Martin Shaw Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding featured Actor in a Play for his role as Lord Goring in "An Ideal Husband" in 1996
• Is a supporter of the Hillside Animal Sanctuary, Viva!, and the Dr․ Hadwen Trust
• Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "ITV Play of the Week" in 1967
• Completed his apprenticeship as an assistant stage manager in repertory at Queen's Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic
• First appeared on stage when he was 3 years old in an amateur play that his parents were performing in
• Quote: "A bad [script] is like telling a lie․ It doesn't sit comfortably in the heart, mind or mouth․"
• Best known for his role as Doyle in "The Professionals" and as the title character in "Judge John Deed․"
• Was the narrator for the nature documentary series "Lemur Island" in 2007
• Was a consultant producer for the TV mini-series "Apparitions" in 2008