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Living in poverty and abuse, Shawn used humor and his imagination to cope with every day life. When his younger brother was diagnosed with leukemia, he would visit him in the hospital and re-enact the cartoons and TV shows his brother had missed with voice characterizations and narration. He would often entertain his classmates with antics and impromptu voice characterizations to get attention. His first performance was as a lamb in a large-scale Christmas production by the First Church of the Nazarene in Medford, Oregon. Despite the discomfort of wearing white tights in front of an audience of over 200, he was able to perform and was immediately addicted to the spotlight. In high school, his interest in acting waivered and his interest turned to sports, girls and working at a small grocery store. In his senior year, he and a friend were asked to volunteer their carpentry skills to build sets and props for the Phoenix High School Theater Arts Department. This gave him the opportunity to learn the more technical aspects of theater production. After a short stint in the ARMY, Shawn traveled to Hawaii to attend Hawaii Pacific University to study Psychology. During his freshman year, he auditioned for a part in "The Crucible" and was cast as the sheriff or constable. Unfortunately, he had to drop out in mid production due to slipping grades. He later studied advanced scene study under Joyce Maltby and script writing under Professor Mark Tjarks. Both experiences helped him to appreciate and focus more on the craft. During his college days, he met with local talent agent Ruth Woodhall whom he has worked with for over 10 years. He also began taking acting for the camera workshops with Margaret Doversola and Wayne Ward. After numerous jobs as a background performer on the television show "Lost" and in movies like "You, Me and Dupree", Shawn began to work in independent films such as "4:20" and working with local independent film makers for projects like the "Showdown in Chinatown" and student films through the University of Hawaii's Academy for Creative Media. Shawn's latest film, "Tyrannosaurus Azteca" marked his first performance as a principal actor in a major motion picture. He has starred in independent films such as "The Devil's Highway" written and directed by Rockwood and the film "Flight School" written and directed by Jack Duggan.

Shawn has also taken his first foray into writing having created the story for a new independent film by Rockwood.

Shawn has an impressive collection of theater credits as well including "The Crucible", "Romeo and Juliet", "Where There's a Will There's a Play" as well as being a founding member of the Kona Murder Mystery Theater.

After moving to the Big Island of Hawaii Shawn worked as a Stand-in for the films "The Tempest" and "Predator" as well as being cast in a principal role for episode one of the final season of the TV series "Lost" on ABC.

Filmography

Actor

Type

Year

Bullitt and the Shadows of Delusion Poster

Bullitt and the Shadows of Delusion Feature Film2025Skippy Sr.

Water Girl Short Film2016Jim

Project Z Feature Film2015Skip Pearson

Bullitt and the Mystery of the Devil's Root Poster

Bullitt and the Mystery of the Devil's Root Feature Film2013Rydell\Rydenko

Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango TV Movie2007Rescue Officer

Tyrannosaurus Azteca Feature Film2007Alvarado

Lost TV Series2004Federal Agent

Other Crew

Predators Feature Film2010

The Tempest Feature Film2010

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