Darby Crash | ||
| 2009 | The Lodger | Street Wilkenson | |
| Red Sands | Spc. Jeff Keller | ||
| Echelon Conspiracy | Max Peterson | ||
| 2010 | The Love Affair | Carter Troy | Short film |
| El Dorado | Jack Wilder | Miniseries | |
| The Presence | Ghost | ||
| Kerosene Cowboys | Tom Craig | ||
| Nikita | Michael | Series regular |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Choice Awards | ||||
| 2002 | Film - Choice Chemistry | "A Walk to Remember" | Winner | |
| 2002 | TV - Choice Actor, Drama | "Once and Again" | Nominated | |
| 2011 | TV - Choice Actor, Action | "Nikita" | Winner | |
| Young Hollywood Awards | ||||
| 2002 | Superstar of Tomorrow - Male | Winner | ||
| Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award | ||||
| 2003 | Best Male Performance | "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Best Male Performance | "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" | Nominated | |
| Rising Star Award | ||||
| 2008 | Film | "What We Do Is Secret" | Winner | |
[edit] References
- ^ Weisbard, Eric. Listen again: a momentary history of pop music Experience Music Project]
- ^ a b http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800352351/bio
- ^ http://www.tcsymphony.org/Press/Backyardpianoconcert.doc
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (August 26, 2010). "'Nikita' set visit: Shane West tells tattoo stories, needs yoga". Zap2it. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/08/nikita-set-visit-shane-west-tells-tattoo-stories-needs-yoga.html. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ He also has a role as "Michael" in the show Nikita. UGO interview July 2003
- ^ FilmHobbit interview July 2003
- ^ Shane West Interview for SWINDLE Magazine
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Shane West |
- Shane West on Twitter
- Shane West at the Internet Movie Database
