Shane West
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| Shane West | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shannon Bruce Snaith June 10, 1978 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Other name(s) | Shane West |
Shane West (born on 10 June 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as Shannon Bruce Snaith) is an American actor, musician and songwriter.
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[edit] Career
He is perhaps best known for his roles on the television series ER[1] and Once and Again[2] and in the film A Walk to Remember.[3] He is currently acting, performing with The Germs and living in Los Angeles.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer ep. Go Fish | Sean |
| 1999 | Liberty Heights | Ted |
| 1999-2002 | Once and Again | Eli Sammler |
| 2000 | Whatever It Takes | Ryan Woodman |
| A Time for Dancing | Paul | |
| Dracula 2000 | JT | |
| 2001 | Get Over It! | Bentley 'Striker' Scrumfeld/Demetrius |
| Ocean's Eleven | Himself | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember | Landon Carter |
| 2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Tom Sawyer |
| 2004-2009 | ER | Dr. Ray Barnett |
| 2006 | The Elder Son | Bo |
| 2007 | What We Do Is Secret | Darby Crash (Lead) |
| 2009 | The Lodger | Street Wilkenson |
| Red Sands | Jeff Keller | |
| Echelon Conspiracy | Max Peterson | |
| El Dorado | Jack Wilder | |
| The Presence | Ghost | |
| Kerosene Cowboys | Tom Craig |
[edit] Music career
Besides his acting career works as singer and band leader of the punk rock band Jonny Was' [5]
[edit] Personal
West was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Don Snaith (a drugstore owner who was born in Jamaica) and Catherine, both of whom were musicians; he has a younger sister, Simone, and a much younger half-sister, Marli Ann. His parents divorced and at the age of 10, West moved to California with his mother.[6]
[edit] Awards
West won the Young Hollywood Award Male Superstar of Tomorrow in 2002. West also won a teen choice award for choice chemistry with Mandy Moore.
[edit] References
- ^ Collection of older interviews
- ^ UGO interview July 2003
- ^ FilmHobbit interview July 2003
- ^ Shane West Interview for SWINDLE Magazine
- ^ Jonny Was' Myspace
- ^ Collection of interviews at "Shane West Unofficial"
[edit] External links
- Shane West at TV.com
- Shane West at the Internet Movie Database
