Jamie McShane Biography

Fast Facts

• Became interested in acting after seeing the animated Disney film Robin Hood at the age of 5
• Was a talented ice-hockey player who was forced to stop playing after he suffered a near-fatal head injury at school
• Traveled through Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand following his college graduation
• Is a black belt in taekwondo
• Worked as a tennis instructor and for his father's microscope company while attempting to gain work as an actor
• Performed in commercials and small plays and worked as an extra for 10 years in New York before moving to Los Angeles in search of more acting opportunities
• In 2002, won an award for Best Actor at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films for his role in Fine