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J. Shawn Durham is an actor, pitchman, improv artist and humorist.
Shawn appeared on the second episode of the critically-acclaimed HBO miniseries, "We Own The City." But Shawn has also led features, including his weighty role in the PBS historical drama "The King of Crimes" as Pres Thomas Jefferson. He is also star of the Amazon Prime horror "The House Invictus," and the indie comedy "Sylvio." Shawn has also done extensive TV commercial work for Gilette, CareFirst Vaccines, Boy Scouts, HCA, Febreeze, Papa Johns, NFL and more. Also, Shawn was a "ringer" cast member on OWN's hit reality dating show, "Ready To Love."
As a writer, Shawn is a 2017 Arena Stage Playwrighting Fellow and penned the successful comedy novel "Broke" (formerly titled "The Broke Brothers' Revolution"), and wrote, directed and produced the three-part satirical podcast miniseries "The Great Recession (or, 'How Democracy Broke Its @$$ Through A Comedy of Errors')", available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other popular mediums.
Shawn has also penned special projects such as writing lines for the GEICO Caveman mascot, as well as write treatments for music videos, and more. He resides in Washington, DC, and is a Macon, Georgia native and University of Georgia alum.
