About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1958-12-05
Place of birth:
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Website:
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Shaun Prendergast

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2024 Wicked Actor Shiz President 67
Fair
2023 TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective Actor Self N/A
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2018 Peterloo Actor Magistrate Bolt 60
Fair
2018 London Unplugged Actor Bithem 58
Average
2016 Dark Angel Actor Sgt Hutchinson 67
Fair
2016 I, Daniel Blake Actor At the Sawmill 72
Good
2015 Remainder Actor DI Merril 58
Average
2013 Harrigan Actor Atkins 58
Average
2008 Fast Track: No Limits Actor Heinrich Glietsch 58
Average
2005 Frozen Actor Man in pub 58
Average
2002 AKA Actor Prison officer 58
Average
1997 The Vanishing Man Actor Gimson N/A
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1995 In the Bleak Midwinter Actor Mule Train Man 59
Average
1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Actor Ship's Crew 62
Fair
1992 Wallpaper Warrior Actor D.C. Porter N/A
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1989 Henry V Actor Bates 64
Fair
1989 Tugs Actor 70
Good
1988 Twelfth Night, or What You Will Actor Fabian 59
Average

Writing

2017 The Hole Writing Writer 59
Average