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Jimmy Shaw

Actor
Jimmy Shaw is an American actor of film, television and theatre. He was born in Los Angeles and raised in Northern coastal Massachusetts. He went to New York on a journalism scholarship to The School of Visual Arts. It was there that a classmate asked him if he'd be interested in being his scene partner for an audition for Uta Hagen's class at HB Studios. The scene was Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" and Jimmy had no lines. When the call came from Ms. Hagen's class that Jimmy was accepted he was sure there had been a mistake as he had only been helping a friend but was later assured that indeed he had been accepted on his ability to listen and be present. From that very first class he knew he was in his element and there was no looking back. He then went on to study under the aegis of Warren Robertson, Wynn Handman, Stephen Strimpell, Michael Shurtleff and Alan Miller, among others. Mr. Shaw's legitimate New York theatrical debut was in Charles Busch's hit Off Broadway comedy "The Lady In Question" as Karel, the brainwashed Hitler youth at The Orpheum Theatre. In television he appeared in smaller roles in such series as "Major Dad", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Sisters" and "Will and Grace", In 2001 he went to Spain to study Spanish for three months and was offered a job as an English teacher and stayed. He leaped to international popularity within the Spanish speaking world as Matthew on Spain's prime time hit comedy series "La Que Se Avecina" where he had a recurring role for three seasons, He was Peter Fox in the internationally acclaimed Spanish miniseries "El Tiempo Entre Costuras" (Netflix) and turned his reputation in Spain as a standout comedy performer on its head with a nuanced dramatic performance. He has gone on to work in numerous Spanish prime time series and films and balances a career between Madrid and Los Angeles. He recently returned for his second season to the hit prime time dramatic series "El Ministerio del Tiempo" (Netflix) in a recurring role as Paul Walcott and will appear in Goya winner Alberto Rodriguez's next feature "El Hombre de las Mil Caras" alongside Eduard Fernandez and Jose Coronado, as well as in Doug Spearman's "From Zero To I Love You" and Miguel Angel Jimenez's "The Night Watchman". In 2008 Jimmy received rave reviews for his solo performance as Christopher in James Carrol Pickett's one character play "Dream Man" at Los Angeles, California, USA. The Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles directed by Michael Kearns. He also starred in the Dublin, Edinburgh and Madrid productions of the same play.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Unsolved Mysteries
  • Sisters
  • People You May Know
Known For
  • Smoke & Mirrors
  • Wax
  • The Night Watchman
  • People You May Know
  • Classmate
  • Stoyan
  • Any Given Night

Filmography

2024
Cristóbal Balenciaga (TV Series) · as Periodista Copiador
2023
Nacho (TV Series) · as Leo Cortés
2022
Stoyan · as Boyko
2022
The English (TV Series) · as Cam Mckewan
2022
Now & Then (TV Series) · as Francis Marwen
2021
La Fortuna (TV Series) · as Billy
2020
30 Coins (TV Series) · as Subastador
2019
Any Given Night · as Alma
2019
2018
2017
Dorien (TV Series) · as Peter
2017
The Velvet Collection (TV Series) · as Brian
2017
The Incident (TV Series) · as El Contacto
2017
Megan Leavey · as Marine At Retirement
2017
Still Star-Crossed (TV Series) · as Bianchi
2017
Tom of Finland · as Poliisi Los Angelesissa
2016
Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr (TV Series) · as Lord Douglas
2016
Ozzy · as Decker
2016
Smoke & Mirrors · as Inverter 3
2016
2016
2016
Lost in the West (TV Series) · as Gabby
2016
Classmate · as John Mcmillan
2015
Centro médico (TV Series) · as Andrew Tyler
2015
The Ministry of Time (TV Series) · as Lord Charles York / Paul Walcott
2014
Wax · as Mike
2014
The Refugees (TV Series) · as Lucas
2014
Victor Ros (TV Series) · as Sr. Tunner
2014
2013
The Avatars (TV Series) · as Jimmy
2013
The Time in Between (TV Series) · as Peter Fox
2011
Rocío Dúrcal, volver a verte (TV Series) · as Cast
2009
Red Eagle (TV Series) · as Richard Blake
2007
La que se avecina (TV Series) · as Matthew Edwards
2001
Tell Me How It Happened (TV Series) · as Hugh
1998
Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Cute Man
1995
Lord of Illusions · as Hotel Bellboy
1991
Sisters (TV Series) · as Teenage Jeffrey
1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) · as Frat Guy
1989
Major Dad (TV Series) · as Benny Burlock
1987
Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series) · as Arthur Lloyd
1975

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