Russell Shaw

Russell was part of the Arctic Monkey's award-winning short film 'Scummy Man, which won "Best Music DVD" at the 2007 NME Awards. He has performed on the London and Edinburgh Fringe, and was nominated for a 'Fringe First' award and the 'Carol Tambor Award'. His two sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Festival were also nominated for the 'Best of Edinburgh' award. Russell was born in the North but now lives and works in the South.. He is an Equity-registered actor and voice-artist and has retained his strong northern accent and comes to the profession through a variety of different job roles and life experiences which have all enriched his acting profile, lending authenticity to many of the gritty acting roles in which he has been cast. He has a rare versatility as an actor, and in his four years with the award winning 'Bite-Size' company was cast in parts which encompassed the whole gamut of human emotions from the highly comedic to the dark and gritty in short plays which received rave re