Shaun Prendergast
Shaun Prendergast (born 1958) is an English actor and writer, born in North Shields, educated at Collingwood School, Oswin terrace North Shields, Norham High and Tynemouth Sixth Form College and trained at Bretton Hall College (BA Hons). Predergast's first play Potter's Wheel, written when a student, won five awards at the 1980 National Student Drama Festival including Best New Play and was subsequently presented at the Old Vic as part of an NSDF showcase season. He is married to Niki Winterson (of Wintersons Talent Management) and has a stepson Domenic and a daughter, Molly. They live in London.
He was an actor and playwright in residence for Northumberland Theatre Company before joining the BBC Radio Drama Company, and subsequently became a founder member of Kenneth Branagh's newly formed Renaissance Theatre Company. Awards include a Sony Award, a Writers Guild Award and a Time Out Award.
Christmas of 2010 saw Shaun play the role of Sarah the Cook in the pantomime Dick Whittington at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, directed by Steve Marmion.
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Movies (17)
Wicked
2024 · Shiz President
TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective
2023 · Self
Peterloo
2018 · Magistrate Bolt
London Unplugged
2018 · Bithem
The Hole
2017 · Writer
Yo, Daniel Blake
2016 · At the Sawmill
Remainder
2015 · DI Merril
Harrigan
2013 · Atkins
Fast Track: No Limits
2008 · Heinrich Glietsch
Frozen
2005 · Man in pub
AKA
2002 · Prison officer
The Vanishing Man
1997 · Gimson
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995 · Mule Train Man
Frankenstein de Mary Shelley
1994 · Ship's Crew
Wallpaper Warrior
1992 · D.C. Porter
Henry V
1989 · Bates
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
1988 · Fabian
TV shows (28)
The Good Ship Murder
2023 · Johnny Taylor
Industry
2020 · George
Ted Lasso
2020 · Paparazzi
Dark Angel
2016 · Sgt Hutchinson
WPC 56
2013 · Henry Fuller
Way to Go
2013 · Grant
Padre Brown, detective
2013 · George Murray
Waterloo Road
2006 · Robert Bain
Hotel Babylon
2006 · Daniel
55 Degrees North
2004 · Frank Galley
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · Ned Hepworth
The Afternoon Play
2003 · Jerry Parnell
Cavegirl
2002 · Writer
The Basil Brush Show
2002 · David's Father
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Sheehan
My Parents Are Aliens
1999 · Writer
Microsoap
1998 · Writer
The Vanishing Man
1997 · Gimson
Our Friends in the North
1996 · Frankie
Men of the World
1994
Pie in the Sky
1994 · Quirke
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994 · Vic the Railwayman
Peak Practice
1993 · Trevor Sharpe
Heartbeat
1992 · Ron Tidy, Harry Marvin
Soldier Soldier
1991 · CSM George Marshall, Writer
Waiting for God
1990 · PC Wilkins
TUGS
1989 · Sunshine / Zak (voice)
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