Russell Shaw

Russell was part of the award-winning short film by the Artic Monkeys - Scummy Man- the film won "Best Music DVD" at the 2007 NME 'Awards' (qv) He has performed on the London and Edinburgh Fringe, nominated for a Fringe First Award, a 'Carol Tambor Award' and an Arts & Business Award. Two sell out shows in Edinburgh Festival, nominated for 'Best of Edinburgh' award.Russell is a Northern actor who now lives in the South. He is an Equity-registered actor and voice-artist and has retained his strong northern accent and comes to the profession through a variety of different job roles and life experiences which have all enriched his acting profile, lending authenticity to many of the gritty acting roles in which he has been cast. He has a rare versatility as an actor, and in his four years with the award winning 'Bite-Size' company was cast in parts which encompassed the whole gamut of human emotions from the highly comedic to the dark and gritty in short plays which received rave reviews at both the Edinburgh Fringe and Brighton Fringe - and were eventually featured on a long-term broadcast on Sky Arts.::anonymous