Ian Shaw

Ian Shaw

Known for

Acting

Born

December 18, 1969 (age 56)

Biography

Ian Shaw is a British stage, film and television actor and playwright. The son of Robert Shaw, he co-wrote with Joseph Nixon the play The Shark Is Broken about the making of Jaws which his father starred in. The play made its debut in 2019 with Shaw playing his father.

Best known work

Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn

2011

The Contract

The Contract

2006

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2024

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025

Sharpe

Sharpe

1993

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1998

Sharpe's Gold

Sharpe's Gold

1995

Edgar Allan Poe's House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe's House of Usher

2008

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

2003

Filmography

TBA
The Haunting in Wicker Park
as Reverend Davis
2025
The Shark Is Broken
as Robert Shaw, Writer
2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
2024
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
as Self
2024
Doctor WhoTV
as Newsreader (1 episode)
2018
Help! My House Is Haunted!TV
as Narrator / Himself (88 episodes)
2014
National Theatre Live: War Horse
as Friedrich Müller
2011
Johnny English Reborn
as Agent Number Two
2008
Edgar Allan Poe's House of Usher
as Narrator
2006
The Contract
as Michaels
2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
as Johnny
1999
Watership DownTV
as Hazel (voice) (26 episodes)
1998
Wuthering Heights
as Hindley
1995
Sharpe's Gold
as Lieutenant Ayres
1995
GhostsTV
as Captain Alex McClean (1 episode)
1995
Moondance
as Patrick
1993
Century
as Meredith
1993
SharpeTV
as Lt. Ayres (1 episode)
1991
Soldier SoldierTV
as Captain Anthony Gibson (1 episode)
1987
Slammer Girls
Original Music Composer
1986
CasualtyTV
as Sean (1 episode)