Richard Shanks

EyesGreen
HairLight/Mid Brown
Height6’2″
TrainingGuildhall School of Music and Drama

Television

THE CROWN Series 3Clarence House EquerryNetflixSam Donovan
THE SUFRAGETTESInspector WellsBBCEmma Frank
THE ROYALSSimpsonLionsgate for E!Tom Vaughan
THE LAST HOURS OF LAURA KOwenBBCIona Ramsay
INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLYLawyerCompany Pictures for BBC1Roger Goldby
THE BORGIASFrench SoldierLB Television Productions LtdJeremy Podeswa
EASTENDERSVan DriverBBCLisa Clarke
HOLBY CITYRob JennssenBBCColin Teague
THE BILLPaul WhiteheadITVDavid Innes Edwards
THE MESSAGEWillBBCJohnny Daukes

Film

STRONG (Short)Matt Shane Lim
PRIDESteveProud Films Productions LtdMatthew Warchus
PUSHERJunior Police OfficerPusher Productions LtdLuis Prieto
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUSMartin’s FriendPoo Poo Pictures Prods LtdTerry Gilliam
LAST NIGHT (Short)Gay Guy Gabriel Bisset-Smith
INSEPARABLE (Short)Joe/Charlie DoubleArea 17 LtdNick White

Stage

JUST CRUISINGManSoho TheatreGabriel Bissett-Smith
A SUBJECT OF SCANDAL AND CONCERNChairman/Magistrate/Cooper/AlexanderFinborough TheatreJames Walters
ONE MAN TWO GUVNORSEnsemble & u/s Stanley StubbersNational TheatreNicholas Hytner
SPIDER LADYLord BentleySoho TheatreDerek Bond
THE POETRY OF DAN BROWNCassiusThe RoundhouseEleanor Green
THE ARDEN PROJECTSimonThe Old VicCharlotte Bennett
NONE BUT FRIENDSNicholasRose Theatre, KingstonAllan Swift/Bob Tomson
THE SPANISH TRAGEDYDeputy/PedroThe ArcolaMitchell Moreno
THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDYHippolito (Understudy)National TheatreMelly Still
MAJOR BARBARAStephen (Understudy)National TheatreNicholas Hytner
PLAYTIMEBrianHampstead TheatreTamara Harvey
HERE BUT THERE (THREE SISTERS)TusenbachTeatro VivoSophie Austin

Rehearsed reading

GODS AND HORSESLenEyebrow Productions/Write BitesJules Tipton
JOAN X 3000VladPaines PloughCharlotte Bennett
GILGAMESH National Theatre StudioJonathon Mumby
ALMOST NEARPrivate Michael DickettsNational Theatre StudioGbolahan Obiesan

Skills

Accents & Dialects: American-New York, American-Standard, Cockney, Essex, Estuary English, Heightened RP, London, RP*, Welsh-Standard.

Music & Dance: Bass-Baritone, Drums, Rock Singing, Saxophone

Performance: BADC-Standard (Level 1)-Silver

Sports: Cycling, Fishing, Horse-jumping, Horse-riding, Shooting, Skiing, Snowboarding

Vehicle Licenses: Car Driving License, Farm Machinery

Other Skills: Animal Handling, Farm Skills, Firearms Marksman, Military Experience, Parade Marching