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Shannyn Sossamon Biography
Birth Name:
Shannon Marie Kahoolani Sossamon
Birth Place:
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Profession
Actor, musician
Fast Facts
- Was discovered by a casting director while DJing at a 1999 birthday party for actor Gwyneth Paltrow
- Big-screen breakthrough came opposite Heath Ledger in the genre-bending medieval hit A Knight's Tale (2001)
- Reunited with Ledger and Tale director Brian Helgeland for supernatural thriller The Order, a 2003 box-office disappointment
- Moved into TV work in 2007, landing regular roles on the FX drama Dirt and the CBS supernatural series Moonlight
- Appeared in music videos for the Goo Goo Dolls and Mick Jagger
- Featured in a commercial for GAP, as well as alongside George Clooney in a commercial for Martini vermouth
- Played drums in a rock band called Warpaint
Relationships
- Dallas Clayton -- Ex-significant Other
- Tex Salem -- Ex-significant Other
- Todd Lindberg -- Father
- Sherry -- Mother
- Audio Science Clayton -- Son
- Mortimer -- Son
- Randy Goldstein -- Stepfather